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Mermaid Avenue
Folk · 1998 · 15 tracks

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

A collaborative resurrection of Woody Guthrie's lost lyrics. Warm, dusty Americana that feels like a sun-drenched afternoon in the mid-20th century.

June 22, 1998 · Elektra

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A warm, sun-drenched celebration of human connection and historical memory.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
Walt Whitman’s Niece
3:54
02
California Stars
4:59
03
Way Over Yonder in the Minor Key
4:06
04
Birds and Ships
2:16
05
Hoodoo Voodoo
3:12
06
She Came Along to Me
3:28
07
At My Window Sad and Lonely
3:28
08
Ingrid Bergman
1:51
09
Christ for President
2:43
10
I Guess I Planted
3:33
11
One by One
3:26
12
Eisler on the Go
2:58
13
Hesitating Beauty
3:06
14
Another Man’s Done Gone
1:36
15
The Unwelcome Guest
5:05
Moments Worth Waiting For
The lush, swelling pedal steel and piano arrangement that transforms California Stars into a timeless anthem.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

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Golden Hour+4.0σ

Golden Hour saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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