Walking on a Wire (Richard Thompson album)
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| Released | August 26, 2009 |
| Label | Shout! Factory |
Walking on a Wire is a 2009 compilation CD set of songs by Richard Thompson.[1] It was released on August 26, 2009, a set of four CDs. The set contains the bulk of Thompson's songs, but contains no unreleased material.
Track listing[edit]
Disc: 1[edit]
- Time Will Show The Wiser - Fairport Convention
- Meet On The Ledge - Fairport Convention
- Genesis Hall - Fairport Convention
- Crazy Man Michael - Fairport Convention
- Sloth - Fairport Convention
- Roll Over Vaughn Williams
- Poor Ditching Boy
- The Angels Took My Racehorse Away
- The Great Valerio - Richard & Linda Thompson
- When I Get To The Border - Richard & Linda Thompson
- Withered And Died - Richard & Linda Thompson
- I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight - Richard & Linda Thompson
- Down Where The Drunkards Roll - Richard & Linda Thompson
- Calvary Cross - Richard & Linda Thompson
- I'll Regret It All In The Morning - Richard & Linda Thompson
- Old Man Inside A Young Man - Richard & Linda Thompson
- For Shame Of Doing Wrong - Richard & Linda Thompson
- Night Comes In - Richard & Linda Thompson
Disc: 2[edit]
- Dimming Of The Day/Dargai - Richard & Linda Thompson
- A Heart Needs A Home - Richard & Linda Thompson
- Don't Let A Thief Steal Into Your Heart - Richard & Linda Thompson
- Strange Affair - Richard & Linda Thompson
- Sunnyvista - Richard & Linda Thompson
- Sisters - Richard & Linda Thompson
- Rockin' In Rhythm
- Did She Jump Or Was She Pushed - Richard & Linda Thompson
- Man In Need - Richard & Linda Thompson
- Shoot Out The Lights - Richard & Linda Thompson
- Wall Of Death - Richard & Linda Thompson
- Walking On A Wire - Richard & Linda Thompson
- Tear Stained Letter
- How I Wanted To
- Hand Of Kindness
- Beat The Retreat
- I Ain't Going To Drag My Feet No More
Disc: 3[edit]
- Little Blue Number
- She Twists The Knife Again
- Valerie
- Turning Of The Tide
- I Still Dream
- Waltzing's For Dreamers
- Read About Love
- I Feel So Good
- I Misunderstood
- 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
- Put Your Trust In Me
- From Galway To Graceland
- I Can't Wake Up To Save My Life
- MGB GT
- Mingus Eyes
- Beeswing
- Taking My Business Elsewhere
- King Of Bohemia
- Don't Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes At Me - with Danny Thompson
- Razor Dance
Disc: 4[edit]
- Hide It Away
- Last Shift - with Danny Thompson
- Big Chimney - with Danny Thompson
- Lotteryland - with Danny Thompson
- Persuasion
- Cooksferry Queen
- Bathsheba Smiles
- Hard On Me
- Gethsemane
- A Love You Can't Survive
- A Legal Matter
- Grizzly Man
- Al Bowlly's In Heaven
- I'll Never Give It Up
- Dad's Gonna Kill Me
- She Sang Angels To Rest
Reception[edit]
Critical reception for the CD set was mixed to positive,[2] with the majority of reviews praising Thompson's work as a whole while criticizing the lack of unreleased material.[3] BBC Music and Pitchfork Media both echoed this sentiment,[4] with Pitchfork Media remarking that it was "the closest thing Thompson's got to the career-spanning greatest-hits album he deserves-- but if you're not already part of his cult, it's more a moat than a drawbridge."[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Fusili, Jim (21 August 2009). "A Richard Thompson Retrospective". WSJ. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Ward, Ed (18 August 2009). "For Richard Thompson's 60th, A Musical Gift". NPR. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ CALIGIURI, JIM (11 September 2009). "Review: Richard Thompson". Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Jones, Chris. "A national treasure, for sure". BBC. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas. "Walking on a Wire: Richard Thompson (review)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 5 October 2013.