The Roaring Forty | 1983 – 2023

~ Release by Billy Bragg (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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1Greetings to the New Brunette
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
bass guitar and slide guitar:
John Porter (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Johnny Marr (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (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, England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
Greetings to the New Brunette (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg3:33
2Train Train
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
violin:
Bobby Valentino
vocals:
Billy Bragg
cover recording of:
Train Train
lyricist and composer:
Zenon de Fleur
recording of:
Train Train
lyricist and composer:
Zenon de Fleur
Billy Bragg2:14
3The MarriageBilly Bragg2:33
4IdeologyBilly Bragg3:30
5Levi Stubbs’ Tears
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
flugelhorn and trumpet:
Dave Woodhead (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (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, England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
Levi Stubbs’ Tears (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg3:33
6Honey, I’m a Big Boy NowBilly Bragg4:10
7There Is Power in a Union
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (in 1986) and George Shilling (in 1986)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, 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
cover recording of:
There is Power in a Union (Joe Hill)
lyricist:
Joe Hill (in 1913)
composer:
Lewis E. Jones
parody version of:
There Is Power in the Blood (Power In The Blood)
Billy Bragg2:51
8Help Save the Youth of America
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
mandolin:
John Porter (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (in 1986) and George Shilling (in 1986)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
recorded at:
Livingston Studios in Wood Green, Haringey, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
Help Save the Youth of America (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg2:50
9Wishing the Days AwayBilly Bragg2:31
10The PassionBilly Bragg2:56
11The Warmest Room
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
bass guitar:
John Porter (in 1986)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1986)
percussion:
Kenny Jones (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, England, United Kingdom (in 1986)
recording of:
The Warmest Room (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg3:59
12The Home FrontBilly Bragg4:12
13Shirley
producer:
Johnny Marr and Grant Showbiz
vocals:
Billy Bragg
performer:
Johnny Marr
recording of:
Greetings to the New Brunette
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg3:35
14The Tracks of My TearsBilly Bragg2:55
15Wishing the Days Away (alternative version)
recording of:
Wishing the Days Away
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg2:32
16The Clashing of Ideologies (alternative version)
recording of:
The Clashing of Ideologies
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg2:51
17A Nurse’s Life Is Full of Woe
recording of:
A Nurse’s Life Is Full of Woe
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg2:48
18Only Bad Signs
recording of:
Only Bad Signs
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
Billy Bragg3:10
19Hold the Fort
cover recording of:
Hold the Fort (traditional labor song)
lyricist:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1774)
version of:
Hold the Fort
recording of:
Hold the Fort (traditional labor song)
lyricist:
[traditional]
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 1774)
version of:
Hold the Fort
Billy Bragg1:48
20Think Again
producer:
John Porter
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg
guitar:
Kenny Jones
mandolin:
John Porter
vocals:
Billy Bragg
cover recording of:
Think Again
lyricist and composer:
Dick Gaughan
recording of:
Think Again
lyricist and composer:
Dick Gaughan
Billy Bragg3:33
21Walk Away Renee (version)Billy Bragg introducing Duane Tremelo2:25
22The Tatler
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
guitar:
Billy Bragg
vocals:
Billy Bragg
cover recording of:
The Tatler
lyricist and composer:
Ry Cooder and Russ Titelman
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd.
recording of:
The Tatler
lyricist and composer:
Ry Cooder and Russ Titelman
publisher:
Warner/Chappell Music International Ltd.
Billy Bragg3:40
23Deportees
cover recording of:
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (in 1948)
composer:
Martin Hoffman (in 1958)
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
arrangement of:
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (original poem)
recording of:
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (in 1948)
composer:
Martin Hoffman (in 1958)
publisher:
TRO Essex Music Ltd.
arrangement of:
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) (original poem)
Billy Bragg with Hank Wangford4:01
24Jeane
producer:
Kenny Jones and John Porter
guitar:
Billy Bragg
vocals:
Billy Bragg
cover recording of:
Jeane
lyricist:
Morrissey
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Universal Music and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
recording of:
Jeane
lyricist:
Morrissey
composer:
Johnny Marr
publisher:
Universal Music and Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Billy Bragg2:52
25Sin City
cover recording of:
Sin City
composer:
Chris Hillman and Gram Parsons
Billy Bragg with Hank Wangford3:34
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