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". 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 "".

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.
  • Billy Bragg – vocals, guitar
  • Wiggy – lead guitar
  • Cara Tivey – vocals, keyboards
  • Nigel Frydman – bass
  • Rob Allum – drums
"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
  • Billy Bragg – vocals
  • Cara Tivey – vocals, keyboards
"Bad Penny" – B-side of "Sexuality" GO! Discs #56
  • Billy Bragg – vocals, guitar
  • Wiggy – Guitar
  • Amanda Vincent – piano
  • Andy Hobson – bass
  • JFT Hood – drums
  • Kirsty MacColl – backing vocals
"Ontario, Quebec and Me" – B-side of "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood" GO! Discs #60
  • Billy Bragg – vocals, guitar
"Walk Away Renee" – B-side of "Levi Stubbs' Tears" GO! Discs #12
"Rule Nor Reason" – B-Side of "Upfield" Cooking Vinyl #051
  • Billy Bragg – vocals, guitar
  • Cara Tivey – harmonium
"Days Like These" – A-side GO! Discs #8
  • Billy Bragg – vocals, guitar
"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
  • Billy Bragg – guitar, vocals
"Wishing the Days Away" – B-side of "Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards" GO! Discs #23
  • Billy Bragg – vocals
  • Cara Tivey – keyboards
"The Tatler" & "Jeane" – B-side of "Greetings to the New Brunette" GO! Discs #15
  • Billy Bragg – vocals, guitar
"She's Leaving Home" – A-side of ChildLine #1
  • Billy Bragg – vocals
  • Cara Tivey – vocals, piano, recorders
"I Don't Need This Pressure Ron" – B-side of "Days Like These" GO! Discs #8
  • Billy Bragg – vocals
  • Robert Handley – vocals