Get Comfortable!! was the album on which Elvis Costello acquired soul. The old-school, time-honored rhythm and blues number of soul music had been an essential component within the new wave singer-songwriter’s musical training, however now confirmed itself as by no means earlier than on this fourth album, and third with the Sights.
The file made its chart debut in Britain, the place Costello had been a major presence within the bestsellers for a very good two years, in February 1980. He had solely made the Prime 10 of the American album chart in 1979 with Armed Forces. Then, on March 22, Get Comfortable!! made its debut on the Billboard album chart, and shortly rose to No.11.
As with all of Costello’s albums so far, the brand new set was produced by Nick Lowe, and whereas it was once more launched on Columbia within the US, it marked the debut again at house of F-Beat. That was the label arrange by Elvis’ supervisor Jake Riviera in 1979.
The flagship single for Get Comfortable!! was “I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down,” which many Costello followers could have thought was one in all his personal compositions. As an alternative, it was a well-chosen cowl of a tune written by Nineteen Sixties soul artist Homer Banks with producer and artist supervisor Allen Jones, which had been recorded in 1967 by Sam & Dave.
The brand new model turned a No.4 hit within the UK throughout Elvis’ hottest interval as a singles artist, a yr after “Oliver’s Army” had reached No.2. The follow-up was a Costello authentic, however one written with a definite taste of that Nineteen Sixties R&B model, “High Fidelity.” They took their place on an album that was going locations in a rush, in additional methods than one: its complete operating time of 47 minutes had no fewer than 20 tracks crammed into it.
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Paul Rambali’s evaluate within the New Musical Categorical struck an approving tone. “It’s a record you didn’t expect,” he wrote. “It looks like fun and it is. Maybe it’s only a temporary lapse, but Elvis has gotten off the treadmill and gotten happy. Get it.”
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