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Fashionably Late

Her first record in 17 years, co-written in part with her son Teddy, with a long list of English folk guests.
Linda Thompson, 2002

Fashionably Late was produced by Edward Haber and mixed by John Wood. It was recorded in several studios in the US and England, none named in any source we found, and was released by Rounder in the US and Topic in the UK. Five of its ten songs were written with her son Teddy Thompson. Guests include Richard Thompson on guitar and backing vocals on the opening track, Dave Mattacks, Jerry Donahue, Dave Pegg, Van Dyke Parks, Eliza Carthy, Kate Rusby, Danny Thompson, John Doyle, Kathryn Tickell and Martin Carthy.

The Guardian's Robin Denselow gave it four out of five, calling the songs exquisite, gentle, and mostly melancholy, and AllMusic's Thom Jurek also gave four. It had little commercial success. Terry Gross interviewed her and Teddy on Fresh Air on September 23, 2002 and played the opener.

Track listing

  1. Dear Mary3:29
  2. Miss Murray4:02
  3. All I See4:38
  4. Nine Stone Rig3:13
  5. No Telling4:59
  6. Evona Darling3:18
  7. The Banks of the Clyde5:38
  8. Weary Life3:41
  9. Paint & Powder Beauty5:45
  10. Dear Old Man of Mine3:25

More from Linda Thompson

One Clear Moment (1985), Versatile Heart (2007), Won't Be Long Now (2013), Proxy Music (2024)

Sources

  1. Fashionably Late (Linda Thompson album), Wikipedia
  2. Linda Thompson, Fashionably Late, George Graham