Costello Music

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studio album
First released:
Jan 26 2007

Overview Edit

Costello Music is the debut album by Scottish rock band The Fratellis. It was released on 30 October 2006 on Fallout Records and was a moderate success, peaking at #2 in the UK Albums Chart and spent 83 weeks in the Top 100. It debuted behind FutureSex/LoveSounds by Justin Timberlake and stayed in the #2 position for two more weeks, this time behind Ta-Dah by Scissor Sisters. The album had five single releases, as well as the download-only EP "Flathead". "Chelsea Dagger" was the most successful single, peaking at #5 in the UK and #4 in the Netherlands, but the other singles failed to chart in most countries.

The album was widely acknowledged to bear a strong resemblance to albums by The Libertines. Its success resulted in the band touring internationally, playing shows in Europe, the United States and Japan. The band's ensuing popularity saw them win the 2007 BRIT Award for Best British Breakthrough Act.

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This particular version Edit

Record label:
unknown
Catalog number:
B0008561-02
Release dates:
  • Mar 13 2007 in United States

Genres

Alternative Rock, Britpop, Indie. Vote on Genres

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4 stars Witty and imaginative.
The Fratellis are Barry, Mince and Jon Fratelli.

A Glasgow three-piece assembled through a mixture of luck and lazing around drinking a pint.

They are just about to get huge, so limber up and prepare to dance.

"Costello Music" is an uplifting and joyous set of well put together songs, blending Jon's complex tales with some simple, but effective melodies. It makes a nice change, like The Kooks and the Monkeys before them, for a band to produce a record that's all about the melody. Alongside th…
Written by G.Villan
3 stars Costello Music
Costello Music is a great example of catchy, get up and sing guitar music. Choruses are meant to be sung en mass; verses are brief and don't get in the way of the choruses. It's fast, it's effective, it gets the job done. Think of it as a musical pick-me-up. It fades as it goes, and I think the later songs could have done with turning down the guitar a few notches, but it's a good album. Not great, but good. The best moment, it should be noted, is "Whistle for the Choir," the album's one moment of rest.
Written by A. Lynch "The Magic Dragon"

Track listing Edit

  • CD

    format:
    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    Henrietta
    3:31
    2
    Flathead
    3:17
    3
    Whistle for the Choir
    3:35
    4
    Chelsea Dagger
    3:35
    5
    The Gutterati?
    2:28
    6
    For the Girl
    2:48
    7
    Doginabag
    3:20
    8
    Creepin Up the Backstairs
    3:06
    9
    Vince the Loveable Stoner
    3:14
    10
    Everybody Knows You Cried Last Night
    3:54
    11
    Baby Fratelli
    3:57
    12
    Got Ma Nuts From a Hippy
    3:10
    13
    Ole Black 'n' Blue Eyes
    3:14

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Other versions Edit

Costello Music 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Island Records
catalog number: 1712707
release dates: Jan 26 2007 in Germany
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Costello Music 15 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Universal Music Japan
catalog number: UICI-1052
release dates: Mar 7 2007 in Japan
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Costello Music 15 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Universal Music Japan
catalog number: UICI-9016
release dates: Jul 18 2007 in Japan
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Costello Music 13 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Island Records
catalog number: 1712707
release dates: Jan 26 2007 in Germany
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Costello Music 15 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Mar 19 2007
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