Richard Thompson [GB]

Aliases: Richard Thompson Band Live
Real name: Richard John Thompson
Born: April 3, 1949
Country: United Kingdom
IPI: 00054133016 83 works
00063485467 2 works
00259635726 11 works
Affiliation: BMI, PRS
Comments: Guitarist, singer and songwriter
Member of: The GP's (1981)
Fairport Convention Guitar, vocals (1967-1971)
Family: Teddy Thompson Son
Linda Thompson Spouse (1972-1982)
Kamila Thompson Daughter

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Originals

	Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
	1952 Vincent Black Lightning	Richard Thompson [GB]	May 1991	(40 artists)
	A Blind Step Away	French Frith Kaiser Thompson	June 1987	June Tabor
	A Heart Needs a Home	Richard and Linda Thompson	March 1975	(3 artists)
	Al Bowlly's in Heaven	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1986	(2 artists)
	Beat the Retreat	Richard and Linda Thompson	1975	June Tabor
	Beeswing	Richard Thompson [GB]	1994	(9 artists)
	Can't Win	Richard Thompson [GB]	October 1988	Christine Collister
	Civilisation	Richard and Linda Thompson	September 1979	Ian Matthews
	Dad's Gonna Kill Me	Richard Thompson [GB]	May 28, 2007	(2 artists)
	Dark Hand over My Heart	Richard Thompson [GB]	1996	Julian Coryell
	Devonside	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1983	Carol Noonan
	Dimming of the Day	Richard and Linda Thompson	1975	(53 artists)
	Don't Let a Thief Steal into Your Heart	Linda & Richard Thompson	November 1978	(2 artists)
	Don't Renege on Our Love	Richard & Linda Thompson	March 1982	Lucy Kaplansky
	Down Where the Drunkards Roll	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1974	(9 artists)
	Dry My Tears and Move On	Richard Thompson [GB]	September 1999	(2 artists)
	For Shame of Doing Wrong	Richard and Linda Thompson	1975	(10 artists)
	From Galway to Graceland	Richard Thompson [GB]	April 20, 1993	(7 artists)
	Ghosts In The Wind	Richard Thompson [GB]	March 1985	Unverified
	God Loves a Drunk	Richard Thompson [GB]	May 1991	(2 artists)
	Hard Luck Stories	Richard and Linda Thompson	1975	Dave Burland
	Has He Got a Friend for Me?	Linda and Richard Thompson	February 1974	(3 artists)
	House of Cards	Linda & Richard Thompson	November 1978	(2 artists)
	How I Wanted To	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1983	Martin Simpson & Jessica Ruby Simpson
	How Will I Ever Be Simple Again	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1986	(3 artists)
	I Feel So Good	Richard Thompson [GB]	May 1991	Mark Erelli
	I'll Regret It All In The Morning	Richard and Linda Thompson	March 1975	Unverified
	I Misunderstood	Richard Thompson [GB]	May 1991	(4 artists)
	I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight	Richard and Linda Thompson	January 1974	(18 artists)
	Just the Motion	Richard & Linda Thompson	March 1982	(4 artists)
	Keep Your Distance	Richard Thompson [GB]	May 1991	(7 artists)
	Love Is Bad for Business	Richard Thompson [GB]	December 1984	Men & Volts
	Madness of Love	Richard & Linda Thompson	1985	(2 artists)
	Night Comes In	Richard and Linda Thompson	1975	(6 artists)
	Nobody's Wedding	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1972	Paul Pennyfeather
	Pavanne	Linda & Richard Thompson	November 1978	(3 artists)
i	Persuasion	Richard Thompson [GB]	1991	(4 artists)
	Pharaoh	Richard Thompson [GB]	October 1988	(3 artists)
	Reckless Kind	Richard Thompson [GB]	October 1988	Victoria Williams
	Saturday Rolling Around	Richard and Linda Thompson	September 1979	Orchestra Kai Warner
	Shaky Nancy	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1972	(2 artists)
	She Twists the Knife Again	Richard Thompson [GB]	March 1985	Paul Pennyfeather
	Shoot Out the Lights	Richard & Linda Thompson	March 1982	(4 artists)
	Sisters	Richard and Linda Thompson	September 1979	The Fraser Sisters
	Strange Affair	Linda & Richard Thompson	November 1978	(2 artists)
	Tear Stained Letter	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1983	(9 artists)
	The Angels Took My Racehorse Away	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1972	Dave Burland
	The Calvary Cross	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1974	(8 artists)
	The End of the Rainbow	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1974	(6 artists)
	The Great Valerio	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1974	(11 artists)
i	The Knife-Edge	Richard Thompson [GB]	September 1981	The Hokey Pokey Strings
	The Little Beggar Girl	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1974	Barbara Lamb
	The New St. George	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1972	(3 artists)
	The Old Changing Way	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1972	(2 artists)
	The Outside of the Inside	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	Beeman & Bannon Band with Gregory McLoughlin & Chrissy Roberts
	The Poor Ditching Boy	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1972	(7 artists)
	The Sun Never Shines on the Poor	Richard and Linda Thompson	March 1975	Trevor Lucas
	Turning of the Tide	Richard Thompson [GB]	October 1988	(2 artists)
	Two-Faced Love	Richard Thompson [GB]	September 1999	The Del McCoury Band
	Two Left Feet	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1983	(2 artists)
	Valerie	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1986	(3 artists)
	Walking on a Wire	Richard & Linda Thompson	March 1982	(5 artists)
	Wall of Death	Richard & Linda Thompson	March 1982	(5 artists)
	Waltzing's for Dreamers	Richard Thompson [GB]	October 1988	(15 artists)
	We Sing Hallelujah	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1974	(3 artists)
	Wheely Down	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1972	Ian Kearey & Ivor Cutler
	When I Get to the Border	Richard and Linda Thompson	January 1974	(4 artists)
	When the Spell Is Broken	Richard Thompson [GB]	March 1985	(2 artists)
	Withered and Died	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1974	(10 artists)
	Woman or a Man?	Richard Thompson [GB]	December 1984	Michael Doucet & Cajun Brew
	Wreck of the Carlos Rey	Los Lobos featuring Richard Thompson	May 2004	The Sidekicks [CMH]
	You're Going to Need Somebody	Richard and Linda Thompson	September 1979	(2 artists)

Covers by Richard Thompson [GB]

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	1985	Richard Thompson with Judith Owen & Debra Dobkin	April 4, 2006	SR-71, Bowling for Soup
	A-11	Richard Thompson with Judith Owen & Debra Dobkin	April 4, 2006	Unverified
	Al Bowlly's in Heaven	Richard Thompson with Danny Thompson	1995	Richard Thompson [GB]
	A Legal Matter	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	The Who
	Bird on the Wire	Richard Thompson [GB]	September 21, 2017	Judy Collins
	Black Crow	Richard Thompson [GB]	September 2010	Joni Mitchell
	Break My Mind	Richard & Linda Thompson		Unverified
	Ça plane pour moi	Richard Thompson [GB]	February 7, 2006	Plastic Bertrand
	Cry Me a River	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	Julie London
	Cuckoo's Nest	Ashley Hutchings - Richard Thompson - Dave Mattacks - Barry Dransfield - John Kirkpatrick	1972	(unknown)
	Danny Boy	Richard Thompson [GB]	February 7, 2006	(unknown), Ernestine Schumann-Heink
	Don't Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes at Me	Richard Thompson with Danny Thompson	1995	Hank Penny
	Drinking Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	"Stick" McGhee and His Buddy
	Friday on My Mind	Richard Thompson with Judith Owen & Debra Dobkin	April 4, 2006	The Easybeats
	Genesis Hall	Richard Thompson [GB]	December 1984	Fairport Convention
	Go Leave	Richard and Linda Thompson	June 25, 2013	Kate & Anna McGarrigle
i	Greensleeves	Ashley Hutchings - Richard Thompson - Dave Mattacks - Barry Dransfield - John Kirkpatrick	1972	(unknown)
	Here Without You	Richard Thompson [GB]	April 2003	The Byrds
	Here Without You	Richard Thompson, Clive Gregson, Christine Collister	1989	The Byrds
	Hickory Wind	Richard Thompson, Clive Gregson, Christine Collister	1989	The Byrds
	Honky Tonk Blues	Richard Thompson [GB]	1984	Unverified
	House of the Rising Sun	Joan Baez with Richard Thompson and David Bromberg	June 10, 2016	Ashley and Foster
	I Ain't Marching Anymore	Richard Thompson [GB]	February 7, 2006	Phil Ochs
	I'll Regret It All In The Morning	Richard Thompson [GB]	2004	Unverified
	I Misunderstood	Richard Thompson with Danny Thompson	1995	Richard Thompson [GB]
	In the Bleak Midwinter	The Blind Boys of Alabama featuring Chrissie Hynde with Richard Thompson	2003	(unknown), (unknown)
	It'll Be Me	Richard and Linda Thompson	May 1976	Jerry Lee Lewis
	It Won't Be Long	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	The Beatles
	Jack O' Diamonds	Richard Thompson [GB]	2004	Unverified
	Java Jive	Richard Thompson with Judith Owen & Debra Dobkin	April 4, 2006	The Four King Sisters with Orchestra conducted by Alvino Rey
	Kiss	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	Prince and The Revolution
	Lads A' Bunchum - Young Collins	Ashley Hutchings - Richard Thompson - Dave Mattacks - Barry Dransfield - John Kirkpatrick	1972	(unknown), (unknown)
	Loch Lomond	French Frith Kaiser Thompson	1990	Flora Donaldson
	Mingulay Boat Song	Richard Thompson [GB]	August 22, 2006	(unknown)
	Money	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	ABBA
	Night and Day	Richard Thompson with Judith Owen & Debra Dobkin	April 4, 2006	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Fred Astaire REC, Fred Astaire PRF
	Night and Day	Judith Owen featuring Richard Thompson	September 13, 2005	Leo Reisman and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Fred Astaire REC, Fred Astaire PRF
	Old Rocking Chair's Got Me	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	Hoagy Carmichael
	Oops!... I Did It Again	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	Britney Spears
	Orange-Coloured Sky	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	Nat "King" Cole and His Trio and Stan Kenton and His Orchestra
	Parchman Farm	Richard Thompson [GB]	November 2019	Mose Allison
	Persuasion	Richard & Teddy Thompson	1998	Richard Thompson [GB], Tim Finn
	Poseidon	Richard Thompson [GB]	February 7, 2006	Judith Owen
	Red Wine Promises	Richard Thompson [GB]	July 2002	Lal & Mike Waterson
i	Rockin' in Rhythm	Richard Thompson [GB]	September 1981	The Harlem Footwarmers (Duke Ellington)
	Sam Hall	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	(unknown)
	Season of the Witch	Richard Thompson [GB]	March 2003	Donovan
	See My Friends	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	The Kinks
	See My Friends	Richard Thompson with Judith Owen & Debra Dobkin	April 4, 2006	The Kinks
	She May Call You Up Tonight	Richard Thompson [GB]	1998	Unverified
	She May Call You Up Tonight	Richard Thompson with Teddy Thompson (Teddy Thompson, Richard Thompson [GB])	2004	Unverified
	Shenandoah	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	John Goss and the Cathedral Male Voice Quartet
	Story of Isaac	Richard Thompson [GB]	September 21, 2017	Judy Collins
	Substitute	Richard Thompson [GB]	February 7, 2006	The Who
	Surfin' USA	French Frith Kaiser Thompson	June 1987	Chuck Berry, Beach Boys
	Tempted	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	Squeeze
	The Band Played On	Richard Thompson & Christine Collister	2013	Dan Quinn
	The Boxer	Joan Baez with Paul Simon and Richard Thompson	June 10, 2016	Simon & Garfunkel
	The Coo Coo Bird	Richard Thompson with Eliza Carthy	October 24, 2006	Clarence Ashley
	The Dark End of the Street	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1977	James Carr
	The Dimming of the Day	Richard Thompson, Mary Black, Dolores Keane	1991	Richard and Linda Thompson
	The Fool	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	Sanford Clark
	The Nutting Girl	Ashley Hutchings - Richard Thompson - Dave Mattacks - Barry Dransfield - John Kirkpatrick	1972	Unverified
	The Same Thing	French Frith Kaiser Thompson	June 1987	Muddy Waters
	(The Story of) Hamlet	Richard Thompson [GB]	February 7, 2006	Betty Hutton
	The Who Medley	Richard Thompson [GB]	February 7, 2006	The Who
	This Wheel's on Fire	Richard Thompson [GB]	April 15, 2021	Bob Dylan & The Band
	Time Has Told Me	Richard Thompson [GB]	February 7, 2006	Nick Drake
	Time to Ring Some Changes	Richard Thompson [GB]	December 1984	The Albion Band
	Trafalgar Square	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	(unknown)
	Two Left Feet	Richard Thompson with Danny Thompson	1995	Richard Thompson [GB]
	Valerie	Richard Thompson with Danny Thompson	1995	Richard Thompson [GB]
	Waiting at the Church	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	Miss Ada Jones
	Warm Love Gone Cold	Richard Thompson [GB]	August 2, 2019	Christine Collister
	Wedding Bells	Buddy Miller with Richard Thompson	January 29, 2016	Bill Carlisle
	We Got to Get Out of This Place	Richard Thompson Band Live	April 2003	Barry Mann REC, The Animals REL
	When I Am Laid in Earth	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	(unknown)
	Why Don't Women Like Me?	Richard Thompson [GB]	February 7, 2006	George Formby
	Willie and the Handjive / Not Fade Away	Richard Thompson [GB]	February 7, 2006	The Crickets [US], The Johnny Otis Show
	Willy o' Winsbury	Richard Thompson [GB]	February 7, 2006	(unknown)
	Woodstock	Richard Thompson [GB]	September 2010	Joni Mitchell REC, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young REL
	You'll Never Walk Alone	Richard Thompson [GB]	February 7, 2006	Christine Johnson with Carousel Chorus and Orchestra under direction of Joseph Littau PRF,REL

Songs written by Richard Thompson [GB]

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
1952 Vincent Black Lightning	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	May 1991	Covered by (40 artists)
A Blind Step Away	Richard Thompson [GB]	French Frith Kaiser Thompson	June 1987	Covered by June Tabor
A Heart Needs a Home	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	March 1975	Covered by (3 artists)
Al Bowlly's in Heaven	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1986	Covered by (2 artists)
Beat the Retreat	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	1975	Covered by June Tabor
Beeswing	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	1994	Covered by (9 artists)
Cajun Woman	Richard Thompson [GB]	Fairport Convention	July 1969	Covered by The Ashley Hutchings All Stars
Can't Win	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	October 1988	Covered by Christine Collister
Civilisation	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	September 1979	Covered by Ian Matthews
Crazy Man Michael	Richard Thompson [GB], Dave Swarbrick	Fairport Convention	1969	Covered by (8 artists)
Dad's Gonna Kill Me	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	May 28, 2007	Covered by (2 artists)
Dark Hand over My Heart	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	1996	Covered by Julian Coryell
Devonside	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1983	Covered by Carol Noonan
Dimming of the Day	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	1975	Covered by (53 artists)
Don't Let a Thief Steal into Your Heart	Richard Thompson [GB], Linda Thompson	Linda & Richard Thompson	November 1978	Covered by (2 artists)
Don't Renege on Our Love	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard & Linda Thompson	March 1982	Covered by Lucy Kaplansky
Down Where the Drunkards Roll	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1974	Covered by (9 artists)
Dry My Tears and Move On	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	November 1998	Covered by (2 artists)
For Shame of Doing Wrong	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	1975	Covered by (10 artists)
From Galway to Graceland	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	April 20, 1993	Covered by (7 artists)
Genesis Hall	Richard Thompson [GB]	Fairport Convention	July 1969	Covered by (4 artists)
Ghosts In The Wind	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	March 1985	Unverified
God Loves a Drunk	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	May 1991	Covered by (2 artists)
Hard Luck Stories	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	1975	Covered by Dave Burland
Has He Got a Friend for Me?	Richard Thompson [GB]	Linda and Richard Thompson	February 1974	Covered by (3 artists)
House of Cards	Richard Thompson [GB]	Linda & Richard Thompson	November 1978	Covered by (2 artists)
How I Wanted To	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1983	Covered by Martin Simpson & Jessica Ruby Simpson
How Will I Ever Be Simple Again	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1986	Covered by (3 artists)
I Feel So Good	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	May 1991	Covered by Mark Erelli
I'll Regret It All In The Morning	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	March 1975	Unverified
I Misunderstood	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	May 1991	Covered by (4 artists)
It's Alright Ma, It's Only Witchcraft	Richard Thompson [GB], Ashley Hutchings	Fairport Convention	June 1968	Covered by The Resonars
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	January 1974	Covered by (18 artists)
Just the Motion	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard & Linda Thompson	March 1982	Covered by (4 artists)
Keep Your Distance	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	May 1991	Covered by (7 artists)
Love Is Bad for Business	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	1982	Covered by Men & Volts
Madness of Love	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard & Linda Thompson	1985	Covered by (2 artists)
Meet on the Ledge	Richard Thompson [GB]	Fairport Convention	1968	Covered by (9 artists)
Night Comes In	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	1975	Covered by (6 artists)
Nobody's Wedding	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1972	Covered by Paul Pennyfeather
No Man's Land	Richard Thompson [GB]	Fairport Convention	1968	Covered by (2 artists)
Now Be Thankful	Richard Thompson [GB], Dave Swarbrick	Fairport Convention	July 22, 1970	Covered by (2 artists)
Pavanne	Richard Thompson [GB], Linda Thompson	Linda & Richard Thompson	November 1978	Covered by (3 artists)
Persuasion	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	1991	Covered by (4 artists)
Pharaoh	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	October 1988	Covered by (3 artists)
Poor Ditching Boy	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1972	Covered by (7 artists)
Reckless Kind	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	October 1988	Covered by Victoria Williams
Saturday Rolling Around	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	September 1979	Covered by Orchestra Kai Warner
Shady Lies	Richard Thompson [GB]	Ian Matthews	September 1973	Covered by Marc Ellington
Shaky Nancy	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1972	Covered by (2 artists)
She Twists the Knife Again	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	March 1985	Covered by Paul Pennyfeather
Shoot Out the Lights	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard & Linda Thompson	March 1982	Covered by (4 artists)
Sisters	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	September 1979	Covered by The Fraser Sisters
Sloth	Richard Thompson [GB], Dave Swarbrick	Fairport Convention	July 1970	Covered by (2 artists)
Strange Affair	Richard Thompson [GB]	Linda & Richard Thompson	November 1978	Covered by (2 artists)
Tear Stained Letter	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1983	Covered by (9 artists)
The Angels Took My Racehorse Away	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1972	Covered by Dave Burland
The Calvary Cross	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1974	Covered by (8 artists)
The End of the Rainbow	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1974	Covered by (6 artists)
The Great Valerio	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1974	Covered by (11 artists)
The Knife-Edge	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	September 1981	Covered by The Hokey Pokey Strings
The Little Beggar Girl	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1974	Covered by Barbara Lamb
The Lobster	Richard Thompson [GB], Ashley Hutchings	Fairport Convention	June 1968	Covered by Algebra
The New St. George	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1972	Covered by (3 artists)
The Old Changing Way	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1972	Covered by (2 artists)
The Outside of the Inside	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	Covered by Beeman & Bannon Band with Gregory McLoughlin & Chrissy Roberts
The Sun Never Shines on the Poor	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	March 1975	Covered by Trevor Lucas
Time to Ring Some Changes	Richard Thompson [GB]	The Albion Band	March 1978	Covered by (5 artists)
Turning of the Tide	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	October 1988	Covered by (2 artists)
Two-Faced Love	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	November 1998	Covered by The Del McCoury Band
Two Left Feet	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1983	Covered by (2 artists)
Valerie	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1986	Covered by (3 artists)
Walk Awhile	Richard Thompson [GB], Dave Swarbrick	Fairport Convention	July 1970	Covered by Lars Lilholt Band
Walking on a Wire	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard & Linda Thompson	March 1982	Covered by (5 artists)
Wall of Death	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard & Linda Thompson	March 1982	Covered by (5 artists)
Waltzing's for Dreamers	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	October 1988	Covered by (15 artists)
We Sing Hallelujah	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1974	Covered by (3 artists)
Wheely Down	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1972	Covered by Ian Kearey & Ivor Cutler
When I Get to the Border	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	January 1974	Covered by (4 artists)
When the Spell Is Broken	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	March 1985	Covered by (2 artists)
Withered and Died	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1974	Covered by (10 artists)
Woman or a Man?	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard Thompson [GB]	December 1984	Covered by Michael Doucet & Cajun Brew
You're Going to Need Somebody	Richard Thompson [GB]	Richard and Linda Thompson	September 1979	Covered by (2 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Farewell, Farewell	Richard Thompson [GB]	Willie o' Winsbury	Fairport Convention	Covered by (6 artists)
Sir B. McKenzie's Daughter's Lament for the 77th Mounted Lancers Retreat from the Straits of Loch Knombe, in the Year of Our Lord 1727, on the Occasion of the Announcement of Her Marriage to the Laird of Kinleakie.	Richard Thompson [GB], Simon Nicol, Dave Pegg, Dave Mattacks	da Scalloway Lasses, The Kilfenora, Boston Tea Party	Fairport Convention	Covered by Thatch

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
1000 Years of Popular Music	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	Beeswing Music
1000 Years of Popular Music	Richard Thompson with Judith Owen & Debra Dobkin	April 4, 2006	Cooking Vinyl
Across a Crowded Room	Richard Thompson [GB]	March 1985	Polydor
Across a Crowded Room Live at Barrymore's 1985	Richard Thompson [GB]	August 2, 2019	Real Gone Music
Amnesia	Richard Thompson [GB]	October 1988	Capitol Records
Celtschmerz - Live UK '98	Richard Thompson [GB]	1998	Flypaper
Daring Adventures	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1986	Polydor
Doom & Gloom from the Tomb	Richard Thompson [GB]	1985	Flypaper
First Light	Linda & Richard Thompson	November 1978	Chrysalis
(Guitar, vocal)	Richard Thompson [GB]	May 1976	Island
Hand of Kindness	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1983	Hannibal Records
Henry the Human Fly	Richard Thompson [GB]	June 1972	Island
Hokey Pokey	Richard and Linda Thompson	March 1975	Island
Invisible Means	French Frith Kaiser Thompson	1990	Windham Hill
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight	Richard and Linda Thompson	February 1974	Island
Live at Crawley 1993	Richard Thompson with Danny Thompson	1995	What Disc?
Live, Love, Larf & Loaf	French Frith Kaiser Thompson	June 1987	Rhino
Live! (More or Less)	Richard Thompson [GB]	February 1977	Island
Mirror Blue	Richard Thompson [GB]	1994	Capitol Records
Mock Tudor	Richard Thompson [GB]	September 1999	Capitol Records
More Guitar	Richard Thompson Band Live	April 2003	Beeswing Music
Morris On	Ashley Hutchings - Richard Thompson - Dave Mattacks - Barry Dransfield - John Kirkpatrick	1972	Island
Original Music from the Movie Sweet Talker	Richard Thompson [GB]	1991	Capitol Records
Pour Down Like Silver	Richard and Linda Thompson	1975	Island
RT - The Life and Music of Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson [GB]	February 7, 2006	Free Reed
Rumor and Sigh	Richard Thompson [GB]	May 1991	Capitol Records
Shoot Out the Lights	Richard & Linda Thompson	March 1982	Hannibal Records
Small Town Romance - Live/Solo in New York	Richard Thompson [GB]	December 1984	Hannibal Records
Strict Tempo!	Richard Thompson [GB]	September 1981	Elixir
Sunnyvista	Richard and Linda Thompson	September 1979	Chrysalis
Sweet Warrior	Richard Thompson [GB]	May 28, 2007	Proper Records
The Old Kit Bag	Richard Thompson [GB]	2003	Cooking Vinyl
Watching the Dark - The History of Richard Thompson	Richard Thompson [GB]	April 20, 1993	Hannibal Records
You? Me? Us?	Richard Thompson [GB]	1996	Capitol Records

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight	Richard and Linda Thompson	January 1974	Island

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Bringing It All Back Home	various artists	1991	BBC Records
Cayamo Sessions at Sea	Buddy Miller & Friends	January 29, 2016	New West Records
Dylan ...Revisited - 14 of His Greatest Songs Reinterpreted for Uncut	various artists	April 15, 2021	Uncut
Go Tell It on the Mountain	The Blind Boys of Alabama	2003	Real World Records
If You're Going to the City - A Tribute to Mose Allison	various artists	November 2019	Fat Possum Records
Joan Baez 75th Birthday Celebration	Joan Baez	June 10, 2016	(self-released)
Lost and Found	Judith Owen	September 13, 2005	Courgette Records
Music from the NBC TV Series Crossing Jordan	various artists	March 2003	Sony Music Soundtrax
Rogue's Gallery - Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys	various artists	August 22, 2006	Anti-
Shining Bright - The Songs of Lal & Mike Waterson	various artists	July 2002	Topic Records
Sincerely, L. Cohen - A Live Celebration of Leonard Cohen	various artists	September 21, 2017	Royal Potato Family
Sing Me the Songs - Celebrating the Works of Kate McGarrigle	various artists	June 25, 2013	Nonesuch
Stars Salute Joni Mitchell	various artists	September 2010	Immortal
The Beautiful Old Turn-Of-The-Century Songs	various artists	2013	Doubloon Records
The Harry Smith Project - Anthology of American Folk Music Revisited	various artists	October 24, 2006	Shout! Factory
The Ride	Los Lobos	May 2004	Hollywood Records [US1]
Time Between - A Tribute to The Byrds	various artists	1989	Imaginary Records [GB]

Tributes

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Beat the Retreat - Songs by Richard Thompson	various artists	1994	Capitol Records
His Master's Choice - The Songs of Richard Thompson	Dave Burland	1992	Road Goes on Forever
The World Is a Wonderful Place - The Songs of Richard Thompson	various artists	1993	Hokey Pokey

Reported errors

#	Reported by	Reported on	Status	Last update
#35516	baggish	2007-12-13 20:12:07 UTC	processed	2008-10-11 17:05:50 UTC by Mathieu
#35618	Canary	2007-12-20 20:01:17 UTC	processed	2007-12-28 20:59:18 UTC by Denis

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