Pump it up! Costello preps Spanish 'This Year's Model'

In one of the year's odder musical ideas, Elvis Costello is releasing a Spanish-language version of his 1978 classic album ‘This Year’s Model.'

NEW YORK -- Elvis Costello is re-releasing his classic “This Year's Model” album — but this year's version erases his vocals and replaces him with Spanish-language singers. A video of Juanes performing “Pump it Up” was released Thursday, preceding the full version of “Spanish Model” due to come out on Sept. 10. Producer Sebastian Krys kept, and remixed, the original instrumental tracks recorded by Costello and his backing band, the Attractions. Besides Juanes, other vocalists include Fito Paez, Luis Fonsi, Sebastian Yatra and Jesse & Joy. Originally released in 1978, “This Year's Model” was Costello's second album and first with the Attractions. With its furious sound and blistering pace, Costello described it as an album about control and “desire and how that relates to love, fashion and the male gaze towards women.”