The Roaring Forty | 1983 – 2023

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

Tracklist

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1It Says Here
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:
It Says Here (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
4:18
2Love Gets Dangerous
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:
Love Gets Dangerous (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:25
3The Myth of Trust
recording of:
The Myth of Trust
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:56
4From a Vauxhall Velox
recording of:
From a Vauxhall Velox
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:33
5The 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
3:32
6Island of No Return
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:
Island of No Return (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:36
7St. 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.
3:51
8Like Soldiers Do
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:
Like Soldiers Do (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:41
9This Guitar Says Sorry
engineer:
Kenny Jones (in 1984-07)
producer:
Ted de Bono
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
live recording of:
This Guitar Says Sorry (on 1983-07-27)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
This Guitar Says Sorry (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:31
10Strange Things Happen
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:
Strange Things Happen (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:41
11A 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
3:53
12It Must Be a River
recording of:
It Must Be a River (on 1984-01-17)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:18
13Won’t Talk About It
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
samples:
Levi Stubbs’ Tears by Billy Bragg
recording of:
Won’t Talk About It (original version) (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
5:06
14Talking Wag Club Blues
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
recording of:
Talking Wag Club Blues (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:58
15You Got the Power
recorded at:
Berry Street Studio in Islington, London, England, United Kingdom (in 1984-07)
medley including a cover recording of:
You’ve Got the Power (in 1984-07)
lyricist and composer:
James Brown and Johnny Terry
recording of:
You’ve Got the Power
lyricist and composer:
James Brown and Johnny Terry
3:10
16The Last Time
cover recording of:
The Last Time (on 1986-01-10)
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music, Inc., Cromwell Music, Cromwell Music of Australia Pty. Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
recording of:
The Last Time
writer:
Mick Jagger and Keith Richards
publisher:
ABKCO Music, ABKCO Music, Inc., Cromwell Music, Cromwell Music of Australia Pty. Ltd. and Westminster Music Ltd.
2:55
17Back to the Old House
cover recording of:
Back to the Old House (on 1986-01-10)
lyricist:
Morrissey
composer:
Johnny Marr
recording of:
Back to the Old House
lyricist:
Morrissey
composer:
Johnny Marr
2:52
18A Lover Sings (alternative version)
recorded in:
Chiswick, Hounslow, London, England, United Kingdom (on 1986-01-10)
recording engineer:
Wiggy (on 1986-01-10)
guitar and tambourine:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-01-10)
vocals:
Johnny Marr (on 1986-01-10)
recording of:
A Lover Sings (on 1986-01-10)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
3:58
19Between 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
2:29
20Which Side Are You On?
arranger:
Billy Bragg
recorded at:
Focus Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1984-11)
recording of:
Which Side Are You On? (lyrics by Billy Bragg) (in 1984-11)
lyricist:
Billy Bragg
composer:
[traditional]
version of:
Which Side Are You On? (original version by Florence Reece)
2:34
21World 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
22It Says Here (alternative version)
recorded at:
Focus Studios in London, England, United Kingdom (in 1984-11)
recording of:
It Says Here (in 1984-11)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:35
23Days Like These
recording of:
Days Like These
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:21
24I Don’t Need This Pressure Ron
producer:
Ted de Bono
vocals:
Billy Bragg and Robert Handley
recording of:
I Don't Need This Pressure Ron
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
1:57
25Scholarship Is the Enemy of Romance
producer:
Ted de Bono
guitar:
Billy Bragg
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Scholarship Is the Enemy of Romance
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:22
26Between the Wars
live recording of:
Between the Wars
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
2:32
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