Henry the Human Fly

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Henry the Human Fly is the 1972 debut solo album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson, known for its eclectic folk-rock style and darkly witty songwriting.

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Henry the Human Fly canonical 2

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instanceOf debut album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist Richard Thompson ⓘ
chronologyNext I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight ⓘ
chronologyPrevious Farewell, Farewell ⓘ
composer Richard Thompson ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
coverArtDesigner Tony Wright ⓘ
criticalReception initially poor commercial performance ⓘ
later cult status among folk-rock listeners ⓘ
featuresArtist Ashley Hutchings ⓘ
Barry Dransfield ⓘ
Sandy Denny ⓘ
Timi Donald ⓘ
featuresInstrument accordion ⓘ
acoustic guitar ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ
drums ⓘ
electric guitar ⓘ
fiddle ⓘ
format vinyl record ⓘ
genre folk ⓘ
folk rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasPart Cold Feet ⓘ
Mary and Joseph ⓘ
Nobody’s Wedding ⓘ
Painted Ladies ⓘ
Roll Over Vaughn Williams ⓘ
Shaky Nancy ⓘ
The Angels Took My Racehorse Away ⓘ
The New St. George ⓘ
The Old Changing Way ⓘ
The Poor Ditching Boy ⓘ
Wheely Down ⓘ
language English ⓘ
length approximately 40 minutes ⓘ
lyricist Richard Thompson ⓘ
notableFor being Richard Thompson’s first solo album ⓘ
originalReleaseRegion United Kingdom ⓘ
performer Richard Thompson ⓘ
producer Richard Thompson ⓘ
recordedIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
recordLabel Island Records ⓘ
releaseDate 1972 ⓘ
style darkly witty songwriting ⓘ
eclectic ⓘ

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