A Piece of What You Need

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A Piece of What You Need
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Studio album by
Teddy Thompson
Released17 June 2008
Genre Folk, alternative country
Label Verve Forecast
Producer Marius de Vries
Teddy Thompson chronology
Upfront & Down Low
(2007)		A Piece of What You Need
(2008)		 Bella
(2011)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 84/100 [1]
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PopMatters 8/10 [6]
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Tom Hull B+ ( Five Pointed Star Solid.svg Five Pointed Star Solid.svg ) [8]
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A Piece of What You Need is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson. The album contains all new Teddy originals and was produced by Marius De Vries, whom Teddy met while recording background vocals on Rufus Wainwright's Want records in 2002. Included are new songs Teddy had been testing out live, such as "Turning the Gun On Myself", "In My Arms" and "Can't Sing Straight". [10]

Contents

The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart at No. 10. [11] The first single from A Piece of What You Need is "In My Arms". The music video features a cameo appearance by Rufus Wainwright dressed up as Elvis Presley. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 107. [12]

The song "Turning the Gun on Myself" contains a slowed down gunshot adding a percussion-effect along with the drums on the track.

Track listing

  1. "The Things I Do"
  2. "What's This?!!"
  3. "In My Arms"
  4. "Where to Go From Here"
  5. "Don't Know What I Was Thinking"
  6. "Can't Sing Straight"
  7. "Slippery Slope"
  8. "Jonathan's Book"
  9. "One of These Days"
  10. "Turning the Gun on Myself"
  11. "A Piece of What You Need"

– Hidden Track (starts at 14:55): "The Price of Love" (The Everly Brothers) with Ed Harcourt

iTunes Bonus Track: "Long Life"

References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for A Piece Of What You Need by Teddy Thompson". Metacritic . Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  2. ↑ Deming, Mark (17 June 2008). "A Piece of What You Need - Teddy Thompson". AllMusic . Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Simpson, Dave (8 August 2008). "Folk review: Teddy Thompson, A Piece of What You Need". The Guardian . Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  4. ↑ 'Where to Here,' Slippery Slope (easier),' and 'In My Arms' are equally deadly writing, with gripping melodies and sing-out performances that seem to have benefited from listening to his pal Rufus Wainwright--and from arrangements by Wainwright's latest producer. [Sep 2008, p.112]
  5. ↑ Oliver, Nic (25 August 2008). "Teddy Thompson - A Piece Of What You Need". musicOMH . Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  6. ↑ Horowitz, Steve (24 July 2008). "Teddy Thompson: A Piece of What You Need". PopMatters . Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "ALBUM REVIEW: TEDDY THOMPSON - A PIECE OF WHAT YOU NEED". Album of the Year. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  8. ↑ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Teddy Thompson". Tom Hull – on the Web . Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  9. ↑ Scoppa, Bud (11 August 2011). "ALBUM REVIEW: TEDDY THOMPSON - A PIECE OF WHAT YOU NEED". Uncut . Archived from the original on 7 August 2011. Retrieved 4 May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ "Verve Music Group: A Piece of What You Need". Verve Music. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  11. ↑ "Official UK Albums Chart for the week ending 6 Sept. 2008". ChartsPlus (367). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd: 5–8.
  12. ↑ "Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending 30 Aug. 2008". ChartsPlus (366). Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd: 1–4.
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