Cruel Smile
Cruel Smileis a stop-gap compilation of peripheral recordings  dating from theWhen I Was  Cruelsessions (including sundry remixes of tracks from that album),  radio slots, and performance tracks, many of which were originally released as  B-sides and bonus cuts on singles from the far flung corners of the globe.  Costello aficionados may already own the likes of the blood-and-guts live  rendition of "Uncomplicated" and the two admirable recordings of the Charlie  Chaplin-penned/Nat "King" Cole-covered "Smile"--one dripping with strings, sax,  and theatrical stardust and the other more plaintive), which Costello recorded  for the Japanese TV drama100 Million Stars Falling from the Sky.--Kevin Maidment