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

Sweet Talker
Soundtrack album by
Released1991
Recorded1990
StudioAngel Recording Studios and Redwood Studios, London; Ground Control Studios, Santa Monica, California
GenreRock
LabelCapitol
ProducerPeter Filleul, Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson chronology
Amnesia
(1988)
Sweet Talker
(1991)
Rumor and Sigh
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]

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 soundtrack 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 released as a single in 1993.

Track listing

edit

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

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Richard Thompson – Sweet Talker: Original Music from the Movie". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  • Richard Thompson - The Biography by Patrick Humprhies. Schirmer Books. 0-02-864752-1