Reaching to the Converted (1999)

About this title: This is no ragtag rummage sale of leftovers, castoffs, and third-rate rejects. Having previously purchased the ten singles Reaching is culled from, spanning 1985-1997, one nevertheless revels in the poignant, luxurious breadth of Bragg's heart and brain. Like Bragg's real LPs, this is a roadmap to the spectrum of feeling, from bliss to misery and every destination in between. One experiences the heart-busting sweetness of "Ontario, Quebec and Me," the contented, bubbling joy of "The Boy Done Good," the knowing shrug of "Bad Penny," the regretful resignation of a revamped (by an inspired ... read more

Tracks:

1. Shirley [Bragg]
2. Sulk [Bragg/Tivey]
3. Accident Waiting to Happen [Red Star Version] [Bragg]
4. The Boy Done Good [Bragg/Marr]
5. Heart Like a Wheel [McGarrigle]
6. Bad Penny [Bragg]
7. Ontario, Quebec and Me [Bragg]
8. Walk Away Renee [Version] [Brown/Calilli/Sanso]
9. Rule nor Reason [Bragg]
10. Days Like These [UK Version] [Bragg]
11. Think Again [Gaughan]
12. Scholarship Is the Enemy of Romance [Bragg]
13. Wishing the Days Away [Ballad Version] [Bragg]
14. The Tatler [Cooder/Titelman]
15. Jeane [Morrissey/Marr]
16. She's Leaving Home [Lennon/McCartney]
17. I Don't Need This Pressure Ron [Bragg]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.