Released: 23/05/25
Released in 1989, mixing technology with traditional instruments such as brass, strings and organ, Flowers in the Dirt featured several tracks composed with fellow musician Elvis Costello. The album – seen by many as a strong return to form – also featured musicians that Paul would come to use regularly like Hamish Stuart, Robbie McIntosh and Chris Whitten, and production from the likes of Trevor Horn, Mitchell Froom and Steve Lipson.The album crashed into the UK charts at Number 1 in June 1989 and spent nearly a year in the US charts.
2017 remaster. Includes booklet, inner sleeve and the white booklet featuring the Japanese translations of the lyrics.