Henry the Human Fly

Henry the Human Fly
Studio album by Richard Thompson
Released	April 1972
Recorded	February, 1972 at Sound Techniques, London
Genre	Folk rock
Length	37:01
Label	Island Reprise Hannibal Fledg'ling
Producer	Richard Thompson, John Wood
Richard Thompson chronology
Henry the Human Fly (1972) I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (1974)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	A−[2]

Henry the Human Fly was the first solo album by British singer/songwriter/guitarist Richard Thompson. It was originally released in Britain in April 1972 on the Island label and in the US on the Reprise label. The album was Thompson's attempt to create an English rock 'n roll hybrid. It was poorly received at the time and is, reportedly, the worst selling album in Warner Brothers Records history ^[3] but today is often considered one of his best albums.

Track listing

All songs written by Richard Thompson.

1. "Roll Over Vaughn Williams" – 4:09
2. "Nobody’s Wedding" – 3:13
3. "The Poor Ditching Boy" – 3:01
4. "Shaky Nancy" – 3:26
5. "The Angels Took My Racehorse Away" – 4:01
6. "Wheely Down" – 3:00
7. "The New St. George" – 2:08
8. "Painted Ladies" – 3:31
9. "Cold Feet" – 2:26
10. "Mary and Joseph" – 1:38
11. "The Old Changing Way" – 3:55
12. "Twisted" – 1:58

Personnel

• Richard Thompson – guitar, vocals, accordion (1), tin whistle (4), mandolin (12)
• Timi Donald – drums, vocals
• Pat Donaldson – bass guitar, vocals
• David Snell – harp (11,12)
• Jeff Cole – trombone (7,10)
• John Defereri – tenor saxophone (7,10)
• Clay Toyani – trumpet (7,10)
• Sue Draheim – fiddle (2,7)
• Barry Dransfield – fiddle (3,5,6)
• John Kirkpatrick – accordion (2,5)
• Andy Roberts – dulcimer (3)
• Sandy Denny – piano (8), vocals (4,5)
• Linda Peters – vocals (4,5)
• Ashley Hutchings – vocals
• uncredited - harmonium (6,9,10), piano (6)

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