Extreme Honey: The Very Best of Warner Brothers Years is a compilation album by Elvis Costello, released in 1997. The album spanned songs from 1989 to 1997 that Costello had released under his contract with Warner Bros. Records.

Extreme Honey: The Very Best of Warner Brothers Years
Greatest hits album by
Released21 October 1997
GenreAlternative rock, power pop
Length77:27
LabelWarner Bros.
Elvis Costello chronology
Terror & Magnificence
(1997)
Extreme Honey: The Very Best of Warner Brothers Years
(1997)
Painted from Memory
(1998)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[1]

The collection contains one exclusive track, "The Bridge I Burned". Costello had originally recorded a cover of Prince's "Pop Life" for inclusion, but Prince denied him permission to release it.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Elvis Costello except where noted.

  1. "The Bridge I Burned" – 5:19
  2. "Veronica" (Paul McCartney, Costello) – 3:09
  3. "Sulky Girl" – 5:07
  4. "So Like Candy" (McCartney, Costello) – 4:36
  5. "13 Steps Lead Down" – 3:18
  6. "All This Useless Beauty" – 4:37
  7. "My Dark Life" – 6:19
  8. "The Other Side of Summer" – 3:55
  9. "Kinder Murder" – 3:26
  10. "Deep Dark Truthful Mirror" – 4:06
  11. "Hurry Down Doomsday (The Bugs Are Taking Over)" (Costello, Jim Keltner) – 4:04
  12. "Poor Fractured Atlas" – 4:01
  13. "The Birds Will Still Be Singing" – 4:23
  14. "London's Brilliant Parade" – 4:22
  15. "Tramp the Dirt Down" – 5:40
  16. "Couldn't Call It Unexpected No. 4" – 3:50
  17. "I Want to Vanish" – 3:15
  18. "All the Rage" – 3:52

References

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  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Extreme Honey at AllMusic
  2. ^ Rapp, Allison (24 December 2022). "The Song Prince Refused to Let Elvis Costello Sing". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved 27 December 2022.