The third album released by the wife/husband duo Richard & Linda Thompson. Acoustic country with a cajun bent, celtic infused British folk and Sufi mysticism, beautiful singing by Linda, and measured guitar playing by Richard.
Linda Thompson- vocals. Richard Thompson - guitar, vocals. Aly Bain, Nic Jones - fiddle. John Kirkpatrick - Anglo concertina, button accordion. Ian Whiteman - concert flute, shakuhachi. Henry Lowther - trumpet. Dave Pegg, Pat Donaldson - bass. Dave Mattacks, Timi Donald - drums.
Streets of Paradise. For shame of doing wrong. The poor boy is taken away. Night comes in. Jet plane in a rocking chair. Beat the retreat. Hard luck stories. Dimming of the day/Dargai.
