The Roaring Forty | 1983 – 2023

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

Tracklist

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1Accident Waiting to Happen
engineer:
Victor van Vugt
producer:
Grant Showbiz
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg
bass guitar and electric guitar:
Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
J.F.T. Hood
background vocals:
Lorraine Bowen
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Accident Waiting to Happen
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
live recording of:
Accident Waiting to Happen
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
44:01
2Moving 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
42:34
3Everywhere
engineer:
Victor van Vugt
producer:
Grant Showbiz
acoustic guitar:
Billy Bragg
bass guitar:
Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
mandolin:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
piano:
Cara Tivey
violin:
Elliet Mackrell
vocals:
Billy Bragg
cover recording of:
Everywhere
writer:
Sid Griffin and Greg Trooper
recording of:
Everywhere
writer:
Sid Griffin and Greg Trooper
45:00
4Cindy of a Thousand Lives
engineer:
Victor van Vugt
producer:
Johnny Marr and Grant Showbiz
mixer:
Owen Morris
acoustic guitar and bass guitar:
Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
additional keyboard:
Billy Bragg
bass guitar:
Andy Hobson (UK bassist)
drums (drum set):
J.F.T. Hood
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg and Johnny Marr
percussion:
Jody Linscott
background vocals:
Kirsty MacColl and Cara Tivey
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Cindy of a Thousand Lives
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
34:14
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)
43:10
6Trust
engineer:
Victor van Vugt
producer:
Grant Showbiz
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg
clarinet:
Lorraine Bowen
flugelhorn:
Dave Woodhead (trumpeter)
keyboard:
Cara Tivey
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Trust
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
34:11
7God’s Footballer
engineer:
Victor van Vugt
producer:
Grant Showbiz
acoustic guitar:
Billy Bragg
keyboard:
Amanda Vincent
viola:
Mary Ramsey
background vocals:
Lorraine Bowen
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
God's Footballer
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
33:04
8The Few
engineer:
Victor van Vugt
producer:
Grant Showbiz
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg
bass guitar:
Andy Hobson (UK bassist)
drums (drum set):
J.F.T. Hood
electric guitar:
Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
keyboard:
Cara Tivey
trombone:
Caroline Hall (multi-instrumentalist performer: trombone, bass-clarinet, clarinet, flute, piano, vibraphone, accordion, percussion)
trumpet:
Dave Woodhead (trumpeter)
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
The Few
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
43:27
9Sexuality
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
3.753:46
10Mother of the Bride
engineer:
Victor van Vugt
producer:
Grant Showbiz
acoustic guitar:
Billy Bragg
acoustic guitar, bass guitar and mandolin:
Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
drums (drum set):
J.F.T. Hood
keyboard:
Amanda Vincent
violin:
Elliet Mackrell
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Mother of the Bride
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
43:34
11Tank 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
33:30
12Dolphins
engineer:
Victor van Vugt
producer:
Grant Showbiz
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg
piano and background vocals:
Cara Tivey
vocals:
Billy Bragg
cover recording of:
The Dolphins
lyricist and composer:
Fred Neil
34:19
13North Sea Bubble
engineer:
Owen Morris
producer:
Johnny Marr and Grant Showbiz
bass guitar:
James Eller
drums (drum set):
J.F.T. Hood
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
keyboard:
Cara Tivey
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
North Sea Bubble
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
43:19
14Rumours of War
engineer:
Victor van Vugt
producer:
Grant Showbiz
cello:
Julia Palmer
keyboard and piano:
Amanda Vincent
viola and violin:
Mary Ramsey
vocals:
Billy Bragg
strings arranger:
Mary Ramsey
recording of:
Rumours of War
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
32:50
15Wish You Were Her
engineer:
Victor van Vugt
producer:
Grant Showbiz
double bass:
Danny Thompson (English double bass player)
drums (drum set):
J.F.T. Hood
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
keyboard:
Amanda Vincent
percussion:
Jody Linscott
background vocals:
Lorraine Bowen, Steven Lewis (UN envoy to Africa), Victoria Taylor Roberts and Andy Szabo
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Wish You Were Her
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
32:47
16Body of Water
engineer:
Victor van Vugt
producer:
Grant Showbiz
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Billy Bragg
bass guitar and electric guitar:
Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
drums (drum set):
J.F.T. Hood
keyboard:
Cara Tivey
vocals:
Billy Bragg and Cara Tivey
recording of:
Body of Water
lyricist:
Billy Bragg
composer:
Billy Bragg and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
43:55
17Bad Penny
producer:
Grant Showbiz
bass:
Andy Hobson (UK bassist)
drums (drum set):
J.F.T. Hood
guitar:
Billy Bragg and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
piano:
Amanda Vincent
background vocals:
Kirsty MacColl
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Bad Penny
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
32:32
18Ontario, Quebec and Me
producer:
Grant Showbiz
guitar:
Billy Bragg
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Ontario, Quebec and Me
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
42:42
19Bread and Circuses
producer:
Grant Showbiz
bass and percussion:
Gary Smith (producer)
cello:
Julia Palmer
guitar and background vocals:
Billy Bragg
trumpet:
Dave Woodhead (trumpeter)
lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
recording of:
Bread and Circuses
writer:
Billy Bragg and Natalie Merchant
4:27
20Heart Like a Wheel
producer:
Grant Showbiz
piano:
Cara Tivey
vocals:
Billy Bragg and Cara Tivey
cover recording of:
Heart Like a Wheel
lyricist and composer:
Anna McGarrigle
32:45
21Accident Waiting to Happen (Red Star version)
producer:
Gary Smith (producer)
bass guitar:
Nigel Frydman
drums (drum set):
Rob Allum
guitar:
Billy Bragg and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
keyboard:
Cara Tivey
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
43:46
22Sulk
producer:
Gary Smith (producer)
bass guitar:
Nigel Frydman
drums (drum set):
Rob Allum
guitar:
Billy Bragg and Wiggy (member of Riff Raff)
keyboard:
Cara Tivey
vocals:
Billy Bragg and Cara Tivey
recording of:
Sulk
lyricist:
Billy Bragg
composer:
Billy Bragg and Cara Tivey
43:47
23Revolution
cover recording of:
Revolution (Beatles song)
written in:
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30)
writer:
John Lennon (The Beatles) (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30) and Paul McCartney (The Beatles) (from 1968-02 until 1968-05-30)
publisher:
Maclen Music, Inc. (U.S. based publisher for Lennon–McCartney), Music Corporation of America, Inc. (BMI‐affiliated music publisher of MCA Records, Inc.?), Northern Songs Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020) and Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
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