Must I Paint You a Picture? The Essential Billy Bragg

~ Release by Billy Bragg (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Tracklist

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1Sexuality
engineer:
Owen Morris and Victor van Vugt
producer:
Johnny Marr and Grant Showbiz
acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard:
Johnny Marr
bass guitar:
James Eller
drums (drum set):
J.F.T. Hood
keyboard:
Cara Tivey and Amanda Vincent
background vocals:
Kirsty MacColl and Johnny Marr
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recorded at:
Clear Studios (Johnny Marr's studio) in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (in 1990)
recording of:
Sexuality
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg and Johnny Marr
Billy 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)
producer:
Gary Smith (producer)
bass guitar:
Nigel Frydman
guitar:
Billy Bragg and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
keyboard:
Cara Tivey
membranophone:
Rob Allum
vocals:
Billy Bragg and Cara Tivey
recorded at:
Fort Apache in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (in 1991)
recording of:
Accident Waiting to Happen
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
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 February
engineer:
Andy Peak
producer:
Grant Showbiz
cello:
Diedre Cooper
double bass:
Chucho Merchán
guitar:
Billy Bragg
keyboard and piano:
Cara Tivey
membranophone:
J.F.T. Hood
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:
The Fourteenth of February
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy 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 Point
engineer:
Mike Boddy (engineer)
producer:
Grant Showbiz
bouzouki:
Ben Mandelson (UK guitarist)
cymbal and udu:
Martyn Barker
electric upright bass [baby bass]:
Simon Edwards (bassist)
Hammond organ [Hammond B3] and Wurlitzer electric piano:
Ian McLagan
saz:
Lu Edmonds
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recorded at:
Monnow Valley Studio in Rockfield, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom (in 2001)
recording of:
Some Days I See the Point
lyricist:
Billy Bragg
composer:
Martyn Barker, Lu Edmonds, Simon Edwards (bassist), Ben Mandelson (UK guitarist) and Ian McLagan
Billy 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
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