Cruel Smile is a compilation album by Elvis Costello released in 2002. Though it is credited as "Elvis Costello and the Imposters", the Imposters only appear on five tracks. It consists of B-sides and leftover material from the When I Was Cruel sessions. Cruel Smile received two Grammy award nominations at the 2003 Grammys in the categories Best Rock Album and Best Alternative Music Album.
Track listing
Personnel Elvis Costello - vocals, orchestration Steve Averill – design Elena Barere – concertmaster Joey Baron – drums Ciáran Cahil – producer, mixing Greg Cohen – bass Anthony Coleman – piano Jill Dell'Abate – music coordinator Enrico DiCecco – violin Jesse Dylan – photography Phil Edwards – engineer Davey Faragher – bass guitar Barry Finclair – violin Kevin Killen – producer Jeanne LeBlanc – cello Vince Lionti – viola Richard Locker – cello Kieran Lynch – producer, mixing Roy Nathanson – alto saxophone Steve Nieve – piano, keyboards, string ensemble Leo Pearson – producer, mixing Renaud Pion – clarinet, soprano saxophone, Cor Anglais Marc Ribot – guitar Jeff Schmidt – mixing Vincent Ségal – cello Richard Sortomme – violin Pete Thomas – drums
Charts Chart (2002) Peakposition
References
Cruel Smile on Spotify Cruel Smile on Apple Music