Hand of Kindness

Hand Of Kindness is an album by Richard Thompson recorded and released in 1983. After the "Tour From Hell" to promote Shoot Out The Lights Richard Thompson resumed a solo career as a recording and performing artist. Hand Of Kindness is a distinct departure from the albums that preceded it. Thompson biographer Patrick Humphries observed that with this album Thompson "left the darkness behind him and walked out into the light". This is one of the m... more

Release Date:

  • Jul 1983

Running Time:

  • 2,482.027 s (41.36712 min )

Genre:

Musical Album

Artist

Richard Thompson

Richard John Thompson (born 3 April 1949 in Notting Hill, West London) is a British songwriter, guitar player and recording and performing musician. Thompson is especially well regarded as a guitar player. In 1991 he was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player. Thompson...

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Hannibal Records

Hannibal Records was a record label and one of the first to work with the World music genre. Hannibal was started by Joe Boyd in 1980. Boyd had produced records by artists such as Nick Drake, The Incredible String Band and Fairport Convention and released recordings by these artists as well as...

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