The Internationale (album)

The Internationale
The Internationale
Studio album by Billy Bragg
Released	30 April 1990
Recorded	January–March 1990
Studio	Gateway Studios, London; Cathouse Studios, Streatham; Pier House Studios, Edinburgh
Genre	Folk
Length	19:23
Label	Liberation Records, Utility Records
Producer	Grant Showbiz, Wiggy
Billy Bragg chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	^[3]
Entertainment Weekly	A−^[4]
New Musical Express	6/10^[5]
Orlando Sentinel	^[6]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[7]

The Internationale is a 1990 album by Billy Bragg. Originally released on Bragg's short-lived record label, Utility Records, it is a deliberately political album, consisting mainly of cover versions and rewrites of left-wing protest songs. Although Bragg is known for his association with left-wing causes, this release is unusual; most of Bragg's recordings balance overtly political songs with social observation and love songs.

The album peaked at number 34 on the UK Albums Chart in May 1990.^[8]

^ Andy Strickland, ed. (21 April 1990). "This Week: The Next Seven Days in View - Releases". Record Mirror. p. 29. ISSN 0144-5804.
^ Cleary, David. "Billy Bragg - The Internationale". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
^ Christgau, Robert (15 October 2000). "Billy Bragg". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.
^ Sandow, Greg (6 July 1990). "Notable music for the week of July 6, 1990". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
^ Dalton, Stephen (5 May 1990). "Long Play: Hot to Trotsky". New Musical Express. p. 32.
^ Fields, Curt (19 October 1990). "Billy Bragg". Orlando Sentinel.
^ Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City: Simon and Schuster. p. 101. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone billy bragg album guide.
^ "Billy Bragg full Official Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

[1] Andy Strickland, ed. (21 April 1990). "This Week: The Next Seven Days in View - Releases". Record Mirror. p. 29. ISSN 0144-5804.

[2] Cleary, David. "Billy Bragg - The Internationale". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

[3] Christgau, Robert (15 October 2000). "Billy Bragg". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. Macmillan Publishing. ISBN 9780312245603.

[4] Sandow, Greg (6 July 1990). "Notable music for the week of July 6, 1990". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 November 2018.

[5] Dalton, Stephen (5 May 1990). "Long Play: Hot to Trotsky". New Musical Express. p. 32.

[6] Fields, Curt (19 October 1990). "Billy Bragg". Orlando Sentinel.

[7] Brackett, Nathan; Christian Hoard (2004). (The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City: Simon and Schuster. p. 101. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone billy bragg album guide.

[8] "Billy Bragg full Official Chart History". Official Charts. Retrieved 14 September 2023.

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