A Piece of What You Need

A Piece of What You Need is the fourth studio album by singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson. The album contains all new Teddy originals and was produced by Marius De Vries, whom Teddy met while recording background vocals on Rufus Wainwright's Want records in 2002. Included are new songs Teddy had been testing out live, such as "Turning the Gun On Myself", "In My Arms" and "Can't Sing Straight".

The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart at No. 10. The first single from A Piece of What You Need is "In My Arms". The music video features a cameo appearance by Rufus Wainwright dressed up as Elvis Presley. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at No. 107.

The song "Turning the Gun on Myself" contains a slowed down gunshot adding a percussion-effect along with the drums on the track.

Track listing
– Hidden Track (starts at 14:55): "The Price of Love" (The Everly Brothers) with Ed Harcourt
 * 1) "The Things I Do"
 * 2) "What's This?!!"
 * 3) "In My Arms"
 * 4) "Where to Go From Here"
 * 5) "Don't Know What I Was Thinking"
 * 6) "Can't Sing Straight"
 * 7) "Slippery Slope"
 * 8) "Jonathan's Book"
 * 9) "One of These Days"
 * 10) "Turning the Gun on Myself"
 * 11) "A Piece of What You Need"

iTunes Bonus Track: "Long Life"