Didn’t It Rain

~ Release by Hugh Laurie (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

recorded 7-12 and 28-30 January 2013 at Ocean Way Studio, Los Angeles CA, mixed at Stampede Origin (Los Angeles), mastered by Gavin Lurssen for Lurssen Mastering (Hollywood)

Annotation last modified on 2013-10-23 20:08 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleRatingLength
1The St. Louis Blues
recording engineer and mixer:
Ryan Freeland
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
cover recording of:
St. Louis Blues (in 2013-01)
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
publisher:
Handy Bros. Music Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
44:21
2Junker’s Blues
recording engineer and mixer:
Ryan Freeland
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
recording of:
Junker’s Blues (in 2013-01)
lyricist and composer:
Willie “Drive ’Em Down” Hall
32:56
3Kiss of Fire
recording engineer and mixer:
Ryan Freeland
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
guest lead vocals:
Gaby Moreno
cover recording of:
Kiss of Fire (in 2013-01)
lyricist:
Lester Allen (wrote “Kiss of Fire”) and Robert Hill (wrote “Kiss of Fire”)
composer:
Ángel Villoldo (Argentinian musician, lyricist and poet)
version of:
El choclo (Villoldo's original version, written circa 1898–1903)
43:27
4Vicksburg Blues
recording engineer and mixer:
Ryan Freeland
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
guest lead vocals:
Taj Mahal (US blues musician)
recording of:
Vicksburg Blues (in 2013-01)
composer:
Little Brother Montgomery
44:29
5The Weed Smoker’s Dream
recording engineer and mixer:
Ryan Freeland
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
guest lead vocals:
Gaby Moreno
recording of:
Weed Smoker’s Dream (in 2013-01)
lyricist and composer:
Kansas Joe McCoy (in 1936)
translated version of:
La fille aux cheveux roux (Weed Smoker’s Dream)
44:18
6Wild Honey
recording engineer and mixer:
Ryan Freeland
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
recording of:
Wild Honey (in 2013-01)
writer:
Bobby Charles and Mac Rebennack (New Orleans blues pianist, singer and songwriter)
34:21
7Send Me to the ’Lectric Chair
recording engineer and mixer:
Ryan Freeland
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
lead vocals:
Jean McClain
recording of:
Send Me to the ’Lectric Chair (in 2013-01)
lyricist and composer:
George Brooks (composer, early 20th century)
35:27
8Evenin’
recording engineer and mixer:
Ryan Freeland
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
recording of:
Evenin’ (in 2013-01)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1934)
composer:
Harry White (jazz trombonist) (in 1934)
3:03
9Didn’t It Rain
recording engineer and mixer:
Ryan Freeland
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
guest lead vocals:
Gaby Moreno
lead vocals:
Jean McClain
recording of:
Didn't It Rain (in 2013-01)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
arranger:
H. Knight (in 1947) and Sister Rosetta Tharpe (in 1947)
2:52
10Careless Love
recording engineer and mixer:
Ryan Freeland
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
recording of:
Careless Love (in 2013-01)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), William Christopher Handy, Martha Koenig and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
version of:
Careless Love
5:21
11One for My Baby
recording engineer and mixer:
Ryan Freeland
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
cover recording of:
One for My Baby (and One More for the Road) (in 2013-01)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd. and Harwin Music
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
34:00
12I Hate a Man Like You
recording engineer and mixer:
Ryan Freeland
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
lead vocals:
Jean McClain
recording of:
I Hate a Man Like You (in 2013-01)
writer:
Jelly Roll Morton
44:18
13Changes
recording engineer and mixer:
Ryan Freeland
producer:
Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
cover recording of:
Changes (O Lucky Man!) (in 2013-01)
lyricist, composer and arranger:
Alan Price
33:58

Credits

Release

art direction and design/illustration:Anabel Sinn (Art director, and designer)
photography:Mary McCartney (photographer)
Michael Wilson (photographer)
liner notes and producer:Joe Henry (US singer-songwriter, guitarist & producer)
mixer and recording engineer:Ryan Freeland
assistant engineer:Wesley Seidman (US producer and engineer)
assistant producer:Julian Cubillos
mastering:Gavin Lurssen (American mastering engineer)
acoustic guitar, banjo, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandocello, mandola and mandolin:Kevin Breit
acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandola, mandolin and resonator guitar [dobro]:Greg Leisz
alto saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet and tenor saxophone:Robby Marshall
baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet, harmonica, soprano saxophone and tenor saxophone:Vincent Henry
electric upright bass:David Piltch
guest Hammond organ:Larry Goldings
guest trombone:Elizabeth Lea (trombonist)
Hammond organ, accordion and organ:Patrick Warren
membranophone and percussion:Jay Bellerose (american drummer and percussionist)
Wurlitzer electric piano, acoustic guitar, piano and whistle:Hugh Laurie
background vocals:Kevin Breit
Jean McClain
guest background vocals:Gaby Moreno
vocals:Vincent Henry
Hugh Laurie
recorded at:Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 2013-01-07 until 2013-01-12, from 2013-01-28 until 2013-01-30)
mastered at:Lurssen Mastering (previous Hollywood location) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4564956 [info]
ASIN:UK: B00BWWA59Q [info]