Action Packed

Action Packed is a compilation album by Richard Thompson released in 2001.

Action Packed
Studio album by Richard Thompson
Released	2001
Recorded	1988–2000
Genre	Rock
Length	76:49
Label	Capitol
Producer	Richard Thompson and Cheryl Pawelski
Richard Thompson chronology
Mock Tudor (1999) Action Packed (2001) Semi-Detached Mock Tudor (2002)

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AllMusic	[1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]

The album is a retrospective look at Thompson's time with Capitol Records and brings together songs from each of the albums that he recorded for that label.

Also included are a previously unreleased version of "Persuasion" with son Teddy featured on vocals, and two tracks, "Mr. Rebound" and "Fully Qualified to Be Your Man", that were available on the vinyl issue of Mock Tudor but were excluded from the CD release.

Track listing

All songs written by Richard Thompson except "Persuasion" by Richard Thompson, Peter Filleul and Tim Finn.

1. "Turning of the Tide"
2. "Waltzing's for Dreamers"
3. "1952 Vincent Black Lightning"
4. "I Misunderstood"
5. "I Feel So Good"
6. "Keep Your Distance"
7. "King of Bohemia"
8. "I Can't Wake Up to Save My Life"
9. "Beeswing"
10. "The Ghost of You Walks"
11. "Razor Dance"
12. "Cold Kisses"
13. "Bathsheba Smiles"
14. "Cooksferry Queen"
15. "Uninhabited Man"
16. "Walking the Long Miles Home"
17. "Persuasion"
18. "Mr. Rebound"
19. "Fully Qualified to Be Your Man"