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''I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight'' is the second album released by Richard Thompson and the first including and credited with his then wife, Linda Thompson as Richard and Linda Thompson. It was released by Island Records in the UK in 1974. Although never commercially successful and critically ignored on its release, it is now considered to be a masterpiece and one of the finest works of both Richard and Linda singularly or together. The album has been included on ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. == History == After the marked lack of success achieved by his first album, ''Henry the Human Fly'', British singer/songwriter/guitarist Richard Thompson started a personal and professional relationship with Linda Peters, a session singer. ''I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight'' was the first album by the duo of Richard and Linda Thompson. Where his first album was treated harshly by the critics, the second was eventually hailed as a masterpiece. Recorded on a shoestring budget in a matter of days (but sitting unreleased for nearly 8 months while the record label tried to decide what to do with it), it is now regarded as a classic of English folk-rock and one of the Thompsons' finest achievements. The title track has been covered by (among others) Lucy Kaplansky, Weddings Parties Anything, Arlo Guthrie, Matt Pond PA, Ocean Colour Scene, Julie Covington and Sleater-Kinney, whilst Kate Rusby and Elvis Costello have both covered "Withered and Died". Costello also covered "The End of the Rainbow" as did Barbara Manning. Maria McKee covered "Has He Got a Friend for Me" on her first solo album. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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