Laugh (Terry Hall album)


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 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

  1. "Love to See You" – 4:38
  2. "Sonny and His Sister" – 3:42
  3. "Ballad of a Landlord" – 3:54
  4. "Take It Forever" – 4:10
  5. "Misty Water" – 4:03
  6. "A Room Full of Nothing" – 3:30
  7. "Happy Go Lucky" – 3:38
  8. "For the Girl" – 4:22
  9. "Summer Follows Spring" – 5:32
  10. "I Saw the Light" – 3:20
; 2009 edition bonus tracks
  2. "Ballad of a Landlord" – 3:48
  3. "Working Class Hero" – 3:24
  4. "Close to You" – 3:59
  5. "Music to Watch Girls By" – 2:54
  6. "Bang Went Forever" – 4:45
  7. "Love to See You" – 4:04
  8. "Misty Water" – 3:56
  9. "Interview" – 3:15

Personnel

;Musicians
;Technical

Chart positions

;Album
Chart Peak
position
UK Album Chart50

;Singles
SingleChart Position
"Ballard of a Landlord"UK Singles Chart50