The River In Reverse
Elvis Costello first collaborated with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame songwriter/… Read Full Bio ↴Elvis Costello first collaborated with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame songwriter/arranger Allen Toussaint for the horn parts in the 1980's on Costello's contribution to a Yoko Ono tribute release and the later album Spike.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Toussaint spent time in the hellacious Superdome evacuee center before relocating to New York for a series of Hurricane Relief concerts. It was there after performances at Joe's Pub and Madison Sq Garden that he and Costello decided to record and collaborate together again.

They reconvened in LA and later in New Orleans with producer Joe Henry, working on Toussaint classics and new material that appears on their 2006 Verve/Forecast full length album release "The River In Reverse". They also did a tour with a full New Orleans horn section an Costello's band the Imposters that played Jazzfest and dates across the US. In late 2006 A DVD with 5.1 sound was released entitled "Hot As a Pistol, Keen As a Blade" that documents their historic band's appearance at Montreal's Jazz Festival.
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The River In Reverse
Elvis Costello & Allen Toussaint Lyrics


All These Things The touch of your lips next to mine Gets me excited,…
Ascension Day Not a soul was stirring Not a bird was singing, at…
Broken Promise Land There's a place Where words mean nothing or much less Such…
Freedom For The Stallion Freedom for the stallion Freedom for the mare and her colt F…
International Echo The streets were deserted and the house was dark Down in…
Nearer To You I may do things you don't understand But remember I'm only…
On Your Way Down Sunrise Sunset Since the beginning it hasn't changed yet …
Six-Fingered Man Six-fingered man Playing a seven-string guitar There are sev…
The River In Reverse How long does a promise last? How long can a lie…
The Sharpest Thorn I wore my finest suit of clothes The sharpest thorn defendin…
Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further? We may seem happy Like everything's alright But from the o…
Wonder Woman When I'm down and out she stays by me without…


We also have lyrics for these tracks by Elvis Costello:


All These Things The touch of your lips next to mine Gets me excited,…
Ascension Day Not a soul was stirring Not a bird was singing, at…
Broken Promise Land There's a place Where words mean nothing or much less Such…
Freedom For The Stallion Freedom for the stallion Freedom for the mare and her colt F…
International Echo The streets were deserted and the house was dark Down in…
Nearer To You I may do things you don't understand But remember I'm only…
On Your Way Down Sunrise Sunset Since the beginning it hasn't changed yet Peo…
Six-Fingered Man Six-fingered man Playing a seven-string guitar There are s…
The River In Reverse How long does a promise last? How long can a lie…
The Sharpest Thorn I wore my finest suit of clothes The sharpest thorn defendin…
Wonder Woman When I'm down and out she stays by me without…


We also have lyrics for these tracks by Allen Toussaint:


All These Things The touch of your lips next to mine Gets me excited,…
Ascension Day Not a soul was stirring Not a bird was singing, at…
Freedom For The Stallion Freedom for the stallion Freedom for the mare and her colt F…
Nearer To You I may do things you don't understand But remember I'm only…
On Your Way Down Sunrise Sunset Since the beginning it hasn't changed yet …
Six-Fingered Man Six-fingered man Playing a seven-string guitar There are sev…
Who's Gonna Help Brother Get Further? We may seem happy Like everything's alright But from the o…
Wonder Woman When I'm down and out she stays by me without…


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