Richard and Linda Thompson

"Live (more or less)" Island ISLA 9421, February 1977

  1. When I Get To The Border (R Thompson) 3:24
  2. Calvary Cross (R Thompson) 3:50
  3. Withered and Died (R Thompson) 3:26
  4. I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (R Thompson) 3:07
  5. Down Where The Drunkards Roll (R Thompson) 4:04
  1. We'll Sing Hallelujah (R Thompson) 2:49
  2. Has He Got A Friend For Me (R Thompson) 3:31
  3. The Little Beggar Girl (R Thompson) 3:23
  4. The End Of The Rainbow (R Thompson) 3:54
  5. The Great Valerio (R Thompson) 5:21
  1. The Ballad Of Easy Rider (R McGuinn) 4:52
  2. Poor Will and the Jolly Hangman (R Thompson/D Swarbrick) 5:31
  3. A Heart Needs A Home (R Thompson) 4:02
  4. The Dark End of the Street (D Penn/C Moman) 4:14
  5. The Pitfall/The Excursion (R Thompson) 2:57
  6. Flee As A Bird (trad) 3:12
  1. Night Comes In (R Thompson) 12:22
  2. Calvary Cross (R Thompson) 13:24

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight had failed to warrant a US release but the success of Pour Down Like Silver, released in 1976, resulted in the release of this album. The first record is Bright Lights and the second record is a distillation of (guitar, vocal).


Cover illustration and design: Mick Reinman
Art direction: Deirdre Morrow