Hokey Pokey (album)
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| Studio album by Richard and Linda Thompson | ||
| Released | April 1975 | |
| Recorded | September/October 1974 at Sound Techniques, London | |
| Genre | Rock | |
| Length | 36:02 | |
| Label | Island in the UK
Warner Bros. Records in the USA |
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| Producer(s) | Richard Thompson and Simon Nicol | |
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| Richard and Linda Thompson chronology | ||
| I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight (1974) |
Hokey Pokey (1975) |
Pour Down Like Silver (1975) |
Hokey Pokey is the second album by the British duo of singer Linda and singer/songwriter/guitarist Richard Thompson. It was recorded in the autumn of 1974 and released in 1975.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Richard Thompson except as noted.
- "Hokey Pokey"
- "I'll Regret It All In The Morning"
- "Smiffy's Glass Eye"
- "The Egypt Room"
- "Never Again"
- "Georgie On A Spree"
- "Old Man Inside A Young Man"
- "The Sun Never Shines On The Poor"
- "A Heart Needs A Home"
- "Mole In A Hole" (Mike Waterson)
- "Wishing" (Holly, Montgomery) *
- "I'm Turning Off a Memory" (Haggard) *
- "A Heart Needs a Home" *
- "Hokey Pokey" *
- "It'll Be Me" (Clement) *
(*) Extra tracks on 2004 Island reissue. All extra tracks are live and previously unreleased.
[edit] Personnel
- Richard Thompson - guitar,vocals,mandolin
- Linda Thompson - vocals
- Timmy Donald - drums
- Pat Donaldson - bass guitar
- John Kirkpatrick - accordion,
- Ian Whiteman - piano, flute, electronic organ
- Simon Nicol - guitar, piano, electric organ,vocals
- Sidonie Goossens - harp
- Aly Bain - fiddle
- The CWS Silver Band
