I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight | ||||
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Released | 30 April 1974 | |||
Recorded | May 1973 | |||
Studio | Sound Techniques, Chelsea, London | |||
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Length | 36:55 (original) 53:26 (2004 reissue) | |||
Label | Island (original 1974 UK release), Hannibal Records (1983 US, Canada, and Europe release) | |||
Producer | Richard Thompson, John Wood | |||
Richard and Linda Thompson chronology | ||||
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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.