Laugh is the second solo album by British singer-songwriter Terry Hall. It was released in 1997 on the Southsea Bubble Company label. Hall wrote the majority of the album with guitarist Craig Gannon and collaborated with several acclaimed musicians namely singer-songwriter Stephen Duffy, the High Llamas' bandleader Sean O'Hagan and most notably Damon Albarn of Blur, whom Hall had collaborated with on Hall's 1995 EP Rainbows. The album was produced by Hall with Gannon and Cenzo Townshend. It received good reviews when original released on CD in October 1997 and peaked at number fifty on the UK Albums Chart[3] and includes the singles "Ballad of a Landlord" and "I Saw the Light".
A special edition of the album was released in 2009 by Edsel record label. The new version featured all of the B-sides from the two singles along with liner notes by Rhoda Dakar.
^ abc"Terry Hall / Artist / Official Charts". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 13 July 2014.
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laugh, terry, hall, album, laugh, second, solo, album, british, singer, songwriter, terry, hall, released, 1997, southsea, bubble, company, label, hall, wrote, majority, album, with, guitarist, craig, gannon, collaborated, with, several, acclaimed, musicians, . Laugh is the second solo album by British singer songwriter Terry Hall It was released in 1997 on the Southsea Bubble Company label Hall wrote the majority of the album with guitarist Craig Gannon and collaborated with several acclaimed musicians namely singer songwriter Stephen Duffy the High Llamas bandleader Sean O Hagan and most notably Damon Albarn of Blur whom Hall had collaborated with on Hall s 1995 EP Rainbows The album was produced by Hall with Gannon and Cenzo Townshend It received good reviews when original released on CD in October 1997 and peaked at number fifty on the UK Albums Chart 3 and includes the singles Ballad of a Landlord and I Saw the Light LaughStudio album by Terry HallReleased6 October 1997GenreAlternative rockLabelSouthsea Bubble Company UK Victor Telstar Japan ProducerTerry Hall Cenzo Townshend Craig GannonTerry Hall chronologyHome 1994 Laugh 1997 The Hour of Two Lights 2003 Singles from Laugh Ballad of a Landlord Released 2 June 1997 I Saw the Light Released 1997Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Record Collector 2 A special edition of the album was released in 2009 by Edsel record label The new version featured all of the B sides from the two singles along with liner notes by Rhoda Dakar Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Chart positions 4 ReferencesTrack listing edit Love to See You Craig Gannon Terry Hall 4 38 Sonny and His Sister Stephen Duffy Hall 3 42 Ballad of a Landlord Gannon Hall 3 54 Take It Forever Gannon Hall 4 10 Misty Water Gannon Hall 4 03 A Room Full of Nothing Damon Albarn Hall 3 30 Happy Go Lucky Hall Sean O Hagan 3 38 For the Girl Albarn Hall 4 22 Summer Follows Spring Gannon Hall 5 32 I Saw the Light Todd Rundgren 3 202009 edition bonus tracks Ballad of a Landlord acoustic version 3 48 B side of Ballad of a Landlord Working Class Hero live John Lennon 3 24 B side of Ballad of a Landlord Close to You Burt Bacharach Hal David 3 59 B side of Ballad of a Landlord Music to Watch Girls By Sid Ramin Tony Velona 2 54 B side of Ballad of a Landlord Bang Went Forever Hall Paul Kennedy 4 45 B side of Ballad of a Landlord Love to See You acoustic version Gannon Hall 4 04 B side of I Saw the Light Misty Water acoustic version Gannon Hall 3 56 Interview 3 15 B side of Ballad of a Landlord Personnel editMusiciansTerry Hall vocals handclapping Craig Gannon guitar Martyn Campbell bass Chris Sharrock drums Terry Disley keyboards Simon Rogers keyboards programming Stephen Street handclapping Dave Auty handclapping Nick Heyward backing vocals Sean O Hagan backing vocals Angie Pollock backing vocals Mick Ball trumpet Caroline LaVelle cello Rosie Lindsell bassoon Jocelyn Pook viola Julia Singleton violin Angharad Warren flute Susanna Warren clarinet TechnicalTerry Hall arrangements producer Craig Gannon strings arrangements producer Cenzo Townshend producer Stephen Street remixing Elain Constantine photographyChart positions editAlbumChart 1997 PeakpositionUK Album Chart 3 50SinglesSingle Chart 1997 Position Ballard of a Landlord UK Singles Chart 3 50References edit Laugh Review at AllMusic Retrieved July 13 2014 Staunton Terry Terry Hall Laugh Review a b c Terry Hall Artist Official Charts The Official UK Charts Company Retrieved 13 July 2014 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Laugh Terry Hall album amp oldid 1141744676, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
