Cruel Smile
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{{Infobox album
| name = Cruel Smile
| type = Compilation album
| artist = Elvis Costello and the Imposters
| cover = ElvisCruelSmile.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1 October 2002
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Rock
| length = 70:54
| label = Island
| producer = Elvis Costello, Cíaran Cahil, Leo Pearson, Kieran Lynch, Kevin Killen
| chronology = Elvis Costello
| prev_title = When I Was Cruel
| prev_year = 2002
| next_title = North
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Elvis Costello and the Imposters
| type = compilation
| prev_title = When I Was Cruel
| prev_year = 2002
| title = Cruel Smile
| year = 2002
| next_title = The Delivery Man
| next_year = 2004
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|1|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r609111|first=Stephen Thomas|last=Erlewine}}
| rev2 = Pitchfork Media
}}
Cruel Smile is a compilation album by Elvis Costello and the Imposters, released in 2002. It consists of B-sides and leftover material from the When I Was Cruel sessions.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Cruel Smile track listing
| title1 = Smile
| writer1 = {{hlist|Charlie Chaplin|Geoff Parsons|John Turner}}
| note1 = New York studio version) (Japan-only single
| length1 = 3:05
| title2 = When I Was Cruel (No. 1)
| note2 = B-side to "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)"
| writer2 = Elvis Costello
| length2 = 4:16
| title3 = Almost Blue
| note3 = live in Sydney, recorded 13 July 2002
| writer3 = Costello
| length3 = 5:04
| title4 = 15 Petals
| note4 = live in Sydney, recorded 13 July 2002
| writer4 = Costello
| length4 = 5:35
| title5 = Spooky Girlfriend
| note5 = live at KFOG, recorded 22 May 2002
| writer5 = Costello
| length5 = 4:42
| title6 = Honeyhouse (Cruel No. 2)
| writer6 = Costello
| length6 = 5:07
| title7 = Revolution Doll
| note7 = B-side to "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)"
| writer7 = Costello
| length7 = 3:44
| title8 = Peroxide Side (Blunt Cut)
| note8 = B-side to "45"
| writer8 = Costello
| length8 = 3:48
| title9 = Oh Well
| note9 = from UK and Japan editions of When I Was Cruel
| writer9 = {{hlist|Costello|K "Q-Tip" Fareed}}
| length9 = 2:52
| title10 = The Imposter vs. the Floodtide (Dust and Petals)
| note10 = B-side to "Tear Off Your Own Head (It's A Doll Revolution)"
| writer10 = Costello
| length10 = 3:58
| title11 = Watching the Detectives" / "My Funny Valentine
| note11 = live in Tokyo, recorded 5 July 2002
| writer11 = Costello / {{hlist|Richard Rogers|Lorenz Hart}}
| length11 = 7:09
| title12 = Dust
| note12 = live in Melbourne, recorded 17 July 2002
| writer12 = Costello
| length12 = 6:39
| title13 = Uncomplicated
| note13 = live in Tokyo, recorded 28 June 2002
| writer13 = Costello
| length13 = 4:46
| title14 = Smile
| note14 = Paris studio version) (B-side to "Smile"
| writer14 = {{hlist|Chaplin|Parsons|Turner}}
| length14 = 3:32
| title15 = Soul for Hire
| note15 = live in Tokyo, recorded 28 June 2002) (hidden track
| writer15 = Costello
| length15 = 6:36
}}
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
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| Chart (2002)
! Peak |
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| {{album chart|Billboard200|180|artist=Elvis Costello|access-date=23 December 2022}} |