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Released on Chrysalis, also Heart of Glass (Blondie), Feel (Robbie Williams) and Advertising Space (Robbie Williams)
Produced by Don Was, also Love Shack (The B‐52s), Love Is Strong (The Rolling Stones) and You Got Me Rocking (The Rolling Stones)
Written by Elvis Costello, also Alison (Elvis Costello), Watching the Detectives (Elvis Costello) and Shipbuilding (Elvis Costello & The Attractions)
Part of What Up, Dog?, also Walk the Dinosaur, Out Come the Freaks and Dad I’m in Jail
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Elvis Costello wrote 285 songs on fono
Elvis Costello’s most frequent co-writer is Burt Bacharach (15 songs together)
Elvis Costello first appears on fono in 1977, 11 years before this song
Credits
All 7 credits
- Written by
- David Was and Elvis Costello
- Mixed by
- Don Was
- Part of
- What Up, Dog?
- Released on
- Chrysalis
- Written by
- David Was and Elvis Costello
- Mixed by
- Don Was
- Part of
- What Up, Dog?
- Released on
- Chrysalis
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same producer: Don Was
Same writer: Elvis Costello
Same mixer: Don Was
Same writer: David Was
Same label: Chrysalis
Same producer: Don Was
Same writer: Elvis Costello
Same mixer: Don Was
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz Shadow and Jimmy was produced by David Was
Shadow and Jimmy was produced by David Was
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Shadow and Jimmy was produced by Don Was
Shadow and Jimmy was produced by Don Was
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Shadow and Jimmy was written by David Was
Shadow and Jimmy was written by David Was
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Shadow and Jimmy was written by Elvis Costello
Shadow and Jimmy was written by Elvis Costello
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Shadow and Jimmy is part of the release What Up, Dog?
Shadow and Jimmy is part of the release What Up, Dog?
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Chrysalis is the label of the song Shadow and Jimmy
Chrysalis is the label of the song Shadow and Jimmy
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Shadow and Jimmy was mixed by Don Was
8MusicBrainz Shadow and Jimmy was released on 1988-08-05
Shadow and Jimmy was released on 1988-08-05
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026