Talking with the Taxman About Poetry

Talking with the Taxman About Poetry is the third album by Billy Bragg, released in 1986 (see 1986 in music). With deeper production by John Porter[?] and Kenny Jones[?], Talking with the Taxman About Poetry featured more musicians than Bragg's previous work, which was generally little more than Bragg himself and a guitar.

Track listing

1. Greetings to the New Brunette (Bragg) - 3:29
2. Train Train (DeFleur) - 2:11
3. The Marriage (Bragg) - 2:30
4. Ideology (Bragg) - 3:27
5. Levi Stubbs' Tears (Bragg) - 3:28
6. Honey, I'm a Big Boy Now (Bragg) - 4:05
7. There Is Power in a Union (Bragg/Traditional) - 2:47
8. Help Save the Youth of America (Bragg) - 2:45
9. Wishing the Days Away (Bragg) - 2:28
10. The Passion (Bragg) - 2:52
11. The Warmest Room (Bragg) - 3:55
12. The Home Front (Bragg) - 4:09

Personnel

• Billy Bragg - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Guitar (Electric), Vocals
• Kirsty MacColl - Vocals
• Ken Craddock - Organ, Piano
• Ken Jones - Percussion, Producer
• Johnny Marr - Guitar (Electric)
• Simon Moreton - Percussion
• John Porter - Guitar, Mandolin, Guitar (Bass), Producer, Slide Guitar
• George Shilling - Percussion
• Bobby Valentino - Violin
• Dave Woodhead - Trumpet, Flugelhorn
• Pennie Smith - Photography