North (Elvis Costello album)

North
Studio album by
Elvis Costello
Released23 September 2003
Studio
  • AIR, London
  • Avatar, New York City
  • Nola, New York City
GenrePop, rock[1]
Length40:31
LabelDeutsche Grammophon
ProducerElvis Costello, Kevin Killen
Elvis Costello chronology
Cruel Smile
(2002) 		North
(2003) 		Il Sogno
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork3.9/10[2]

North is an album by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released in 2003. Contrasting with its rock-based predecessor When I Was Cruel (2002), North is an intimate album of ballads and torch songs using classical music and jazz idioms, partially inspired by the dissolution of his marriage to wife Cait O'Riordan and his burgeoning relationship with Diana Krall.[3][1] It reached No. 44 in the UK Albums Chart, No. 57 in the US Billboard 200 chart and No. 1 in the US Traditional Jazz chart.

Track listing

All songs written by Elvis Costello.

  1. "You Left Me in the Dark" – 3:26
  2. "Someone Took the Words Away" – 4:35
  3. "When Did I Stop Dreaming?" – 5:22
  4. "You Turned to Me" – 2:32
  5. "Fallen" – 3:12
  6. "When It Sings" – 3:58
  7. "Still" – 2:27
  8. "Let Me Tell You About Her" – 4:23
  9. "Can You Be True?" – 3:45
  10. "When Green Eyes Turn Blue" – 4:17
  11. "I'm in the Mood Again" – 2:34
  • The UK and Japanese editions contain the bonus track "Impatience". The Japanese edition also contains another bonus track, "Too Blue".

Limited edition DVD

  1. "North" (Solo Live Performance) – 3:06
  2. "Still" (Studio Version Promo Video) – 2:44
  3. "Fallen" (Solo Live Performance) – 3:08

Charts

Chart performance for North
Chart (2003) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[4] 12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 56
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 84
Italian Albums (FIMI)[7] 53
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 25
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[9] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 25
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 44
US Billboard 200[12] 57
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[13] 2

References

  1. ^ a b c Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "North". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 15 October 2018. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Elvis Costello: North | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 10 November 2003. Archived from the original on 7 October 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2014.
  3. ^ Simpson, Dave (12 September 2003). "CD: Elvis Costello, North". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "Ultratop.be – Elvis Costello – North" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Elvis Costello – North" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Elvis Costello – North" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Elvis Costello – North". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Elvis Costello – North". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Elvis Costello – North". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Elvis Costello – North". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  12. ^ "Elvis Costello Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  13. ^ "Elvis Costello Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 June 2023.