Cruel Smile

Cruel Smile is a compilation album by Elvis Costello and the Imposters, released in 2002. It consists of B-sides and leftover material from the When I Was Cruel sessions.

Track listing
All songs written by Elvis Costello except where indicated.


 * 1) "Smile" (Japanese A-side) (Charlie Chaplin, Geoff Parsons, John Turner) – 3:05
 * 2) "When I Was Cruel (No. 1)" – 4:16
 * 3) "Almost Blue" (Live in Sydney) – 5:04
 * 4) "15 Petals" (Live in Sydney) – 5:35
 * 5) "Spooky Girlfriend" (Live at KFOG, San Francisco]) – 4:42
 * 6) "Honeyhouse" (Cruel No. 2) – 5:07
 * 7) "Revolution Doll" – 3:44
 * 8) "Peroxide Side" (Blunt Cut) – 3:48
 * 9) "Oh Well" (Costello, K "Q-Tip" Fareed) – 2:52
 * 10) "The Imposter vs. the Floodtide (Dust and Petals)" – 3:58
 * 11) "Watching the Detectives/My Funny Valentine" (Live in Tokyo) (Costello, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 7:09
 * 12) "Dust" (Live in Melbourne) – 6:39
 * 13) "Uncomplicated" (Live in Tokyo) – 4:46
 * 14) "Smile" (Japanese B-side) (Chaplin, Parsons, Turner) – 3:32
 * 15) "Soul for Hire" (live in Tokyo) (unlisted track) – 6:36

Personnel

 * Elvis Costello - vocals, orchestration
 * Steve Averill – design
 * Elena Barere – concertmaster
 * Joey Baron – drums
 * Ciáran Cahil – producer, mixing
 * Greg Cohen – bass
 * Anthony Coleman – piano
 * Jill Dell'Abate – music coordinator
 * Enrico DiCecco – violin
 * Jesse Dylan – photography
 * Phil Edwards – engineer
 * Davey Faragher – bass guitar
 * Barry Finclair – violin
 * Kevin Killen – producer
 * Jeanne LeBlanc – cello
 * Vince Lionti – viola
 * Richard Locker – cello
 * Kieran Lynch – producer, mixing
 * Roy Nathanson – alto saxophone
 * Steve Nieve – piano, keyboards, string ensemble
 * Leo Pearson – producer, mixing
 * Renaud Pion – clarinet, soprano saxophone, Cor Anglais
 * Marc Ribot – guitar
 * Jeff Schmidt – mixing
 * Vincent Ségal – cello
 * Richard Sortomme – violin
 * Pete Thomas – drums