Cruel Smile is a compilation album by Elvis Costello and the Imposters, released in 2002. It consists of B-sides and leftover material from the When I Was Cruel sessions.

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Cruel Smile
Compilation album by Elvis Costello and the Imposters
Released	1 October 2002
Recorded	July 2002
Genre	Rock
Length	70:54
Label	Island
Producer	Elvis Costello, Cíaran Cahil, Leo Pearson, Kieran Lynch, Kevin Killen
Elvis Costello chronology
When I Was Cruel (2002) Cruel Smile (2002) North (2003)
Elvis Costello and the Imposters chronology
When I Was Cruel (2002) Cruel Smile (2002) The Delivery Man (2004)

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Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(7.5/10)[2]

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All songs written by Elvis Costello except where indicated.

1. "Smile" (Japanese A-side) (Charlie Chaplin, Geoff Parsons, John Turner) – 3:05
2. "When I Was Cruel (No. 1)" – 4:16
3. "Almost Blue" (Live in Sydney) – 5:04
4. "15 Petals" (Live in Sydney) – 5:35
5. "Spooky Girlfriend" (Live at KFOG, San Francisco]) – 4:42
6. "Honeyhouse" (Cruel No. 2) – 5:07
7. "Revolution Doll" – 3:44
8. "Peroxide Side" (Blunt Cut) – 3:48
9. "Oh Well" (Costello, K "Q-Tip" Fareed) – 2:52
10. "The Imposter vs. the Floodtide (Dust and Petals)" – 3:58
11. "Watching the Detectives/My Funny Valentine" (Live in Tokyo) (Costello, Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 7:09
12. "Dust" (Live in Melbourne) – 6:39
13. "Uncomplicated" (Live in Tokyo) – 4:46
14. "Smile" (Japanese B-side) (Chaplin, Parsons, Turner) – 3:32
15. "Soul for Hire" (live in Tokyo) (unlisted track) – 6:36

• Elvis Costello - vocals, orchestration
• Steve Averill – design
• Elena Barere – concertmaster
• Joey Baron – drums
• Ciáran Cahil – producer, mixing
• Greg Cohen – bass
• Anthony Coleman – piano
• Jill Dell'Abate – music coordinator
• Enrico DiCecco – violin
• Jesse Dylan – photography
• Phil Edwards – engineer
• Davey Faragher – bass guitar
• Barry Finclair – violin
• Kevin Killen – producer
• Jeanne LeBlanc – cello
• Vince Lionti – viola
• Richard Locker – cello
• Kieran Lynch – producer, mixing
• Roy Nathanson – alto saxophone
• Steve Nieve – piano, keyboards, string ensemble
• Leo Pearson – producer, mixing
• Renaud Pion – clarinet, soprano saxophone, Cor Anglais
• Marc Ribot – guitar
• Jeff Schmidt – mixing
• Vincent Ségal – cello
• Richard Sortomme – violin
• Pete Thomas – drums