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No. 485Rolling Stone’s 500 greatest albums1974
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight album coverNo. 485

I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight

Richard and Linda Thompson

I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight by Richard and Linda Thompson is No. 485 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time (2020 edition). It came out in 1974, has 13 tracks and runs 53 minutes. It sits between Continuum (No. 486) and Born This Way (No. 484).

1974 · 13 tracks · No. 485 of 500

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Track list

  1. When I Get to the Border
  2. The Calvary Cross
  3. Withered and Died
  4. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
  5. Down Where the Drunkards Roll
  6. We Sing Hallelujah
  7. Has He Got a Friend for Me
  8. The Little Beggar Girl
  9. The End of the Rainbow
  10. The Great Valerio
  11. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (Live)
  12. Together Again (Live)
  13. The Calvary Cross (Live)

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