My Aim Is True

My Aim Is True is the debut album by Elvis Costello. It was recorded from late 1976 to early 1977 over six four-hour studio sessions at Pathway Studios in Holloway, London Borough of Islington. It was the first of five consecutive Costello albums produced by Nick Lowe. The backing band was made up of members of Clover, who were uncredited on the original release due to contractual difficulties. In 2003, VH1 named, My Aim Is True, the 80th greatest album of all time. In 2003, the album was ranked number 168 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. In 2004, it was ranked 37 of the top 100 albums of the 1970s by Pitchfork which reported the album to be "held by many as the most impressive debut in pop music history." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.