Release date: 16-09-2004  

2004 US exclusive limited edition Half Speed Mastered 12-track LP pressed on 180gram VIRGIN VINYL, the 3rd long-player from the American jazz singer, superbly presented in individually numbered pasted card gatefold sleeve, housed in perforated tear strip bag.

Tracks:
01. Dance Me to the End of Love
02. Don't Wait Too Long
03. Don't Cry Baby
04. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
05. Between the Bars
06. No More
07. Lonesome Road
08. J'ai Deux Amours
09. Weary Blues
10. I'll Look Around
11. Careless Love
12. This Is Heaven To Me

Peyroux is the real deal. She brushes off comparisons to Billie Holiday, but it's certainly not bad company to keep. This is a beautiful record flowing with sparse arrangements and sultry vocals. If you like Norah...wait until you hear this! The 12 songs found on Carless Love feature a mix of acoustic blues, country ballads and torch songs showcasing Peyroux's sultry alto. Highlights include 'Don't Wait Too Long' composed by Perouyx, producer Larry Klien (of Joni Mitchell fame) and Jesse Harris (best know for his contributions to Norah Jones' hit album, Come Away With Me). Also exemplary are Peyroux's warm renditions of Leonard Cohen's 'Dance Me to the End of Love' and a lightly-swinging arrangement of Bob Dylan's 'You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You go'. Our Highest Recommedation!

Madeleine Peyroux's voice is just perfect. It's the kind of voice you just desperately want to listen to--she could be singing the dictionary and I'd be enthralled. But of course, she's working from a brilliant and interesting combination of songs here so it really is a wonderful album.

"Dance Me To the End of Love," "Between the Bars," and "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" are my absolute favorites. In each, Peyroux brings the song to her--you temporarily forget that anyone else has ever sung it. "Lonesome" is particularly good; just a subtle change in her voice and it all comes together amazingly. A lot of the time I wonder what some wonderful song would sound like in a female singer's voice. Now I ponder more specifically: what would it sound like if Peyroux sang it?

Her French is wonderful and so CLEAR which is a blessing for those of us with high school French, who nevertheless want to understand the words. -by foureyedsnail amazon