Richard Thompson, Rumor and Sigh

1991 Capitol Records  (064-7 95713 1)

"Rumor and Sigh" è un disco meno pirotecnico di altri ma molto coerente negli arrangiamenti, è un disco sobrio che si fa apprezzare per la qualità delle composizioni, che tiene desta l'attenzione dall'inizio alla fine. Bello il violino di Aly  Bain e l'accordeon di Kirkpatrick. La copertina, grazie ai disegni di Jeffery Fey, è davvero apprezzabile.

Tracks:
1. Read About Love - 2. I Feel So Good - 3. I Misunderstood - 4. Grey Walls - 5. You Dream Too Much - 6. Why Must I Plead - 7. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning - 8. Backlash Love Affair - 9. Mystery Wind - 10. Don't Sit On My Jimmy Shands - 11. Keep Your Distance - 12. Mother Knows Best - 13. God Loves A Drunk - 14. Psycho Street

Produced by Mitchell Froom - Recorded at Sunset Sound Factory, Los Angeles - Recording engineer: Dave Leonard; 2nd engineer: Mike Kloster - Overdubs recorded by Lance Phillips, Rak Studios, London and by Tchad Blake, Sunset Sound Factory - Mixed by Tchad Blake, Ocean Way Studios, Los Angeles; 2nd engineer: Paula "Max" Garcia - Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisk

Musicians:

Richard Thompson: guitars, mandolin, hurdy-gurdy - Mitchell Froom: piano, Hammond organ, portative organ, chamberlin, celeste, clavioline, echo harp - Jim Keltner: drums - Mickey Curry: drums on Read About Love, I Feel So Good, You Dream Too Much, Backlash Love Affair, Mystery Wind, and Keep Your Distance - Alex Acuña: percussion - Jerry Scheff: bass - Simon Nicol: guitar - Philip Pickett: shawm, curtal, crumhorn - John Kirkpatrick: accordion, concertina - Aly Bain: fiddle - Clive Gregson: vocals - Christine Collister: vocals