The Unwelcome Guest

~ Recording by Billy Bragg & Wilco

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.15The Unwelcome Guest5:05Billy Bragg & WilcoMermaid AvenueBilly Bragg & WilcoAlbum
  • XE1998-06-22
  • FR1998-06-22
  • DE1998-06-22
  • GB1998-06-22
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)7559-62204-2
1.15The Unwelcome Guest5:05Billy Bragg & WilcoMermaid AvenueBilly Bragg & WilcoAlbum
  • US1998-06-23
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)62204-2
1.15The Unwelcome Guest5:06Billy Bragg & WilcoMermaid Avenue (club edition)Billy Bragg & WilcoAlbum
  • US1998-06-23
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions)62204-2, D125708
2.8The Unwelcome Guest5:05Billy Bragg & WilcoMermaid AvenueBilly Bragg & WilcoAlbum
  • US1998-06-23
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)7559-62204-1
1.15The Unwelcome Guest5:05Billy Bragg & WilcoMermaid AvenueBilly Bragg & WilcoAlbum
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present), Warner Music Australia (AU subsidiary of Warner Music International since 1988)755962204-2
1.15The Unwelcome Guest5:05Billy Bragg & WilcoMermaid Avenue (second pressing)Billy Bragg & WilcoAlbum
Elektra (all releases with “Elektra” or “Elektra Entertainment” logo, 1950 to present)7559-62204-2
1.15The Unwelcome Guest5:05Billy Bragg & WilcoMermaid AvenueBilly Bragg, WilcoAlbum
  • XW2012-04-20
Nonesuch (imprint of Nonesuch Records Inc.)
1.15The Unwelcome Guest5:05Billy Bragg & WilcoMermaid Avenue: The Complete SessionsBilly Bragg & WilcoAlbum + Compilation
  • XW2012-04-21
Nonesuch (imprint of Nonesuch Records Inc.)7559-79626-0
1.15The Unwelcome Guest5:05Billy Bragg & WilcoMermaid Avenue: The Complete SessionsBilly Bragg & WilcoAlbum + Compilation
  • US2012-04-21
Nonesuch (imprint of Nonesuch Records Inc.)
1.15The Unwelcome Guest5:06Billy Bragg & WilcoMermaid Avenue: The Complete SessionsBilly Bragg & WilcoAlbum + Compilation
  • US2012-04-23
Nonesuch (imprint of Nonesuch Records Inc.)529926-2
2.8The Unwelcome Guest5:05Billy Bragg & WilcoMermaid AvenueBilly Bragg & WilcoAlbum
  • US2013-11-29
Nonesuch (imprint of Nonesuch Records Inc.)536075-1
8.8The Unwelcome Guest5:07Billy Bragg with WilcoThe Roaring Forty | 1983 – 2023Billy BraggAlbum + Compilation
  • -2023-10-26
Cooking VinylCOOKCD 862X

Relationships

acoustic guitar and lead vocals:Billy Bragg
acoustic guitar and harmonica and background vocals:Jeff Tweedy
drums (drum set):Ken Coomer
electric bass guitar:John Stirratt
grand piano and melodica:Jay Bennett (Wilco)
pedal steel guitar:Bob Egan
recording of:The Unwelcome Guest

The Unwelcome Guest

lyricist:Woody Guthrie (American singer-songwriter) (in 1940)
composer:Billy Bragg (in 1996)