<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Richard Thompson </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Producer (s) </Th> <Td> Richard Thompson and John Wood </Td> </Tr> <P> "Dimming of the Day" is a song written by Richard Thompson and performed with his then - wife Linda Thompson on their 1975 album Pour Down Like Silver . </P> <P> It has been covered by the Irish band the Corrs for their Irish - themed fifth studio album Home . Other notable covers include those by Bonnie Raitt, Mary Black, Emmylou Harris, and the Blind Boys of Alabama . It was also featured, performed by Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in John Sayles' 1999 film Limbo, being notable as marking an important story beat . </P>

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