℗ 1986 Elvis Costello
| Released | September 15, 1986 |
| Duration | 47m 50s |
| Record Label | Hip-O/Elvis Costello |
| Genre | Pop |
Blood & Chocolate
Elvis Costello, The Attractions
Available in 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Uncomplicated
Elvis Costello; The Attractions |
3:28 | |||
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1.2
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I Hope You're Happy Now
Elvis Costello; The Attractions |
3:07 | |||
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1.3
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Tokyo Storm Warning
Elvis Costello; The Attractions |
6:25 | |||
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1.4
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Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head
Elvis Costello; The Attractions |
5:07 | |||
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1.5
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I Want You
Elvis Costello; The Attractions |
6:42 | |||
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1.6
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Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind
Elvis Costello; The Attractions |
2:09 | |||
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1.7
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Blue Chair
Elvis Costello; The Attractions |
3:42 | |||
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1.8
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Battered Old Bird
Elvis Costello; The Attractions |
5:52 | |||
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1.9
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Crimes Of Paris
Elvis Costello; The Attractions |
4:19 | |||
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1.10
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Poor Napoleon
Elvis Costello; The Attractions |
3:24 | |||
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1.11
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Next Time Round
Elvis Costello; The Attractions |
3:35 |
UK Albums Chart - #16, 1986
"A blistering, wildly infectious reunion with Nick Lowe and the Attractions. A-."
- Entertainment Weekly
"... recalls the venom of This Year's Model and the artiness of Imperial Bedroom ... (I Want You is) as good a performance as Costello has ever recorded ... it's here that Costello reclaims the stunning rush of his first releases by trading on the tension between his spiteful and sincere modes."
- Rolling Stone
"... he (they) hasn't (haven't) sounded so tough, or single-minded since This Year's Model ... it's a return to basics with a decade of growth in it ... he's just voicing his pain and the world's, in that order, as usual. When the two strongest songs on a pop record run over six minutes apiece, we're talking sustained vision. A-."
- The Village Voice
Released only seven months following the rootsy King Of America, Blood & Chocolate was received as a more conventional, typical Elvis Costello album. Featuring the Attractions and produced by Nick Lowe, recorded live off the floor in London, Blood & Chocolate peaked at number 16 on the British chart.
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Hip-O/Elvis Costello Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.78 -1.01 to -0.45 | -13.48 -17.47 to -11.66 | -10.23 -13.70 to -8.20 | 7 6 to 9 | |
| 1 | Uncomplicated | -0.73 | -12.88 | -9.8 | 7 |
| 2 | I Hope You're Happy Now | -0.76 | -11.70 | -8.2 | 6 |
| 3 | Tokyo Storm Warning | -0.71 | -11.87 | -8.7 | 6 |
| 4 | Home Is Anywhere You Hang Your Head | -0.97 | -13.24 | -10.5 | 7 |
| 5 | I Want You | -0.78 | -17.47 | -13.7 | 9 |
| 6 | Honey Are You Straight Or Are You Blind | -0.84 | -13.18 | -9.3 | 7 |
| 7 | Blue Chair | -0.59 | -12.67 | -9.7 | 7 |
| 8 | Battered Old Bird | -0.45 | -16.48 | -13.1 | 9 |
| 9 | Crimes Of Paris | -0.93 | -13.92 | -10.8 | 8 |
| 10 | Poor Napoleon | -0.82 | -13.23 | -10.4 | 8 |
| 11 | Next Time Round | -1.01 | -11.66 | -8.3 | 6 |