
Let Them Talk is a Blues album by Hugh Laurie, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 22 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Blues
- Acoustic & Delta Blues
- clean
- soulful
- southern
About
The multitalented Hugh Laurie recorded these New Orleans blues standards with legends Dr. John, Irma Thomas, and Allen Toussaint, and he sounds like he’s been playing this music his entire life. His piano performance on an opening cover of “St James Infirmary” balances fiery soul and cool restraint. His singing is even more impressive—while confidently crooning like he was born on a bayou, Laurie never upstages the accompaniment. A rollicking rendition of “You Don’t Know My Mind” follows: percussion bangs and clangs like a Louisiana boiler room as Thomas harmonizes with Laurie as if they’ve been playing for years. He turns “Six Cold Feet” into a smoldering dirge where slide guitars waltz with saucy saxophone solos. Dr. John’s unmistakable drawl accompanies Laurie’s piano on “After You’ve Gone”; this version is trimmed with tasteful clarinet parts. Sir Tom Jones duets with Thomas on “Baby Please Make a Change.” Toussaint’s horn arrangements on the bonus track “Ain’t Necessarily So” provide a hauntingly brassy backdrop.
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Tracklist
- 1St. James Infirmary6:25
- 2You Don't Know My Mind3:39
- 3Six Cold Feet4:55
- 4Buddy Bolden's Blues3:12
- 5Battle of Jericho3:47
- 6After You've Gone4:09
- 7Swanee River2:43
- 8The Whale Has Swallowed Me3:37
- 9John Henry3:34
- 10Police Dog Blues3:33
- 11Tipitina5:06
- 12Winin' Boy Blues2:59
- 13They're Red Hot1:11
- 14Baby Please Make a Change4:57
- 15Let Them Talk4:10
- 16Ain't Necessarily So (Bonus Track)3:44
Credits
Performers
- Gennine JacksonBACKING VOCALS
- Jean McClainBACKING VOCALS VOCALS
- Robby MarshallCLARINET ALTO CLARINET
- David PiltchDOUBLE BASS BASS ACOUSTIC BASS
- Jay BelleroseDRUMS PERCUSSION
- Kevin BreitGUITAR MANDOCELLO MANDOLIN
- Greg LeiszGUITAR LAP STEEL GUITAR SLIDE GUITAR
- Patrick WarrenORGAN ACCORDION KEYBOARDS
- Craig EastmanVIOLIN TENOR VIOLIN
- Hugh LaurieVOCALS PIANO GUITAR
- Clarence J. Johnson IIIALTO SAXOPHONE
- Allen ToussaintARRANGED BY CONDUCTOR HORNS
- Brian "Breeze" CayolleTENOR SAXOPHONE BARITONE SAXOPHONE
- "Big" Sam WilliamsTROMBONE
- Tracy GriffinTRUMPET
- Levon HenryTENOR SAXOPHONE
- Dr. JohnVOCALS
- Irma ThomasVOCALS BACKING VOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 22 pressings tracked on Gatefold
