Shine a Light: Field Recordings From the Great American Railroad

~ Release by Billy Bragg & Joe Henry (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Sub-Optimal Credits
Recorded on board the Texas Eagle 421 Service, upon platforms and in station halls, from Chicago to Los Angeles via San Antonio, 14-18 Match 2016

  1. Great Hall, Chicago Union Station
  2. Northern Staircase, Great Hall, Chicago Union Station
  3. South Balcony overlooking the Great Hall, Chicago Union Station
  4. St. Louis Gateway Station
  5. somewhere near Poplar Bluff, Missouri
  6. Track 3, Fort Worth Station
  7. Room 414, Gunter Hotel, San Antonio (recorded March 17)
  8. Depot 2, Sunset Station, San Antonio
  9. Depot 2, Sunset Station, San Antonio
  10. Amtrack Station, Alpine, Texas
  11. El Paso Union Station
  12. Tucson Southern Pacific Station
  13. Los Angeles Union Station
Annotation last modified on 2017-06-27 06:34 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Rock Island Line
recording engineer:
Ryan Freeland (from 2016-03-14 until 2016-03-18)
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
mixer:
Ryan Freeland
recording of:
Rock Island Line
lyricist and composer:
Lead Belly
publisher:
Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 15211)
2:55
2The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore
recording engineer:
Ryan Freeland (from 2016-03-14 until 2016-03-18)
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
mixer:
Ryan Freeland
cover recording of:
The L & N Don’t Stop Here Any More
lyricist and composer:
Jean Ritchie
publisher:
Jonathan B. Pickow Trust
4:29
3The Midnight Special
recording engineer:
Ryan Freeland (from 2016-03-14 until 2016-03-18)
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
mixer:
Ryan Freeland
recording of:
The Midnight Special (CCR)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
John Fogerty
publisher:
Jondora Music and Prestige Music ltd.
arrangement of:
Midnight Special
3:34
4Railroad Bill
recording engineer:
Ryan Freeland (from 2016-03-14 until 2016-03-18)
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
mixer:
Ryan Freeland
recording of:
Railroad Bill
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:49
5Lonesome Whistle
recording engineer:
Ryan Freeland (from 2016-03-14 until 2016-03-18)
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
mixer:
Ryan Freeland
cover recording of:
(I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Davis (American politician, singer and songwriter) and Hank Williams (country music legend)
publisher:
Peer-Southern Productions, Inc., Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC) and Jimmie Davis Music Company, Inc. (on 1951-12-31)
2:53
6KC Moan
recording engineer:
Ryan Freeland (from 2016-03-14 until 2016-03-18)
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
mixer:
Ryan Freeland
cover recording of:
K.C. Moan
writer:
Tewee Blackman
2:40
7Waiting for a Train
recording engineer:
Ryan Freeland (on 2016-03-17)
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
mixer:
Ryan Freeland
cover recording of:
Waiting for a Train
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
2:46
8In the Pines
recording engineer:
Ryan Freeland (from 2016-03-14 until 2016-03-18)
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
mixer:
Ryan Freeland
recording of:
In the Pines (Black Girl)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 3421)
3:31
9Gentle on My Mind
recording engineer:
Ryan Freeland (from 2016-03-14 until 2016-03-18)
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
mixer:
Ryan Freeland
cover recording of:
Gentle on My Mind
lyricist and composer:
John Hartford
publisher:
Ensign Music Corp.
3:39
10Hobo's Lullaby
recording engineer:
Ryan Freeland (from 2016-03-14 until 2016-03-18)
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
mixer:
Ryan Freeland
cover recording of:
Hobo’s Lullaby
lyricist and composer:
Goebel Reeves
3:57
11Railroading on the Great Divide
recording engineer:
Ryan Freeland (from 2016-03-14 until 2016-03-18)
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
mixer:
Ryan Freeland
cover recording of:
Railroading on the Great Divide
writer:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family)
3:08
12John Henry
recording engineer:
Ryan Freeland (from 2016-03-14 until 2016-03-18)
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
mixer:
Ryan Freeland
recording of:
John Henry
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
Sonet Publishing Ltd.
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 790)
2:42
13Early Morning Rain
recording engineer:
Ryan Freeland (from 2016-03-14 until 2016-03-18)
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
mixer:
Ryan Freeland
cover recording of:
Early Mornin’ Rain
lyricist and composer:
Gordon Lightfoot
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Early Morning Music, M. Witmark & Sons, Moose Music, Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
4:13