Richard Thompson's second Polydor album contained some terrific and varied songs, from the raucous "A Bone Through Her Nose" to the mournful "Missie How You Let Me Down" and "Al Bowlly's In Heaven." Good as it was, it didn't establish Thompson as a big seller, and Polydor dropped him.
I'm just over the moon about this: I haven't heard How Will I Ever Be Simple Again for almost 20 years - the lost love (he of the Gibson) taught me this song and I later used to sing it to my children. It suddenly made a guest appearance in my mind yesterday, so I finally really looked around while choosing albums to add to my buy-list. And here we go, not only the superlative Richard Thomp...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 A Bone Through Her Nose |
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| 2 Valerie |
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| 3 Missie How You Let Me Down |
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| 4 Dead Man's Handle |
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| 5 Long Dead Love |
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| 6 Lover's Lane |
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| 7 Nearly in Love |
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| 8 Jennie |
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| 9 Baby Talk |
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| 10 Cash Down Never Never |
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| 11 How Will I Ever Be Simple Again |
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| 12 Al Bowlly's in Heaven |
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