"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. Thompson recorded an acoustic version for his 1996 solo album Acoustic Classics.
Covers
'Dimming of the Day' has been covered by many artists over the years, including:
Mary Black, on her 1991 album Babes In The Wood Bonnie Raitt, on her 1994 album Longing in Their Hearts The Blind Boys of Alabama, on the 1994 tribute album Beat the Retreat – Songs by Richard Thompson Emmylou Harris, on her 1996 box set Portraits Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in John Sayles’ 1999 film Limbo The Neville Brothers, on their 1999 album Valence Street David Gilmour, who performed the song at his 2002 semi‑acoustic Royal Festival Hall concerts, released on the David Gilmour in Concert DVD The Dutch musician , who recorded a Brabantian‑language version, ‘As ’t Dalijk Donker Is’, on his 2007 album Zicht The Corrs, on their 2005 album Home Alison Krauss & Union Station, on their 2011 album Paper Airplane Tom Jones, on his 2012 album Spirit in the Room Alfie Boe, on his 2013 album Trust, featuring Shawn Colvin A duet version on the 2011 debut album of singer‑actress Anastasia Barzee, which takes the song’s title
See also The Dawning of the Day
References
External links (2014)