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.
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The Sweetest Punch: The New Songs of Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach Arranged by Bill Frisell | ||||
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Released | September 21, 1999 | |||
Genre | Pop, jazz | |||
Length | 64:09 | |||
Label | Decca/Universal Classics | |||
Producer | Lee Townsend | |||
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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".
All songs written by Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach, except "Vamp Dolce", written by Frisell.
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1999 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 5 |
2000 | Billboard Top Jazz Albums | 23 |
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