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Sweet Talker
Sweet Talker Capitol CDP 7 94490.2 (CD, UK, 1991) |
Produced by Peter Filleul and Richard Thompson;
Recorded at Angel Studios, London
with Engineers Dennis Weinreich and Tom Leader,
Redwood Studios, London
with Engineers Johnny Q and James Saunders,
and at Ground Control Studios, Santa Monica
with Engineer Alejandro Rodriguez;
Mixed at
Redwood Studios, London
with Engineers Johnny Q and James Saunders,
and at Videosonics
with Engineer Dennis Weinreich;
Orchestrations by Ian Lynn;
Charts & Parts by Ali Taylor & Peter Zorn;
Mastered by Larry Walsh at Capitol, Los Angeles
Musicians
Richard Thompson: vocals [1, 9, 11],
lead guitar [1-2, 10],
electric guitar [4, 9, 11],
acoustic guitar [11],
mandolin [1, 3, 6-7],
hammered dulcimer [5],
banjo [8];
Simon Nicol: rhythm guitar [1, 3-4],
acoustic guitar [7];
Richard Brunton: rhythm guitar [2, 10],
acoustic guitar [6],
pedal steel guitar [6];
David Paton: bass [1-4, 6-7, 9-10];
Dave Mattacks: drums [1, 3-4, 7, 9],
tambourine [9];
Bob Jenkins: drums [1, 6, 10];
Danny Thompson: double bass [2, 11];
Pete Zorn: whistles [1,5],
percussion [1-2, 8, 10-11],
backing vocals [1, 9],
triangle [3, 7],
tambourine [4, 6, 9],
piccolo [5, 8],
bass flute [5],
cymbals [5],
forks [5],
spoons [5],
saxophone [9],
soprano saxophone [10-11];
Liz Kitchen: percussion [1, 7, 9-10],
congas [2, 4],
woodblock & vibes [3],
celeste [4],
timpani [5, 10],
triangle [6],
jew’s harp [7],
xylophone [8];
Christine Collister: backing vocals [1, 11];
Peter Filleul: keyboards [1-2, 4-5, 8-11],
backing vocals [1];
Ian Lynn: keyboards [2, 4-5, 8-11];
John Kirkpatrick: accordion [3, 6-8];
Chris Leslie: fiddle [3, 7];
Steve Ashley: harmonica [3, 7];
Leuan Jones, harp [4];
Richard Bennett: French horn [4, 8];
Fran Byrne: bodhrán [5];
John Andrew Parks: vocals, backing vocals [6]
Tracks
- Put Your Trust in Me (3.52)
- Persuasion (3.10)
- Roll Up (2.55)
- The Dune Ship (2.32)
- Conviction (3.13)
- Boomtown (2.33)
- Harry’s Theme (3.01)
- Sweet Talker (3.27)
- To Hang a Dream on (2.53)
- Beachport (4.46)
- False or True (2.51)
All tracks by Richard Thompson except
Tracks 2, 5, 8, 11 Richard Thompson, Peter Filleul