Must I Paint You a Picture? The Essential Billy Bragg

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Tracklist

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CD 1
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1A New England
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch (producer/engineer)
guitar:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs and Utility Records
recorded at:
Chappell Music in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
recording of:
A New England (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd. and Chappell Music Ltd.
4.652:16
2The Man in the Iron Mask
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch (producer/engineer)
recorded at:
Chappell Music in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-02)
recording of:
The Man in the Iron Mask
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
2:07
3The Milkman of Human Kindness
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch (producer/engineer)
recorded at:
Chappell Music in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1983-02)
recording of:
The Milkman of Human Kindness
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
2:56
4To Have and to Have Not
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch (producer/engineer)
guitar:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Go! Discs and Utility Records
recorded at:
Chappell Music in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
recording of:
To Have and to Have Not (from 1983-02-02 until 1983-02-04)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
32:33
5A Lover Sings
engineer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1984-07)
producer:
Ted de Bono
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
A Lover Sings (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
43:54
6St Swithin's Day
engineer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1984-07)
producer:
Ted de Bono
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
St Swithin’s Day (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd.
33:56
7The Saturday Boy
engineer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1984-07)
producer:
Ted de Bono
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
The Saturday Boy (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
53:32
8Between the Wars
engineer and producer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer)
recorded at:
Focus Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-11)
recording of:
Between the Wars (in 1984-11)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
42:29
9The World Turned Upside Down
engineer and producer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer)
recorded at:
Focus Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1984-11)
recording of:
The World Turned Upside Down (in 1984-11)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Rosselson (in 1974)
42:35
10Levi Stubbs' Tears
producer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) and John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dave Woodhead (trumpeter) (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1986), Simon Moreton (in 1986) and George Shilling (in 1986)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
Levi Stubbs’ Tears (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
43:32
11Walk Away Renee
producer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) and John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
cover recording of:
Walk Away Renée
writer:
Michael Brown (American singer-songwriter), Bob Calilli and Tony Sansone
publisher:
Alley Music Corp., Trio Music Company, ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label), ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 and Twin Tone (publisher) (in 1967)
2:24
12Greetings to the New Brunette
producer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) and John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
bass guitar and slide guitar:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK) (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Johnny Marr (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1986), Simon Moreton (in 1986) and George Shilling (in 1986)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1986) and Kirsty MacColl (in 1986)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
Greetings to the New Brunette (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
4.53:32
13There Is Power in a Union
producer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) and John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1986) and George Shilling (in 1986)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
There Is Power in a Union (with lyrics by Billy Bragg) (in 1986)
lyricist and arranger:
Billy Bragg
is based on:
Battle Cry of Freedom
42:50
14Help Save the Youth of America
producer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) and John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
mandolin:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK) (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1986) and George Shilling (in 1986)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
Help Save the Youth of America (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
42:49
15The Warmest Room
producer:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) and John Porter (producer and musician US and UK)
bass guitar:
John Porter (producer and musician US and UK) (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (UK engineer) (in 1986) and George Shilling (in 1986)
piano:
Ken Craddock (in 1986)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
The Warmest Room (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
43:59
16Must I Paint You a Picture
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1998)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1998)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
Hammond organ and piano and additional vocals:
Cara Tivey (in 1998)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
recorded at:
Pavilion Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
recording of:
Must I Paint You a Picture (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
5:32
17She's Got a New Spell
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1998)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
electric bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas (in 1998)
percussion:
Tony Maronie (in 1998)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
recorded at:
Pavilion Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
recording of:
She's Got a New Spell (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:25
18The Price I Pay
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
acoustic guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1998)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1998) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1998)
membranophone:
Micky Waller (in 1998)
piano and background vocals:
Cara Tivey (in 1998)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
recorded at:
Pavilion Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
recording of:
The Price I Pay (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:34
19Valentine's Day Is Over
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player) (in 1998)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
flugelhorn:
Dave Woodhead (trumpeter) (in 1998)
piano:
Cara Tivey (in 1998)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
recorded at:
Pavilion Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
recording of:
Valentine's Day Is Over (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
4:54
20Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (US producer, founder of Hannibal Records) (in 1988) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas (in 1998)
electric guitar:
Martin Belmont (in 1998), Billy Bragg (in 1998) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1998)
membranophone:
Micky Waller (in 1998)
piano:
Cara Tivey (in 1998)
background vocals:
Jayne Creamer (in 1998), Kaya Jenner (in 1998), George Peckham (engineer, Porky) (in 1998), Michelle Shocked (in 1998), Cara Tivey (in 1998) and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff) (in 1998)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
recorded at:
Pavilion Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
recording of:
Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
44:36
CD 2
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1SexualityBilly Bragg3.753:48
2Cindy of 1000 Lives
engineer:
Owen Morris and Victor van Vugt
producer:
Johnny Marr and Grant Showbiz
recorded at:
Clear Studios (Johnny Marr's studio) in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
recording of:
Cindy of a Thousand Lives
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg4:15
3Moving the Goalposts
engineer:
Victor van Vugt
producer:
Grant Showbiz
flugelhorn:
Dave Woodhead (trumpeter)
keyboard:
Amanda Vincent
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recorded at:
Cathouse Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991)
recording of:
Moving the Goalposts
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg42:34
4Tank Park Salute
engineer:
Victor van Vugt
producer:
Grant Showbiz
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg
electric guitar:
Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
keyboard and piano:
Cara Tivey
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recorded at:
Cathouse Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1991)
recording of:
Tank Park Salute
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg33:29
5You Woke Up My Neighbourhood
engineer:
John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer) and Victor van Vugt
producer:
Grant Showbiz
acoustic guitar and mandolin:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
drums (drum set):
J.F.T. Hood
electric guitar:
Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
fiddle:
Andy Carlson
guest bass guitar and pedal steel guitar:
John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer)
background vocals:
Michael Stipe
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recorded at:
The Jester House (Peter Buck's studio) in Athens, Georgia, United States (in 1991-05)
recording of:
You Woke Up My Neighbourhood
lyricist:
Billy Bragg
composer:
Billy Bragg and Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
Billy Bragg43:11
6Accident Waiting to Happen (Red Stars version)Billy Bragg43:48
7Sulk
producer:
Gary Smith (producer)
recorded at:
Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (in 1991)
recording of:
Sulk
lyricist:
Billy Bragg
composer:
Billy Bragg and Cara Tivey
Billy Bragg3:48
8Upfield
engineer:
Andy Peak
producer:
Grant Showbiz
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone:
Terry Edwards (saxophonist/guitarist/horn player/member of the Higsons)
bass guitar:
Fionn Ó Lochlainn
guitar:
Billy Bragg
membranophone:
J.F.T. Hood
organ and piano:
Cara Tivey
trombone:
Caroline Hall (multi-instrumentalist performer: trombone, bass-clarinet, clarinet, flute, piano, vibraphone, accordion, percussion)
trumpet:
Dave Woodhead (trumpeter)
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recorded at and mixed at:
Cathouse Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
recording of:
Upfield
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg44:06
9The Fourteenth of FebruaryBilly Bragg3:25
10Brickbat
engineer:
Andy Peak
producer:
Grant Showbiz
cello:
Diedre Cooper
guitar:
Billy Bragg
strings:
Terry Disley
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recorded at and mixed at:
Cathouse Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
recording of:
Brickbat
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg3:14
11The Space Race Is Over
engineer:
Andy Peak
producer:
Grant Showbiz
double bass:
Chris Morgan (US guitarist for Canned Heat)
guitar:
Billy Bragg
keyboard:
Cara Tivey
membranophone and percussion:
J.F.T. Hood
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recorded at and mixed at:
Cathouse Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
recording of:
The Space Race Is Over
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg4:25
12The Boy Done Good
producer:
Grant Showbiz
keyboard:
Cara Tivey
percussion:
Jody Linscott
background vocals:
Lorraine Bowen
vocals:
Billy Bragg
performer:
Johnny Marr
recorded at:
Cathouse Studios (London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1996) and Clear Studios (Johnny Marr's studio) in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (in 1996)
recording of:
The Boy Done Good
lyricist:
Billy Bragg
composer:
Johnny Marr
Billy Bragg43:22
13Ingrid Bergman
engineer:
Jerry Boys
producer:
Billy Bragg, Grant Showbiz and Wilco (American alternative rock band)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998-01)
recorded at:
Totally Wired in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (in 1998-01)
recording of:
Ingrid Bergman (in 1998-01)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1950)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
Billy Bragg & Wilco3.51:50
14Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key
engineer:
Jerry Boys
producer:
Billy Bragg, Grant Showbiz and Wilco (American alternative rock band)
recorded at:
Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (in 1998) and Totally Wired in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (in 1998)
recording of:
Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
Billy Bragg & Wilco4:08
15My Flying Saucer
engineer:
Jerry Boys
producer:
Billy Bragg, Grant Showbiz and Wilco (American alternative rock band)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998-01)
acoustic guitar, baritone guitar and electric guitar:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) (in 1998-01)
cabasa:
Jeff Tweedy (in 1998-01)
electric bass guitar and guitar:
John Stirratt (in 1998-01)
guest tambourine:
Ken Coomer (in 1998-01)
recorded at:
Totally Wired in Dublin, County Dublin, Leinster, Ireland (in 1998-01)
recording of:
My Flying Saucer (in 1998-01)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1950)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1995)
Billy Bragg & Wilco41:46
16All You Fascists Bound to Lose (Blokes version)
engineer and producer:
Grant Showbiz
recorded at and engineered at:
Eastcote Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1999)
recording of:
All You Fascists (music by Billy Bragg)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
is based on:
All You Fascists (music by Woody Guthrie)
Billy Bragg and the Blokes4:12
17NPWA
engineer:
Mike Boddy (engineer)
producer:
Grant Showbiz
bass guitar:
Simon Edwards (bassist)
bouzouki [resozouki] and harmonica:
Ben Mandelson (UK guitarist)
congas, güiro [quira], membranophone and shakers:
Martyn Barker
cümbüş [tarbush]:
Lu Edmonds
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Bragg
Hammond organ [Hammond B3] and piano:
Ian McLagan
background vocals:
Martyn Barker, Anthea Clarke and Lu Edmonds
recorded at:
Monnow Valley Studio in Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (in 2001)
recording of:
NPWA
lyricist:
Billy Bragg
composer:
Martyn Barker, Lu Edmonds, Simon Edwards (bassist), Ben Mandelson (UK guitarist) and Ian McLagan
Billy Bragg and the Blokes5:29
18St. Monday
engineer:
Mike Boddy (engineer)
producer:
Grant Showbiz
bass guitar:
Simon Edwards (bassist)
bouzouki [barizouki] and bouzouki and electric guitar:
Ben Mandelson (UK guitarist)
electric guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Bragg
guitar [Gretsch]:
Lu Edmonds
membranophone, shakers and tambourine:
Martyn Barker
piano:
Ian McLagan
background vocals:
Martyn Barker, Lorraine Bowen, Lu Edmonds and Ian McLagan
recorded at:
Monnow Valley Studio in Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (in 2001)
recording of:
St Monday
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg and the Blokes3:02
19Somedays I See the PointBilly Bragg and the Blokes4:58
20Take Down the Union Jack (Band version)
engineer:
Mike Boddy (engineer)
producer:
Grant Showbiz
recorded at:
Monnow Valley Studio in Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (in 2001)
recording of:
Take Down the Union Jack
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg and the Blokes3:23
CD 3
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1A13, Trunk Road to the Sea2:29
2Fear Is a Mans Best Friend
cover recording of:
Fear Is a Man’s Best Friend
lyricist and composer:
John Cale (Velvet Underground founder)
recording of:
Fear Is a Man’s Best Friend
lyricist and composer:
John Cale (Velvet Underground founder)
2:33
3Cold and Bitter Tears (live)
vocals:
Billy Bragg and Ted Hawkins
live recording of:
Cold and Bitter Tears
lyricist and composer:
Ted Hawkins
2:35
4Seven and Seven Is2:13
5When Will I See You Again
cover recording of:
When Will I See You Again
writer:
Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff (Philly soul producer, of Gamble & Huff)
publisher:
Gamble Huff Music Ltd., Mighty Three Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell North America, Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner/Chappell
3:03
6Rule nor Reason (live)
live recording of:
Rule nor Reason
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:33
7Debris
4:10
8Dry Bed (demo version)
guitar:
Billy Bragg
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Dry Bed
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg
1:49
9She Smiled Sweetly
vocals:
Billy Bragg
cover recording of:
She Smiled Sweetly
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (Rolling Stones guitarist)
2:52
10Take Down the Union Jack (King Normal & The Rug remix)
recording of:
Take Down the Union Jack
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:48