Sweet Warrior

Sweet Warrior is the thirteenth studio album by Richard Thompson, released in 2007. Thompson financed the recording of this album himself and then licensed the finished album to various labels for distribution. On its release, Sweet Warrior entered Amazon.com's top 20 for music sales.

Sweet Warrior
Studio album by
Richard Thompson
Released28 May 2007 (UK)
RecordedOctober and December 2006
StudioHouse of Blues Studio, Encino, California
GenreFolk rock, contemporary folk
Length68:03
LabelProper (UK, Europe)
The Planet Company (Australia)
Shout! Factory (North America)
P-Vine (Japan)
ProducerRichard Thompson, Simon Tassano
Richard Thompson chronology
RT- The Life and Music of Richard Thompson'
(2006)		 Sweet Warrior
(2007)		 Live Warrior

(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC Collective(favourable)[2]
The Guardian[3]
Independent[4]
Music Box[5]
Uncut[6]
AMG[7]
PopMatters[8]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[9]
The A.V. Club(B)[10]

Overview

The track "Dad's Gonna Kill Me" was given an advance release via Thompson's own web site and iTunes. The song was singled out for praise by critics [11] and featured prominently in Thompson's live performances in early 2007. This song's lyrics make extensive use of US military slang (the "Dad" of the title is GI slang for "Baghdad"), and convey the thoughts and feelings of an uneasy U.S. soldier fighting in Iraq.[12] It was subsequently used on the closing montage of the first episode of the third season of Sons of Anarchy.

This advance release also enjoyed airplay on several radio stations and attracted generally favourable comments from the press and advance publicity for the album.

The album received very favourable reviews.[13][14]

Track listing

All songs written by Richard Thompson:

  1. "Needle and Thread" – 4:43
  2. "I'll Never Give It Up " – 3:22
  3. "Take Care the Road You Choose" – 6:44
  4. "Mr. Stupid" – 3:53
  5. "Dad's Gonna Kill Me" – 5:16
  6. "Poppy-Red" – 4:37
  7. "Bad Monkey" – 5:13
  8. "Francesca" – 5:17
  9. "Too Late to Come Fishing" – 4:36
  10. "Sneaky Boy" – 2:59
  11. "She Sang Angels to Rest" – 3:25
  12. "Johnny's Far Away" – 4:53
  13. "Guns Are the Tongues" – 7:27
  14. "Sunset Song" – 5:38

Bonus tracks on the P-Vine Records release for the Japanese market:

  • "Any Old Body"
  • "Dust and Wine"

Personnel
Musical
Technical
  • Doug Tyo – engineer (at House of Blues Studio, Encino, California)
  • Chris Kasych – assistant engineer
  • Simon Tassano – mixing (at Rumiville Studio, Austin, Texas)
  • Jim Wilson – mastering (at Airshow Mastering, Boulder, Colorado)

References
Sources consulted
Endnotes
  1. "Sweet Warrior by Richard Thompson". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. Padley, Gemma. "BBC – Music – Review of Richard Thompson – Sweet Warrior". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. Denselow, Robin (25 May 2007). "Richard Thompson, Sweet Warrior". Retrieved 3 October 2016 – via The Guardian.
  4. "Independent review". Archived from the original on 15 June 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. Heselgrave, Douglas. "Richard Thompson – Sweet Warrior (Album Review)". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  6. Uncut review
  7. AMG review
  8. "Music Reviews, Features, Essays, News, Columns, Blogs, MP3s and Videos – PopMatters". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  9. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  10. The A.V. Club review
  11. "Richard Thompson, Sweet Warrior". PopMatters. 28 May 2007.
  12. Press release, March 14, 2007.
  13. Denselow, Robin (25 May 2007). "Richard Thompson, Sweet Warrior". London: The Guardian. Retrieved 24 May 2010.
  14. "Richard Thompson, Sweet Warrior". BBC Folk & Country Reviews. 28 May 2007.
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