Reaching to the Converted
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| Compilation album by Billy Bragg | ||||
| Released | August 1999 | |||
| Genre | Rock folk | |||
| Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
| Producer | Grant Showbiz, Gary Smith, John Porter, Kenny Jones, Edward de Bono | |||
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| BBC | (positive) |
| NME | (8/10) |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide |  |
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".
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.
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