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Mirror Blue

Richard Thompson: Mirror Blue (Capitol CDP 7 81492 2)

Mirror Blue
Richard Thompson

Capitol CDP 7 81492 2 (CD, UK, January 1994)

Produced by Mitchell Froom;
Engineered by Tchad Blake;
Recorded at the Sound Factory, Los Angeles;
Second engineer, John Paterno;
Additional recordings at RAK Studios, London;
Second engineer, Henry Binns;
Digital editing by Dave Collins at A&M Studios;
Mastering by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Studios;
Art direction by Tommy Steele and Mick Haggerty;
Photography by Mick Haggerty;
Design by Mick Haggerty and Kathleen Philpott;
Statuary by Mr Nick of Hollywood

Musicians

Richard Thompson, vocals, guitar, mandolin;
Pete Thomas, drums, percussion;
Jerry Scheff, bass, double bass;
Danny Thompson, double bass [5];
Mitchell Froom, keyboards;
Alistair Anderson, English concertina, Northumbrian pipes;
Tom McConville, fiddle;
Martin Dunn, flute;
Philip Pickett, shawms;
John Kirkpatrick, accordion, anglo-concertina, bass concertina;
Christine Collister, Michael Parker, backing vocals

Tracks

Side 1Side 2
  1. For the Sake of Mary (4.19)
  2. I Can't Wake up to Save My Life (3.11)
  3. MGB-GT (3.35)
  4. The Way That It Shows (6.08)
  5. Easy There, Steady Now (4.43)
  6. King of Bohemia (3.42)
  7. Shane and Dixie (4.05)
  1. Brando Mumble, Mingus Eyes (4.47)
  2. I Ride in Your Slipstream (4.06)
  3. Beeswing (5.20)
  4. Fast Food (2.44)
  5. Mascara Tears (3.36)
  6. Taking My Business Elsewhere (4.28)

All songs composed by Richard Thompson