Purse (EP)

Purse
EP by
Elvis Costello and the Imposters
ReleasedApril 13, 2019
StudioEastWest (Hollywood)[a]
Length12:53
LabelConcord
Producer
Elvis Costello chronology
Look Now
(2018) 		Purse
(2019) 		Hey Clockface
(2020)

Purse is an extended play by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello with the Imposters. It was originally released exclusively on vinyl for Record Store Day on April 13, 2019, with a digital release following the next month.[1] It was produced by Costello and Sebastian Krys and was released through Concord Records. The release contains songwriting collaborations between Costello and Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan.[2]

Content

Purse contains four tracks, each a co-write with another songwriter. "Everyone's Playing House" was co-written with Burt Bacharach, with whom Costello previously made the album Painted from Memory (1998).[2] "The Lovers That Never Were" is a collaboration with Paul McCartney which originally appeared on McCartney's album Off the Ground (1993).[2] "If You Love Me" uses lyrics written, but never recorded, by Johnny Cash, which Costello set to music.[2] "Down on the Bottom" was originally recorded as part of The New Basement Tapes, featuring new music written to old, unused Bob Dylan lyrics; this recording also features "other words"[b] contributed by Costello.[3]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Everyone's Playing House"Elvis Costello
3:05
2."The Lovers That Never Were"
  • McCartney
  • Costello
4:18
Total length:7:23
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."If You Love Me"Johnny CashCostello2:40
2."Down on the Bottom"
Costello2:50
Total length:5:30

Personnel

Adapted from the EP liner notes:[4]

Musicians

The Imposters:

Other musicians:

Technical

  • Elvis Costello – production
  • Sebastian Krys – production, engineering, mixing
  • Ron Taylor – additional engineering
  • Roger Alan Nichols – additional engineering[c]
  • Chaz Sexton – second engineer
  • Scott Moore – second engineer
  • Seth Presant – second engineer
  • Gosha Usov – second engineer
  • Kerry Pompeo – second engineer
  • Spencer Bleasdale – second engineer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Doug Emery – charts, pre-production
  • Tim Mech – guitar and backline technician
  • Duarte Figueira – production assistant
  • Ivy Skoff – production coordinator

Packaging

  • Coco Shinomiya – sleeve layout
  • Elvis Costello – artwork,[d] photography
  • Sebastian Krys – photography
  • Tim Mech – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Purse
Chart (2019) Peak
position
UK Physical Singles Chart (OCC)[5] 74

Notes

  1. ^ Further recording at United Recording Studios and The Village in Los Angeles, Electric Lady Studios and Sullivan Street Studios in New York, Bell Tone Studios in Nashville (Larkin Poe's contributions), and Armoury Studios in Vancouver (Costello's vocals)
  2. ^ As credited on the record label
  3. ^ For Larkin Poe's vocals on "Down on the Bottom"
  4. ^ Under the pseudonym "Eamon Singer"

References

  1. ^ Gray, Julia (10 May 2019). "Stream Elvis Costello & The Imposters' Purse EP". Stereogum. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d Kreps, Daniel (10 May 2019). "Hear Elvis Costello's New 'Purse' EP Featuring Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach Collaborations". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  3. ^ Greenblatt, Jeffrey (9 April 2019). "Elvis Costello & The Imposters 'Purse' EP Features Co-Writes With Dylan, Bacharach, Cash & McCartney". Jambase. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
  4. ^ Elvis Costello and the Imposters (2019). Purse (liner notes). Concord Records.
  5. ^ "Purse by Elvis Costello & The Imposters". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
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