North (Elvis Costello album)

North is an album by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, released in 2003. Contrasting with its rock-based predecessor When I Was Cruel (2002), North is an intimate album of ballads and torch songs using classical music and jazz idioms, partially inspired by the dissolution of his marriage to wife Cait O'Riordan and his burgeoning relationship with Diana Krall.^[3][1] It reached No. 44 in the UK Albums Chart, No. 57 in the US Billboard 200 chart and No. 1 in the US Traditional Jazz chart.

North
Studio album by Elvis Costello
Released	23 September 2003
Studio	AIR, London Avatar, New York City Nola, New York City
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	40:31
Label	Deutsche Grammophon
Producer	Elvis Costello, Kevin Killen
Elvis Costello chronology
Cruel Smile (2002) North (2003) Il Sogno (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Pitchfork	3.9/10[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Elvis Costello.

1. "You Left Me in the Dark" – 3:26
2. "Someone Took the Words Away" – 4:35
3. "When Did I Stop Dreaming?" – 5:22
4. "You Turned to Me" – 2:32
5. "Fallen" – 3:12
6. "When It Sings" – 3:58
7. "Still" – 2:27
8. "Let Me Tell You About Her" – 4:23
9. "Can You Be True?" – 3:45
10. "When Green Eyes Turn Blue" – 4:17
11. "I'm in the Mood Again" – 2:34

• The UK and Japanese editions contain the bonus track "Impatience". The Japanese edition also contains another bonus track, "Too Blue".

Limited edition DVD

1. "North" (Solo Live Performance) – 3:06
2. "Still" (Studio Version Promo Video) – 2:44
3. "Fallen" (Solo Live Performance) – 3:08

Charts

Chart performance for North

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]	73
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5]	12
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6]	56
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7]	84
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8]	53
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9]	25
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[10]	9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11]	25
UK Albums (OCC)[12]	44
US Billboard 200[13]	57
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[14]	2