Let Them Talk (Hugh Laurie album)

Let Them Talk
Studio album by
Hugh Laurie
Released18 April 2011 (2011-04-18)
Recorded26–27 July, 1 September, 4–8 & 21 October 2010
GenreBlues
Length57:56
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerJoe Henry
Hugh Laurie chronology
Let Them Talk
(2011) 		Didn't It Rain
(2013)
Singles from Let Them Talk
  1. "You Don't Know My Mind"
    Released: Early 2011
  2. "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.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic61/100[11]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
Mojo[13]
musicOMH[14]
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  2. ^ "'House' star Hugh Laurie's blues album 'Let Them Talk' out in May". NME. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  3. ^ a b Fordham, John (3 May 2011). "Hugh Laurie – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  4. ^ a b McCormick, Neil (5 May 2011). "Hugh Laurie and his fake American accent". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  5. ^ Smith, Caspar Llewellyn (23 March 2011). "Hugh Laurie plays first ever blues gig". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  6. ^ On April 27, 2011 in Hamburg, and on April 28, 2011 in Berlin. see Hugh Laurie's Blues - the official Site back Tour listings, as reflected in the Internet Archive, retrieved on June 10, 2018
  7. ^ "Welcome thenatter.co.uk - BlueHost.com". Thenatter.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  8. ^ "BBC Two - Later... with Jools Holland, Series 38, Episode 3, Hugh Laurie chats to Jools Holland". Bbc.co.uk. 23 April 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  9. ^ Hugh Laurie: Down by the River, The ITV.com webpage, as reflected in the Internet Archive, retrieved on June 10, 2018
  10. ^ "Official website". Hugh Laurie official website. Archived from the original on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  11. ^ "Reviews for Let Them Talk by Hugh Laurie". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  12. ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine (9 May 2011). "Let Them Talk - Hugh Laurie | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  13. ^ "Critic Reviews for Let Them Talk". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  14. ^ "Hugh Laurie – Let Them Talk | Album Reviews". musicOMH. 9 May 2011. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2013.