℗ 2016 Billy Bragg under exclusive license to Cooking Vinyl Limited
| Released | September 23, 2016 |
| Duration | 43m 16s |
| Record Label | Cooking Vinyl |
| Catalogue No. | COOKDL623 |
| Genre | Rock (Americana) |
Shine a Light: Field Recordings from the Great American Railroad
Billy Bragg, Joe Henry
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Rock Island Line
Billy Bragg; Joe Henry |
2:55 | |||
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1.2
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The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore
Billy Bragg; Joe Henry |
4:29 | |||
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1.3
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The Midnight Special
Billy Bragg; Joe Henry |
3:34 | |||
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1.4
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Railroad Bill
Billy Bragg; Joe Henry |
2:49 | |||
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1.5
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Lonesome Whistle
Billy Bragg; Joe Henry |
2:53 | |||
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1.6
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KC Moan
Billy Bragg; Joe Henry |
2:40 | |||
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1.7
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Waiting for a Train
Billy Bragg; Joe Henry |
2:46 | |||
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1.8
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In the Pines
Billy Bragg; Joe Henry |
3:31 | |||
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1.9
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Gentle on My Mind
Billy Bragg; Joe Henry |
3:39 | |||
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1.10
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Hobo's Lullaby
Billy Bragg; Joe Henry |
3:57 | |||
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1.11
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Railroading on the Great Divide
Billy Bragg; Joe Henry |
3:08 | |||
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1.12
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John Henry
Billy Bragg; Joe Henry |
2:42 | |||
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1.13
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Early Morning Rain
Billy Bragg; Joe Henry |
4:13 |
"... a resounding statement on the foundation of one of the greatest achievements of American backbone and its influence on the world."
- PopMatters.com
"... a railroad trip to the blues ... the combination of background sounds and voices from Essex and North Carolina brings a Transatlantic feel to songs steeped in Americana ... it sounds like it was a lot of fun, the pair alternating and sharing vocals ... they’re more than train songs and brim with tales of capitalist enslavement and hopes of freedom ... the tender treatment of John Hartford’s Gentle on My Mind (is a revelation.)"
- The Guardian
In March 2016, British indie singer-songwriter Billy Bragg and his American counterpart Joe Henry boarded a Los Angeles-bound train at Chicago’s Union Station, guitars in hand, looking to reconnect with the culture of American railroad travel and the music it inspired. Winding along more than 2700 miles of track over four days, the pair recorded classic railroad songs in waiting rooms and at trackside while the train stopped to pick up passengers.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Cooking Vinyl Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.44 -0.45 to -0.43 | -12.26 -14.63 to -10.35 | -9.22 -11.10 to -7.30 | 7 5 to 8 | |
| 1 | Rock Island Line | -0.44 | -11.56 | -8.4 | 6 |
| 2 | The L&N Don't Stop Here Anymore | -0.45 | -13.07 | -10.4 | 7 |
| 3 | The Midnight Special | -0.44 | -10.81 | -7.8 | 6 |
| 4 | Railroad Bill | -0.45 | -10.39 | -7.3 | 5 |
| 5 | Lonesome Whistle | -0.44 | -14.63 | -11.1 | 8 |
| 6 | KC Moan | -0.43 | -13.65 | -9.6 | 8 |
| 7 | Waiting for a Train | -0.45 | -11.74 | -9.3 | 6 |
| 8 | In the Pines | -0.44 | -11.77 | -8.7 | 6 |
| 9 | Gentle on My Mind | -0.44 | -13.34 | -10.3 | 7 |
| 10 | Hobo's Lullaby | -0.45 | -13.94 | -10.7 | 8 |
| 11 | Railroading on the Great Divide | -0.44 | -10.35 | -7.5 | 5 |
| 12 | John Henry | -0.45 | -10.74 | -8.0 | 6 |
| 13 | Early Morning Rain | -0.44 | -13.43 | -10.7 | 8 |