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.
Track listing
"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
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.
Track listing
"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