2011 studio album by Hugh Laurie
Let Them Talk
Released 18 April 2011 (2011-04-18 ) Recorded 26–27 July, 1 September, 4–8 & 21 October 2010
Genre
Blues Length 57 :56
Label
Warner Bros.
Producer
Joe Henry
"You Don't Know My Mind" Released: Early 2011
"Winin' Boy Blues" Released: 2 October 2011
Let Them Talk is the debut studio album by English actor and musician
Hugh Laurie .
The album, which consists of classic
blues songs, was released on 9 May 2011.
[1] Some of the songs are collaborations with well-known artists such as
Tom Jones ,
Irma Thomas and
Dr. John .
[2] Laurie plays piano and guitar on the album in addition to providing lead vocals.
Kevin Breit plays guitar
[3] and
Vincent Henry plays saxophones.
[4] The album was produced by
Joe Henry and features horn arrangements by
Allen Toussaint .
[1]
Laurie premiered some of the songs in a small
New Orleans club in March 2011,
[5] and started officially touring with these materials in April 2011 with two consecutive live concerts in Germany.
[6] In the UK, he performed at the
Union Chapel in London,
[4] at the
Cheltenham Jazz Festival ,
[3]
Warwick Arts Centre in
Coventry , and at Manchester's
Royal Northern College of Music .
[7] Laurie also made several television appearances, including
BBC2 programmes
The Graham Norton Show and
Later... with Jools Holland ,
[8] and was interviewed on
BBC Radio 2 's
Chris Evans Breakfast Show .
On 15 May 2011, Laurie appeared in the UK
ITV series
Perspectives , explaining his love for the music of New Orleans and playing music from the album, at studios and live venues in the city of
New Orleans itself.
[9]
A special edition of the album, containing three more songs, was released on 15 May 2011.
[10] A second blues album, named
Didn't It Rain , was released on 6 May 2013.
Critical reception
The album received favourable reviews, and holds a
Metacritic score of 61 out of 100, based on 9 reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.
[15] It also received a positive review in
The Independent .
[16]
Chart performance
Let Them Talk was the biggest-selling blues album of 2011 in the UK, with sales of 192,000 copies.
[17]
Track listing
Deluxe edition bonus tracks Title 16. "Guess I'm a Fool" 3:09 17. "
It Ain't Necessarily So " 3:46 18. "Lowdown, Worried and Blue" 4:14
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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^ On April 27, 2011 in Hamburg, and on April 28, 2011 in Berlin. see
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