Live! (more or less)
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Live! is an album
by Richard Thompson released in 1976.
This was a U.S. only release. The first disc of the two-disc set is, in fact, the 1974 release I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
by Richard and Linda Thompson. The second disc consists of 7 tracks from the (guitar, vocal)
compilation issued in the UK - most of them not live.
Disc one:
Disc two:
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Richard Thompson released in 1976.
This was a U.S. only release. The first disc of the two-disc set is, in fact, the 1974 release I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Q : "After his 1971 departure from Fairport Convention, Richard Thompson found his ideal foil in recent bride Linda. A hugely inventive guitarist, he gives full vent to his talent on this dark, brooding album...
by Richard and Linda Thompson. The second disc consists of 7 tracks from the (guitar, vocal)
(guitar, vocal)
is a 1976 album by Richard Thompson. It was released by Island Records as a career retrospective after he and his wife Linda had gone into semi-retirement from the business of making and performing music following the release of Pour Down Like Silver .Most tracks are unreleased recordings from...
compilation issued in the UK - most of them not live.
Track listing
All songs written by Richard Thompson except where indicated otherwise.Disc one:
- "When I Get To The Border"
- "The Calvary Cross"
- "Withered and Died"
- "I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight"
- "Down Where The Drunkards Roll"
- "We Sing Hallelujah"
- "Has He Got A Friend For Me"
- "The Little Beggar Girl"
- "The End Of The Rainbow"
- "The Great Valerio"
Disc two:
- "The Ballad Of Easy Rider" (written by Roger McGuinnRoger McGuinnJames Roger McGuinn is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for being the lead singer and lead guitarist on many of The Byrds' records...
) - "Poor Will And The Jolly Hangman" (written by Richard Thompson and Dave SwarbrickDave SwarbrickDave Swarbrick is an English folk musician and singer-songwriter. He has been described by Ashley Hutchings as 'the most influential [British] fiddle player bar none' and his style has been copied or developed by almost every British, and many World folk violin players that have followed him...
) - "A Heart Needs A Home"
- "The Dark End Of The StreetThe Dark End of the Street"The Dark End of the Street" is a 1967 soul song written by Muscle Shoals songwriters Dan Penn and Chips Moman and first performed by James Carr...
" (written by Dan PennDan PennDan Penn is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and sometime guitar player who co-wrote many soul hits of the 1960s including "Dark End of the Street" and "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" and "Out of Left Field" & "Cry Like A Baby"...
and Chips MomanChips MomanLincoln Wayne "Chips" Moman is an American record producer, guitarist, and songwriter. As a record producer, Moman is known for recording Elvis Presley, Bobby Womack, Carla Thomas, and Merrilee Rush, as well as guiding the career of the Box Tops in Memphis, Tennessee during the 1960s...
) - "The Pitfall/The Excursion"
- "Flee As A Bird" (traditional, arranged by Richard Thompson)
- "Night Comes In"
- "Calvary Cross"