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Album · 2013

Wise Up Ghost

by Elvis Costello and The Roots

Released
16 September 2013
Label
Blue Note
Tracklist
12 tracks
Length
56:00
Country
XW

“Wise Up Ghost” is an album by Elvis Costello and The Roots, released in 2013 on Blue Note. The original release has 12 tracks with a running time of 56:00. The line-up features ?uestlove (drums (drum set), producer), “Captain” Kirk Douglas (guitar, vocals), Matt Cappy (brass), Korey Riker (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone) and Mark Kelley (bass).

Who played on Wise Up Ghost

  • ?uestlove drums (drum set), producer all tracks
  • “Captain” Kirk Douglas guitar, vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar on 9 tracks
  • Matt Cappy brass on 8 tracks
  • Korey Riker tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, saxophone on 7 tracks
  • Mark Kelley bass on 7 tracks
  • Ray Angry organ, clavinet, farfisa, bell, keyboard, piano on 6 tracks
  • Alex Budman bass clarinet on 5 tracks
  • Alex Gorlovsky violin on 5 tracks
  • Anna Kostyuchek violin on 5 tracks
  • Assa Drori concertmaster on 5 tracks
  • Bill Reichenbach, Jr. wind instruments on 5 tracks
  • Bob Carr bassoon on 5 tracks
  • Brent Fischer arranger, conductor on 5 tracks
  • Cécilia Tsan cello on 5 tracks
  • Drew Dembowski bass on 5 tracks
  • Elizabeth Wilson violin on 5 tracks
  • Kazi Pitelka viola on 5 tracks
  • Ken Wild bass on 5 tracks
  • Kevan Torfeh cello on 5 tracks
  • Mark Cargill violin on 5 tracks
  • Miguel Martinez cello on 5 tracks
  • Mike Ferrill violin on 5 tracks
  • Robert Berg viola on 5 tracks
  • Roland Kato viola on 5 tracks
  • Sally Berman violin on 5 tracks
  • Samuel Fischer violin on 5 tracks
  • Steve Hughes wind instruments on 5 tracks
  • The Brent Fischer Orchestra performing orchestra on 5 tracks
  • Dame “Tuba Gooding, Jr.” Bryson sousaphone on 4 tracks
  • Chris Farr saxophone, instrument arranger, flute on 2 tracks
  • Pino Palladino bass on 2 tracks
  • Diane Birch background vocals on 1 track
  • James Poyser piano, keyboard on 1 track
  • La Marisoul vocals on 1 track

Tracklist

  1. 1 Walk Us Uptown 3:22
  2. 2 Sugar Won’t Work 3:31
  3. 3 Refuse to Be Saved 4:23
  4. 4 Wake Me Up 5:52
  5. 5 Tripwire 4:28
  6. 6 Stick Out Your Tongue 5:28
  7. 7 Come the Meantimes 3:53
  8. 8 (She Might Be a) Grenade 4:36
  9. 9 Cinco Minutos Con Vos 5:01
  10. 10 Viceroy’s Row 5:01
  11. 11 Wise Up Ghost 6:27
  12. 12 If I Could Believe 3:58

Production

  • Elvis Costello instrument arranger, producer
  • Steve Mandel mix, producer, recording
  • Brendan Steele engineer
  • Mike Cashin engineer
  • Rafa Sardina recording
  • Richard Stolz recording
  • Sebastián Krys recording

More albums by Elvis Costello and The Roots

Organix 1993 · Remedy Recordings Do You Want More?!!!??! 1994 · Geffen Illadelph Halflife 1996 · Geffen The Roots Come Alive 1999 · Live · MCA Records Things Fall Apart 1999 · MCA Records Phrenology 2002 · MCA Records The Tipping Point 2004 · Geffen Game Theory 2006 · Def Jam Recordings Rising Down 2008 · Def Jam Recordings Wake Up! 2010 · Columbia How I Got Over 2010 · Def Jam Recordings undun 2011 · Def Jam Recordings

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Wise Up Ghost?

The line-up of Wise Up Ghost includes ?uestlove (drums (drum set), producer), “Captain” Kirk Douglas (guitar, vocals), Matt Cappy (brass), Korey Riker (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone), Mark Kelley (bass), Ray Angry (organ, clavinet), Alex Budman (bass clarinet) and Alex Gorlovsky (violin).

Which label released Wise Up Ghost?

Wise Up Ghost was released in 2013 on Blue Note.

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