TAKING LIBERTIES

:''For the film "Taking Liberties", see Taking Liberties (film)''
'''Taking Liberties''' is an Elvis Costello and the Attractions album, comprised of tracks not previously released on albums. It is mostly made up of B-Sides, however it does feature two previously unreleased recordings. It was released in the United States only, and its tracklisting is almost identical to that of the UK release ''Ten Bloody Marys & Ten How's Your Fathers ''.

Contents

Track listing

Side one

Side two

Charts

Track listing

All songs written by Elvis Costello except as indicated.

Side one

# "Clean Money" (previously unreleased) – 1:57
# "Girls Talk" (b-side of "I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down," 1980) – 1:56
# "Talking in the Dark" (a-side, 1978) – 1:56
# "Radio Sweetheart" (b-side of "Less Than Zero," 1977) – 2:24
# "Black and White World" (Demo version) (previously unreleased) – 1:51
# "Big Tears" (b-side of "Pump It Up," 1978) – 3:10
# "Just a Memory" (b-side of "New Amsterdam", 1980) – 2:14
# "Night Rally" (from UK version of ''This Year's Model'', 1978) – 2:41
# "Stranger in the House" (a-side, 1978) – 3:01
# "Clowntime Is Over" (Version 2) (b-side of "High Fidelity," 1980) – 3:44

Side two

# "Getting Might Crowded" (b-side of "High Fidelity," 1980) – 2:05
# "Hoover Factory" (previously unreleased) – 1:43
# "Tiny Steps" (b-side of "Radio, Radio," 1978) – 2:42
# "(I Don't Want to Go to) Chelsea" (a-side, 1978) – 3:07
# "Dr Luther's Assistant" (b-side of "New Amsterdam," 1980) – 3:28
# "Sunday's Best" (from UK version of ''Armed Forces'', 1979) – 3:22
# "Crawling to the U.S.A." (from soundtrack to Americathon, 1979) – 2:52
# "Wednesday Week" (b-side of "Talking in the Dark," 1978) – 2:02
# "My Funny Valentine" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) (b-side of "Oliver's Army," 1979) – 1:25
# "Ghost Train" (b-side of "New Amsterdam," 1980) – 3:05
# "Psycho" (Live) (previously unreleased) (CD Bonus Track) - 3:32

Charts

'Album'

Year	Chart	Position
1980	Billboard Pop Albums	28