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Hand of Kindness

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Released
  
June 1983

Producer
  
Length
  
41:15

Release date
  
June 1983

Label
  
Hannibal Records

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Recorded
  
1983Olympic Studios, LondonOcean Way Studios, Los Angeles

Hand of Kindness(1983)
  
Genres
  
Rock music, Folk rock, Rock and roll, Zydeco

Similar
  
Richard Thompson albums, Folk rock albums

Richard thompson hand of kindness


Hand of Kindness is the second solo studio album by Richard Thompson. It was recorded and released in 1983, his first solo album since 1972's Henry the Human Fly.

Contents

After the "Tour From Hell" to promote Shoot Out the Lights, Richard Thompson resumed a solo career as a recording and performing artist.

Hand of Kindness is a distinct departure from the albums that preceded it. Thompson biographer Patrick Humphries observed that with this album Thompson "left the darkness behind him and walked out into the light". This is one of the most straightforward and up-tempo rock albums in the Thompson catalog. The mood is generally exuberant and Thompson's vocals and particularly his guitar playing are confident and extrovert. The one exception is the very dark and melancholy "Devonside", a track which Thompson rarely plays live, occasionally joking that he does not want to depress the audience.

Several songs feature the dual saxophones of Pete Zorn and Pete Thomas, and for about 18 months after the release of Hand of Kindness, Thompson toured with his "Big Band" that featured the two sax players prominently.

The album opens with "Tear-Stained Letter", later a country music top ten hit for Jo-El Sonnier.

The album's cover photo features Thompson holding an acoustic guitar made for him by American luthier Danny Ferrington; the same guitar appears on the cover of Thompson's next release, Small Town Romance.

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Track listing

All tracks written by Richard Thompson.

Personnel

  • Richard Thompson - guitar, vocals
  • Dave Pegg - bass guitar
  • Dave Mattacks - drums
  • Pete Zorn - saxophone, backing vocals
  • Pete Thomas - saxophone
  • Simon Nicol - guitar
  • John Hiatt, Bobby King and Clive Gregson - backing vocals
  • John Kirkpatrick - accordion, concertina
  • Aly Bain - violin
  • Songs

    1Tear Stained Letter4:44
    2How I Wanted To5:10
    3Both Ends Burning3:51

    References

    Hand of Kindness Wikipedia


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