Blue Chair
"Blue Chair" is a song written by new wave musician Elvis Costello and recorded by Costello with his backing band the Attractions. The song first appeared on Costello's 1986 album, Blood & Chocolate. First intended for Costello's previous album King of America, the song was scrapped during that session and reworked with the Attractions around Steve Nieve's piano part.
| "Blue Chair" | |
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| Song by Elvis Costello and the Attractions | |
| from the album Blood & Chocolate | |
| Released | 15 September 1986 |
| Recorded | March–May 1986 |
| Genre | New wave |
| Length | 3:42 |
| Label | Demon |
| Songwriter(s) | Elvis Costello |
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| Single by Elvis Costello | ||||
| B-side | "American Without Tears No. 2 (Twilight Version)" | |||
| Released | January 1987 | |||
| Recorded | August-September 1985; January 1987 | |||
| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Demon | |||
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After the song appeared as an album track on Blood and Chocolate, Costello reworked the earlier King of America track and released it as a solo single in 1987. The single reached number 94 in Britain. Since its release, the song has been lauded by critics.
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