Must I Paint You a Picture?: The Essential Billy Bragg

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1A New England
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch
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, 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.
2:13
2The Man in the Iron Mask
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch
recorded at:
Chappell Music in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1983-02)
recording of:
The Man in the Iron Mask
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
2:14
3The Milkman of Human Kindness
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch
recorded at:
Chappell Music in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1983-02)
recording of:
The Milkman of Human Kindness
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
2:49
4To Have and to Have Not
recording engineer, engineer and producer:
Oliver Hitch
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, 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.
2:33
5A Lover Sings
engineer:
Kenny Jones (in 1984-07)
producer:
Ted de Bono
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
A Lover Sings (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:54
6St. Swithin's Day
engineer:
Kenny Jones (in 1984-07)
producer:
Ted de Bono
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, 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.
3:54
7The Saturday Boy
engineer:
Kenny Jones (in 1984-07)
producer:
Ted de Bono
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
The Saturday Boy (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:30
8Between the Wars
engineer and producer:
Kenny Jones
recorded at:
Focus Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1984-11)
recording of:
Between the Wars (in 1984-11)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:31
9The World Turned Upside Down
engineer and producer:
Kenny Jones
recorded at:
Focus Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1984-11)
recording of:
The World Turned Upside Down (in 1984-11)
lyricist and composer:
Leon Rosselson (in 1974)
2:36
10Levi 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
3:32
11Walk Away Renee2:26
12Greetings 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
3:32
13There 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)
2:49
14Help Save the Youth of America
engineer and producer:
Kenny Jones
live recording of:
Help Save the Youth of America
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:36
15The 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
3:57
16Must I Paint You a Picture
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (in 1988) and Wiggy (in 1988)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Wiggy (in 1998)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (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, 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 (in 1988) and Wiggy (in 1988)
12 string guitar, acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Wiggy (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, England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
recording of:
She’s Got a New Spell (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:26
18The Price I Pay
assistant engineer:
Graham Dear
engineer:
Martin Hayles
producer:
Joe Boyd (in 1988) and Wiggy (in 1988)
acoustic guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (in 1998)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1998) and Wiggy (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, 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 (in 1988) and Wiggy (in 1988)
double bass:
Danny Thompson (in 1998)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
flugelhorn:
Dave Woodhead (in 1998)
piano:
Cara Tivey (in 1998)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
recorded at:
Pavilion Studios in 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 (in 1988) and Wiggy (in 1988)
electric bass guitar:
Bruce Thomas (in 1998)
electric guitar:
Martin Belmont (in 1998), Billy Bragg (in 1998) and Wiggy (in 1998)
membranophone:
Micky Waller (in 1998)
piano:
Cara Tivey (in 1998)
background vocals:
Jayne Creamer (in 1998), Kaya Jenner (in 1998), George Peckham (in 1998), Michelle Shocked (in 1998), Cara Tivey (in 1998) and Wiggy (in 1998)
vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
recorded at:
Pavilion Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1998)
recording of:
Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards (in 1998)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
4:36
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