''North'' is a 2003 album by English singer-songwriter

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. Contrasting with its rock-based predecessor ''

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'' (2002), ''North'' is an intimate album of ballads and

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using

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and

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idioms, partially inspired by the dissolution of his marriage to wife

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and his burgeoning relationship with Diana Krall. It reached No. 44 in the

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, No. 57 in the US chart and No. 1 in the US Traditional Jazz chart.

Track listing

All songs written by

. # "You Left Me in the Dark" – 3:26 # "Someone Took the Words Away" – 4:35 # "When Did I Stop Dreaming?" – 5:22 # "You Turned to Me" – 2:32 # "Fallen" – 3:12 # "When It Sings" – 3:58 # "Still" – 2:27 # "Let Me Tell You About Her" – 4:23 # "Can You Be True?" – 3:45 # "When Green Eyes Turn Blue" – 4:17 # "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

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

Charts

Album

References

External links

* {{Authority control Elvis Costello albums 2003 albums Albums produced by Elvis Costello