Walking on a Wire: 1968-2009 by Richard Thompson (CD, 2009)

Tchad Blake, Peter Filleul, Henry Kaiser, Jeff Palo, Simon Nicol, Mitchell Froom, Danny Thompson, Terry Lickona, John Wood, Simon Tassano, Todd Lloyd, Fairport Convention, John Chelew, Rob Schnapf, Tom Dube, Tom Rothrock, Richard Thompson, Derek Dresher, Joe Boyd

Shout! Factory

0826663110876

20050139437

Richard Thompson

2000s, 1990s, 1960s, 1980s, 1970s

CD

2009

Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic/Garage, Contemporary Folk

Compilation, Studio Recording

Walking on a Wire: 1968-2009

Album, Box Set

Pop, Rock, Folk

18770 Sec

4

71

United States, United Kingdom

Andy Newmark, Martin Lamble, John Hanes, Mickey Curry, Pete Thomas, Joey Waronker, Dave Mattacks, Michael Spencer-Arscott, Timi Donald, Michael Jerome, Jim Keltner

Peter Zorn, Martin Lamble, John Hanes, Alex Acuña, Chris Karen, Pete Thomas, Timi Donald, Louis Jardine, Pete Zorn, Liz Kitchen, Dave Mattacks, Chris Karan, Michael Jerome

"Walking on a Wire Makes for an Expansive Introduction to an Ambitious Artist.", 4 Stars Out of 5 -- "It's Expertly Selected to Showcase His Extraordinary Way with a Song.", 5 stars out of 5 -- "Lyrically, Thompson's articulacy and intelligence knows no bounds....Richard Thompson is many men, and you'll find them all across these 71 tracks.", 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "An excellent 71-track primer, which also shows the U.K. vet as a world-class songwriter.", "1991's 'Read About Love' is as vivacious and catchy as any other power-pop song of its era....The set is the closest thing Thompson's got to the career-spanning greatest-hits album he deserves...", "Thompson's foghorn baritone gives his songs a medieval gravitas, and the beginning with Fairport's 'Meet on the Ledge,' he has wrestled with the nostalgia and melancholy of adulthood in frank, darkly funny lyrics."

Dave Pegg, Pat Donaldson, Linda Peter, Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nicol, Timi Donald, Dave Swarbrick, Linda Thompson, Linda Peters, Teddy Thompson, Richard Thompson, Pete Zorn, Christine Collister, Judith Owen, Judy Dyble, Sandy Denny, Ian Matthews, Ian Macdonald

Simon Tassano

Ed Haber, Edward Haber, David Vanderheyden, Ilana Pelzig Cellum

Comprehensive Four-Disc Overview of the Rock-Folk Troubadour's Lengthy Career.

Stereo

Tyger Hutchings, Tchad Blake, Teddy Thompson, James Orourke, Richard Thompson, Dave Pegg, Pete Zorn, Simon Nicol, Michael Hays, Sandy Denny, James O'rourke

Willie Weeks, Dave Pegg, Pat Donaldson, Ashley Hutchings, Atom Ellis, Danny Thompson, David Paton, Bruce Lynch, Tyger Hutchings, Jerry Scheff, Taras Prodaniuk, Richard Thompson, Pete Zorn

Pete Wingfield, Peter Filleul, Neil Larsen, Dave Mattacks, Mitchell Froom