Hugh Laurie - Didnt It Rain '2013

Tracks list

Tracklist:

[4:23] 01. Hugh Laurie - The St. Louis Blues
[2:56] 02. Hugh Laurie - Junkers Blues
[3:27] 03. Hugh Laurie - Kiss Of Fire
[4:29] 04. Hugh Laurie - Vicksburg Blues
[4:18] 05. Hugh Laurie - The Weed Smokers Dream
[4:21] 06. Hugh Laurie - Wild Honey
[5:27] 07. Hugh Laurie - Send Me To The Lectric Chair
[3:03] 08. Hugh Laurie - Evenin
[2:52] 09. Hugh Laurie - Didnt It Rain
[5:21] 10. Hugh Laurie - Careless Love
[4:00] 11. Hugh Laurie - One For My Baby
[4:18] 12. Hugh Laurie - I Hate A Man Like You
[3:58] 13. Hugh Laurie - Changes
[3:41] 14. Hugh Laurie - Unchain My Heart

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AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
His blues bona fides buttressed by his 2011 debut album Let Them Talk, Hugh
Laurie returns with Didnt It Rain, another collection of jazz and blues
standards, usually of the New Orleans variety but not always (his heart will
sometimes stray to Kansas City), produced by Joe Henry. If Let Them Talk had a
slightly burnished, rich veneer, Didnt It Rain is a bit lighter, with Laurie
content to let himself slip into the background as both pianist and vocalist,
which is odd as he has considerably fewer guests here than he did on his debut.
Apart from Taj Mahal, this is pretty self-contained, Laurie playing the boogie
with his band, sometimes lying back and letting his backing singers steal the
spotlight, which they do with ease. Nobody is concerned with reinterpreting the
songs or surprising a listener, they just want to enjoy re-creating sounds and
tunes theyve loved, an attitude thats rarely alienating although its never quite
infectious, either. All involved love the boogie and love the swing, happy to
hit the accents hard and draw out the eighth notes, and if theres never a
compelling reason to listen to Laurie and crew tackle these well-loved tunes,
nobody involved embarrasses themselves, and its a pretty enjoyable way to while
away a lazy Sunday afternoon.

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