Spike (Elvis Costello album)

Spike is an album by the British rock and roll singer Elvis Costello, released on February 14, 1989 (see 1989 in music).

Track listing

1. "...This Town..." (MacManus) – 4:30
2. "Let Him Dangle" (MacManus) – 4:45
3. "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror" (MacManus) – 4:06
4. "Veronica" (MacManus/McCartney/ORiordan) – 3:09
5. "God's Comic" (MacManus) – 5:31
6. "Chewing Gum" (MacManus) – 3:47
7. "Tramp the Dirt Down" (MacManus) – 5:44
8. "Stalin Malone" (MacManus) – 4:09
9. "Satellite" (MacManus) – 5:44
10. "Pads, Paws and Claws" (MacManus/McCartney) – 2:56
11. "Baby Plays Around" (MacManus/ORiordan) – 2:48
12. "Miss Macbeth" (MacManus) – 4:25
13. "Any King's Shilling" (MacManus) – 6:06
14. "Coal-Train Robberies" (MacManus) – 3:18
15. "Last Boat Leaving" (MacManus) – 3:30

Personnel

• Lionel Batiste – Drums (Bass)
• Derek Bell – Harp, Irish Harp, Tiompan
• Michael Blair – Percussion, Drums, Glockenspiel, Marimba, Tambourine, Xylophone, Bells, Tympani (Timpani), Vibraphone, Chinese Drums
• T-Bone Burnett – Guitar (Acoustic), Arranger, Guitar (Bass), Producer, National Steel Guitar, Transcription Assistant
• Elvis Costello – Guitar (Acoustic), Bass, Guitar, Mandolin, Piano, Bass (Electric), Guitar (Electric), Vocals, Bells, Producer, Bass (Acoustic)
• Gregory Davis – Trumpet
• The Dirty Dozen Brass Band – Performer, String Arrangements
• John Donnelly – Drum Programming
• Kathe Duba-Noland – Editorial Coordinator
• David Farrell – Assistant Engineer
• Ralph Forbes – Drums (Electric), Drum Programming, Electric Drums
• Mitchell Froom – Organ, Harmonium, Keyboards, Piano (Electric), Chamberlain, Indian Harmonium
• Frankie Gavin – Fiddle
• William Green – Drums
• Willie Green – Drums
• Brian Griffin – Photography
• John Grimes – Assistant Engineer
• Kevin Harris – Sax (Tenor)
• Jeri Heiden – Design
• John Heiden – Logo
• Chrissie Hynde – Harmony Vocals
• Charles Joseph – Trombone
• Kirk Joseph – Sousaphone
• Jim Keltner – Cymbals, Tom-Tom, Drums (Snare), Chinese Cymbals
• Kevin Killen – Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Roger Lewis – Sax (Baritone), Sax (Soprano)
• Bob Ludwig – Mastering
• Donal Lunny – Guitar (Acoustic), Bouzouki, Bodhran, Electric Bouzouki
• Declan MacManus – Organ, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Piano, Tambourine, Vocals, Melodica
• Jerry Marotta – Drums
• Jenell Marshall – Drums (Snare)
• Paul McCartney – Bass (Electric), Guitar (Bass)
• Roger McGuinn – Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Rickenbacker)
• Christy Moore – Bodhran
• Buell Neidlinger – Double Bass
• Buell Niedlinger – Cello, Double Bass
• Cait O'Riordan – Maracas, Bells
• Lance Phillips – Assistant Engineer
• Marc Ribot – Banjo, Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Spanish Guitar, Sounds
• Mike Ross – Engineer, Assistant Engineer
• Jerry Scheff – Bass, Bass (Electric), Double Bass, Fuzz Bass
• Davy Spillane – Pipe, Whistle (Instrument), Uillean Pipes, Low Whistle
• Benmont Tench – Piano, Clavinet, Spinet, Vox Continental
• Pete Thomas – Drums
• Allen Toussaint – Piano, Piano (Grand)
• Efrem Towns – Trumpet
• Steve Wickham – Fiddle
• T-Bone Wolk – Bass, Accordion
• Tom "T-Bone" Wolk – Bass

Charts

Album – Billboard (North America)

Singles – Billboard (North America)