Mermaid Avenue: The Complete Sessions

~ Release by Billy Bragg & Wilco (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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CD 1: Mermaid Avenue
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Walt Whitman’s NieceBilly Bragg & Wilco43:54
2California StarsBilly Bragg & Wilco4.754:59
3Way Over Yonder in the Minor KeyBilly Bragg & Wilco3.754:06
4Birds and Ships
acoustic guitar:
Billy Bragg
guest lead vocals:
Natalie Merchant
recording of:
Birds and Ships
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
Billy Bragg feat. Natalie Merchant42:16
5Hoodoo VoodooBilly Bragg & Wilco4.53:12
6She Came Along to Me
acoustic guitar and harmonica:
Jeff Tweedy
acoustic guitar, electric bass guitar and slide guitar and background vocals:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ken Coomer
Hammond organ and acoustic guitar:
John Stirratt
slide guitar:
Bob Egan
lead vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
She Came Along to Me
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) (in 1998), Billy Bragg (in 1998) and Jeff Tweedy (in 1998)
Billy Bragg & Wilco3.653:28
7At My Window Sad and LonelyBilly Bragg & Wilco3.353:28
8Ingrid Bergman
engineer:
Jerry Boys
producer:
Billy Bragg, Grant Showbiz and Wilco (American alternative rock band)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998-01)
recorded at:
Totally Wired in Dublin (in 1998-01)
recording of:
Ingrid Bergman (in 1998-01)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1950)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
Billy Bragg3.51:50
9Christ for President
acoustic bass guitar and bass pedals:
John Stirratt
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
banjo, clavinet and piano:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
drums (drum set) and percussion:
Ken Coomer
guitar:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Christ for President
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) (in 1997) and Jeff Tweedy (in 1997)
Billy Bragg & Wilco3.352:43
10I Guess I Planted
acoustic guitar and handclaps and lead vocals:
Billy Bragg
drums (drum set) and handclaps:
Ken Coomer
electric bass guitar and handclaps:
John Stirratt
electric guitar and handclaps:
Jeff Tweedy
guest handclaps and guest background vocals:
Corey Harris
Hammond organ, handclaps and piano:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
background vocals:
Jay Bennett (Wilco), Ken Coomer, John Stirratt and Jeff Tweedy
recording of:
I Guess I Planted
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
Billy Bragg & Wilco3.653:33
11One by One
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
drums (drum set):
Ken Coomer
electric bass guitar:
John Stirratt
organ and piano:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
pedal steel guitar:
Bob Egan
recording of:
One by One
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1939)
composer:
Jeff Tweedy (in 1997)
Wilco43:26
12Eisler on the Go
banjo and guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Bragg
melodica, percussion and piano:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
percussion:
Ken Coomer
recording of:
Eisler on the Go
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
Billy Bragg & Wilco3.652:58
13Hesitating Beauty
drums (drum set):
Ken Coomer
electric bass guitar:
John Stirratt
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg
electric guitar and piano and background vocals:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
lead vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
recording of:
Hesitating Beauty
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1949)
composer:
Jeff Tweedy (in 1997)
Billy Bragg & Wilco43:06
14Another Man’s Done Gone
grand piano:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
lead vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
recording of:
Another Man’s Done Gone
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
Wilco3.651:36
15The Unwelcome Guest
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Bragg
acoustic guitar and harmonica and background vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
drums (drum set):
Ken Coomer
electric bass guitar:
John Stirratt
grand piano and melodica:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
pedal steel guitar:
Bob Egan
recording of:
The Unwelcome Guest
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1996)
Billy Bragg & Wilco3.655:06
CD 2: Mermaid Avenue, Vol. II
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Airline to Heaven
acoustic guitar, handclaps and mellotron and lead vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
handclaps:
John Stirratt
handclaps, musical saw, shakers and slide guitar:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
background vocals:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) and John Stirratt
recording of:
Airline to Heaven
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (until 1939)
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) (until 1997) and Jeff Tweedy (until 1997)
Wilco44:50
2My Flying Saucer
engineer:
Jerry Boys
producer:
Billy Bragg, Grant Showbiz and Wilco (American alternative rock band)
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Billy Bragg (in 1998-01)
acoustic guitar, baritone guitar and electric guitar:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) (in 1998-01)
cabasa:
Jeff Tweedy (in 1998-01)
electric bass guitar and guitar:
John Stirratt (in 1998-01)
guest tambourine:
Ken Coomer (in 1998-01)
recorded at:
Totally Wired in Dublin (in 1998-01)
recording of:
My Flying Saucer (in 1998-01)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1950)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1995)
Billy Bragg & Wilco41:45
3Feed of ManBilly Bragg & Wilco54:05
4Hot Rod HotelBilly Bragg & Wilco43:16
5I Was Born
acoustic guitar:
Billy Bragg
vocals:
Natalie Merchant
recording of:
I Was Born
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (until 1950)
composer:
Billy Bragg (until 1996)
Billy Bragg3.651:50
6Secret of the Sea
12 string guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
acoustic guitar, baritone guitar, electric guitar, electric sitar, organ, piano, slide guitar and tambourine:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
bass guitar:
John Stirratt
membranophone:
Ken Coomer
background vocals:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) and John Stirratt
recording of:
Secret of the Sea
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (until 1939)
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) (until 1999) and Jeff Tweedy (until 1999)
Wilco42:39
7Stetson Kennedy
acoustic guitar:
Billy Bragg
bass guitar:
John Stirratt
membranophone:
Ken Coomer
solo electric guitar:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Stetson Kennedy
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (until 1950)
composer:
Billy Bragg (until 1997)
Billy Bragg & Wilco52:38
8Remember the Mountain Bed
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
bass guitar:
John Stirratt
classical guitar [nylon string guitar] and organ:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
membranophone:
Ken Coomer
piano:
Leroy Bach
background vocals:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) and John Stirratt
recording of:
Remember the Mountain Bed
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (until 1944)
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) (until 1999) and Jeff Tweedy (until 1999)
Wilco56:26
9Blood of the Lamb
acoustic guitar:
Billy Bragg
acoustic guitar and slide guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
double bass:
John Stirratt
Hammond organ, farfisa and piano and background vocals:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
membranophone:
Ken Coomer
recording of:
Blood of the Lamb
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (until 1955)
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) (until 1997) and Jeff Tweedy (until 1997)
Billy Bragg & Wilco44:16
10Aginst th’ LawBilly Bragg & Wilco43:01
11All You Fascists
bass guitar:
John Stirratt
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg and Jeff Tweedy
harmonica and slide guitar:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
membranophone:
Ken Coomer
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
All You Fascists (music by Billy Bragg)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
is based on:
All You Fascists (music by Woody Guthrie)
Billy Bragg & Wilco52:43
12Joe DiMaggio Done It Again
acoustic guitar and lead vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
banjo and solo acoustic guitar:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
double bass:
John Stirratt
mandolin:
Ben Ivitsky
percussion:
Ken Coomer
violin:
Eliza Carthy
background vocals:
Jay Bennett (Wilco), Ken Coomer and John Stirratt
recording of:
Joe DiMaggio Done It Again
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (until 1949)
composer:
Billy Bragg (until 1995)
Wilco42:30
13Meanest ManBilly Bragg & Wilco53:44
14Black Wind Blowing
resonator guitar:
Billy Bragg
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
Black Wind Blowing
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg (until 1997)
Billy Bragg52:58
15Someday Some Morning Sometime
bell, double bass and membranophone:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
Wurlitzer electric piano and acoustic guitar:
Jeff Tweedy
vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
recording of:
Someday Some Morning Sometime
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (until 1948)
composer:
Jeff Tweedy (until 2000)
Wilco52:51
CD 3: Mermaid Avenue, Vol. III
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Bugeye Jim
recording of:
Bugeye Jim
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Ludlow Music and Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc.
Billy Bragg3:14
2When the Roses Bloom Again
recording of:
When the Roses Bloom Again
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. and Words Ampersand Music
Billy Bragg & Wilco54:07
3Gotta Work
Wilco2:12
4My Thirty Thousand
recording of:
My Thirty Thousand
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc.
Billy Bragg & Wilco2:37
5Ought to Be Satisfied NowBilly Bragg3:30
6Listening to the Wind That Blows
Wilco5:03
7Go Down to the WaterBilly Bragg4:31
8Chain of Broken Hearts
Wilco3:27
9Jailcell Blues
recording of:
Jailcell Blues
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Billy Bragg & Wilco2:23
10Don’t You Marry
recording of:
Don't You Marry
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd. and Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc.
Billy Bragg3:14
11Give Me a Nail
additional producer:
Grant Showbiz
producer:
Billy Bragg and Wilco (American alternative rock band)
recording of:
Give Me a Nail
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd. and Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc.
Billy Bragg & Wilco1:38
12The Jolly Banker
acoustic guitar:
Jeff Tweedy
bass guitar [bass]:
John Stirratt
drums (drum set) [drums] and percussion [Jim Scott's cash and garden tools]:
Glenn Kotche
effects [Leslie cab] and Hammond organ [Hammond B3]:
Mikael Jorgensen
harpsichord:
Pat Sansone
lap steel guitar [lap steel]:
Nels Cline (US rock/jazz guitarist and composer)
other instruments [a garden tool]:
Leslie Feist (Canadian singer-songwriter, performs as Feist)
vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
cover recording of:
The Jolly Banker
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
Wilco3:26
13Union Prayer
recording of:
Union Prayer
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Billy Bragg4:09
14Be Kind to the Boy on the Road
additional producer:
Grant Showbiz
producer:
Billy Bragg and Wilco (American alternative rock band)
recording of:
Be Kind to the Boy on the Road
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Billy Bragg & Wilco3:42
15Ain’ta Gonna Grieve
additional producer:
Grant Showbiz
producer:
Billy Bragg and Wilco (American alternative rock band)
acoustic guitar and electric guitar [lead electric guitar]:
Jeff Tweedy
bass pedals [Farfisa bass pedals], Hammond organ [Hammond B3] and piano:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
guitar:
Corey Harris
mandolin:
Billy Bragg
membranophone:
Ken Coomer
vocals:
Jeff Tweedy
recording of:
Ain'ta Gonna Grieve
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) and Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Ver Music, Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc., Words Ampersand Music and You Want a Piece of This Music
Billy Bragg & Wilco4:47
16Tea Bag Blues
recording of:
Tea Bag Blues
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Corey Harris
publisher:
Njumba Music, Small Scale Music and Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc.
Billy Bragg3:59
17I’m Out to Get
additional producer:
Grant Showbiz
producer:
Billy Bragg and Wilco (American alternative rock band)
acoustic guitar:
Jeff Tweedy
banjo, guitar and mandolin:
Jay Bennett (Wilco)
bass:
John Stirratt
electric guitar:
Billy Bragg and Corey Harris
membranophone:
Ken Coomer
vocals:
Billy Bragg
recording of:
I'm Out to Get
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Sony/ATV Music Publishing (UK) Ltd.
Billy Bragg & Wilco3:58
DVD-Video 4: Man in the Sand (documentary)
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Man in the Sand: All Aboard: Okfusgee Co., Oklahoma (Way Over Yonder in Minor Key)
partial recording of:
Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
[dialogue] by Nora Guthrie; music by Billy Bragg4:15
2Man in the Sand: The Homestead (I Ain't Got No Home / This Land Is Your Land)
partial recording of:
I Ain’t Got No Home
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1938)
partial recording of:
This Land Is Your Land
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16378)
is based on:
When the World's on Fire
[dialogue] with Billy Bragg & by Nora Guthrie; music by Woody Guthrie7:38
3Man in the Sand: First Stop: Pampa, TX
[dialogue] with Billy Bragg & by Nora Guthrie1:36
4Man in the Sand: Next Stop: California (California Stars / This Land Is Your Land)
partial recording of:
California Stars
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) (in 1997) and Jeff Tweedy (in 1997)
partial cover recording of:
This Land Is Your Land
lyricist and composer:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 16378)
is based on:
When the World's on Fire
[dialogue] by Nora Guthrie; music by Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett / Arlo Guthrie / Billy Bragg5:40
5Man in the Sand: Last Stop: The Big "Red" Apple (Here Comes the Train / Ingrid Bergman)
partial recording of:
Here Comes the Train
writer:
Corey Harris
partial recording of:
Ingrid Bergman
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1950)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
[dialogue] by Nora Guthrie; music by Corey Harris / Billy Bragg5:09
6Man in the Sand: The Political Stage (There Is Power in a Union / Ideology)
partial recording of:
Ideology
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
partial recording of:
There Is Power in a Union (with lyrics by Billy Bragg)
lyricist and arranger:
Billy Bragg
is based on:
Battle Cry of Freedom
[dialogue] by Nora Guthrie; music by Billy Bragg2:39
7Man in the Sand: Barking, Essex (Between the Wars)
partial recording of:
Between the Wars
lyricist and composer:
Billy Bragg
[dialogue] by Nora Guthrie; music by Billy Bragg2:32
8Man in the Sand: More Than Scraps of Paper (She Came Along to Me)
partial recording of:
She Came Along to Me
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco) (in 1998), Billy Bragg (in 1998) and Jeff Tweedy (in 1998)
[dialogue] by Nora Guthrie; music by Billy Bragg, Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett6:25
9Man in the Sand: Chicago: Rehearsals with Wilco (Go Down to the Water / Feed of Man / Birds and Ships / All You Fascists Bound to Lose / When the Roses Bloom Again)
partial recording of:
All You Fascists (music by Billy Bragg)
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1942)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
is based on:
All You Fascists (music by Woody Guthrie)
partial recording of:
Birds and Ships
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
partial recording of:
Feed of Man
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Jeff Tweedy (until 1998)
partial recording of:
Go Down to the Water
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd. and Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc.
partial recording of:
When the Roses Bloom Again
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Jeff Tweedy
publisher:
Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc. and Words Ampersand Music
[dialogue] by Nora Guthrie; music by Billy Bragg, Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett10:26
10Man in the Sand: Dublin: Recording the Album (The Unwelcome Guest / At My Window Sad and Lonely)
partial recording of:
At My Window Sad and Lonely
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1939)
composer:
Jeff Tweedy (in 1997)
partial recording of:
The Unwelcome Guest
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1996)
[dialogue] by Peter Jenner, Nora Guthrie; music by Billy Bragg, Jeff Tweedy6:18
11Man in the Sand: Boston with Natalie Merchant (I Was Born / Birds and Ships / Way Over Yonder in Minor Key / Ingrid Bergman)
partial recording of:
Birds and Ships
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
partial recording of:
I Was Born
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (until 1950)
composer:
Billy Bragg (until 1996)
partial recording of:
Ingrid Bergman
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1950)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
partial recording of:
Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1997)
[dialogue] by Nora Guthrie; music by Natalie Merchant, Billy Bragg11:17
12Man in the Sand: Woody Says So Long (At My Window Sad and Lonely / Another Man's Done Gone)
partial recording of:
Another Man’s Done Gone
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg (in 1998)
partial recording of:
At My Window Sad and Lonely
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1939)
composer:
Jeff Tweedy (in 1997)
[dialogue] by Nora Guthrie; music by Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett10:15
13Man in the Sand: London: Cutting the Album (Hoodoo Voodoo)
partial recording of:
Hoodoo Voodoo
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Jay Bennett (Wilco), Billy Bragg, Ken Coomer, Corey Harris, John Stirratt and Jeff Tweedy
[dialogue] by Grant Showbiz, Peter Jenner; music by Jeff Tweedy, Jay Bennett, Billy Bragg, John Stirratt, Ken Coomer11:23
14Man in the Sand: [credits] (Go Down to the Water)
partial recording of:
Go Down to the Water
lyricist:
Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter)
composer:
Billy Bragg
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing International MGB Ltd. and Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc.
Billy Bragg1:52