Walking On A Wire (1968-2009) CD

MUSIC

POP

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Time Will Show The Wiser ~ Richard Thompson

2. Meet On The Ledge ~ Richard Thompson

3. Genesis Hall ~ Richard Thompson

4. Crazy Man Michael ~ Richard Thompson

5. Sloth ~ Richard Thompson

6. Roll Over Vaughn Williams ~ Richard Thompson

7. Poor Ditching Boy, The ~ Richard Thompson

8. Angels Took My Racehorse Away, The ~ Richard Thompson

9. Great Valerio, The ~ Richard Thompson

10. When I Get To The Border ~ Richard Thompson

11. Withered And Died ~ Richard Thompson

12. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight ~ Richard Thompson

13. Down Where The Drunkards Roll ~ Richard Thompson

14. Calvary Cross, The ~ Richard Thompson

15. I'll Regret It All In The Morning ~ Richard Thompson

16. Old Man Inside A Young Man ~ Richard Thompson

17. For Shame Of Doing Wrong ~ Richard Thompson

18. Night Comes In ~ Richard Thompson

Disc 2

Song Title

1. Dimming Of The Day/Dargai ~ Richard Thompson

2. Heart Needs A Home, A ~ Richard Thompson

3. Don't Let A Thief Steal Into Your Heart ~ Richard Thompson

4. Strange Affair ~ Richard Thompson

5. Sunnyvista ~ Richard Thompson

6. Sisters ~ Richard Thompson

7. Rockin' In Rhythm ~ Richard Thompson

8. Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed ~ Richard Thompson

9. Man In Need ~ Richard Thompson

10. Shoot Out The Lights ~ Richard Thompson

11. Wall Of Death ~ Richard Thompson

12. Walking On A Wire ~ Richard Thompson

13. Tear Stained Letter ~ Richard Thompson

14. How I Wanted To ~ Richard Thompson

15. Hand Of Kindness ~ Richard Thompson

16. Beat The Retreat - (live) ~ Richard Thompson

17. I Ain't Going to Drag My Feet No More ~ Richard Thompson

Disc 3

Song Title

1. Little Blue Number ~ Richard Thompson

2. She Twists The Knife Again ~ Richard Thompson

3. Valerie ~ Richard Thompson

4. Turning of the Tide ~ Richard Thompson

5. I Still Dream ~ Richard Thompson

6. Waltzing's For Dreamers ~ Richard Thompson

7. Read About Love ~ Richard Thompson

8. I Feel So Good ~ Richard Thompson

9. I Misunderstood ~ Richard Thompson

10. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning ~ Richard Thompson

11. Put Your Trust In Me ~ Richard Thompson

12. From Galway To Graceland - (live) ~ Richard Thompson

13. I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life ~ Richard Thompson

14. MGB-GT ~ Richard Thompson

15. Mingus Eyes ~ Richard Thompson

16. Beeswing ~ Richard Thompson

17. Taking My Business Elsewere ~ Richard Thompson

18. King Of Bohemia ~ Richard Thompson

19. Don't Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes At Me - (live) ~ Richard Thompson

20. Razor Dance ~ Richard Thompson

Disc 4

Song Title

1. Hide It Away ~ Richard Thompson

2. Last Shift ~ Richard Thompson

3. Big Chimney ~ Richard Thompson

4. Lotteryland ~ Richard Thompson

5. Persuasion - (live) ~ Richard Thompson

6. Cooksferry Queen ~ Richard Thompson

7. Bathsheba Smiles ~ Richard Thompson

8. Hard On Me - (live) ~ Richard Thompson

9. Gethsemane ~ Richard Thompson

10. Love You Can't Survive, A ~ Richard Thompson

11. Legal Matter, A - (live) ~ Richard Thompson

12. Grizzly Man (Main Titles) ~ Richard Thompson

13. Al Bowlly's In Heaven - (live) ~ Richard Thompson

14. I'll Never Give It Up ~ Richard Thompson

15. Dad's Gonna Kill Me ~ Richard Thompson

16. She Sang Angels To Rest ~ Richard Thompson

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	Personnel: Richard Thompson (vocals, whistling, guitar, acoustic guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer, hammer dulcimer, autoharp, hurdy-gurdy, mandocello, mandolin, whistle, accordion, piano, harmonium, organ, synthesizer, Theremin, background vocals); Pete Zorn (vocals, whistling, acoustic guitar, mandolin, saxophone, alto saxophone, baritone saxophone, percussion, background vocals); Simon Nicol (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, electric guitar, electric 12-string guitar, 12-string guitar, nylon-string guitar, banjo, dulcimer, violin, piano, organ, bass guitar, background vocals); Teddy Thompson (vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, dulcimer, background vocals); Sandy Denny (vocals, acoustic guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, piano, harpsichord, organ); Judy Dyble (vocals, autoharp, recorder, piano); Dave Swarbrick (vocals, mandolin, fiddle, viola); Dave Pegg (vocals, mandolin, bass guitar); Timi Donald (vocals, drums, percussion); Ian Matthews (vocals, congas, background vocals); Ian MacDonald, Ian MacDonald (vocals, Jew's harp); Christine Collister, Judith Owen, Ashley Hutchings (vocals, background vocals); Linda Peter, Linda Peters, Linda Thompson, Pat Donaldson (vocals); John Kirkpatrick (bass voice, accordion, concertina, anglo concertina, triangle); Dolores Keane (whistling, whistle); James ORourke, James O'Rourke (guitar, piano); Tchad Blake (guitar); Andy Roberts (dulcimer); Sue Harris (hammer dulcimer, oboe); Sidonie Goossens, Sidonie Goossens, David Snell (harp); Mitchell Froom (electric harp, piano, celesta, organ, Hammond b-3 organ, portative organ, regal, chamberlin, keyboards, Theremin); Martin Lamble, Martin Lamble (violin, fiddle, drums, washboard, tabla, percussion); Joe Buck, Jr., Peter Knight Singers, Alan V. Michaels, Joe Buck, Peter Knight, Sid Page (violin); Aly Bain (fiddle, double bass); Chuck Fleming, Chuck Fleming, Nic Jones, Sue Draheim, Barry Dransfield, Tom McConville (fiddle); Novi Ola (viola); Danielle DeGruttola, Suzie Katayama (cello); Ian Whiteman (flute, shakuhachi, piano, electric piano, harmonium, organ); Peter Filleul (flute, keyboards, background vocals); Martin Dunn (flute); Tony Roberts (alto flute, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Peter Zorn (whistle, percussion, background vocals); David McKelsy (harmonica); Alan Dunn (accordion); Alistair Anderson (concertina); Philip Pickett & the New London Consort (shawm, recorder, soprano recorder, curtal, bass programming); Philip Pickett (shawm, recorder, soprano recorder, curtal, symphony); Phil Pickett (shawm); Dylan Fowler (oboe); Pete Thomas (saxophone, tenor saxophone, drums, percussion); Paul Dunmall (saxophone, tenor saxophone); John Defereri (tenor saxophone); David Bitelli, Jeff Big Dad Turmes (baritone saxophone); Clay Toyani, Henry Lowther (trumpet); Tony Goddard, Larry Hall , Stephen Corbett, Brian Jones , Brian Taylor, Charlie Davis (cornet); Randall Aldcroft, Randall Aldcroft, Jeff Cole, Stephen Barnett , Mark Cutts, Les Benedict (trombone); Ian Peters (euphonium); Phil Goodwin (tuba); David Horn (tenor horn); Dave Mattacks (harmonium, keyboards, drums, snare drum, bodhran, hi-hat, percussion); Neil Larsen, Pete Wingfield (keyboards); Danny Thompson , Danny Thompson (acoustic bass, double bass, upright bass); Damon Smith (acoustic bass); Jerry Scheff (double bass, electric bass); Tyger Hutchings (double bass, bass guitar, background vocals); Atom Ellis, Taras Prodaniuk (electric bass); Michael Jerome (drums, percussion, background vocals); John Hanes (drums, percussion); Michael Spencer-Arscott, Jim Keltner, Joey Waronker, Mickey Curry, Andy Newmark (drums); Liz Kitchen, Chris Karen, Louis Jardine, Alex Acu¤a, Chris Karan (percussion); Clive Gregson, Phil Barnes, Dave Burland, Kingsley Abbott, Paul Ghosh, Bobby "Blanco" King, Lal Carthy, Lindsay Benton, Phil Barnes, Peta Webb, Mike Carthy, Norma Carthy, Glenn Tilbrook, Heather Brady, Dave Brady, Andrew Horvitch, Royston Wood, Nicole Tibbels, John Hiatt, Julian Littman, Julie Covington, Kate McGarrigle, Maddy Prior, Martin Carthy, Michael Parker, Andy Fairweather Low, Peta Webb, Anna McGarrigle, The Watersons, Trevor Lucas, Bill Caddick, Olive Simpson, Marc Ellington, Kingsley Abbott, Heather Brady, Dave Brady (background vocals).
	Audio Mixer: Simon Tassano.
	Audio Remasterer: Bob Fisher .
	Liner Note Authors: Crazy Man Michael; Jim Bessmon; Patrick Humphries; Linda Thompson; Richard Thompson.
	Recording information: England (01/08/1982-02/02/2001); Inside Out Festival, Crawley, England (01/08/1982-02/02/2001); The Bottom Line, NY (01/08/1982-02/02/2001); The Iron Horse, Northampton, MA (01/08/1982-02/02/2001).
	Editor: Simon Tassano.
	Photographers: Eric Hayes; John Free; Greg Allen ; Richard Thompson; Bill Gill.
	Richard Thompson has never had a for-real hit record (at least not in America) over the course of a career that's spanned five decades, but there are few musicians who are better respected by their peers or have a more devoted fan base, and not without reason -- he's a fine singer, a superb, inventive guitarist, and a truly masterful songwriter. This may explain why Thompson, a man who could best be described as a "cult figure," is being honored with his third multi-disc box set. WALKING ON A WIRE: 1968-2009 is a four-disc set that offers a carefully edited and intelligently compiled chronological summary of Thompson's recorded repertoire, from his early recordings with Fairport Convention to his 2007 solo album, SWEET WARRIOR. It's hard to imagine anyone who appreciates music that speaks honestly to the heart and soul not falling in love with this.
Producer: Jeff Palo; Danny Thompson; Fairport Convention; Derek Dresher; Henry Kaiser; Danny Thompson; Todd Lloyd; Joe Boyd; John Chelew; John Wood; Mitchell Froom; Peter Filleul; Richard Thompson; Rob Schnapf; Simon Nicol; Simon Tassano; Tchad Blake; Terry Lickona
Engineer: David Vanderheyden; Ed Haber; Edward Haber; David Vanderheyden; Ilana Pelzig Cellum

Compilation Appearances

	Folk Live From Mountain Stage (Live)
	Project-Anthology of American Folk Music
	Son Of Rogues Gallery:pirate Ballads
	Rogue Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs, and Chanteys

Associated Artists and Works

	Brady, Paul
	French, John
	Kaiser, Henry
	Mattacks, Dave
	Mirage (Jazz)
	Original Soundtrack
	Pickett, Phil
	Thompson, Linda

Technical Info

	Release Date : 08/10/2009
	Original Release Date : 2009
	Catalog ID : 2666311087
	Label : Shout! Factory
	Number of Discs : 4
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00826663110876

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.80)
- 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "[An] excellent 71-track primer, which also shows the U.K. vet as a world-class songwriter."

Spin (p.91)
- "Thompson's foghorn baritone gives his songs a medieval gravitas, and the beginning with Fairport's 'Meet on the Ledge,' he has wrestled with the nostalgia and melancholy of adulthood in frank, darkly funny lyrics."

Billboard (p.33)
- "WALKING ON A WIRE makes for an expansive introduction to an ambitious artist."

Q (Magazine)
(p.123)
- 4 stars out of 5 -- "[I]t's expertly selected to showcase his extraordinary way with a song."

Pitchfork (Website)
- "1991's 'Read About Love' is as vivacious and catchy as any other power-pop song of its era....The set is the closest thing Thompson's got to the career-spanning greatest-hits album he deserves..."

Record Collector (magazine)
(p.90)
- 5 stars out of 5 -- "Lyrically, Thompson's articulacy and intelligence knows no bounds....Richard Thompson is many men, and you'll find them all across these 71 tracks."

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Song Listing

Album Notes and Credits

Compilation Appearances

Associated Artists and Works

Technical Info

Professional Reviews

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