I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
Studio album by
Released30 April 1974
RecordedMay 1973
StudioSound Techniques, Chelsea, London
Genre
Length36:55 (original)
53:26 (2004 reissue)
LabelIsland (original 1974 UK release), Hannibal Records (1983 US, Canada, and Europe release)
ProducerRichard Thompson, John Wood
Richard and Linda Thompson chronology
Henry the Human Fly
(1972)
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
(1974)
Hokey Pokey
(1975)

I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight is the second album released by Richard Thompson, and his first to include his then wife, Linda Thompson, the pair being credited as Richard and Linda Thompson. It was issued by Island Records in the UK in 1974. Although the album did not sell and was critically ignored (and not released outside of the UK until by Hannibal Records in 1983), it has been described as "a timeless masterpiece" and considered one of the finest releases by the two singers, whether working singly or together.

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