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Engineered by Ryan Freeland, also These Days (Bon Jovi), This Ain’t a Love Song (Bon Jovi) and Genie in a Bottle (Christina Aguilera)
Mixed by Ryan Freeland, also Murder Incorporated (Bruce Springsteen), This Hard Land (Bruce Springsteen) and Secret Garden (Bruce Springsteen)
Written by [traditional], also Greensleeves (John Coltrane), Milk Cow Blues (Aerosmith) and Banana Boat Song (Day‐O) (Harry Belafonte)
Released on Warner Music Entertainment, also Baby, Please Make a Change, Einer muss den Job ja machen (Udo Lindenberg) and Buddy Bolden’s Blues
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
[traditional] wrote 2823 songs on fono, the 3rd most of any writer
Joe Henry engineered 9 of Hugh Laurie’s top 10 songs
Ryan Freeland mixed 192 songs on fono
Ryan Freeland engineered 159 songs on fono
Credits
All 8 credits
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- Hugh Laurie and Irma Thomas
- Engineered by
- Joe Henry and Ryan Freeland
- Mixed by
- Ryan Freeland
- Part of
- Let Them Talk
- Released on
- Warner Music Entertainment
- Written by
- [traditional]
- Performed by
- Hugh Laurie and Irma Thomas
- Engineered by
- Joe Henry and Ryan Freeland
- Mixed by
- Ryan Freeland
- Part of
- Let Them Talk
- Released on
- Warner Music Entertainment
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same engineer: Ryan Freeland
Same mixer: Ryan Freeland
Same writer: [traditional]
Same engineer: Joe Henry
Same engineer: Ryan Freeland
Same mixer: Ryan Freeland
Same writer: [traditional]
Same engineer: Joe Henry
Elsewhere
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1MusicBrainz John Henry was performed by Hugh Laurie
2MusicBrainz John Henry was performed by Irma Thomas
3MusicBrainz John Henry was written by [traditional]
4MusicBrainz John Henry is part of the release Let Them Talk
John Henry is part of the release Let Them Talk
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Warner Music Entertainment is the label of the song John Henry
Warner Music Entertainment is the label of the song John Henry
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz John Henry was engineered by Joe Henry
7MusicBrainz John Henry was engineered by Ryan Freeland
John Henry was engineered by Ryan Freeland
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz John Henry was mixed by Ryan Freeland
9MusicBrainz John Henry was released on 2011-04-29