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The Juliet Letters (CD)

By: Brodsky Quartet (Artist) and Elvis Costello (Artist)

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DISC 1 for The Juliet Letters (CD) Album By Brodsky Quartet (Artist) and E...
1   Deliver Us
2   For Other Eyes
3   Swine
4   Expert Rites
5   Dead Letter
6   I Almost Had A Weakness
7   Why?
8   Who Do You Think You Are?
9   Taking My Life In Your Hands
10   This Offer Is Unrepeatable
11   Dear Sweet Filthy World
12   Letter Home, The
13   Jacksons, Monk And Rowe
14   This Sad Burlesque
15   Romeo's Seance
16   I Thought I'd Write To Juliet
17   Last Post
18   First To Leave, The
19   Damnation's Cellar
20   Birds Will Still Be Singing, The
 

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Review

Rolling Stone (3/18/93, p.39) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...With THE JULIET LETTERS, Costello takes another bold step in a new direction....the singer and his collaborators have created something that is as accomplished as it is moving..."
Spin (2/93, p.77) - "...THE JULIET LETTERS is an incredible journey, enjoyable without being highbrow, and ranks as one of Costello's best...an extraordinary pop-classical record...Costello's voice is incredibly strong throughout..."
Q (3/93, p.85) - 3 Stars - Good - "...[Costello's] silky voice suits the pure sound of violins, viola and cello remarkably well..."
Down Beat (4/93, p.53) - 4.5 Stars - Very Good Plus - "...this ambitious, finely crafted song-sequence by brilliant songsmith Costello and the highly-regarded Brodsky Quartet is unprecedented....The music is topnotch throughout..."

Title Note

Personnel: Elvis Costello (vocals); Michael Thomas, Ian Belton (violins); Paul Cassidy (viola); Jacqueline Thomas (cello).

Producers: Elvis Costello, The Brodsky Quartet, Kevin Killen.

Recorded at Church Studios, Crouch Hill, North London, England from September 14 to October 1, 1992. Includes liner notes by Elvis Costello.

After a couple of post-Attractions albums where Costello enjoyed his newfound freedom as a solo artist, he began to feel the need to collaborate with another group. This notion coincided with his growing interest in classical music. It seemed like a natural step, then, for him to join forces with the Brodsky Quartet, a string ensemble he'd grown to admire. Neither pop nor classical, THE JULIET LETTERS resides mostly in the world of art song, with extended structures and lyrics based on a theme (a group of letters written to and by various characters). The album is a collaboration in the truest sense, even more so than the Attractions days--the Brodsky Quartet co-wrote not only the music, but some of the lyrics as well. THE JULIET LETTERS was a gutsy move for Costello, and it stands out as one of his most unusual albums. Little else in the pop world sounds anything like it.

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