Didn't it rain

Didn't It Rain is the second album by British musician and actor Hugh Laurie . It was released on May 6, 2013 under the Warner Music Group label and, like Laurie's first album Let Them Talk , consists of cover versions of well-known blues and jazz standards .

Didn't it rain
Hugh Laurie studio album
Publication (s)	May 6, 2013
admission	2013
Label (s)	Warner Music Group
Format (s)	CD, LP, download
Genre (s)	Blues , jazz
Title (number)	13
running time	52:45
occupation	Vocals , acoustic guitar , pipes, piano , Wurlitzer organ: Hugh Laurie Acoustic guitar, electric guitar , Hawaiian guitar , dobro , mandola , mandolin : Greg Leisz Accordion , Hammond organ , harmonium , keyboard : Patrick Warren Vocals, harmonica , clarinet , bass clarinet , saxophone : Vincent Henry Drums , percussion : Jay Bellerose Hammond organ: Larry Goldings Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, Hawaiian guitar, banjo , mandocello , mandola, mandolin, backing vocals : Kevin Breit Trumpet : Elizabeth Lea Double bass , electric bass : David Plitch Clarinet, bass clarinet, saxophone: Robby Marshall Singing: Jean McClain, Taj Mahal , Gaby Moreno
production	Joe Henry
Studio (s)	Ocean Way Studio
Location (s)	los Angeles
chronology Let Them Talk ( 2011 ) Didn't it rain -

Emergence

The album was recorded in January 2013 at Ocean Way Studio in Los Angeles by Laurie and his backing band The Copper Bottom Band . In addition, the guest singers Taj Mahal , Gaby Moreno and Jean McClain appear on several songs.

In order to focus on recording the album, Laurie turned down the role of Raymond Sellars in RoboCop (2014) .

Track list

No.	title	Songwriter	length
1.	The St. Louis Blues	WC Handy (arrangement: Rudy Stevenson )	4:21
2.	Junkers Blues	William Jack Dupree	2:55
3.	Kiss of Fire	Ángel Villoldo, Lester Allen, Robert Hill	3:27
4th	Vicksburg Blues	Little Brother Montgomery	4:28
5.	The Weed Smoker's Dream	Joe McCoy	4:17
6th	Wild Honey	Robert Charles Guidry , Malcolm John Rebennack	4:20
7th	Send Me to the 'Lectric Chair	George Brooks	5:26
8th.	Evenin '	Harry A. White , Mitchell Parish	3:03
9.	Didn't it rain	Robert SH Martin , Traditional	2:52
10.	Careless love	WC Handy , Martha E. Koenig, Spencer Williams	5:21
11.	One for my baby	John H. Mercer , Harold Arlen	4:00
12.	I hate a man like you	Joseph Ferdinand Morton	4:17
13.	Changes	Alan Price	3:58

Chart placements

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)				Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK
2013	Didn't it rain	DE41 (2 weeks) DE	AT10 (5 weeks) AT	CH3 (10 weeks) CH	UK3 (12 weeks) UK	-

Individual evidence

1. ↑ About Hugh Laurie's Music and his debut album, 'Let Them Talk'. In: hughlaurieblues.com. October 4, 2013, accessed October 29, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Alexis Petridis: Hugh Laurie: 'There's a sensual pleasure involved in making music that I just can't get from acting'. In: The Guardian. May 5, 2013, accessed October 29, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Chart sources:
   • < https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-215578 > (DE)
   • < https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Hugh+Laurie&titel=Didn%27t+It+Rain&cat=a > (AT)
   • < https://hitparade.ch/album/Hugh-Laurie/Didn't-It-Rain-215578 > (CH)
   • < https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/didn't-it-rain/ > (UK)