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  <review>The Very Best of Elvis Costello is a compilation album on two compact discs by Elvis Costello, sampling his recorded work from the years 1977 through 1998. First issued on Polygram Records on 21 September 1999, it was re-released less than two years later on Rhino Records</review>
  <outline>The Very Best of Elvis Costello is a compilation album on two compact discs by Elvis Costello, sampling his recorded work from the years 1977 through 1998. First issued on Polygram Records on 21 September 1999, it was re-released less than two years later on Rhino Records</outline>
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  <title>The Very Best of Elvis Costello</title>
  <year>2001</year>
  <premiered>2001-04-17</premiered>
  <releasedate>2001-04-17</releasedate>
  <runtime>161</runtime>
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  <genre>Alternative Rock</genre>
  <genre>Blues</genre>
  <genre>New Wave</genre>
  <genre>Pop</genre>
  <genre>Pop Rock</genre>
  <genre>Rock</genre>
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  <artist>Elvis Costello</artist>
  <artist>Elvis Costello &amp; Steve Nieve feat. Brodsky Quartet</artist>
  <artist>Elvis Costello &amp; The Attractions</artist>
  <artist>Elvis Costello with Burt Bacharach</artist>
  <artist>The Costello Show feat. His Confederates</artist>
  <artist>The Fairfield Four feat. Elvis Costello</artist>
  <albumartist>Elvis Costello</albumartist>
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    <position>1</position>
    <title>(What’s So Funny ’Bout) Peace, Love &amp; Understanding</title>
    <duration>03:32</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>2</position>
    <title>Oliver’s Army</title>
    <duration>02:57</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>3</position>
    <title>Watching the Detectives</title>
    <duration>03:43</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>4</position>
    <title>Alison</title>
    <duration>03:21</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>5</position>
    <title>(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea</title>
    <duration>03:07</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>6</position>
    <title>Accidents Will Happen</title>
    <duration>03:01</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>7</position>
    <title>Pump It Up</title>
    <duration>03:13</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>8</position>
    <title>I Can’t Stand Up for Falling Down</title>
    <duration>02:06</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>9</position>
    <title>Radio Radio</title>
    <duration>03:05</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
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    <title>Radio Radio</title>
    <duration>03:06</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>10</position>
    <title>Clubland</title>
    <duration>03:42</duration>
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  <track>
    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>11</position>
    <title>Good Year for the Roses</title>
    <duration>03:05</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
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    <title>Man Out of Time</title>
    <duration>05:25</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>13</position>
    <title>I Wanna Be Loved</title>
    <duration>04:46</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
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    <title>Everyday I Write the Book</title>
    <duration>03:52</duration>
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    <title>Brilliant Mistake</title>
    <duration>03:41</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
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    <title>The Other Side of Summer</title>
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    <disc>1</disc>
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    <title>Tokyo Storm Warning</title>
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    <title>Sulky Girl</title>
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    <disc>1</disc>
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    <title>So Like Candy</title>
    <duration>04:35</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>20</position>
    <title>Veronica</title>
    <duration>03:09</duration>
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    <disc>1</disc>
    <position>21</position>
    <title>She</title>
    <duration>03:08</duration>
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    <disc>2</disc>
    <position>1</position>
    <title>Big Tears</title>
    <duration>03:10</duration>
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    <disc>2</disc>
    <position>2</position>
    <title>Beyond Belief</title>
    <duration>02:32</duration>
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    <disc>2</disc>
    <position>3</position>
    <title>Lipstick Vogue</title>
    <duration>03:30</duration>
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    <disc>2</disc>
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    <title>Green Shirt</title>
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    <title>Green Shirt</title>
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    <title>Pills and Soap</title>
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    <title>Tramp the Dirt Down</title>
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    <position>7</position>
    <title>Shipbuilding</title>
    <duration>04:50</duration>
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    <title>High Fidelity</title>
    <duration>02:28</duration>
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    <title>New Lace Sleeves</title>
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    <position>10</position>
    <title>(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes</title>
    <duration>02:46</duration>
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    <title>Talking in the Dark</title>
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    <title>New Amsterdam</title>
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    <title>I Hope You’re Happy Now</title>
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    <title>Riot Act</title>
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    <title>My Funny Valentine</title>
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    <title>Indoor Fireworks</title>
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    <title>Almost Blue</title>
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    <title>I Want You</title>
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    <title>God Give Me Strength</title>
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    <title>That Day Is Done</title>
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    <title>I Want to Vanish</title>
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