Don't Try This at Home (Billy Bragg album)

Don't Try This at Home
Studio album by
Billy Bragg
Released16 September 1991 (1991-09-16)
RecordedOctober 1990–July 1991
StudioPavilion Studios, London W10; Cathouse Studios, Streatham; Sonet Studio, London; Clear, Manchester; John Keane Studios, Athens, Georgia; Jester House, Athens, Georgia
GenreAlternative rock, folk rock, folk punk
Length56:37
LabelElektra (US), Go! Discs (UK), Cooking Vinyl (UK)
ProducerGrant Showbiz, Johnny Marr
Billy Bragg chronology
The Peel Sessions Album
(1991) 		Don't Try This at Home
(1991) 		William Bloke
(1996)
Singles from Don't Try This at Home
  1. "Sexuality"
    Released: 1 June 1991[1]
  2. "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood"
    Released: 7 September 1991[2]
  3. "Accident Waiting to Happen (Red Star Version)"
    Released: 23 February 1992[3]

Don't Try This at Home is the sixth album by urban folk artist Billy Bragg, released on 16 September 1991 by Go! Discs.[4][5] It reached #8 on the UK Albums Chart.[6]

"Sexuality" was released as a single which reached #27 on the UK charts and #2 on the U.S. Modern Rock charts. Johnny Marr of the Smiths co-wrote "Sexuality" and helped to produce three tracks.

The song "Cindy of a Thousand Lives" is about photographer Cindy Sherman.

"Tank Park Salute" is about his father, Dennis Bragg, who died of lung cancer when Bragg was 18. He said that for a show in Barking, where he grew up, he was so moved by the presence of his mother and brother in the audience that he kept a copy of the lyrics in case he forgot them while performing.[7]

R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe and Peter Buck contribute to "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood." The song was named after a drawing by Woody Guthrie, whose unpublished lyrics were set to music by Bragg and Wilco on the Mermaid Avenue albums a few years later.[8]

"Dolphins" is a cover of the Fred Neil song.

The song "God's Footballer" is about former professional football player Peter Knowles who spent his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers before voluntarily ending his football career to become a Jehovah's Witness.[9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Chicago Tribune[11]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[12]
NME9/10[13]
The Philadelphia Inquirer[14]
Q[15]
Rolling Stone[16]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[17]
Select5/5[18]
Smash Hits7/10[19]

Don't Try This at Home was released to positive reviews from music critics.[4] Writing for Select, Michele Kirsch found that Bragg had subverted "every pigeonhole he's ever had the misfortune to be bunged into by both the critics and, to some extent, himself."[18] David Quantick of NME praised the record's "imagination" and noted the presence of "many occasions when your actual Bragg sound is radically altered", concluding that Bragg had "shrugged off the demons of despond and made his best album."[13]

Track listing

Adapted from album liner notes.[20][21]

All tracks written by Billy Bragg except where noted.

  1. "Accident Waiting to Happen" – 4:01
  2. "Moving the Goalposts" – 2:34
  3. "Everywhere" (Greg Trooper, Sid Griffin) – 5:01
  4. "Cindy of a Thousand Lives" – 4:15
  5. "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood" (Bragg, Peter Buck) – 3:11
  6. "Trust" – 4:13
  7. "God's Footballer" – 3:04
  8. "The Few" – 3:27
  9. "Sexuality" (Bragg, Johnny Marr) – 3:49
  10. "Mother of the Bride" – 3:36
  11. "Tank Park Salute" – 3:30
  12. "Dolphins" (Fred Neil) – 4:20
  13. "North Sea Bubble" – 3:19
  14. "Rumours of War" – 2:50
  15. "Wish You Were Her" – 2:46
  16. "Body of Water" (Bragg, Philip Wigg aka "Wiggy") – 3:58
Japanese bonus tracks
  2. "Bad Penny" (B-side of "Sexuality") – 2:49
  3. "Bread and Circuses" (Bragg, Natalie Merchant) (B-side of "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood") – 4:23
  4. "Sexuality (London Remix)" (Bragg, Marr) (B-side of "Sexuality") – 6:27

Bonus disc track listing

Along with a remastered album, a second bonus disc was released by Yep Roc Records (in the U.S.) and Cooking Vinyl (in the U.K.) in 2006. The new tracks include demos of songs on the album, as well as several other songs, including a cover of the Beatles' "Revolution". Natalie Merchant sings on two tracks.

  1. "Party of God" (Bragg, Merchant) (lead vocals by Natalie Merchant) – 4:15
  2. "North Sea Bubble" (demo) – 3:30
  3. "Sexuality" (demo) (Bragg, Marr) – 3:54
  4. "Just One Victory" (alternative mix) (Todd Rundgren) – 5:31
  5. "Everywhere" (alternative version) (Trooper, Griffin) – 4:42
  6. "Trust" (demo) – 5:43
  7. "Bread and Circuses" (Bragg, Merchant) – 4:28
  8. "Cindy of a Thousand Lives" (demo) – 3:38
  9. "The Few" (demo) – 3:50
  10. "Revolution" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) – 1:51
  11. "Tighten Up Your Wig" (with the Athenians and DJ Woody Dee) – 3:18
  12. "MBH" – 2:07
  13. "This Gulf Between Us" – 2:46
  14. "Picadilly Rambler" – 1:49
Bonus disc notes
  • Track 1 recorded May 1988 at Fort Apache Studios. B-side of the 10,000 Maniacs single "Trouble Me", 1989.
  • Track 2 recorded 16–18 January 1989 at Pavilion Studios. Previously unreleased.
  • Track 3 recorded 1989 at Cathouse South. Previously unreleased.
  • Track 4 recorded 14 April 1990 at Pavilion Studios. Remixed later and released in 1997 as the B-side of "The Boy Done Good".
  • Tracks 5 and 6 recorded 20 August 1990 at Gateway Studios. Previously unreleased.
  • Track 7 recorded August 1990 at Fort Apache Studios and produced at Pavilion Studios. B-side of "You Woke Up My Neighbourhood", 1991.
  • Tracks 8 and 9 recorded 14 November 1990 at Southfield Road W4. Previously unreleased.
  • Track 10 recorded 1 February 1991 at Cathouse South. B-side of "Accident Waiting to Happen (Red Star Version)", 1992.
  • Track 11 recorded May 1991 at John Keane's Studio. From the H.E.A.L. (Human Education Against Lies) album Civilisation Vs Technology, 1991.
  • Tracks 12–14 recorded 16 July 1993 for the soundtrack of the 1993 BBCTV play Safe. Previously unreleased.

Personnel

Credits adapted from album liner notes.[20][21]

  • Billy Bragg – vocals, acoustic guitar (1–3, 5–8, 10, 11, 14), electric guitar (1, 4, 6, 8, 11–13, 15, 16), keyboards (4)
  • Wiggy – electric guitar (1, 5, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16), bass (1, 3, 4, 10, 16), acoustic guitar (4, 10), mandolin (10)
  • Cara Tivey – piano (3, 11, 12), keyboards (6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 16), background vocals (4, 12, 16)
  • J. F. T. Hood – drums, percussion (1, 4, 5, 8–10, 13, 15, 16)
  • Dave Woodhead – flugelhorn (2, 6), trumpet (8)
  • Amanda Vincent – keyboards (2, 4, 7, 9, 10, 14, 15), piano (14)
  • Danny Thompson – double bass (12, 15)
  • Peter Buck – mandolin (3, 5), acoustic guitar (5)
  • Jody Linscott – percussion (4, 9, 15)
  • John Keane – pedal steel guitar, bass (5)
  • Mary Ramsey – viola (6, 14), violin (14)
  • Steven Lewis – backing vocals (15)
  • Kirsty MacColl – backing vocals (4, 9)
  • James Eller – bass (9, 13)
  • Julia Palmer – cello (2, 14)
  • Andy Hobson – bass (4, 8)
  • Caroline Hall – trombone (8)
  • Elliet Mackrell – violin (3, 10)
  • Lorraine Bowen – background vocals (1, 6, 7, 15)
  • Victoria Taylor Roberts – background vocals (15)
  • Michael Stipe – background vocals (5)
  • Andy Szabo – background vocals (15)
Production
  • Grant Showbiz – production (throughout)
  • Johnny Marr – production (with Grant Showbiz: 4, 9, 13)
  • Victor Van Vugt – engineer (except 13)
  • John Keane – engineer (5, with Victor Van Vugt)
  • Owen Morris – engineer (9 with Van Vugt; 13), mixing engineer (4)
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Caramel Crunch – cover design
Bonus disc
  • Billy Bragg – vocals, guitar
  • Rob Allum – drums (12)
  • Lorraine Bowen – clarinet (6)
  • Peter Buck – guitar (11)
  • Alan Dunn – accordion (13, 14)
  • Nigel Frydman – bass (12)
  • The Grief Brothers – producer (10)
  • Martin Hayles – engineer (2)
  • J. F. T. Hood – drums (4, 10), programming (4), backing vocals (4)
  • John Keane – engineer (11)
  • Bob Loveday – violin (13, 14)
  • Natalie Merchant – vocals (1, 7)
  • David Narcizo – drums (1)
  • Julia Palmer – cello (7)
  • Andy Roberts – mandolin (14), percussion (14), producer (12–14)
  • Grant Showbiz – producer (4–7, 10, 11)
  • Gary Smith – glockenspiel (1), bass (7), percussion (7), producer (1), engineer (1, 7)
  • Kate St John – saxophone (6)
  • Mark Stepp – drums (11)
  • Danny Thompson – double bass (13)
  • Cara Tivey – piano (4–6, 12), organ (4, 12), keyboards (5), backing vocals (4, 12)
  • Victor Van Vugt – backing vocals (10), engineer (10), mixing (11)
  • Wiggy – bass (1–4, 10), guitar (2, 3, 10, 12), footstomp (2), backing vocals (10), engineer (8, 9)
  • Dave Woodhead – trumpet (7)
  • DJ Woody Dee – finger pops (11), "heal thyself" (11)

References

  1. ^ "Singles – Sexuality". billybragg.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Singles – You Woke Up My Neighbourhood". billybragg.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Singles – Accident Waiting to Happen (Red Star Version)". billybragg.co.uk. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  4. ^ a b Collins, Andrew (2013). Still Suitable for Miners: Billy Bragg (4th ed.). Virgin Books. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-7535-1245-6.
  5. ^ Don't Try This at Home (press advertisement). Go! Discs. 1991. Archived from the original on 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Billy Bragg full Official Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  7. ^ Ross.P (2006)"Best of British", The Herald, 2006-11-25. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  8. ^ "Patriot games". Record Collector. No. 345. 4 February 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  9. ^ God's Footballer
  10. ^ Deming, Mark. "Don't Try This at Home – Billy Bragg". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
  11. ^ Rothschild, David (21 November 1991). "Billy Bragg: Don't Try This at Home (Elektra)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  12. ^ Arnold, Gina (20 September 1991). "Don't Try This at Home". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  13. ^ a b Quantick, David (14 September 1991). "William the Conkerer". NME. p. 36.
  14. ^ Moon, Tom (20 October 1991). "Billy Bragg: Don't Try This at Home (Elektra)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  15. ^ Snow, Mat (October 1991). "Opaque". Q. No. 61.
  16. ^ Tannenbaum, Rob (31 October 1991). "Billy Bragg: Don't Try This At Home". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  17. ^ Considine, J. D. (2004). "Billy Bragg". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 101. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  18. ^ a b Kirsch, Michele (November 1991). "Billy Bragg: Don't Try This at Home". Select. No. 17. p. 68.
  19. ^ Dee, Johnny (18 September – 1 October 1991). "Billy Bragg: Don't Try This at Home". Smash Hits. Vol. 13, no. 18. p. 42.
  20. ^ a b Don't Try This at Home (liner notes). Billy Bragg. Go! Discs. 1991.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ^ a b Don't Try This at Home 2006 reissue (liner notes). Billy Bragg. Cooking Vinyl. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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