# Night Comes In guitar solo

> The guitar solo on Night Comes In by Richard and Linda Thompson (1975) starts at about 3:30. From the album Pour Down Like Silver.

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Richard and Linda Thompson, 1975, from *Pour Down Like Silver*. Solo by *Richard Thompson*.

An ecstatic, Sufi-inspired piece whose extended guitar passages spiral upward like a devotional dance. The live versions stretched it even further.

Night Comes In by Richard and Linda Thompson is #9 in our ranking of the best Richard Thompson guitar solos. The solo is played by Richard Thompson and the song was released in 1975.

## In our lists

- [The Best Richard Thompson Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/richard-thompson-guitar-solos/) — #9

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Night Comes In?

Richard Thompson played the solo on Richard and Linda Thompson's Night Comes In (1975).

### What guitar was used on the Night Comes In solo?

A fender stratocaster, according to widely reported accounts.

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