Momofukuis an album byElvis Costello and the Imposters,released in 2008. The album featuresRilo Kiley's frontwomanJenny Lewisonharmony vocalson several tracks. The album title refers toMomofuku Ando,the inventor ofinstant ramennoodles, and the speed at which the album was conceived and created.[5]It was first released onvinyland as adigital download,then later released on CD.

Momofuku
Studio albumby
Elvis Costelloand the Imposters
Released22 April 2008(2008-04-22)
Recorded16 January 2008; 7–14 February 2008
StudioSound City,Van Nuys,California
Genre
Length47:10
LabelLost Highway
Producer
Elvis Costello chronology
The River in Reverse
(2006)
Momofuku
(2008)
Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
(2009)
Elvis Costello and The Imposters chronology
The Delivery Man
(2004)
Momofuku
(2008)
Look Now
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
Pitchfork7.5/10[3]
Spin[4]

Track listing

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All tracks are written byElvis Costello,except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."No Hiding Place"3:59
2."American Gangster Time"3:45
3."Turpentine"5:40
4."Harry Worth"4:28
5."Drum & Bone"2:34
6."Flutter & Wow"4:18
7."Stella Hurt"4:46
8."Mr. Feathers"2:45
9."My Three Sons"3:05
10."Song with Rose"
3:02
11."Pardon Me, Madam, My Name Is Eve"
3:53
12."Go Away"4:55

Charts

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Chart (2008) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (UltratopFlanders)[6] 49
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[7] 98
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[8] 34
UK Albums (OCC)[9] 112
USBillboard200[10] 59

References

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  1. ^AllMusic review
  2. ^"The first 10: Elvis Costello, Momofuku".The Guardian.18 May 2008.Archivedfrom the original on 1 August 2019.
  3. ^Pitchfork review
  4. ^"Discography Elvis Costello".Spin.Vol. 24, no. 12. December 2008. p. 76.
  5. ^"Elvis Costello Reveals All About" Momofuku "".Billboard.Retrieved6 May2008.
  6. ^"Ultratop.be – Elvis Costello and the Imposters – Momofuku"(in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  7. ^"デクラン・マクマナス の アルバム bán thượng ランキング".Oricon.Retrieved8 September2020.
  8. ^"Norwegiancharts – Elvis Costello and the Imposters – Momofuku".Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  9. ^"Chart Log UK: Chris C. – CZR".zobbel.de.Retrieved8 September2020.
  10. ^"Elvis Costello Chart History (Billboard200) ".Billboard.Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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