In January 1994, “Capitol” label released “Mirror Blue”, the seventh Richard Thompson studio album. It was recorded in January 1993, at “The Sound Factory” in Los Angeles and “RAK Studios” in London, and was produced by Mitchell Froom.

Personnel:

• Richard Thompson – vocals, guitar, mandolin
• Mitchell Froom– keyboards
• Danny Thompson- double bass
• Jerry Scheff– bass guitar, double bass
• Pete Thomas– drums, percussion
• John Kirkpatrick- accordion, concertinas
• Alistair Anderson – concertina, Northumbrian pipes
• Tom McConville, Martin Dunn – flute
• Philip Pickett- shawms
• Christine Collister, Michael Parker – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Richard Thompson.

1. For the Sake of Mary
2. I Can’t Wake Up to Save my Life
3. MGB-GT
4. The Way That it Shows
5. Easy There, Steady Now
6. King of Bohemia
7. Shane and Dixie
8. Mingus Eyes
9. I Ride in Your Slipstream
10. Beeswing
11. Fast Food
12. Mascara Tear
13. Taking my Business Elsewhere