Album · Compilation
Walking on a Wire: 1968–2009
Tracks
| # | Title | Sung by | |
|---|
| 1.1 | Time Will Show the Wiser | Fairport Convention | 3:05 |
| 1.2 | Meet on the Ledge | Fairport Convention | 2:50 |
| 1.3 | Genesis Hall | Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny | 3:36 |
| 1.4 | Crazy Man Michael | Sandy Denny | 4:38 |
| 1.5 | Sloth | Fairport Convention | 9:12 |
| 1.6 | Roll Over Vaughn Williams | Richard Thompson | 4:11 |
| 1.7 | The Poor Ditching Boy | Richard Thompson | 3:02 |
| 1.8 | The Angels Took My Racehorse Away | Richard Thompson, Sandy Denny, Linda Peters | 4:01 |
| 1.9 | The Great Valerio | Linda Thompson | 5:23 |
| 1.10 | When I Get to the Border | Richard & Linda Thompson | 3:25 |
| 1.11 | Withered and Died | Linda Thompson | 3:25 |
| 1.12 | I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight | Richard & Linda Thompson | 3:08 |
| 1.13 | Down Where the Drunkards Roll | Richard & Linda Thompson | 4:05 |
| 1.14 | The Calvary Cross | Richard & Linda Thompson | 3:52 |
| 1.15 | I’ll Regret It All in the Morning | Richard & Linda Thompson | 3:35 |
| 1.16 | Old Man Inside a Young Man | Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson, Simon Nicol | 4:26 |
| 1.17 | For Shame of Doing Wrong | Richard & Linda Thompson | 4:43 |
| 1.18 | Night Comes In | Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson | 8:09 |
| 2.1 | Dimming of the Day / Dargai | Richard & Linda Thompson | 7:15 |
| 2.2 | A Heart Needs a Home | Richard & Linda Thompson | 4:03 |
| 2.3 | Don’t Let a Thief Steal Into Your Heart | Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson | 4:41 |
| 2.4 | Strange Affair | Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson | 3:07 |
| 2.5 | Sunnyvista | Richard & Linda Thompson | 4:24 |
| 2.6 | Sisters | Kate & Anna McGarrigle | 4:49 |
| 2.7 | Rockin’ in Rhythm | Richard Thompson | 2:43 |
| 2.8 | Did She Jump or Was She Pushed | Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson | 4:46 |
| 2.9 | Man in Need | Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson, Martin Carthy, Norma Waterson, Mike Waterson, Lal Waterson | 3:34 |
| 2.10 | Shoot Out the Lights | Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson | 5:20 |
| 2.11 | Wall of Death | Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson, Clive Gregson, Pete Zorn | 3:43 |
| 2.12 | Walking on a Wire | Richard Thompson, Linda Thompson, Clive Gregson | 5:26 |
| 2.13 | Tear Stained Letter | Richard Thompson | 4:41 |
| 2.14 | How I Wanted To | Richard Thompson | 5:10 |
| 2.15 | Hand of Kindness | John Hiatt, Richard Thompson, Bobby King | 6:02 |
| 2.16 | Beat the Retreat (live) | Richard Thompson | 4:55 |
| 2.17 | I Ain’t Going to Drag My Feet No More | Richard Thompson | 4:19 |
| 3.1 | Little Blue Number | Richard Thompson | 3:03 |
| 3.2 | She Twists the Knife Again | Richard Thompson | 3:11 |
| 3.3 | Valerie | Richard Thompson | 4:18 |
| 3.4 | Turning of the Tide | Richard Thompson | 2:56 |
| 3.5 | I Still Dream | Richard Thompson, Christine Collister, Clive Gregson | 5:06 |
| 3.6 | Waltzing’s for Dreamers | Richard Thompson | 4:05 |
| 3.7 | Read About Love | Richard Thompson | 3:34 |
| 3.8 | I Feel So Good | Richard Thompson | 3:21 |
| 3.9 | I Misunderstood | Richard Thompson | 4:04 |
| 3.10 | 1952 Vincent Black Lightning | Richard Thompson | 4:42 |
| 3.11 | Put Your Trust in Me | Richard Thompson | 3:47 |
| 3.12 | From Galway to Graceland (live) | Richard Thompson | 4:45 |
| 3.13 | I Can’t Wake Up to Save My Life | Richard Thompson | 3:12 |
| 3.14 | MGB‐GT | Richard Thompson | 3:37 |
| 3.15 | Mingus Eyes | Richard Thompson | 4:48 |
| 3.16 | Beeswing | Richard Thompson | 5:31 |
| 3.17 | Taking My Business Elsewhere | Richard Thompson | 4:26 |
| 3.18 | King of Bohemia | Richard Thompson | 3:43 |
| 3.19 | Don’t Roll Those Bloodshot Eyes at Me (live) | Richard Thompson & Danny Thompson | 4:08 |
| 3.20 | Razor Dance (Voltage Enhanced) | Richard Thompson | 2:39 |
| 4.1 | Hide It Away (Voltage Enhanced) | Richard Thompson | 4:23 |
| 4.2 | Last Shift | Richard Thompson & Danny Thompson | 3:55 |
| 4.3 | Big Chimney | Richard Thompson & Danny Thompson | 4:38 |
| 4.4 | Lotteryland | Richard Thompson & Danny Thompson | 2:51 |
| 4.5 | Persuasion (live) | Richard Thompson | 4:12 |
| 4.6 | Cooksferry Queen | Richard Thompson | 4:13 |
| 4.7 | Bathsheba Smiles | Richard Thompson | 3:56 |
| 4.8 | Hard on Me (live) | Richard Thompson | 12:19 |
| 4.9 | Gethsemane | Richard Thompson | 6:03 |
| 4.10 | A Love You Can’t Survive | Richard Thompson | 5:28 |
| 4.11 | A Legal Matter (live) | Richard Thompson | 3:15 |
| 4.12 | Main Title From Grizzly Man | Richard Thompson | 3:58 |
| 4.13 | Al Bowlly’s in Heaven (live) | Richard Thompson | 5:30 |
| 4.14 | I’ll Never Give It Up | Richard Thompson | 3:22 |
| 4.15 | Dad’s Gonna Kill Me | Richard Thompson | 5:16 |
| 4.16 | She Sang Angels to Rest | Richard Thompson | 3:23 |
Source: MusicBrainz release group 5404ad9a-db1f-4e38-b454-32b118280c3c (CC0). Cover: Cover Art Archive.