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1	Walk Us Uptown Bass – Mark KelleyDrums – ?uestlove*Guitar, Vocals – Kirk Douglas*Sousaphone – Damon BrysonTenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Korey Riker	3:22
2	Sugar Won't Work Bass – Pino PalladinoCoordinator [Australian Session] – Colin NairneDrums – ?uestlove*Electric Guitar – Kirk Douglas*Organ – Ray Angry*Recorded By [Vocals/Sing Sing Recording Studios] – Richard Stolz	3:30
3	Refuse To Be Saved Bass – Mark KelleyClavinet, Organ [Farfisa] – Ray Angry*Drums – ?uestlove*Rhythm Guitar – Kirk Douglas*Saxophone – Chris FarrSousaphone – Damon BrysonTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Matt Cappy	4:22
4	Wake Me Up Baritone Saxophone – Korey RikerDrums – ?uestlove*Lead Guitar – Kirk Douglas*Sousaphone – Damon BrysonTrumpet – Matt Cappy	5:52
5	Tripwire Backing Vocals – Diane BirchBass – Mark KelleyDrums – Ahmir '?uestlove' ThompsonKeyboards, Bells – Ray Angry*Tambourine, Chimes – Frank Knuckles*, Frank Knuckles*Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Korey RikerTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Matt Cappy	4:28
6	Stick Out Your Tongue Drums – ?uestlove*Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Korey RikerTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Matt Cappy	5:27
7	Come The Meantimes Bass – Mark KelleyDrums – ?uestlove*Guitar – Kirk Douglas*Percussion, Bells – Frank Knuckles*	3:52
8	(She Might Be A) Grenade Acoustic Guitar – Kirk Douglas*Coordinator [Vancouver Session] – Colin NairneDrums – ?uestlove*Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Korey RikerTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Matt Cappy	4:36
9	Cinco Minutos Con Vos Bass – Mark KelleyDrums – ?uestlove*Electric Guitar, Guitar – Kirk Douglas*Featuring – La Marisoul from La Santa Cecilia*Keyboards – James Poyser, Ray Angry*Percussion – Frank Knuckles*Recorded By [Vocals/The Village Recorder] – Sebastian KrysSaxophone – Korey RikerTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Matt CappyVocals – La Marisoul	5:00
10	Viceroy's Row Bass – Mark KelleyDrums – ?uestlove*Guitar – Kirk Douglas*Keyboards – Ray Angry*Keyboards, Piano – James PoyserPercussion – Frank Knuckles*Saxophone, Flute – Chris FarrSousaphone – Damon BrysonTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Matt Cappy	5:01
11	Wise Up Ghost Bass – Mark KelleyDrums – ?uestlove*Electric Guitar – Kirk Douglas*Percussion – Frank Knuckles*Tenor Saxophone – Korey RikerTrumpet, Flugelhorn – Matt Cappy	6:26
12	If I Could Believe Bass – Pino PalladinoDrums – ?uestlove*Piano – Ray Angry*	3:57

Companies, etc.

• Mastered At – The Mastering Palace
• Recorded At – Feliz Habitat Studios
• Recorded At – ?uestlove's Soup Kitchen
• Recorded At – Crew Studios
• Recorded At – Sing Sing Studios
• Recorded At – The Village Recorder
• Recorded At – Conway Studios
• Recorded At – After Hours Studio, Los Angeles
• Mixed At – Feliz Habitat Studios
• Mixed At – ?uestlove's Soup Kitchen
• Mixed At – Crew Studios
• Record Company – Universal Classics & Jazz
• Marketed By – Universal Music LLC
• Distributed By – Universal Music LLC

Credits

• A&R – Don Was
• A&R [Administration] – Steve Cook
• Arranged By [Horns] – Chris Farr (tracks: 3, 10), Elvis Costello (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 11), Korey Riker (tracks: 1, 4 to 6, 8, 9, 11), Matt Cappy (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 11), Steven Mandel* (tracks: 1, 3 to 6, 8 to 11)
• Arranged By [Orchestra], Conductor – Brent Fischer (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12)
• Art Direction – Coco Shinomiya
• Bass – Drew Dembowski (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12), Ken Wild (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12)
• Bass Clarinet – Alex Budman (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12)
• Bassoon, Contrabassoon – Bob Carr (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12)
• Cello – Cecilia Tsan (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12), Kevan Torfeh (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12), Miguel Martinez (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12)
• Concertmaster, Contractor – Assa Drori (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12)
• Creative Director – Nicole Frantz
• Engineer [Assistant/Crew Studios] – Brendan Steele (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8, 11), Mike Cashin (tracks: 3, 4, 6, 8, 11)
• Engineer [Orchestra Production Assistant] – Claris Sayadian-Dodge, Eric Eylands, Felix Romero , Frank Rodriguez, Keith Horn
• Engineer [Orchestra Recording] – Rafa Sardina
• Euphonium, Horn [Marching Baritone] – Steve Hughes (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12)
• Liner Notes – Ben Greenman
• Management [Musician Administration] – Belgravia Music Inc., Shari Sutcliffe
• Mastered By – Dave Kutch
• Mixed By – Steven Mandel*
• Orchestra – The Brent Fischer Orchestra (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12)
• Photography By – Danny Clinch
• Producer – Ahmir "?uestlove" Thompson*, Elvis Costello, Steven Mandel*
• Product Manager – Zach Hochkeppel
• Recorded By – Steven Mandel*
• Trombone [Contrabass], Euphonium, Tuba – Bill Reichenbach (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12)
• Viola – Kazi Pitelka (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12), Robert Berg (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12), Roland Kato (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12)
• Violin – Alex Gorlovsky (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12), Anna Kostyuchek (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12), Elizabeth Wilson (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12), Mark Cargill (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12), Mike Ferrill (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12), Sally Berman (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12), Sam Fischer* (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 12)
• Vocals, Organ, Piano, Melodica, Baritone Guitar [Kay, Wah-Wah], Electric Piano [Wurlitzer], Guitar [Delay], Bass [Ampeg], Rhythm Guitar, Electric Guitar [Distorted] – Elvis Costello
• Written-By – A. Thompson* (tracks: 1 to 11), Daphne Anne Dozier* (tracks: 7), Declan MacManus* (tracks: 5), Edythe Vernelle Craighead* (tracks: 7), E. Costello*, Ronald Dunbar* (tracks: 7), S. Mandel* (tracks: 1 to 11)

Notes

Gatefold card sleeve.

Includes Glossy English lyric/Credit Booklet with Introduction "Ghost" Protocol by Ben Greenman
Includes Japanese black and White Paper Info/Lyric Booklet
With Japanese OBI strip

Recorded at Feliz Habitat Studios, NYC; A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA; Crew Studios, Vancouver, B.C.
Mixed at at Feliz Habitat Studios, NYC; A House Called ?uest, Philadelphia, PA; Crew Studios, Vancouver, B.C.

Vocals recorded at Sing Sing Recording Studios, Australia; The Village Recorder, Santa Monica, CA
Orchestra recorded at Conway Studio C, Hollywood, CA; After Hours Studio, Los Angeles, CA

Track 2 contains a sample from "You Left Me in the Dark" written by E. Costello, performed by Elvis Costello
Track 5 contains an excerpt from "Satellite" written by Declan MacManus, performed by Elvis Costello.
Track 7 contains excerpts from "I Don't See Me in Your Eyes Anymore" written by Ronald Dunbar, Daphne Anne Dozier, Edythe Vernelle Craighead, performed by Glass House
Track 9 contains a sample from "Impatience" written by E. Costello, performed by Elvis Costello
Track 11 contains a sample from "Can You Be True" writen by E. Costello, performed by Elvis Costello

℗&© 2013 Elvis Costello. Under exclusive license to Blue Note Records. A division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Made in Japan

The Roots appear by kind permission of The Island Def Jam Music Group
Diane Birch appears courtesy of S-Curve Records

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Rights Society: JASRAC
• Matrix / Runout: TOCP-95138 1A IFPI L245

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
1874901, 0602537440610	Elvis Costello And The Roots	Elvis Costello And The Roots - Wise Up Ghost (And Other Songs 2013) - Number One ‎(2xLP, Album)	Blue Note, Blue Note	1874901, 0602537440610	UK & Europe	2013
1874802, 0602537440542	Elvis Costello And The Roots	Elvis Costello And The Roots - Wise Up Ghost (And Other Songs 2013) ‎(CD, Album)	Blue Note, Blue Note	1874802, 0602537440542	UK, Europe & US	2013
1875002, B001875002, 1874802	Elvis Costello And The Roots	Elvis Costello And The Roots - Wise Up Ghost (And Other Songs 2013) ‎(CD, Album, Dlx)	Blue Note, Blue Note, Blue Note	1875002, B001875002, 1874802	US	2013
1874802, 0602537440542	Elvis Costello And The Roots	Elvis Costello And The Roots - Wise Up Ghost (And Other Songs 2013) ‎(CD, Album, Unofficial)	Blue Note , Blue Note	1874802, 0602537440542	Russia	2013
1874802, B001874802	Elvis Costello And The Roots	Elvis Costello And The Roots - Wise Up Ghost (And Other Songs 2013) ‎(CD, Album)	Blue Note, Blue Note	1874802, B001874802	US	2013

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