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I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

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I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
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Length
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Release Date
April 1974
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight is the second album released by Richard Thompson and the first including and credited with his then wife, Linda Thompson as Richard and Linda Thompson. It was released by Island Records in the UK in 1974. Although never commercially successful and critically ignored upon its release, it is now considered by a number of critics to be a masterpiece and one of the finest works of both Richard and Linda singularly or together. The album has been included on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. View wiki
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight is the second album released by Richard Thompson and the first including and credited with his then wife, Lin… read more
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight is the second album released by Richard Thompson and the first including and credited with his then wife, Linda Thompson as Richard and Linda Thom… read more

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Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track When I Get To The Border
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 3:24 28,778 listeners
2 Play track The Calvary Cross
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3 Play track Withered and Died
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 4:21 23,133 listeners
4 Play track I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight
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5 Play track Down Where The Drunkards Roll
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 4:05 21,603 listeners
6 Play track We Sing Hallelujah
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 2:49 17,930 listeners
7 Play track Has He Got A Friend For Me
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 3:30 16,925 listeners
8 Play track The Little Beggar Girl
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9 Play track The End Of The Rainbow
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 4:02 20,288 listeners
10 Play track The Great Valerio
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From 1973 to 1982, British folk legend Richard Thompson (having quit Fairport Convention in 1971) recorded as a duo with his wife Linda Thompson. This period saw a great amount of critical praise for Richard's songwriting and Linda's voice, though not much popular success. Following their divorce, both pursued solo careers. The Thompsons recorded three albums I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974), Hokey Pokey (1975) and Pour Down Like Silver (1975) before they decided to leave the music business and moved to a Sufi commune in East Anglia. Songwriting was by Rich… read more
From 1973 to 1982, British folk legend Richard Thompson (having quit Fairport Convention in 1971) recorded as a duo with his wife Linda Thompson. This period saw a great amount of critical … read more
From 1973 to 1982, British folk legend Richard Thompson (having quit Fairport Convention in 1971) recorded as a duo with his wife Linda Thompson. This period saw a great amount of critical praise for Richard's songwriting and Lind… read more

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