Rank The Delivery Man

[VonOfterdingen]

There isn't much EC music talk going on at the time so why not rank 'The delivery man'?

1. Bedlam
2. There's a story in your voice
3. The name of this thing is not love
(4. She's pulling out the pin)
4. Button my lip
5. Heart shaped bruise
6. Country darkness
7. Either side of the same town
8. Monkey to man
9. The scarlet tide
10. The delivery man
11. Needle time
12. The judgement
13. Nothing clings like ivy

[Copenhagen Fan]

1. Country darkness
2. Either side of the same town
3. The judgement
4. Nothing clings like ivy
5. Bedlam
6. The name of this thing is not love
7. There's a story in your voice
8. The delivery man
9. Heart shaped bruise
10. Button my lip
11. Monkey to man
12. Needle time
13. The scarlet tide

[frank]

1. Either side of the same town
2. Country darkness
3. There's a story in your voice
4. Bedlam
5. Monkey to man
6. The delivery man
7. Heart shaped bruise
8. The scarlet tide
9. Needle time
10. The name of this thing is not love
11. The judgement
12. Nothing clings like ivy
13. Button my lip

... and I really like 'Button my lip' !!!

[mood swung]

1. Needle Time
2. There’s a Story
3. Heart Shaped Bruise
4. The Name of This Thing is Not Love
5. Nothing Clings Like Ivy
6. She’s Pulling Out The Pin
7. Bedlam
8. Button My Lip
9. The Delivery Man
10. Either Side of the Same Town
11. Monkey to Man
12. The Judgement
13. The Scarlet Tide

[BlueChair]

1. Either side of the same town
2. Nothing clings like ivy
3. Country darkness
4. There's a story in your voice
5. The delivery man
6. The judgement
7. Bedlam
8. The scarlet tide
9. Heart shaped bruise
10. Needle time
11. Monkey to man
12. The name of this thing is not love
13. Button my lip

[alexv]

1. Heart Shaped Bruise
2. Bedlam
3. Country Darkness
4. The Scarlet Tide
5. Either Side of the Same Town
6. Needle Time
7. The Name of This Thing is Not Love

Sorry to break the pattern here, but I usually skip over the rest.

[Vis]

01. Bedlam
02. The Name of This Thing Is Not Love
03. Heart Shaped Bruise
04. Button My Lip
05. Monkey to Man
06. There's a Story in Your Voice
07. Needle Time
08. The Delivery Man
09. Either Side of the Same Town
10. Country Darkness
11. Nothing Clings Like Ivy
12. The Judgement
13. Scarlet Tide

(With that being said, three months after it's been released, I don't think there's a weak track on the album.)

[wehitandrun]

01. Bedlam
02. The Delivery Man
03. Either Side Of the Same Town
04. Country Darkness
05. Monkey to Man
06. The Name Of This Thing Is Not Love
07. The Judgement
08. There's A Story In Your Voice
09. Heartshaped Bruise
10. Nothing Clings Like Ivy
11. The Scarlet Tide
12. Needle Time
13. Button My Lip

[oily slick]

hey moody, what happened to Country Darkness?

1. Bedlam
2. Either Side of the Same Town
3. The Judgement
4. Country Darkness
5. There's a Story in Your Voice
6. The Name of This Thing is Not Love
7. The Delivery Man
8. Button My Lip
9. Nothing Clings Like Ivy
10. Heart Shaped Bruise
11. Needle Time
12. Monkey to Man
13. The Scarlet Tide

[mood swung]

it's number 9.5, ok?

[pophead2k]

Either side of the same town
The judgement
Nothing clings like ivy
Country darkness
There's a story in your voice
The Name of This Thing is Not Love
Bedlam
The scarlet tide
Heart shaped bruise
The Delivery Man
Monkey to man
Button my lip
Needle Time

[BrilliantMistake45]

1. Button My Lip
2. Needle Time
3. The Delivery Man
4. Bedlam
5. Either Side of the Same Town
6. The Monkey
7. The Scarlet Tide
8. She's Pulling Out the Pin
9. Monkey to Man
10. Country Darkness
11. The Name of This Thing is Not Love
12. Nothing Clings Like Ivy
13. There's a Story in Your Voice
14. Heart Shaped Bruise
15. The Judgement

[John]

1. Monkey To Man
2. Needle Time
3. She's Pulling Out The Pin
4. Heart Shaped Bruise
5. Either Side Of The Same Town
6. There's A Story In Your Voice
7. Country Darkness

8. Nothing Clings Like Ivy
9. The Delivery Man
10. The Scarlet Tide
11. The Judgement
12. Bedlam
13. The Name Of This Thing Is Not Love

14. Button My Lip

[so lacklustre]

1. She's Pulling Out The Pin
2. Bedlam
3. The Name Of This Thing Is Not Love

4. The Delivery Man
5. Either Side Of The Same Town
6. There's A Story In Your Voice
7. The Judgement
8. Needle Time
9. Button My Lip
10. The Scarlet Tide
11. Heart Shaped Bruise

12. Monkey To Man
13. Nothing Clings Like Ivy
14. Country Darkness

[Gillibeanz]

1. Either side of the same town
2. Nothing clings like ivy
3. Country darkness
4. The judgement


......The rest is 'rank'

[wehitandrun]

1. Either side of the same town
2. Nothing clings like ivy
3. Country darkness
4. The judgement


......The rest is 'rank'

Gilli!!!!!

[Copenhagen Fan]

Delivery Man is on sale in Denmark right now! ......nobody is buying it I guess.

[Goody2Shoes]

1. Bedlam
2. There's A Story In Your Voice
3. Country Darkness
4. Either Side Of The Same Town
5. Heart Shaped Bruise
6. Button My Lip
7. The Delivery Man
8. The Judgement
9. Nothing Clings Like Ivy
10. Monkey To Man (this is my 3-year-old's favorite; he says 'play my song, Mommy' and bobs his head and sings along. Very cute.)
11. The Name Of This Thing Is Not Love
12. Needle Time
13. The Scarlet Tide

I don't know She's Pulling Out The Pin

[mood swung]

to everyone who's got Heart-Shaped Bruise in their top 5 - I love you, man!

[Goody2Shoes]

We love you, too.

[Gillibeanz]

Sorry WHAR but I tell it like it is! I really dont think much of this album at all. I wasn't too keen on the last one at first but it grew on me over time. This one is a big no no for me - and believe me I want to like it but I just cant.

[laughingcrow]

1 -Nothing Clings Like Ivy
2 -She's Pulling Out The Pin
3 -The Scarlet Tide
4 -Monkey To Man
5 -Country Darkness
6 -Needle Time
7 -The Delivery Man
8 -Bedlam
9 -Heart Shaped Bruise
11 -Either Side Of The Same Town
12 -The Name Of This Thing Is Not Love
13 -The Judgment
14 -There's A Story In Your Voice
15 -Button My Lip

[wehitandrun]

Sorry WHAR but I tell it like it is! I really dont think much of this album at all. I wasn't too keen on the last one at first but it grew on me over time. This one is a big no no for me - and believe me I want to like it but I just cant.

Awww. Well, I hope that you can get into it soon. I wish you luck, but I'm not so sure my luck'll help anybody.

[Mr. Average]

Among the Best of the Best, spanning 25+ years:
1. Needle Time
2. Bedlam
3. The Name of this Thing is Not Love
4. Monkey to Man

Great Songs, but will not make it to any compilation disc that I assemble for a lukewarm or uninitiated Elvis Fan:

5. There's a Story in your Voice
6. The Delivery Man
7. Nothing Clings like Ivy
8. Button my Lip
9. Heart shaped Bruise
10. The Scarlet Tide

Forgettable, but still better than most of the crap produced today...

11. Country Darkness
12. Either Side of the Same Town
13. The Judgement

Final Disclaimer: I am not a fan of country music, but Elvis does more to transcend the traditional genre than any other rock and roll artist that I have listened to in years, save for Dave Edmunds.

[normabuel]

I haven't heard She's Pulling Out the Pin, so I can't include it. . . .

1. Either Side of the Same Town (maybe I'm glad we lost a few months' posts, I had said that I liked the Howard Tate version better, but I've since changed my mind. Maybe I shouldn't have reminded anyone. . . .)

2. Bedlam (great ensemble playing, like Beyond Belief, New Lace Sleeves; excellent Theremin solo!)

3. Monkey to Man (fun, with a great lyric)

Middling songs, the ranks could vary if I thought about it some more:

4. There's a Story in Your Voice (was Lucinda drunk when she sang this, or just trying to sound that way?)
5. Button My Lip
6. Needle Time
7. The Name of This Thing is Not Love
8. Country Darkness
9. Heart Shaped Bruise (perhaps the great title is the best thing about the song)
10. The Scarlet Tide

And the not-so-good:

11. The Judgement
12. Nothing Clings Like Ivy (saved from being completely tedious by EC's volume swell guitar solo)
13. The Delivery Man (TDM is an apt acronym -- say it out loud)