Sweet Talker (soundtrack)

Sweet Talker
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Soundtrack album by Richard Thompson
Released	1991
Recorded	1990 at Angel Studios, London, Redwood Studios London and Ground Control Studios, Santa Monica
Genre	Rock
Label	Capitol
Producer	Peter Filleul and Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson chronology
Amnesia (1988)Amnesia1988 Sweet Talker (1991) Rumor And Sigh (1991)Rumor And Sigh1991

Sweet Talker is a soundtrack album by Richard Thompson released in 1991. It is the soundtrack for the Australian film of the same name.

Thompson had worked with composer Peter Filleul on various other soundtrack projects, notably the TV shows "The Life And Loves Of A She-Devil" and "The Marksman". In 1990 film producer Taylor Hackford made the movie "Sweet Talker" which starred and was written by Bryan Brown. Hackford invited Thompson to submit some ideas for a soundtrack and then asked him to work with Filleul to produce a full sound track for the film.

The project was a difficult one, with work having to be revisited as Hackford edited and re-edited the film. At its conclusion Thompson swore that he would never do another soundtrack.

The film was not a success. Thompson's score did little to enhance his reputation, although the instrumental "Persuasion" was subsequently re-written with lyrics by Tim Finn and has featured in Thompson's live shows over the years.

Track listing

All songs written by Richard Thompson except where noted.

1. "Put Your Trust In Me"
2. "Persuasion" (Peter Filleul, Richard Thompson)
3. "Roll Up"
4. "The Dune Ship"
5. "Conviction" (Peter Filleul, Richard Thompson)
6. "Boomtown"
7. "Harry's Theme"
8. "Sweet Talker"
9. "To Hang A Dream On
10. "Beachport"
11. "False Or True" (Peter Filleul, Richard Thompson)

Personnel

• Richard Thompson - guitar, vocals, mandolin, banjo
• Peter Filleul - keyboards, backing vocals
• Simon Nicol - guitar
• David Paton - bass guitar
• Dave Mattacks - drums
• Pete Zorn - whistle, percussion, saxophone, bass flute, piccolo
• Liz Kitchen - percussion, celeste
• Christine Collister - backing vocals
• Richard Brunton - guitar, pedal steel guitar
• Bob Jenkins - drums
• Danny Thompson - double bass
• Ian Lynn - keyboards
• Steve Ashlie - harmonica
• John Kirkpatrick - accordion
• Chris Leslie - fiddle
• Leuan Jones - harp
• Fran Byrne - bodhran
• John Andrew Parks - vocals
• Richard Bennet - French horn

References

• Richard Thompson - The Biography by Patrick Humprhies. Schirmer Books. 0-02-864752-1
• http://www.richardthompson-music.com