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Artist:
Richard Thompson
Title:
Sweet Warrior

Tracks:
1. Needle And Thread
2. I'll Never Give It Up
3. Take Care The Road You Choose
4. Mr. Stupid
5. Dad's Gonna Kill Me
6. Poppy-Red
7. Bad Monkey
8. Francesca
9. Too Late To Come Fishing
10. Sneaky Boy
11. She Sang Angels To Rest
12. Johnny's Far Away
13. Guns Are The Tongues
14. Sunset Song



Details:
Guitar and songwriting master Richard Thompson plugs in and produces his first electric album since 2003. Thompson's latest work, "Sweet Warrior" is his first electric album since 2003's The Old Kit Bag. When asked why he has chosen to plug in again, Thompson replies (tongue partially in cheek, as usual), "I tend to organize my writing in piles, and the electric pile was becoming especially big, so that's the one I chose to go to." He adds that, although, the album wasn't assembled thematically, on reflection it seems to keep returning to the subject of "combat, in love as well as in war." Features: Richard Thompson: vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, mandolin, organ, autoharp, harmonium, penny whistle, hurdy gurdy, accordion. Michael Hayes: rhythm acoustic and electric guitars, harmony vocals. Taras Prodaniuk: electric bass. Danny Thompson: acoustic bass. Michael Jerome: drums & percussion. +Judith Owen: harmony vocals. Sara Watkins: fiddle on Dad's Gonna Kill Me, Johnny's Far Away, and Guns Are the Tongues. Joe Sublett: tenor sax on Bad Monkey and Francesca. Handclaps on Sneaky Boy, Richard Thompson, Judith Owen, Simon Tassano, and Chris Kasych. Strings on She Sang Angels to Rest arranged by Richard Thompson and performed by Joe Buck (1st violin), Al Michaels (2nd violin), and Novi Ola (viola). Produced by Richard Thompson and Simon Tassano


Info: Recorded at House of Blues Studio, Encino, California by Doug Tyo

Label: 4 Men With Beards

This item was added to our catalog on Friday 04 July, 2008