One Clear Moment

One Clear Moment is the first studio album by British singer-songwriter Linda Thompson. It was released in 1985 through Warner Bros. Records and was Thompson's first release since Shoot Out the Lights (1982), her final album as part of a duo with former husband Richard Thompson. Overview Described by AllMusic as a "slick-sounding pop record replete with big drums and electronic keyboards", One Clear Moment marks a departure from the folk-rock stylings of much of Thompson's work both before and after. After the release of the album, Thompson's singing abilities would become affected by spasmodic dysphonia; she would return with the release of Fashionably Late in 2002. Six of the album's eleven tracks are collaborations between Thompson and American songwriter Betsy Cook. Also included is a rendition of Maurice Ravel's "Les Trois Beaux Oiseaux De Paradis" and a cover of "Just Enough to Keep Me Hanging On", which had previously been a UK top 20 hit for Cliff Richard. The album's final track, "Only a Boy", was written solely by Thompson and appears as a live recording.