Reaching to the Converted


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" and "Walk Away Renee".
The original album cover has the subtitle "".

Track listing

All tracks composed by Billy Bragg; except where indicated
  1. "Shirley"
  2. "Sulk"
  3. "Accident Waiting to Happen"
  4. "The Boy Done Good"
  5. "Heart Like a Wheel"
  6. "Bad Penny"
  7. "Ontario, Quebec and Me"
  8. "Walk Away Renée"
  9. "Rule Nor Reason"
  10. "Days Like These"
  11. "Think Again"
  12. "Scholarship Is the Enemy of Romance"
  13. "Wishing the Days Away"
  14. "The Tatler"
  15. "Jeane"
  16. "She's Leaving Home"
  17. "I Don't Need This Pressure Ron"

    Song details

"Shirley" - Previously unreleased version of "Greetings to the New Brunette", recorded in 1992.
"Sulk" & "Accident Waiting to Happen" - B & A-side GO! Discs #67.
"The Boy Done Good" - A-side of Cooking Vinyl #064
"Heart Like a Wheel" - B-side of "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood" GO! Discs #60
"Bad Penny" - B-side of "Sexuality" GO! Discs #56
"Ontario, Quebec and Me" - B-side of "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood" GO! Discs #60
"Walk Away Renee" - B-side of "Levi Stubbs' Tears" GO! Discs #12
"Rule Nor Reason" - B-Side of "Upfield" Cooking Vinyl #051
"Days Like These" - A-side GO! Discs #8
"Think Again" - B-side of "Levi Stubbs' Tears" GO! Discs #12
"Scholarship Is the Enemy of Romance" - B-side of "Days Like These" GO! Discs #8
"Wishing the Days Away" - B-side of "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards" GO! Discs #23
"The Tatler" & "Jeane" - B-side of "Greetings to the New Brunette" GO! Discs #15
"She's Leaving Home" - A-side of ChildLine #1
"I Don't Need This Pressure Ron" - B-side of "Days Like These" GO! Discs #8