A Piece of What You Need

Infobox Album |
Name = A Piece of What You Need
Type = Album
Artist = Teddy Thompson


Released = June 17, 2008
Recorded =
Genre = Folk-rock
Label = Verve Forecast
Producer = Marius de Vries
Reviews =
*Crawdaddy! [http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx?id=7774 link]
*JustPressPlay Rating|8|10 [http://www.justpressplay.net/music-reviews/38-reviews/4035.html link]
*Uncut Rating|4|5 [http://uncut.co.uk/music/teddy_thompson/reviews/11994 link] | Last album = "Upfront & Down Low"
(2007)
This album = "A Piece of What You Need"
(2008)
Next album =

"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." [citeweb|url=http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/artist/releases/default.aspx?pid=11840&aid=6773|title=Verve Music Group: A Piece of What You Need] .

The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart at #10.cite journal
title = Official UK Albums Chart for the week ending 6 Sept. 2008
journal = ChartsPlus
issue = 367
pages= 5-8
accessdate = 2008-09-03
publisher = IQ Ware Ltd
location = Milton Keynes] 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 #107. [cite journal
title = Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending 30 Aug. 2008
journal = ChartsPlus
issue = 366
pages= 1-4
accessdate = 2008-08-26
publisher = IQ Ware Ltd
location = Milton Keynes]

Track listing

# "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"
# "Jonathan's Book"
# "One of These Days"
# "Turning the Gun On Myself"
# "A Piece of What You Need"- "Hidden Track:" "The Price of Love"

- iTunes Bonus Track: "Long Life"

References