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1988 song by 'Til Tuesday

"The Other Finish (Of the Telescope)"
Song past 'Til Tuesday
from the album Everything'due south Dissimilar Now
Released 1988 (1988)
Length iii:51
Label Ballsy
Songwriter(due south)
  • Aimee Mann
  • Declan MacManus
Producer(s)
  • Rhett Davies

"The Other Terminate (Of the Telescope)" is a song past American band 'Til Tuesday, which was released in 1988 on their tertiary and concluding studio anthology Everything'south Different At present. The vocal was written by Aimee Mann and Elvis Costello. Costello recorded his own version of the song for his 1996 album All This Useless Beauty.

Writing [edit]

"The Other End (Of the Telescope)" originated with Isle of man, who wrote the music and her own set of lyrics. She and so sent the song to Costello and his main contribution was providing a new set of lyrics. He told The Guardian in 1996, "[It] was written with Aimee Mann, but nosotros weren't in the room together. It's a fleck like the song I wrote with Burt Bacharach recently; what I call mail order songs. Your partner sends you whatever function of the composition y'all're not writing, in this case the music. Generally, my contribution was the words. It was specifically written for her and the situation she was in at the fourth dimension. I kept the intro and and then wrote a whole other story."[one] He added in 1998, "Although it now seems a trivial presumptuous, I tried to find the right words for someone going through a rather unhappy time."[2]

As with a number of tracks on Everything'southward Different At present, "The Other Cease (Of the Telescope)" was influenced past the stop of Mann's relationship with Jules Shear. The song was 1 that initially bothered Shear when he first heard information technology. Mann revealed to The Los Angeles Times in 1989, "He likes it now. Information technology bothered him because it was sort of that harsh Elvis vibe. He's actually quite concerned what people think of him on one level."[iii]

In a 2018 interview with Stereogum, Mann recalled of her collaboration with Costello, "He'southward a legend and wildly talented, and I was over the moon to be able to write with him. I mean, I couldn't believe that he fifty-fifty paid me any attention."[4] In addition to "The Other End (Of the Telescope)", Mann and Costello have collaborated on a number of other songs, although they remain unreleased.[2] An exception was "The Fall of The World'south Own Optimist", a song written in 1994 and released by Mann on her 2000 anthology Bachelor No. ii or, the Last Remains of the Dullard.[five]

Recording [edit]

The vocal was recorded for 'Til Tuesday'due south tertiary album, Everything's Different Now, with Rhett Davies as the producer. Costello provided backing vocals on the recording.[vi] In 1998, Costello said of his appearance on the runway, "I'm not sure that it doesn't detract from Aimee'south first-class operation."[2]

Critical reception [edit]

In a review of Everything's Dissimilar At present, Steve Pick of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch wrote, "[The vocal] is the polished gem I expected, with a delightful tune and some great lyrics playing with the central epitome of ex-lovers observing each other through the two ends of a telescope, which changes the mode each is seen by the other."[seven] Jim Bohen of the Daily Record described the song every bit "a waltz on the order of Costello'south 'New Amsterdam' - that is, lyrically intricate and musically lovely".[eight]

John Milward of Newsday considered the song to "frame a stormy love matter in a stately, country-ish melody".[nine] Brett Milano of The Boston Globe felt the song was the album'south "primary disappointment". He wrote, "The tune is too easygoing, and Costello's vox sounds as if information technology wandered in from a different tape."[10]

Personnel [edit]

'Til Tuesday [6]

  • Aimee Mann – vocals, bass and acoustic guitar
  • Michael Hausman – drums, percussion, programming
  • Robert Holmes – guitar
  • Michael Montes – keyboards

Additional personnel

  • Elvis Costello – backing vocals

Product

  • Rhett Davies – producer
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Elvis Costello & The Attractions version [edit]

"The Other Cease of the Telescope"
Elvis Costello & The Attractions The Other End of the Telescope 1996 single cover.jpg
Single past Elvis Costello & The Attractions
from the album All This Useless Beauty
Released July 15, 1996 (1996-07-fifteen)
Length 4:06
Characterization Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
  • Elvis Costello
  • Aimee Mann
Producer(s)
  • Geoff Emerick
  • Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello & The Attractions singles chronology
"Little Atoms"
(1996) 		"The Other End of the Telescope"
(1996) 		"Distorted Angel"
(1996)

"The Other Cease of the Telescope" was recorded by Elvis Costello and his band, the Attractions, in 1996 for his seventeenth studio album All This Useless Beauty. Information technology was released every bit the anthology'southward 3rd single and reached No. 86 in the United kingdom Singles Chart in July 1996.[11]

Groundwork [edit]

Costello released his version of "The Other Stop of the Telescope" as the opening rails on All This Useless Beauty. His version features altered and additional lyrics, which Costello wrote "lying on the floor of the studio while the ring sat impatiently in the control room". In the liner notes of the 2001 re-issue of the album, Costello said, "This vocal was co-written with Aimee Isle of man and information technology seemed to suit her entirely. The tune, which was Aimee'southward, was very lovely but I felt that the text needed to be more than accusative before I could really make information technology my own."[12] He added to The Guardian in 1996, "I've ever loved the tune and I ever wanted to tape it."[1]

Critical reception [edit]

In a review of All This Useless Beauty, 1000. Zimmerman of Gavin Report wrote, "So potent is this Costello/Mann collaboration, that it casts a long shadow across the rest of the anthology."[13] Jeffrey Demerly of the Journal & Courier wrote, "Costello'south vox and Nieve'due south fine piano playing are really the stars of this record, especially in numbers such as 'The Other Stop of the Telescope' and 'All This Useless Dazzler'."[14]

David Menconi of The News & Observer felt the vocal "would take sounded correct at home" on Costello's "folksy" 1986 album King of America.[15] Shane Danielsen of The Sydney Morn Herald commented, "'The Other End of the Telescope' shows over again but how far he's come as a vocaliser: using his strengths (a sleek velveteen croon in the lower annals; that deep, sudden tremolo) to their fullest, interpreting also every bit delivering his convoluted lyrics."[xvi]

In a 2014 feature on "the 20 best songs by Costello", Ryan J. Prado of Paste picked "The Other Cease of the Telescope" every bit No. 8 on his list. He considered the song to "stand up as 1 of the purest bridges betwixt Costello's brief sojourn from bouncier, snottier pop toward the vestige of the soft serenader".[17]

Runway list [edit]

CD unmarried[18] [19]
  1. "The Other End of the Telescope" – 4:06
  2. "Well-nigh Platonic Eyes" – iv:21
  3. "Basement Buss" (Live in Dublin) – four:09
  4. "Complicated Shadows" (Cashbox Version) – ii:27

Personnel [edit]

Elvis Costello & The Attractions [twenty]

  • Elvis Costello – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Nieve – piano, keyboards
  • Bruce Thomas – bass
  • Pete Thomas – drums

Production

  • Geoff Emerick – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Elvis Costello – producer
  • Jon Jacobs – engineer, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Dave Zamitt – recording and mixing on "Basement Kiss"

Charts [edit]

Other versions [edit]

  • In 1996, English rock ring Sleeper released their own version of the song, which appeared equally a rail on the U.k. CD #2 and Australian releases of their single "Statuesque".[22] [23] [24]

References [edit]

  1. ^ a b Costello, Elvis (May 17, 1996). "This year'due south models". The Guardian. p. 14.
  2. ^ a b c Bespoke Songs, Lost Dogs, Detours & Rendezvous - Songs of Elvis Costello (US CD album liner notes). Elvis Costello. Rhinoceros Records. 1998. R2 75273. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Willman, Chris (January xv, 1989). "Popular Line - 'Til Tuesday'southward Aimee Mann, Cadet Owens". The Los Angeles Times. p. 69.
  4. ^ Bleggi, Doug (November 21, 2018). "Aimee Mann interview on 25 years of going solo". Stereogum. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  5. ^ O'Hare, Colm (September viii, 2020). "Happy 60th birthday Aimee Mann: Revisiting a classic interview". Hot Press. Retrieved July xiv, 2021.
  6. ^ a b Everything's Dissimilar Now (US CD anthology liner notes). 'Til Tuesday. Epic Records. 1988. EK 44041. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ^ Choice, Steve (December 23, 1988). "'Til Tuesday is well worth irresolute your 'attitudes'". St. Louis Post-Acceleration.
  8. ^ Bohen, Jim (January 29, 1989). "Some upbeat songs about breaking upwards". Daily Record. p. E11.
  9. ^ Milward, John (November 27, 1988). "Recordings: New Releases". Newsday. p. 5G.
  10. ^ Milano, Brett (October 28, 1988). "A daring leap for 'Til Tuesday". The Boston Globe. p. 54.
  11. ^ "ELVIS COSTELLO AND ATTRACTIONS; total Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  12. ^ All This Useless Dazzler (U.s.a. CD album liner notes). Elvis Costello & the Attractions. Rhino Records. 1996. R2 74284. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Zimmerman, G. (May 10, 1996). "A3 Picks" (PDF). Gavin Written report. p. 52. Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via World Radio History.
  14. ^ Demerly, Jeffrey (May 24, 1996). "Mature Costello gives his heart". Journal & Courier. p. 54.
  15. ^ Menconi, David (June 2, 1996). "How to go back in the groove". The News & Observer. p. 1G.
  16. ^ Danielsen, Shane (July 1, 1996). "Lighter touch reaps rewards". The Sydney Morn Herald.
  17. ^ Pradio, Ryan J. (May 24, 2014). "The 20 Best Songs by Elvis Costello". Paste. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  18. ^ The Other End of the Telescope (U.k. CD single sleeve notes). Elvis Costello & the Attractions. Warner Bros. Records. 1996. WO365CD, 9362-43745-2. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ^ The Other End of the Telescope (European CD single sleeve notes). Elvis Costello & the Attractions. Warner Bros. Records. 1996. WO365CD, 9362-43745-two. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. ^ All This Useless Beauty (European CD album liner notes). Elvis Costello and the Attractions. Warner Bros. Records. 1996. 9362-46198-2. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ^ "Elvis Costello and Attractions: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
  22. ^ "For the Record" (PDF). Billboard. November 2, 1996. p. 91. Retrieved July 14, 2021 – via Globe Radio History.
  23. ^ Statuesque (UK CD2 single sleeve notes). Sleeper. Indolent Records. 1996. SLEEP014CD2. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  24. ^ Statuesque (Australian CD single sleeve notes). Sleeper. BMG Commonwealth of australia. 1996. 74321 422432 2. {{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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