Punch the Clock

5 August 198313 tracks, 45 minutes

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Punch the Clock is the eighth studio album by the English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello, and his seventh with the Attractions—keyboardist Steve Nieve, bassist Bruce Thomas and drummer Pete Thomas (no relation). It was released on 5 August 1983 through F-Beat Records in the United Kingdom and Columbia Records in the United States. Produced by Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley, the album was Costello's attempt at making a commercial record following years of dwindling commercial success.

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Genres: Pop rock, new wave, pop soul
Length: 13 tracks, 45 minutes
Released: 5 August 1983
Label: ume, elvis costello

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Record Mirror10.0 Entertainment Weekly9.3 The Village Voice8.3

Tracks

1Let Them All Talk3:06

2Everyday I Write the Book3:54

3The Greatest Thing3:04

4The Element Within Her2:52

5Love Went Mad3:12

6Shipbuilding4:52

7TKO (Boxing Day)3:28

8Charm School3:55

9The Invisible Man3:04

10Mouth Almighty3:05

11King of Thieves3:45

12Pills & Soap3:42

13The World and His Wife3:25

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