Armed Forces
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Armed Forces | |
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Released | January 5, 1979 |
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Recorded | August 1978–September 1978, Eden Studios, London |
Producer | Nick Lowe (except New Amsterdam produced by Elvis Costello) |
Label | Radar (UK 1919) Columbia (US 1979) Demon (UK 1993) Rykodisc (US 1993) Edsel (UK 2002) Rhino (US 2002) |
Length | 36:31 (1979 UK) 36:40 (1979 US) 63:29 (1993 reissue) 40:12 + 52:03 (2002 reissue) |
Tracks
Side 1 | |||||||||
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Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
1. | Accidents Will Happen | Elvis Costello | 3:00 | ||||||
2. | Senior Service | Elvis Costello | 2:17 | ||||||
3. | Oliver's Army | Elvis Costello | 2:58 | ||||||
4. | Big Boys | Elvis Costello | 2:54 | ||||||
5. | Green Shirt | Elvis Costello | 2:42 | ||||||
6. | Party Girl | Elvis Costello | 3:20 |
Side 2 | |||||||||
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Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
1. | Goon Squad | Elvis Costello | 3:14 | ||||||
2. | Busy Bodies | Elvis Costello | 3:33 | ||||||
3. | Sunday's Best | Elvis Costello | 3:22 | ||||||
4. | Moods For Moderns | Elvis Costello | 2:48 | ||||||
5. | Chemistry Class | Elvis Costello | 2:55 | ||||||
6. | Two Little Hitlers | Elvis Costello | 3:10 |
US Side 2
In the US, "Sunday's Best" was replaced by "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding?"
Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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1. | Goon Squad | Elvis Costello | 3:14 |
2. | Busy Bodies | Elvis Costello | 3:33 |
3. | Moods For Moderns | Elvis Costello | 2:48 |
4. | Chemistry Class | Elvis Costello | 2:55 |
5. | Two Little Hitlers | Elvis Costello | 3:10 |
6. | (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? | Nick Lowe | 3:31 |
Credits
- Elvis Costello - vocals and guitar
- Steve Nieve - keyboards
- Bruce Thomas - bass
- Pete Thomas - drums
Armed Forces (1993 Rykodisc/Demon edition)
Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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1. | Accidents Will Happen | Elvis Costello | 3:00 |
2. | Senior Service | Elvis Costello | 2:17 |
3. | Oliver's Army | Elvis Costello | 2:58 |
4. | Big Boys | Elvis Costello | 2:54 |
5. | Green Shirt | Elvis Costello | 2:42 |
6. | Party Girl | Elvis Costello | 3:20 |
7. | Goon Squad | Elvis Costello | 3:14 |
8. | Busy Bodies | Elvis Costello | 3:33 |
9. | Sunday's Best | Elvis Costello | 3:22 |
10. | Moods For Moderns | Elvis Costello | 2:48 |
11. | Chemistry Class | Elvis Costello | 2:55 |
12. | Two Little Hitlers | Elvis Costello | 3:10 |
13. | (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? | Nick Lowe | 3:31 |
14. | My Funny Valentine | Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart | 1:28 |
15. | Tiny Steps | Elvis Costello | 2:42 |
16. | Clean Money | Elvis Costello | 1:57 |
17. | Talking In The Dark | Elvis Costello | 1:56 |
18. | Wednesday Week | Elvis Costello | 2:01 |
19. | Accidents Will Happen (Live - June 4, 1978) | Elvis Costello | 3:23 |
20. | Alison (Live - June 4, 1978) | Elvis Costello | 3:06 |
21. | Watching The Detectives (Live - June 4, 1978) | Elvis Costello | 6:08 |
Armed Forces (2002 Rhino/Edsel edition)
Disc 1: Armed Forces | |||||||||
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Title | Writer(s) | Length | |||||||
1. | Accidents Will Happen | Elvis Costello | 3:00 | ||||||
2. | Senior Service | Elvis Costello | 2:17 | ||||||
3. | Oliver's Army | Elvis Costello | 2:58 | ||||||
4. | Big Boys | Elvis Costello | 2:54 | ||||||
5. | Green Shirt | Elvis Costello | 2:42 | ||||||
6. | Party Girl | Elvis Costello | 3:20 | ||||||
7. | Goon Squad | Elvis Costello | 3:14 | ||||||
8. | Busy Bodies | Elvis Costello | 3:33 | ||||||
9. | Sunday's Best | Elvis Costello | 3:22 | ||||||
10. | Moods For Moderns | Elvis Costello | 2:48 | ||||||
11. | Chemistry Class | Elvis Costello | 2:55 | ||||||
12. | Two Little Hitlers | Elvis Costello | 3:10 | ||||||
13. | (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love And Understanding? | Nick Lowe | 3:31 |
Disc 2: Bonus Disc | |||||||||
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Title | Writer(s) | Length |
Original discography pages
- Home Page discography page • A01 • A02 •
- Singles: S01 • S02 • S03 • S04 • S05 • S06 • S07 • S08 • S09