The Delivery Man (studio album)
by Elvis Costello & The Imposters

The Delivery Man by Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Year: 2004
Release date: 2004-09-21
Overall rank: 10,038th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 42 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2004 (153rd)
Award Top albums of the 2000s (1,770th)
Award Best albums of all time (10,038th)

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Elvis Costello & The Imposters bestography

The Delivery Man is ranked 17th best out of 37 albums by Elvis Costello on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Elvis Costello is This Year's Model which is ranked number 319 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 5,345.

Elvis Costello & The Imposters album bestography « Higher ranked (7,440th)
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The Delivery Man
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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 42 votes)
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This album has a Bayesian average rating of 70.5/100, a mean average of 70.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 70.1/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.6.

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From 05/27/2018 10:50
I'll have to give this another listen to fully solidify my rating, but as of right now, it didn't really click with me. I do like a few songs though, and the production is very nice, particularly on the more rocking numbers.
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From 06/13/2016 00:11
Elvis Costello's country rock album. The delivery man, released on the lost highway label, home of some of Ryan Adams albums, sees Costello going for that alt.country sound. Guest appearances from Emmylou Harris and Lucinda Williams here on a record that contains highlights such as, country darkness, either side of the same town, and, bedlam. Very enjoyable album.
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From 05/13/2012 22:14
It has an enthusiastic country and blues sound... it's no King of America though.
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