Released: January 14, 2022
Elvis Costello & The Imposters release The Boy Named If, an album of urgent, immediate songs with bright melodies, stinging guitar solos, and a quick step to the rhythm. Costello says, "The full title of this record is 'The Boy Named If (And Other Children's Stories).' 'IF' is a nickname for your imaginary friend; your secret self, the one who knows everything you deny, the one you blame for the shattered crockery and the hearts you break, even your own."
- 1 Farewell, Ok
- 2 The Boy Named If
- 3 Penelope Halfpenny
- 4 The Difference
- 5 What If I Can't Give You Anything But Love?
- 6 Paint the Red Rose Blue
- 7 Mistook Me for a Friend
- 8 My Most Beautiful Mistake
- 9 Magnificent Hurt
- 10 The Man You Love to Hate
- 11 The Death of Magic Thinking
- 12 Trick Out the Truth
- 13 Mr. Crescent