Everybody's Talkin' (Tedeschi Trucks Band album)
Everybody's Talkin' is the second album and the first live album by the 11-piece Tedeschi Trucks Band and was released in 2012 by Sony Masterworks. It's been released as a 2-CD and 3-CD set as well as a three disc vinyl set. The title comes from the song carrying the same name, formerly a hit for Harry Nilsson. The band's cover is a hybrid of the Nilsson and Bill Withers versions.[1]
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| Released | May 22, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | October 2011 (See details below) | |||
| Genre | Rock, blues rock, blues, soul | |||
| Length | 103:04 | |||
| Label | Sony Masterworks, Sony Music Entertainment | |||
| Producer | Derek Trucks | |||
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The songs on the album are a compilation of recordings from the following three nights
- October 25, 2011 at The Danforth Music Hall, Toronto, ON by Embrace Presents
- October 28, 2011 at the Warner Theatre, Washington, D.C.
- October 29, 2011 at Fairfield Theatre Compagny at The Klein, Bridgeport, CT
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Trucks stated many of the tracks came from the almost-cancelled Bridgeport, CT show. "There was a real loose feeling to it, which ended up being great. We used a lot of stuff from that night."[1]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| All About Jazz |   [2] |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| PopMatters | [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
Writing for Allmusic, critic Thom Jurek wrote "It's an unusual live record because its balance of sonic precision and stage-born kinetics is perfect—this band transitions seamlessly between R&B, blues, rock, gospel, and jazz. These performances never succumb to mere jam band clichés... Everybody's Talkin' is what every live album should be: an accurate, exciting reflection of a hot band playing full-throttle." He especially praised Tedeschi as "among the truly great singers in modern blues and rock; by turns graceful and grainy, her expression reaches the spiritual in execution."[3] Will Layman of PopMatters praised the performances and called it "the kind of music that shamelessly moves at you with emotion and soul".[4] Doug Collette of All About Jazz generally praised the album, especially the sound, but was critical of the length of the songs, commenting on the "shortage of instrumental fireworks".[2]
The review aggregator site, Metacritic calculated an average score of 75 based on 6 reviews.[6]
Track listing
Disc 1
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Everybody's Talkin'" | Fred Neil | 5:31 |
| 2. | "Midnight In Harlem (Swamp Raga intro with Little Martha)" | Duane Allman / Mike Mattison, Derek Trucks | 10:23 |
| 3. | "Learn How to Love" | Adam Deitch, Eric Krasno, Adam Smirnoff, Susan Tedeschi, Trucks | 9:27 |
| 4. | "Bound for Glory" | Mattison, Tedeschi, Trucks | 12:53 |
| 5. | "Rollin' and Tumblin'" | Muddy Waters | 4:41 |
| 6. | "Nobody's Free" | Oteil Burbridge, Tyler Greenwell, Mattison, Tedeschi, Trucks | 10:24 |
| 7. | "Darling Be Home Soon" | John Sebastian | 10:04 |
| Total length: | 60:04 | ||
Disc 2
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "That Did It" | P. Woods | 7:58 |
| 2. | "Uptight" | Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy, Stevie Wonder | 15:32 |
| 3. | "Love Has Something Else To Say (with Kissing My Love)" | D. Bramhall, O. Burbridge, Mattison, Trucks / Bill Withers | 11:03 |
| 4. | "Wade in the Water" | James W. Alexander, Sam Cooke | 8:24 |
| Total length: | 43:00 | ||
Personnel
- Derek Trucks – lead guitar
- Susan Tedeschi – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
- Oteil Burbridge – bass guitar
- Kofi Burbridge – keyboards, flute
- Tyler Greenwell – drums, percussion
- J. J. Johnson – drums, percussion
- Mike Mattison – harmony vocals
- Mark Rivers – harmony vocals
- Kebbi Williams – saxophone
- Maurice "Mobetta" Brown – trumpet
- Saunders Sermons – trombone
Credits
- Producers - Derek Trucks
- Engineers - Bobby Tis
- Additional Engineer - Marty Wall
- Mixing - Jim Scott
- Mastering - Bob Ludwig
Chart positions
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Charts | 49 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 87 |
References
- Ernsberger, Parry. "Derek Trucks Talks About New Live Album, the Allman Brothers". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- Collette, Doug. "Everybody's Talkin' > Review". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- Jurek, Thom. "Everybody's Talkin' > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- Layman, Will. "Everybody's Talkin' > Review". PopMatters. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- Scherman, Tony. "Everybody's Talkin' > Review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 13, 2015.
- "Everybody's Talkin'". Metacritic. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved March 20, 2016.