| Henry the Human Fly | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1972 | |||
| Recorded | February 1972 | |||
| Studio | Sound Techniques, London | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 37:01 | |||
| Label | Island Reprise Hannibal Fledg'ling | |||
| Producer | Richard Thompson, John Wood | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide | [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [6] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[7] |
Henry the Human Fly is the debut solo album by Richard Thompson, his first release following his leaving former group Fairport Convention.[8][9] It was released on the Island label in the U.K. and the Reprise label in the U.S.A. in April 1972. The album was reissued by Rykodisc in 1991.[6]
Thompson has stated that at one point this was the worst-selling album in the Warner Bros. catalog.[10][8]
- ^ Hartenbach, Brett (2011). "Henry the Human Fly - Richard Thompson | AllMusic". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: T". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 16 March 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. pp. 150–151.
- ^ MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1999. p. 1144.
- ^ Loder, Kurt (29 March 1984). "Henry the Human Fly". Rolling Stone.
- ^ a b The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 704.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. pp. 405–406.
- ^ a b "Richard Thompson | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Richard Thompson: Quintessential Cult Artist". NPR.org.
- ^ "Richard Thompson". Music.