Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights

Tomorrow (March 15th) marks the 30th anniversary of the release of Shoot Out the Lights, the sixth and final studio album from the British husband and wife folk duo Richard and Linda Thompson. Due to complications, the couple soon split but remained a professional couple to get through the promotional tour for the album in 1982.

According to my research from Rolling Stone magazine, as of 2003 the album had sold just under a half a million copies. While many music fans might not remember this album (and I count myself in that category), the record was a critical hit. It appeared on many year-ending best of lists in 1982. Rolling Stone magazine ranked it at number 9 in its list of the 100 Best Albums of the 80’s and at number 333 on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.