Dimming of the Day
1975 song by Richard and Linda Thompson
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"Dimming of the Day" is a song written by Richard Thompson and performed with his then-wife Linda Thompson on their 1975 album Pour Down Like Silver. Thompson recorded an acoustic version for his 1996 solo album Acoustic Classics.[1]
| "Dimming of the Day" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Richard and Linda Thompson | |
| from the album Pour Down Like Silver | |
| Released | November 1975 |
| Recorded | 1975 |
| Studio | Sound Techniques, London |
| Genre | British folk rock |
| Length | 7:16 |
| Label | Island |
| Songwriter | Richard Thompson |
| Producers | Richard Thompson and John Wood |
| Official audio | |
| "Dimming of the Day" on YouTube | |
Covers
'Dimming of the Day' has been covered by many artists over the years, including:
- Mary Black, on her 1991 album Babes In The Wood
- Bonnie Raitt, on her 1994 album Longing in Their Hearts
- The Blind Boys of Alabama, on the 1994 tribute album Beat the Retreat – Songs by Richard Thompson
- Emmylou Harris, on her 1996 box set Portraits[2]
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in John Sayles’ 1999 film Limbo
- The Neville Brothers, on their 1999 album Valence Street
- David Gilmour, who performed the song at his 2002 semi‑acoustic Royal Festival Hall concerts, released on the David Gilmour in Concert DVD
- The Dutch musician Gerard van Maasakkers, who recorded a Brabantian‑language version, ‘As ’t Dalijk Donker Is’, on his 2007 album Zicht
- The Corrs, on their 2005 album Home
- Alison Krauss & Union Station, on their 2011 album Paper Airplane
- Tom Jones, on his 2012 album Spirit in the Room
- Alfie Boe, on his 2013 album Trust, featuring Shawn Colvin
- A duet version on the 2011 debut album of singer‑actress Anastasia Barzee, which takes the song’s title [citation needed]