Talk About That

Talk About That
Studio album by
John Mayall
Released27 January 2017 (2017-01-27)
GenreBlues rock
Length47:23
LabelForty Below
Producer
  • John Mayall
  • Eric Corne
John Mayall chronology
Find a Way to Care
(2015) 		Talk About That
(2017) 		Nobody Told Me
(2019)

Talk About That is a studio album by British blues musician John Mayall, released on 27 January 2017 through Forty Below Records. It was produced by Mayall and Eric Corne and received positive reviews from critics.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock[2]
Mojo[3]
PopMatters7/10[4]
Uncut7/10[5]

Talk About That received a score of 70 out of 100 on review aggregator Metacritic based on four critics' reviews, indicating "generally favorable" reception.[1] Uncut wrote that "Mayall proves that playing the blues is seemingly impervious to age",[5] while Mojo commented that "Mayall and his ace band revive songs by Bettye Crutcher, Jimmy Rogers and Jerry Lynn Williams alongside piquant original material".[3] Henry Yates of Classic Rock found that it is "lifted above late-period fodder by a horn section that razzes up 'Gimme Some of That Gumbo'" and remarked that it is "ridiculous for an 83-year old to sound this relevant".[2] A staff review from PopMatters stated that Talk About That "finds him in fine form and spirits as he offers up a series of soul-slathered tunes that reveal a lifetime of grit and sweat", calling it "proof positive that Mayall maintains his standing in the pantheon of great bluesmen whose sense of soul and purpose is indefatigable".[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by John Mayall, except where indicated.

Talk About That track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Talk About That" 4:25
2."It's Hard Going Up"Bettye Crutcher4:14
3."The Devil Must Be Laughing" (featuring Joe Walsh) 6:57
4."Gimme Some of That Gumbo" 3:56
5."Goin' Away Baby"James A. Lane3:50
6."Cards on the Table" 4:16
7."I Didn't Mean to Hurt You" 4:25
8."Don't Deny Me"Jerry Lynn Williams4:29
9."Blue Midnight" 4:02
10."Across the County Line"
3:18
11."You Never Know" 3:31
Total length:47:23

Charts

Chart performance for Talk About That
Chart (2017) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 74
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 166
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 130
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 84
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[10] 37

References

  1. ^ a b "Talk About That by John Mayall Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b Yates, Henry (6 March 2017). "John Mayall – Talk About That album review". Classic Rock. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b "John Mayall – Talk About That". Mojo. March 2017. p. 96.
  4. ^ a b "John Mayall: Talk About That". PopMatters. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  5. ^ a b "John Mayall – Talk About That". Uncut. April 2017. p. 35.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – John Mayall – Talk About That" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – John Mayall – Talk About That" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – John Mayall – Talk About That" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – John Mayall – Talk About That". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 December 2023.