Walking on a Wire: 1968–2009
Compilation by Richard Thompson
Released 10 August 2009
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Time Will Show the WiserFairport Convention3:05
- 2Meet on the LedgeFairport Convention2:50
- 3Genesis HallFairport Convention3:365.0 ★
- 4Crazy Man MichaelFairport Convention4:373.9 ★
- 5SlothFairport Convention9:113.9 ★
- 6Roll Over Vaughn Williams4:11
- 7The Poor Ditching Boy3:01
- 8The Angels Took My Racehorse Away4:01
- 9The Great ValerioRichard & Linda Thompson5:22
- 10When I Get to the BorderRichard & Linda Thompson3:25
- 11Withered and DiedRichard & Linda Thompson3:254.0 ★
- 12I Want to See the Bright Lights TonightRichard & Linda Thompson3:083.6 ★
- 13Down Where the Drunkards RollRichard & Linda Thompson4:05
- 14The Calvary CrossRichard & Linda Thompson3:51
- 15I’ll Regret It All in the MorningRichard & Linda Thompson3:35
- 16Old Man Inside a Young ManRichard & Linda Thompson4:26
- 17For Shame of Doing WrongRichard & Linda Thompson4:43
- 18Night Comes InRichard & Linda Thompson8:08
- CD 2
- 1Dimming of the Day / DargaiRichard & Linda Thompson7:14
- 2A Heart Needs a HomeRichard & Linda Thompson4:03
- 3Don’t Let a Thief Steal Into Your HeartRichard & Linda Thompson4:40
- 4Strange AffairRichard & Linda Thompson3:07
- 5SunnyvistaRichard & Linda Thompson4:23
- 6SistersRichard & Linda Thompson4:48
- 7Rockin’ in Rhythm2:433.0 ★
- 8Did She Jump or Was She PushedRichard & Linda Thompson4:46
- 9Man in NeedRichard & Linda Thompson3:33
- 10Shoot Out the LightsRichard & Linda Thompson5:195.0 ★
- 11Wall of DeathRichard & Linda Thompson3:435.0 ★
- 12Walking on a WireRichard & Linda Thompson5:25
- 13Tear Stained Letter4:41
- 14How I Wanted To5:10
- 15Hand of Kindness6:02
- 16Beat the Retreat (live)4:55
- 17I Ain’t Going to Drag My Feet No More4:18
- CD 3
- 1Little Blue Number3:02
- 2She Twists the Knife Again3:10
- 3Valerie4:18
- 4Turning of the Tide2:55
- 5I Still Dream5:06
- 6Waltzing’s for Dreamers4:04
- 7Read About Love3:33
- 8I Feel So Good3:20
- 9I Misunderstood4:043.3 ★
- 101952 Vincent Black Lightning4:424.0 ★
- 11Put Your Trust in Me3:47
- 12From Galway to Graceland (live)4:44
- 13I Can’t Wake Up to Save My Life3:12
- 14MGB‐GT3:37
- 15Mingus Eyes4:474.0 ★
- 16Beeswing5:31
- 17Taking My Business Elsewhere4:26
- 18King of Bohemia3:43
- 19Don’t Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes at Me (live)Richard Thompson & Danny Thompson4:08
- 20Razor Dance (Voltage Enhanced)2:39
- CD 4
- 1Hide It Away (Voltage Enhanced)4:22
- 2Last ShiftRichard Thompson & Danny Thompson3:54
- 3Big ChimneyRichard Thompson & Danny Thompson4:37
- 4LotterylandRichard Thompson & Danny Thompson2:51
- 5Persuasion (live)4:12
- 6Cooksferry Queen4:12
- 7Bathsheba Smiles3:55
- 8Hard on Me (live)12:18
- 9Gethsemane6:02
- 10A Love You Can’t Survive5:28
- 11A Legal Matter (live)3:15
- 12Main Title From Grizzly Man3:57
- 13Al Bowlly’s in Heaven (live)5:29
- 14I’ll Never Give It Up3:22
- 15Dad’s Gonna Kill Me5:155.0 ★
- 16She Sang Angels to Rest3:23
More by Richard Thompson
Release credits
- violin [16]
- fiddle [1.17-18, 2.1], violin [6]
- assistant [5-6]
- drums (drum set) [4]
- Appalachian dulcimer [7]
- bass [3], bass guitar [4]
- fiddle [7-8]
- engineer [8-12]
- background vocals [15]
- cornet [5]
- bass [3.1-2, 2.17]
- background vocals [5]
- background vocals [3.5, 2.11-12]
- double bass [3.6, 4.14, 4.16]
- drums (drum set) [3.1-2, 2.8-15, 2.17, 1.4, 1.17]
- bass [5-6, 8-9, 11, 13-15], bass guitar [17]
- viola [4], violin [4]
- tenor horn / alto horn [5]
- recording [16]
- producer [3]
- harp [5]
- piano [1]
- trumpet [2.1, 1.17-18]
- euphonium [5]
- concert flute [2.1, 1.17-18], shakuhachi [2.1, 1.17-18]
- bass [4-5, 7-10, 13-18]
- drums (drum set) [4-5, 9-10, 16]
- mix [9-10], recording [9-10]
- producer [1.1-5, 2.8-15, 2.17, 3.1-2]
- violin [16]
- additional [7], drums (drum set) [7]
- producer [9-10]
- background vocals [15]
- Anglo concertina [1.11, 1.17-18, 2.1], accordion [8], button accordion [2.1, 2.3-4, 1.17-18], concertina [5]
- engineer [2.1, 1.4-5, 1.17-18], producer [1.7, 1.16-18, 2.1]
- engineer [2.3-6, 1.1-3, 1.9-14], producer [1.9-14, 1.18, 2.3-6]
- background vocals [6]
- background vocals [9]
- background vocals [16, 18], vocal [2.3-4, 2.8-12, 1.8-9, 1.11]
- background vocals [9]
- drums (drum set) [3]
- electric guitar [14-15]
- drums (drum set) [14-16], percussion [14-16]
- drums (drum set) [5-6]
- drums (drum set) [7-8]
- assistant [9-10]
- background vocals [9]
- harmonium [6], keyboard [5], producer [4-10, 13-18]
- keyboard [3-4]
- fiddle [1.17-18, 2.1]
- background vocals [9]
- viola [16]
- bass [9, 11, 16], bass guitar [2.1, 1.6-8, 1.18]
- drums (drum set) [13-18]
- keyboard [5-6]
- background vocals [11], bass [10, 12]
- accordion [6], acoustic guitar [1.7, 1.9, 1.11, 4.14-16, 2.4, 3.6, 3.12], autoharp [15], background vocals [2.12, 1.3, 1.16], electric guitar [1.3, 1.11, 1.16, 4.14-15, 2.4, 2.8-15, 2.17, 3.1-2, 3.5], guitar [3.7-10, 3.13-18, 4.6-7, 4.9-10, 1.4, 1.6-8], guitar family [18], hammered dulcimer [9, 18], lead vocals [3.1-2, 1.16, 2.17], mandolin [2.4, 3.5], phonographic copyright [3-4], piano [16], producer [1.7, 1.9-14, 1.17-18, 2.1, 2.3-6], strings [16], vocal [4.6-7, 4.9-10, 4.14-16, 3.4-10, 3.12-18, 2.3-4, 2.8-12, 2.15, 1.6-8, 1.18]
- producer [6-7]
- conductor [4], strings [4]
- vocal [3-4, 8]
- violin [15]
- 12 string guitar [16], acoustic guitar [1.3, 1.16, 2.4, 2.12], background vocals [16], electric guitar [9, 11, 13-15], guitar [1.4, 2.8, 2.10], hammered dulcimer [3], producer [3, 16]
- fiddle [7], violin [7]
- electric bass guitar [15]
- drums (drum set) [2.1, 1.6-8, 1.11, 1.16, 1.18]
- producer [1]
- producer [6-7]
- cornet [5]
- synthesizer [1]
- bass [3-4]
Issues
W10 August 2009





