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verification. (May 2010) |
Reaching to the Converted | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | August 1999 | |||
Genre | Rock, folk | |||
Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
Producer | Grant Showbiz, Gary Smith, John Porter, Kenny Jones, Edward de Bono | |||
Billy Bragg chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
BBC | (positive) [2] |
NME | (8/10) [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Reaching to the Converted is an album by Billy Bragg released in August 1999. It is a collection of B-sides and rarities that spans Billy's entire career. It includes variations on old favorites, such as " Greetings to the New Brunette" (retitled "Shirley") and "Walk Away Renee". None of the tracks on the album were reissued as extras for Bragg's box sets, Volume 1 and Volume 2.
The original album cover has the subtitle "(Minding The Gaps)".
All tracks composed by Billy Bragg; except where indicated
"Shirley" - Previously unreleased version of " Greetings to the New Brunette", recorded in 1992.
"Sulk" & "Accident Waiting to Happen" - B & A-side GO! Discs [U.K.] #67 (2/92).
"The Boy Done Good" - A-side of Cooking Vinyl [U.K.] #064 (5/97)
"Heart Like a Wheel" - B-side of "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood" GO! Discs [U.K.] #60 (8/91)
"Bad Penny" - B-side of "Sexuality" GO! Discs [U.K.] #56 (6/91)
"Ontario, Quebec and Me" - B-side of "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood" GO! Discs [U.K.] #60 (8/91)
"Walk Away Renee" - B-side of " Levi Stubbs' Tears" GO! Discs [U.K.] #12 (6/86)
"Rule Nor Reason" - B-Side of "Upfield" Cooking Vinyl [U.K.] #051 (9/96)
"Days Like These" (UK Version) - A-side GO! Discs [U.K.] #8 (12/85)
"Think Again" - B-side of "Levi Stubbs' Tears" GO! Discs [U.K.] #12 (6/86)
"Scholarship Is the Enemy of Romance" - B-side of "Days Like These" GO! Discs [U.K.] #8 (12/85)
"Wishing the Days Away" (Ballad Version) - B-side of " Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards" GO! Discs [U.K.] #23 (8/88)
"The Tatler" & "Jeane" - B-side of "Greetings to the New Brunette" GO! Discs [U.K.] #15 (11/86)
"She's Leaving Home" - A-side of ChildLine [U.K.] #1 (5/88)
"I Don't Need This Pressure Ron" - B-side of "Days Like These" GO! Discs [U.K.] #8 (12/85)
All information is from album liner notes unless otherwise noted. [5]
rolling stone billy bragg album guide.
This article needs additional citations for
verification. (May 2010) |
Reaching to the Converted | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Compilation album by | ||||
Released | August 1999 | |||
Genre | Rock, folk | |||
Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
Producer | Grant Showbiz, Gary Smith, John Porter, Kenny Jones, Edward de Bono | |||
Billy Bragg chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
BBC | (positive) [2] |
NME | (8/10) [3] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
Reaching to the Converted is an album by Billy Bragg released in August 1999. It is a collection of B-sides and rarities that spans Billy's entire career. It includes variations on old favorites, such as " Greetings to the New Brunette" (retitled "Shirley") and "Walk Away Renee". None of the tracks on the album were reissued as extras for Bragg's box sets, Volume 1 and Volume 2.
The original album cover has the subtitle "(Minding The Gaps)".
All tracks composed by Billy Bragg; except where indicated
"Shirley" - Previously unreleased version of " Greetings to the New Brunette", recorded in 1992.
"Sulk" & "Accident Waiting to Happen" - B & A-side GO! Discs [U.K.] #67 (2/92).
"The Boy Done Good" - A-side of Cooking Vinyl [U.K.] #064 (5/97)
"Heart Like a Wheel" - B-side of "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood" GO! Discs [U.K.] #60 (8/91)
"Bad Penny" - B-side of "Sexuality" GO! Discs [U.K.] #56 (6/91)
"Ontario, Quebec and Me" - B-side of "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood" GO! Discs [U.K.] #60 (8/91)
"Walk Away Renee" - B-side of " Levi Stubbs' Tears" GO! Discs [U.K.] #12 (6/86)
"Rule Nor Reason" - B-Side of "Upfield" Cooking Vinyl [U.K.] #051 (9/96)
"Days Like These" (UK Version) - A-side GO! Discs [U.K.] #8 (12/85)
"Think Again" - B-side of "Levi Stubbs' Tears" GO! Discs [U.K.] #12 (6/86)
"Scholarship Is the Enemy of Romance" - B-side of "Days Like These" GO! Discs [U.K.] #8 (12/85)
"Wishing the Days Away" (Ballad Version) - B-side of " Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards" GO! Discs [U.K.] #23 (8/88)
"The Tatler" & "Jeane" - B-side of "Greetings to the New Brunette" GO! Discs [U.K.] #15 (11/86)
"She's Leaving Home" - A-side of ChildLine [U.K.] #1 (5/88)
"I Don't Need This Pressure Ron" - B-side of "Days Like These" GO! Discs [U.K.] #8 (12/85)
All information is from album liner notes unless otherwise noted. [5]
rolling stone billy bragg album guide.