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Elvis Costello
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Declan Patrick MacManus, known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, author, and television host. According to Rolling Stone, Costello "reinvigorated the
Costello in 2021
Costello in 2021
Costello onstage at Massey Hall, Toronto, April 1978
Costello onstage at Massey Hall, Toronto, April 1978
Costello performing at Glastonbury, 2005
Costello performing at Glastonbury, 2005
Costello performing in 2006
Costello performing in 2006
This Year's Model
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This Year's Model is the second studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released on 17 March 1978 through Radar Records. After being backed by Clover for his debut album My Aim I
Elvis Costello
…My Aim Is True (1977), produced no hit singles but contains some of his best-known songs, including the ballad "Alison". Costello's next two albums, This Year's Model (1978) and Armed Forces (1979), helped define the new wave genre. From late 1977 until early 1980, all of his singles reached the UK Top 30, including…
Original UK cover. The original US and Swedish covers use slightly different shots.
Original UK cover. The original US and Swedish covers use slightly different shots.
Elvis Costello Spanish Model
Elvis Costello Spanish Model
This Year's Model was the second of five consecutively produced Costello albums by Nick Lowe (pictured in 2017).
This Year's Model was the second of five consecutively produced Costello albums by Nick Lowe (pictured in 2017).
Several tracks on This Year's Model are influenced by the Rolling Stones (pictured in 1967); Costello himself cited their album Aftermath (1966) as a
Several tracks on This Year's Model are influenced by the Rolling Stones (pictured in 1967); Costello himself cited their album Aftermath (1966) as a major influence.