Watching the Dark

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  A Man in Need
  3:33
• 2
  Can’t Win
  9:13
• 3
  Waltzing’s for Dreamers
  4:07
• 4
  Crash the Party
  5:36
• 5
  I Still Dream
  5:09
• 6
  Bird in God’s Garden / Lost and Found

  French Frith Kaiser Thompson
  5:43
  5.0 ★
• 7
  Now Be Thankful

  Fairport Convention
  2:26
• 8
  A Sailor’s Life

  Fairport Convention
  11:26
• 9
  Genesis Hall

  Fairport Convention
  3:39
  5.0 ★
• 10
  The Knife‐Edge
  5:32
• 11
  Walking on a Wire

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  5:28
• 12
  Small Town Romance
  3:43
• 13
  Shepherd’s March / Maggie Cameron
  5:00
• 14
  Wall of Death

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  3:44
  5.0 ★
• CD 2
• 1
  For Shame of Doing Wrong

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  4:30
• 2
  Back Street Slide

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  4:27
• 3
  Strange Affair

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  3:10
• 4
  The Wrong Heartbeat

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  3:11
• 5
  Borrowed Time

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  5:37
• 6
  From Galway to Graceland
  4:47
• 7
  Tear Stained Letter
  6:53
• 8
  Keep Your Distance
  4:12
  2.0 ★
• 9
  Bogie’s Bonnie Belle
  3:52
• 10
  Poor Wee Jockey Clarke
  2:31
• 11
  Jet Plane in a Rocking Chair

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  2:49
• 12
  Dimming of the Day

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  3:53
• 13
  Old Man Inside a Young Man

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  4:28
• 14
  Never Again

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  3:10
• 15
  Hokey Pokey (The Ice Cream Song)

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  3:22
• 16
  A Heart Needs a Home

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  4:00
• 17
  Beat the Retreat

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  5:51
• CD 3
• 1
  Al Bowlly’s in Heaven
  5:12
• 2
  Walking Through a Wasted Land
  4:02
• 3
  When the Spell Is Broken
  6:56
• 4
  Devonside
  3:55
• 5
  Little Blue Number
  2:55
• 6
  I Ain’t Going to Drag My Feet No More
  5:12
• 7
  Withered and Died

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  3:27
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Nobody’s Wedding
  3:15
• 9
  The Poor Ditching Boy
  3:03
• 10
  The Great Valerio

  Richard & Linda Thompson
  5:25
• 11
  Twisted
  2:00
• 12
  Calvary Cross
  7:11
• 13
  Jennie
  4:02
• 14
  Hand of Kindness
  6:04
• 15
  Two Left Feet
  3:54
• 16
  Shoot Out the Lights
  5:32

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Release credits

• Alan Dunn
  piano accordion [2, 16]
• Aly Bain
  fiddle [11], violin [2.15, 1.3]
• Andy Lunn
  assistant [5]
• Andy Newmark
  drums (drum set) [3]
• Andy Roberts
  Appalachian dulcimer [9]
• Ashley Hutchings
  arranger [8], bass [8-9]
• Barry Dransfield
  fiddle [9], violin [8]
• Betsy Cook
  Minimoog [1], Wurlitzer electric piano [1], background vocals [1, 4], keyboard [4], piano [2]
• Bill Gill
  engineer [1, 11, 14]
• Bobby King
  background vocals [14-15]
• Brian Taylor
  cornet [5]
• Bruce Lynch
  bass [2]
• Christine Collister
  background vocals [1.2, 1.4-5, 2.8, 3.1-3, 3.5-6], percussion [6], tambourine [5]
• Clare Lowther
  cello [11]
• Clive Gregson
  acoustic guitar [1.2, 3.1], background vocals [1.2, 1.4-5, 1.11, 1.14, 3.1-3, 3.5-6, 2.8], electric guitar [1.4, 3.3, 3.5-6], electronic organ [2]
• Danny Thompson
  double bass [3]
• Dave Mattacks
  drums (drum set) [1.1, 1.10-11, 1.14, 2.2, 3.2, 3.14-15]
• Dave Pegg
  bass [1.1, 1.14, 2.5, 3.14-15]
• David Bitelli
  baritone saxophone [2]
• David Derge
  drums (drum set) [7]
• David Horn
  tenor horn / alto horn [5]
• David Snell
  harp [11]
• Edward Haber
  producer, producer [1.12-13, 3.1, 3.3-4], recording [12]
• Fairport Convention
  producer [9]
• Frances Kelly
  harp [5]
• Frank Ricotti
  percussion [4]
• Fred Frith
  bass [6], violin [6]
• Gavyn Wright
  strings [1-2]
• Gerry Conway
  drums (drum set) [1, 3, 5-6, 12, 16]
• Gerry Rafferty
  background vocals [1], producer [1-2, 4]
• Glenn Tilbrook
  background vocals [5]
• Henry Kaiser
  electric guitar [6], producer [2.10, 1.6]
• Henry Lowther
  trumpet [11]
• Hugh Murphy
  producer [1-2, 4]
• Ian Peters
  euphonium [5]
• Ian Whiteman
  concert flute [11], shakuhachi [11, 17]
• Ilana Pelzig
  producer [1, 3-4], recording [12]
• Jack Brymer
  clarinet [12]
• Jerry Scheff
  bass [1.5, 2.8]
• Jim Keltner
  drums (drum set) [5]
• Joe Boyd
  producer [3.2, 3.14-15, 1.1, 1.8-9, 1.11, 1.14]
• John Hiatt
  background vocals [14-15]
• John Kirkpatrick
  Anglo concertina [2.11, 3.7], accordion [2.1-2, 3.8], background vocals [2, 4], button accordion [1.2, 1.4, 2.3, 2.11, 3.1, 3.3, 3.8, 3.15], concertina [5]
• John Sherman
  piano accordion [7]
• John Wood
  engineer [11], producer [3.8-9, 3.11, 2.11-15, 2.17]
• John Wood
  engineer [2.3, 2.5, 1.9, 3.7, 3.10], producer [2.3, 2.5, 3.7, 3.10]
• John “Drumbo” French
  drums (drum set) [6], vocal [6]
• Julian Littman
  background vocals [5]
• Kenny Aronoff
  drums (drum set) [2, 4]
• Lal Waterson
  background vocals [1]
• Leo Lyons
  producer [16]
• Liam Genockey
  drums (drum set) [1, 4]
• Linda Thompson
  background vocals [2, 13], vocal [1.1, 1.11, 1.14, 2.1, 2.3-5, 2.11-12, 2.14-16, 3.7, 3.10]
• Marc Ellington
  background vocals [5], producer [10]
• Martin Carthy
  background vocals [1]
• Martin Lamble
  arranger [8], drums (drum set) [8-9]
• Michael Spencer-Arscott
  drums (drum set) [5]
• Mickey Curry
  drums (drum set) [8]
• Mike Waterson
  background vocals [1]
• Mitchell Froom
  Hammond organ [8], harmonium [3], keyboard [5], producer [1.3, 1.5, 2.8]
• Neil Larsen
  keyboard [3]
• Nic Jones
  fiddle [11]
• Norma Waterson
  background vocals [1]
• Pat Donaldson
  background vocals [7], bass [2.7, 2.12-13, 2.15, 2.17, 3.7-8, 3.10-12, 3.16, 1.2, 1.4], bass guitar [2.11, 3.8-9, 3.11]
• Pete Thomas
  saxophone [15], tenor saxophone [2]
• Pete Wingfield
  keyboard [5]
• Pete Zorn
  background vocals [2.7, 1.14], bass [2.1-2, 2.4, 1.11], saxophone [2.7, 3.15]
• Phil Barnes
  background vocals [2]
• Phil Pickett
  hurdy gurdy [1], shawm [2]
• Richard Thompson
  12 string guitar [11], Appalachian dulcimer [14, 17], Rhodes piano [12], acoustic guitar [3.1, 3.4, 3.7-11, 3.13, 1.3, 1.10, 1.12-13, 2.1, 2.3, 2.6, 2.9, 2.12, 2.14-17], arranger [2.9-10, 1.8, 1.13], background vocals [3.11, 1.9, 1.11, 2.1, 2.13], banjo [12], bass [10], clavinet [11], electric guitar [2.1-5, 2.7-8, 2.11, 2.13, 2.15, 3.2-3, 3.5-7, 3.12, 3.14-16, 1.1-2, 1.4-6, 1.8-11, 1.14], guitar [8-9, 11], hammered dulcimer [2.5, 3.10], harmonium [12], hurdy gurdy [8, 10], lead vocals [3.11, 2.13], mandocello [10], mandolin [2.3, 2.8, 1.5, 1.10, 3.11], oud [17], phonographic copyright [3], piano [13], producer [1.10, 2.3, 2.5, 2.11-12, 2.17, 3.7-11], vocal [1.1-6, 1.11-12, 1.14, 2.2-3, 2.5-12, 2.15-17, 3.1-6, 3.8-9, 3.11-16]
• Robert Kirby
  conductor [3], strings [3]
• Rory McFarlane
  bass [1, 3, 5-6]
• Sandy Denny
  arranger [8], vocal [8-9]
• Shawn Colvin
  acoustic guitar [7], background vocals [7]
• Simon Nicol
  12 string guitar [2.8, 2.13, 2.15, 3.2], acoustic guitar [3.2, 2.1, 2.3, 2.13-14, 1.9, 1.11], arranger [8], autoharp [14], background vocals [3.12, 3.16, 2.13], electric guitar [2.2, 2.4-5, 2.15, 1.1, 1.8, 1.14, 3.12, 3.14-16], hammered dulcimer [9], piano [15], producer [2.13-15, 1.9]
• Sue Draheim
  fiddle [8-9], violin [8-9]
• Timi Donald
  drums (drum set) [3.7-9, 3.11, 2.11, 2.13, 2.15, 2.17], percussion [15]
• Tony Goddard
  cornet [5]
• Wil Malone
  strings [1-2]
• Willie Weeks
  bass [3]
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Issues

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  Watching the Dark

  3x CD
  11 May 1993
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  Watching the Dark

  3x CD
  11 May 1993