National Ransom

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National Ransom is the 2010 studio album by Elvis Costello. It was recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles with American songwriter and producer T-Bone Burnett, and was released on October 25, 2010 (November 2 in the U.S.) on the Hear Music label.

Featured musicians include Costello's recent backing bands The Imposters and The Sugarcanes and guest appearances by Vince Gill, Marc Ribot, Buddy Miller, and Leon Russell.

The cover art is by Maakies creator Tony Millionaire.

Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"National Ransom"	Elvis Costello	4:05
2.	"Jimmie Standing In The Rain"	Elvis Costello	4:15
3.	"Stations Of The Cross"	Elvis Costello	4:58
4.	"A Slow Drag With Josephine"	Elvis Costello	2:43
5.	"Five Small Words"	Elvis Costello	4:45
6.	"Church Underground"	Elvis Costello	5:02
7.	"You Hung The Moon"	Elvis Costello	3:55
8.	"Bullets For The New-Born King"	Elvis Costello	3:35
9.	"I Lost You"	Elvis Costello, Jim Lauderdale	2:56
10.	"Dr. Watson, I Presume"	Elvis Costello	3:41
11.	"One Bell Ringing"	Elvis Costello	3:37
12.	"The Spell That You Cast"	Elvis Costello	2:32
13.	"That's Not The Part Of Him You're Leaving"	Elvis Costello	4:43
14.	"My Lovely Jezebel"	Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett, Leon Russell	2:31
15.	"All These Strangers"	Elvis Costello, T Bone Burnett	5:53
16.	"A Voice In The Dark"	Elvis Costello	3:34
17.	"I Hope" (iTunes/Japan CD bonus track)	Robert Charles Guidry, Stanley Lewis	3:33

National Ransack EP

Digital download given away with orders from www.nationalransom.com

1. "Poor Borrowed Dress" – 2:32
2. "A Condemned Man" – 4:18
3. "Big Boys Cry" – 3:45
4. "I Don't Wanna Go Home" – 3:00

External links

• www.nationalransom.com—official site