Mermaid Avenue Vol. III

by Billy Bragg & Wilco

Mermaid Avenue Vol. III cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 April 2012
  • Label: Nonesuch
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:00:04
  • Community rating: 3.9/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released in 2012, 'Mermaid Avenue Vol. III' continues the collaborative project between Billy Bragg and Wilco[cite: 5]. Issued through Nonesuch Records, the Americana album features recordings that pair Woody Guthrie's unused lyrics with original contemporary instrumentation[cite: 5].

Genres

Descriptors: Acoustic, Folk, Political, roots

Tracklist

  1. Bugeye Jim (3:14)
  2. When The Roses Bloom Again (4:07)
  3. Gotta Work (2:12)
  4. My Thirty Thousand (2:36)
  5. Ought To Be Satisfied Now (3:30)
  6. Listening To The Wind That Blows (5:03)
  7. Go Down To The Water (4:31)
  8. Chain Of Broken Hearts (3:27)
  9. Jailcell Blues (2:23)
  10. Don't You Marry (3:14)
  11. Give Me A Nail (1:38)
  12. The Jolly Banker (3:26)
  13. Union Prayer (4:09)
  14. Be Kind To The Boy On The Road (3:42)
  15. Ain'ta Gonna Grieve (4:47)
  16. Tea Bag Blues (3:59)
  17. I'm Out To Get (3:58)

Credits

  • Chris Bellman - lacquer cut by
  • Jeff Tweedy - acoustic guitar, vocals, music by, acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar [12-string electric guitar], electric guitar [12-string electric guitar], acoustic guitar, lead guitar [lead electric guitar], electric guitar [lead electric guitar], vocals, Guitar, Electric Guitar
  • John Stirratt - bass, bass guitar
  • Ken Coomer - drums, percussion, drums, tambourine, whistle, drums [small drum drums]
  • Corey Harris - lap steel guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals, music by, electric guitar, Guitar
  • Bob Egan - pedal steel guitar
  • Will D. Cobb - words by
  • Ben Ivitsky - viola
  • Billy Bragg - Primary Artist, Music By, Resonator Guitar, Vocals, Guitar, Electric Guitar, Tenor Banjo, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Backing Vocals
  • Wilco - Primary Artist
  • Woody Guthrie - Words By, Music By
  • Jay Bennett - Keyboards, Banjo, Melodica, Backing Vocals, Mandolin, Harmonica, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Organ, Music By, Electric Organ [Hammond B3], Organ [Farfisa Bass Pedals], Guitar [High-Strung Epiphone Guitar]
  • Eliza Carthy - Violin
  • Glenn Kotche - Drums, Percussion [Jim Scott's Cash And Garden Tools]
  • Mikael Jorgensen - Electric Organ [Hammond B3], Sounds [Leslie Cab]
  • Pat Sansone - Harpsichord
  • Nels Cline - Lap Steel Guitar
  • Leslie Feist - Percussion [A Garden Tool]
  • Jason Tobias - Recorded By [Additional Recording]
  • Jim Scott - Recorded By, Mixed By

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