
The Boy Named If is the 32nd studio album by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello and The Imposters. The album was released on January 14, 2022 by EMI Records and Capitol Records. The Boy Named If received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 84, which indicates “universal acclaim”, based on 11 reviews.
- “Farewell, OK” 2:54
- “The Boy Named If” 4:24
- “Penelope Halfpenny” 2:57
- “The Difference” 3:45
- “What If I Can’t Give You Anything But Love?” 4:03
- “Paint the Red Rose Blue” 4:46
- “Mistook Me for a Friend” 4:13
- “My Most Beautiful Mistake” 4:47
- “Magnificent Hurt” 3:13
- “The Man You Love to Hate” 4:53
- “The Death of Magic Thinking” 3:31
- “Trick Out the Truth” 4:53
- “Mr. Crescent” 3:39
Elvis Costello – vocals, guitar (all tracks); piano (6)
Davey Faragher – additional vocals, bass (all tracks); upright bass (12)
Pete Thomas – drums, percussion
Steve Nieve – keyboards, piano
Sebastian Krys – background vocals (3, 4)
Nicole Atkins – vocals (8)