- alternative rock, folk, indie rock, pop
- 41 min
- 11 tracks
- Elektra
William Bloke is the seventh album by alternative folk artist Billy Bragg, released in September 1996, five years after his last studio album. It peaked at number 16 on the UK Albums Chart. The album's only single, "Upfield", reached number 46 on the UK Singles Chart in August 1996. The album's title is a pun on the 18th-century English poet William Blake.
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Classical in form, spare, intimate and cool.
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- intimateepic
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
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Tracks
- 1From Red to Blue3:20
- 2Upfield4:06
- 3Everybody Loves You Babe3:10
- 4Sugardaddy4:37
- 5A Pict Song4:56
- 6Brickbat3:14
- 7The Space Race Is Over4:26
- 8Northern Industrial Town2:58
- 9The Fourteenth of February3:27
- 10King James Version3:22
- 11Goalhanger3:43
11 tracks, 41 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Billy Bragg
- Label
- Elektra
- Released
- 1996
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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