| "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(s) | Richard Thompson |
| Producer(s) | Richard Thompson and John Wood |
"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.[1] Acoustic version can be found on Richard Thompson's 1996 album Acoustic Classics.
Covers
Dimming of the Day has been covered by, amongst other artists:
- The Corrs for their Irish-themed fifth studio album Home
- Bonnie Raitt on her 1994 album Longing in Their Hearts
- Mary Black on her 1991 album Babes In The Wood
- Emmylou Harris
- Alfie Boe from his album Trust, featuring Shawn Colvin
- The Blind Boys of Alabama
- The song also featured, performed by Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, in John Sayles' 1999 film Limbo
- Pink Floyd's David Gilmour played the song in 2002 at his semi-acoustic shows in London's Royal Festival Hall; it was released on his David Gilmour in Concert DVD where he introduces the song: "This one's got nothing whatsoever to do with me but I like it. It's by Richard Thompson and it's called Dimming of the Day."
- The Dutch musician Gerard van Maasakkers recorded a version with a text in Brabantine, a Dutch dialect, As 't Dalijk Donker is (on his CD Zicht, 2006)
- Tom Jones performed the song in a concert broadcast by BBC4 and also on his 2012 album Spirit in the Room
- Alison Krauss & Union Station on their album Paper Airplane
- A new duet version is on the debut album of singer-actress Anastasia Barzee, and the album takes the name of this song
See also
References
- ↑ "Richard & Linda Thompson - Pour Down Like Silver". November 2, 1975 – via www.discogs.com.
External links
- Dimming Of The Day / Dargai on YouTube (provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group)
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