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A Piece Of What You Need | 
 enlarge | Artist: Teddy Thompson
Label: Universal
Category: Music
List Price: £16.99
Buy New: £7.98
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Rating:  18 reviews
Sales Rank: 516
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 56 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 602517797697
EAN: 0602517797697
ASIN: B001BS4RG8
Release Date: August 25, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | The Things I Do | | • | What's This?!! | | • | In My Arms | | • | Where To Go From Here | | • | Don't Know What I Was Thinking | | • | Can't Sing Straight | | • | Slippery Slope (Easier) | | • | Jonathan's Book | | • | One Of These Days | | • | Turning The Gun On Myself | | • | A Piece Of What You Need/The Price Of Love |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Son of English folk-rock veterans Richard and Linda Thompson, Teddy Thompson has been blessed with a similar musical talent to his famous parents, yet his three albums to date have failed to break through into the mainstream. A Piece of What You Need however--his fourth album--has been helmed by Marius de Vries (Bjork, Madonna, Rufus Wainwright) and appears to have a commercial success’ written all over it. De Vries has given Thompson’s music a newfound confidence. The tunes here are upbeat and strutting, with cerebral lyrics that merge the heavier side of life--suicide, alcoholism, drugs--with wry looks at love and happiness. As on previous albums, Thompson mellifluously mixes together folk, pop, country and rock, with De Vries adding extra production flourishes that give the album a thoroughly contemporary edge. Sensibly, it was decided to leave Thompson’s silky vocals fully centre-stage, since it’s his voice more than anything else that draws the listener in and keeps him there. The trio of opening tracks--the introspective “The Things I Do,” the humorous “What’s This?” and recent single “In My Arms”--get the album off to a captivating start, and Thompson ensures standards don’t slip, following up with the Springsteen-esque rocker “Don’t Know What I Was Thinking” and the catchy country shuffle “Can’t Sing Straight”. Ballads like “Where To Go From Here” and “Slippery Slope” show the singer’s ability to be touching without turning up the kitsch, while “Turning The Gun On Myself” really is as gloomy as it sounds. Full of skilfully executed, well-crafted modern pop, this is arguably Thompson's best work to date. --Danny McKenna
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 Onward And Upward August 30, 2008
The Wolf (uk)
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
Mr Reader and I appear to have been listening to two entirely different albums.
A consistently good songwriter, Mr Thompson here mines his creative motherload
deeper still.
The laconic style of which we have become increasingly enamored finds a
new kind of energy in 'A Piece Of What You Need'.
The eleven songs on this most recent release display an upbeat
self-assurance to some degree absent from his previous work.
Mr Thompson seems to have found himself and on this evidence seems
to be happy with what he has found.
'The Things I Do'; 'What's This ?!!' and 'In My Arms' kick proceedings off
in fine rocking style before the gorgeously lilting 'Where To Go From Here'
with it's warmly wonderful brass arrangement demonstrates the development
in this young man's writing skills. It's a real beauty.
'Don't Know What I was Thinking' is another fine song with a strong melody
and memorable singalong chorus.
The ghost of Mr Presley must have been smiling in the wings while
'Can't Sing Straight' was being recorded. Our hero here showing off
the seldom heard lower register of his voice to fine effect.
Another belting brass arrangement on this one.
'Slippery Slope' is perhaps the album's highpoint. One of the loveliest
compositions in his career so far. The elusive chord changes and
painfully self-revealing lyrics enhancing this jewel of a song.
The grand scale of 'Jonathan's Book' presents us with an unusual
diversion. Music of wry humour and cocky bravado.
'One Of These Days' is a four-square rocker and nothing wrong with that.
'Turning The Gun On Myself' is another masterful piece of writing.
It's loping, timeless melody is curiously affecting.
'A Piece Of What You Need' completes this commendable project in upbeat style.
('The Price Of Love', a sneaky bonbon, will also be revealed if you are patient).
I find it impossible to agree with Mr Reader's earlier comments about Mr de Vries'
superlative production.
The collaboration seems to me to have been an extraordinarily
fruitful one.
Certainly, on my own sound-system, Mr Thompson's vocals are always well forward
in the mix and never overwhelmed by the superb arrangements.
It's all a matter of taste in the end.
The somewhat reined-in intimacy of his earlier work is given a larger stage here
and I have no reservation in endorsing the development and recommending this
cracking little album wholeheartedly to you.
Teddy's best to date August 31, 2008
R. Barlow (Kenilworth, UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Possibly the best TT album so far, A Piece Of What You Need is typically Teddy but with new layers. It's dark, light, funny and melancholic all at the same time. Highlights for me are the opening two tracks, which are opposite sides of the same coin. 'The Things I Do' expresses self-loathing (a fairly constant theme throughout Teddy's work), while the wickedly funny 'What's This?!!' sees him being surprised and bemused at being happy. The words and the music fit perfectly together, and it's all quite poetic... "One night out away from the therapist's couch - ouch!" There's a hint of country and western in some songs - notably "Can't Sing Straight", which you can almost hear Johnny Cash singing.
A Piece of What You Need is a good introduction to Teddy Thompson's music, but a little experience of his catalogue will give an extra dimension to your listening.
'Out of the Shadow' August 28, 2008
Mr. M. J. Martin (Newcastle upon Tyne United Kingdom)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having been an admirer of Teddy's parents work for a long time, I first came across Teddy's vocal talents on a duet with his Father. After hearing 'Persuasion' I went out and bought Teddy's debut album, and have also purchased his further releases as they appeared.
Previous reviewers of this 'new release' have made comments on it's 'over production'
I cannot agree! 'A Piece' is his best album to date, and will see Teddy finally 'Step out of the Shadow' and establish himself as the brilliant artist he is.
While he perhaps is not as well known here in the UK. as he is in his adopted USA. I think we will certainly be hearing more of 'Mr Thompson Jnr' in the future
This new release is devoid of any 'genre' catagory, his talents are far reaching, covering everything.....Rock, Soul, Folk, with as always, a little mock Country thrown into the mix.
Obviously many of his, and the production team's influences are to be heard on the album, and you can certainly hear many of them dotted through the album.
On first listen I found myself having a few Deja-vu moment's relating to the production sounds, ......thinking....... 'where have I heard that sound before?.
You then realise it is, in fact, in perhaps every 'classic' song that you could name spread over the years since you first listened to music!
It's a really clever trick that Mr Thompson has managed to pull off!
Finally! as alway's Teddy leaves us with a little suprise!......... Usually, I am not a fan of the 'Fashionably' hidden track.
I have never really seen the point of a 'bonus' track as they are sometimes called, 'put the track in the main body of the recording! but!.................. 'Fashionably Late' it appears, and is brilliant!
I won't reveal what the track is, but it closes the album on a real high,
ten minutes after the final 'Title track'
'A Piece Of What You Need' is aptly titled.....you definately need to get a piece of this album!....in fact....get the whole thing, you won't be disappointed!
awesome, again. September 1, 2008
Weather (UK)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Thank god for another Teddy album. Now I have four to choose from, ( all beyond fabulous ) I practically have to force myself to listen to something else! Nothing else nourishes me and uplifts me in the same way. He has the voice of an angel and is such an eloquent speaker in matters pertaining to the human condition. Hard to believe he is but thirty years old.
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