The River in Reverseis a collaboration album byElvis CostelloandAllen Toussaint,released in 2006. It received aGrammynomination forBest Pop Vocal Album.

The River in Reverse
Studio albumby
Released6 June 2006
Recorded27 November – 10 December 2005
Genre
Length53:01
LabelVerve Forecast
ProducerJoe Henry
Elvis Costellochronology
My Flame Burns Blue
(2006)
The River in Reverse
(2006)
Momofuku
(2008)
Allen Toussaintchronology
I Believe to My Soul
(2005)
The River in Reverse
(2006)
The Bright Mississippi
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusiclink
Being Therelink
Music Boxlink
Pitchfork6.1/10link
Rolling Stonelink

Track listing

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All songs written byAllen Toussaintunless otherwise indicated.

  1. "On Your Way Down" – 4:54
  2. "Nearer to You" – 3:32
  3. "Tears, Tears and More Tears" – 3:30
  4. "The Sharpest Thorn" (Elvis Costello,Toussaint) – 4:16
  5. "Who’s Gonna Help Brother Get Further?" – 5:04
  6. "The River in Reverse" (Costello) – 4:32
  7. "Freedom for the Stallion" – 2:58
  8. "Broken Promise Land" (Costello, Toussaint) – 4:34
  9. "Ascension Day" (Roy "Professor Longhair" Byrd,Costello, Toussaint) – 2:57
  10. "International Echo" (Costello, Toussaint) – 4:58
  11. "All These Things"– 4:07
  12. "Wonder Woman" – 3:08
  13. "Six-Fingered Man" (Costello, Toussaint) – 4:31
  14. "The Greatest Love" – 3:47 (Japanese CD bonus track)
  15. "Where Is the Love" (Costello, Toussaint) – 3:54 (iTunes bonus track)

Personnel

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Charts

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Chart (2006) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (UltratopFlanders)[1] 15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[2] 61
Italian Albums (FIMI)[3] 96
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[4] 31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 40
UK Albums(OCC)[6] 98
USBillboard200[7] 103
USTop Jazz Albums(Billboard)[8] 2

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