CD Details
- Released: July 1, 1996
- Label: Hannibal
Entertainment Reviews:
Rolling Stone - 8/8/96, pp.58-60
4 Stars - Excellent - "...reconfirms endorsements of Linda Thompson as one of rock's premier women vocalists and interpreters....[she] sings spectacular music with a muscular delivery and intensity of timbre that imbues every syllable with embarrassing honesty and clarity."
Entertainment Weekly - 8/16/96, p.63
"...This career wrap-up set of favorites and rarities, both with and without her ex, is a bummer--but a rich, moving one." -
Rating: AQ - 9/96, p.134
4 Stars - Excellent - "...one of the great voices of British folk-rock....there are rare 'live' performances, unreleased songs and many of the well-known titles appear in previously unreleased versions....a fitting tribute to what has been achieved to date."
Tracks:
- 1.Lonely Hearts
- 2.Walking on a Wire - (previously unreleased)
- 3.I Live Not Where I Love
- 4.Sometimes It Happens - (previously unreleased)
- 5.For Shame of Doing Wrong
- 6.Talking Like A Man - (Remixed B Side mix, remix)
- 7.Sisters
- 8.Shay Fan Yan Ley
- 9.One Clear Moment - (Remix, remix)
- 10.First Light - (previously unreleased, demo)
- 11.Pavanne - (previously unreleased)
- 12.Many Dreams Must Fly Away - (previously unreleased, demo)
- 13.I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
- 14.Great Valerio, The - (previously unreleased)
- 15.Insult to Injury - (previously unreleased, demo)
- 16.The Poor Boy Is Taken Away
- 17.Blackwaterside - (previously unreleased)
- 18.Telling Me Lies
- 19.I'm a Dreamer - (previously unreleased)
- 20.Dimming of the Day - (previously unreleased)
Product Description:
10 of the 20 tracks on DREAMS FLY AWAY are previously unreleased.
Personnel includes: Linda Thompson (vocals); Richard Thompson (vocals, acoustic, electric 6- & 12-string guitars, mandolin, dulcimer, bass); Simon Nicol (various instruments, background vocals); Herb Pedersen (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Graeme Taylor (acoustic guitar); David Lindley (slide guitar); David Grisman (mandolin); Jerry Donahue (electric guitar); Nic Jones (fiddle); John Kirkpatrick (anglo concertina, accordion); Betsy Cook (piano, synthesizer, keyboards, background vocals); Dave Mattacks (piano, drums); Bruce Hornsby (piano); Steve King (keyboards); Dave Pegg (bass); Gerry Rafferty, Glen Tilbrook, Julian Littman, Shelia & Sheryl Parker, Marc Ellington, Kate & Anna McGarrigle (background vocals).
Producers: John Wood, Richard Thompson (tracks 1, 5, 7, 13, 16); Hugh Murphy, Gerry Rafferty (tracks 2, 19); Simon Nicol (track 3); Mike Steyn (track 4); Hugh Murphy (tracks 6, 9, 15, 18); David Roach, John Tams (track 8); Peter Ruchel (track 11); Leo Lyons (track 14); Herb Pedersen (track 20).
Compilation producer: Edward Haber.
Engineers: John Wood (tracks 1, 5, 7, 13, 16); Barry Hammond (track 2); Simon Nicol (track 3); Mike Steyn (track 4); John Maddon (track 8); Wolfgang Haesen (track 11); Chris Holebone (track 14); Barry Hammond (track 19); Scott MacPherson (track 20).
Includes liner notes by Richard William and Linda Thompson Kenis.
Personnel: Linda Thompson (vocals, background vocals); Richard Thompson (vocals, acoustic guitar, acoustic 12-string guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, dulcimer, mandolin); Betsy Cook (vocals, piano, Wurlitzer organ, keyboards, synthesizer, keyboard bass, Moog synthesizer, background vocals); Linda Peters (vocals); Chris Baylis, Jerry Donahue (guitar, electric guitar); Dave Pegg (guitar, bass guitar); Simon Nicol (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, background vocals); Herb Pedersen (acoustic guitar, background vocals); Graeme Taylor (acoustic guitar); David Lindley (slide guitar); JayDee Mannes, Jay Dee Maness (steel guitar); David Grisman (mandolin); Aly Bain, Nic Jones (fiddle); Henry Lowther (cello, trumpet); Clare Lowther (cello); John Kirkpatrick (accordion, concertina); Dave Mattacks (piano, drums); Bruce Hornsby (piano); Pete Wingfield, Steven King (keyboards); Michael Spencer-Arscott, Steve Duncan, Liam Genockey, Timi Donald (drums); David Morgan, Gerry Rafferty, Glenn Tilbrook, Sheila Parker, Jennifer Warnes, Julian Littman, Kate McGarrigle, Anna McGarrigle, David Morgan , Marc Ellington (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Edward Haber; Scott MacPherson; Jerry Boys.
Audio Remixer: Jerry Boys.
Liner Note Author: Richard Gene Williams .
Recording information: Chipping Norton Studios (??/??/1972-02/07/1996); Crypt, St. John The Baptist Church, Holland Park, Londo (??/??/1972-02/07/1996); Gateway Studios, London, England (??/??/1972-02/07/1996); JAM Studios (??/??/1972-02/07/1996); Jive Cottage, Buckinghamshire, England (??/??/1972-02/07/1996); Lake District (??/??/1972-02/07/1996); Livingston Studios, London, England (??/??/1972-02/07/1996); Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany (??/??/1972-02/07/1996); Rainbow Theater, London, England (??/??/1972-02/07/1996); Rainbow Theatre, London, England (??/??/1972-02/07/1996); Record Plant, Hollywood CA (??/??/1972-02/07/1996); Rooster Studios (??/??/1972-02/07/1996); Sound techniques, London, England (??/??/1972-02/07/1996); Sunset Sound, Hollywood, CA (??/??/1972-02/07/1996); The Crypt, St. John The Baptist Church, Holland Park, L (??/??/1972-02/07/1996); Woodworm Studios, Oxfordshire, England (??/??/1972-02/07/1996).
Director: Betsy Cook.
Photographer: Gered Mankowitz.
Unknown Contributor Role: John Kirkpatrick.
Arrangers: Linda Thompson; Simon Nicol; Graeme Taylor.
Dreams Fly Away, a retrospective of the career of Linda Thompson, is a terrific introduction to one of the great female voices in popular music. With a healthy dose of rare and unreleased tracks, along with previously available material from her career with Richard Thompson and solo, this is a must for fans and novices alike. The unreleased gems include a haunting, live "The Great Valerio," what may be the definitive version of Sandy Denny's "I'm a Dreamer" from the Gerry Rafferty-produced Shoot Out the Lights sessions, and "Pavanne," recorded live in Hamburg, Germany. ~ Brett Hartenbach
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