Dimming of the Day
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| "Dimming of the Day" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Richard and Linda Thompson | |
| from the album Pour Down Like Silver | |
| Released | November 1975 |
| Recorded | 1975 |
| Genre | British folk rock |
| Length | 7:16 |
| Label | Island |
| Songwriter(s) | Richard Thompson |
| Producer(s) | Richard Thompson and John Wood |
"Dimming of the Day" is a song written by Richard Thompson and performed with his then-wife Linda Thompson on their 1975 album Pour Down Like Silver.
Covers (non-exhaustive list)
Dimming of the Day has been covered by:
- The Irish band the Corrs for their Irish-themed fifth studio album Home;
- Bonnie Raitt;
- Mary Black;
- Emmylou Harris;
- Alfie Boe from his album ’Trust’, featuring Shawn Colvin;
- The Blind Boys of Alabama;
- The Lasses;
- It was also featured, performed by Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, in John Sayles' 1999 film Limbo, being notable as marking an important story beat.
- Pink Floyd's David Gilmour in 2002 at his semi-acoustic shows in London's Royal Festival Hall; it was released on his David Gilmour in Concert DVD where he introduced the song as "this one's got nothing what-so-ever to do with me but I like it. It's by Richard Thompson and it's called Dimming of the Day."
- The Dutch musician Gerard van Maasakkers recorded a version with a text in Brabantine, a Dutch dialect, As 't Dalijk Donker is (on his CD Zicht, 2006);
- Tom Jones performed the song in a concert broadcast by BBC4 and also on his 2012 album Spirit in the Room;
- Alison Krauss & Union Station on their album Paper Airplane;
- A new duet version is on the debut album of singer-actress Anastasia Barzee, and the album takes the name of this song.