Purse is an extended play by English singer-songwriter Elvis Costello with the Imposters. It was originally released exclusively on vinyl for Record Store Day on April 13, 2019, with a digital release following the next month. It was produced by Costello and Sebastian Krys and was released through Concord Records. The release contains songwriting collaborations between Costello and Paul McCartney, Burt Bacharach, Johnny Cash, and Bob Dylan.
Purse contains four tracks, each a co-write with another songwriter. "Everyone's Playing House" was co-written with Burt Bacharach, with whom Costello previously made the album Painted from Memory (1998). "The Lovers That Never Were" is a collaboration with Paul McCartney which originally appeared on McCartney's album Off the Ground (1993). "If You Love Me" uses lyrics written, but never recorded, by Johnny Cash, which Costello set to music. "Down on the Bottom" was originally recorded as part of The New Basement Tapes, featuring new music written to old, unused Bob Dylan lyrics; this recording also features "other words" contributed by Costello.
Adapted from the EP liner notes:
The Imposters:
Other musicians: