Talk Memphis (Toni Price album)

Talk Memphis is an album by Austin, Texas-based blues singer Toni Price, released on October 2, 2007. Price moved to San Diego shortly before the album's release.[1] The album's title—and that of its title track—was originally the name of a Jesse Winchester album and its title track.

Talk Memphis
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 2007 (2007-10-02)
GenreBlues rock
Length45:25
LabelTexas Music Group
ProducerDerek O'Brien
Toni Price chronology
Born to Be Blue
(2003)
Talk Memphis
(2007)
Cherry Sunday Orchestra
(2010)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [1]
The Austin Chronicle     [2]
Billboard(positive)[4]
Robert Christgau [3]

Some critics have noted that Talk Memphis contains many songs by artists from Memphis, and that it is therefore dedicated to the "sounds" of that city.[5] Others, however, have compared its music to that from Price's hometown of Austin, Texas.[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Talk Memphis"3:45
2."What I'm Puttin' Down"3:52
3."Mean Man"2:51
4."Am I Groovin' U?"3:35
5."Leftover Love"2:52
6."Gravy"4:24
7."Sunflower"3:33
8."Right Where I Belong"3:52
9."Poor Little Fool"3:27
10."Runnin' Out"3:20
11."Sorry About That"2:43
12."99 Pounds"3:26
13."The Power"3:45

Charts

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Chart Peak
position
US Top Blues Albums (Billboard)[6] 13

References

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  1. ^ a b Horowitz, Hal. "Talk Memphis". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b Moser, Margaret (7 September 2007). "Toni Price: Talk Memphis". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  3. ^ "CG: Toni Price". Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Talk Memphis Review". Billboard. 3 November 2007. p. 53. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  5. ^ "'Talk Memphis' - Toni Price". The Ledger. 17 January 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2014.
  6. ^ "Toni Price Chart History (Top Blues Albums)". Billboard.