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The Sweetest Punch

1999 studio album by Bill Frisell

The Sweetest Punch is a 1999 album by Bill Frisell, released as a companion to Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach's 1998 album Painted from Memory. Many of the earlier album's songs are featured with new arrangements by Frisell, mostly in instrumental versions.

Quick Facts The Sweetest Punch: The New Songs of Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach Arranged by Bill Frisell, Studio album by Bill Frisell ...
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Vocals for three of the tracks are also featured, with Costello on "Toledo", Cassandra Wilson on "Painted from Memory", and Costello and Wilson in a duet on "I Still Have That Other Girl".

Track listing

All songs written by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach, except "Vamp Dolce", written by Frisell.

  1. "The Sweetest Punch" – 4:44
  2. "Toledo" – 5:25
  3. "Such Unlikely Lovers" – 5:43
  4. "This House Is Empty Now" – 5:03
  5. "Painted from Memory" – 4:10
  6. "What's Her Name Today?" – 4:58
  7. "In the Darkest Place" – 5:55
  8. "Vamp Dolce" – 3:25
  9. "My Thief" – 4:31
  10. "I Still Have That Other Girl" – 2:22
  11. "Painted from Memory (Reprise)" – 3:36
  12. "Long Division" – 3:59
  13. "Tears at the Birthday Party" – 3:44
  14. "I Still Have That Other Girl (Reprise)" – 1:52
  15. "God Give Me Strength" – 4:42

Personnel

Charts

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References

  1. [1]
    The Sweetest Punch at AllMusic
  2. [2]
    "Elvis Costello Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 December 2022.


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