My Aim Is True (49th anniversary edition)

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Copyright: © 2026 Elvis Costello, under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc.
℗ 2026 Elvis Costello, under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc.

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media: My Aim Is True (2026 remaster)
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1Welcome to the Working Week
engineer:
"Bazza" Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass:
Johnny Ciambotti
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
pedal steel guitar:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers)
background vocals:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976), Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Elvis Costello
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976, from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
Welcome to the Working Week (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3.61:23
2Miracle Man
engineer:
"Bazza" Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass:
Johnny Ciambotti
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
pedal steel guitar:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Elvis Costello, Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) and Johnny Ciambotti
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976, from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
Miracle Man (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3.753:32
3No Dancing
engineer:
"Bazza" Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass:
Johnny Ciambotti
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
pedal steel guitar:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers)
background vocals:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976), Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Elvis Costello
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976, from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
No Dancing (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
4.52:41
4Blame It on Cain
engineer:
"Bazza" Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass:
Johnny Ciambotti
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
pedal steel guitar:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Elvis Costello, Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) and Johnny Ciambotti
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976, from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
Blame It on Cain (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
4.752:53
5Alison
engineer:
"Bazza" Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass:
Johnny Ciambotti
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
pedal steel guitar:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers)
background vocals:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976), Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Elvis Costello
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976, from 1976 until 1977)
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 318) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 396)
recording of:
Alison (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
3.853:25
6Sneaky Feelings
engineer:
"Bazza" Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass:
Johnny Ciambotti
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
pedal steel guitar:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers)
background vocals:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976), Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Elvis Costello
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976, from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
Sneaky Feelings (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3.52:12
7(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
engineer:
"Bazza" Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass:
Johnny Ciambotti
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
pedal steel guitar:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers)
background vocals:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976), Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Elvis Costello
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976, from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3.652:48
8Less Than Zero
engineer:
"Bazza" Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass:
Johnny Ciambotti
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1976)
organ:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976) and Stan Shaw (in 1976)
pedal steel guitar:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers)
piano:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Elvis Costello, Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) and Johnny Ciambotti
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976, from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
Less Than Zero (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
4.253:16
9Mystery Dance
engineer:
"Bazza" Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass:
Johnny Ciambotti and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1976)
organ:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News)
pedal steel guitar:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers)
percussion [drumstick]:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
piano:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News), Elvis Costello (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
rhythm sticks [drumsticks]:
Elvis Costello
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Elvis Costello, Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News), Johnny Ciambotti and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976, from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
Mystery Dance (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3.751:37
10Pay It Back
engineer:
"Bazza" Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass:
Johnny Ciambotti
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
pedal steel guitar:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers)
background vocals:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976), Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Elvis Costello
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976, from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
Pay It Back (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
32:35
11I’m Not Angry
engineer:
"Bazza" Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass:
Johnny Ciambotti
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
pedal steel guitar:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers)
background vocals:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976), Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976) and Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer) (in 1976)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Elvis Costello
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976, from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
I’m Not Angry (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3.253:00
12Waiting for the End of the World
engineer:
"Bazza" Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass:
Johnny Ciambotti
drums (drum set):
Mickey Shine (Clover drummer) (in 1976)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Johnny Ciambotti (in 1976)
guitar:
Elvis Costello (in 1976) and John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1976)
organ and piano:
Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) (in 1976)
pedal steel guitar:
John McFee (singer, songwriter, guitarist for The Doobie Brothers) (in 1976)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Elvis Costello, Sean Hopper (US keyboardist for Huey Lewis & the News) and Johnny Ciambotti
vocals:
Elvis Costello (in 1976)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976, from 1976 until 1977)
recording of:
Waiting for the End of the World (in 1976)
lyricist and composer:
Elvis Costello
3.63:24
13Watching the Detectives
engineer:
"Bazza" Farmer
producer:
Nick Lowe (UK singer/songwriter/instrumentalist/producer)
bass and electric bass guitar [bass]:
Andrew Bodnar (bass player)
drums (drum set):
Steve Goulding (English drummer for the Rumour, Mekons, etc.)
guitar:
Elvis Costello
organ and piano [piano overdubs]:
Steve (Nason) Nieve
piano:
Steve Nieve
vocals:
Elvis Costello
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Elvis Costello (in 1977)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Demon Records Ltd. (80s UK new wave/reissues) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Pathway Studios in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1976, from 1976 until 1977, from 1977-05 until 1977-06)
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 354) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 355)
recording of:
Watching the Detectives
lyricist and composer:
Declan Patrick MacManus
writer:
Elvis Costello
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., BMG Songs, Inc. and Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd.
4.153:45
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