I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

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I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
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Studio album by Richard and Linda Thompson
Released April 1974
Recorded May 1973 at Sound Techniques, London
Genre Rock
Length 37:17
Label *Island in the UK
Producer(s) Richard Thompson and John Wood
Professional reviews
Richard and Linda Thompson chronology
I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
(1974)		 Hokey Pokey
(1975)


After the marked lack of success achieved by his first album, Henry The Human Fly, British singer/songwriter/guitarist Richard Thompson struck up a personal and professional relationship with Linda Peters, a session singer. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight was the first album by the duo of Richard And Linda Thompson.

Where his first album was treated harshly by the critics, the second was hailed as a masterpice. Recorded on a shoestring budget in a matter of days, it is now regarded as a classic of English folk-rock and one of Thompson's finest achievements.

In 2003, the album was ranked number 479 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Richard Thompson - Except "Together Again" (Buck Owens)

  1. "When I Get To The Border"
  2. "The Calvary Cross"
  3. "Withered and Died"
  4. "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight"
  5. "Down Where The Drunkards Roll"
  6. "We Sing Hallelujah"
  7. "Has He Got A Friend For Me"
  8. "The Little Beggar Girl"
  9. "The End Of The Rainbow"
  10. "The Great Valerio"
  11. "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight" (Live)*
  12. "Together Again" (Live)*
  13. "Calvary Cross" (Live)*

(*) - Extra Tracks on the 2004 Island Reissue. All previously unreleased.

[edit] Personnel

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