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Proudly presents: Katie Melua - Call off the Search (2004)
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General Information
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Type.................: Music
Image type...........: CD Rip
Covers...............: Front, Back, CD, Inside, Inlay
Artist...............: Katie Melua
Album................: Call off the Search (2004)
Year.................: 2004
Genre................: Vocal Jazz
Type.................: Studio
Duration.............: 00:41:20
Number of Songs......: 12
Audio Format.........: MP3
Encoder..............: Lame
Bitrate..............: 320 (CBR)
Hz...................: 44,100
Channels.............: Joint Stereo
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Post Information
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Posted by............: RoCK (http://www.genesis-sp.com/forum)
Posted on............: 04-08-2008
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Release Notes
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English listeners went mad for Katie Melua with the release of her debut album
there in late 2003. Issued domestically in June 2004, Call Off the Search posits
the lovely Melua pristinely in between pop, adult contemporary, and traditional
American musical forms, with savvy marketing handling the finishing touches.
(Think Norah Jones.) It's a comfortable, lightly melodic affair that drinks red
wine safely in the middle of the road. Raised in Soviet Georgia and the United
Kingdom, Melua has a beguiling accent that colors the ends of her phrases, adding
character to her velvety, if occasionallymoreà only satisfactory singing voice.
She has a nice time with the understated R&B sashay of John Mayall's "Crawling Up
a Hill," as well as Mike Batt's "My Aphrodisiac Is You," which is spiced up with
barrelhouse piano, muted trumpet, and sly references to opium and the Kama Sutra.
The singer's own "Belfast (Penguins and Cats)" opens nicely with a few measures of
solo acoustic guitar before it's joined by the orchestral maneuvers that sweep
through the majority of Call Off the Search's after-dark cabaret. (Melua also
penned a dedication to Eva Cassidy, who she's been compared to vocally.) While the
instrumentation is never overbearing, a stoic version of Randy Newman's "I Think
It's Going to Rain Today" and a couple of late-album pop vocal entries do dawdle a
bit in the soft-focus halo that hovers over Search's more easygoing stretches.
These selections are perfectly capable, yet pretty obvious, as if the decision
was made to sprinkle Melua's debut equally with safety and variety, in case a
particular style didn't stick. Still, despite a few detours down easy street, Call
Off the Search is a promising debut, and comfortable like the first drink of the
evening.
CALL OFF THE SEARCH
JUN 08, 2004
PLAYLIST:
01. Call Off The Search
02. Crawling Up A Hill
03. The Closest Thing To Crazy
04. My Aphrodisiac Is You
05. Learnin' The Blues
06. Blame It On The Moon
07. Belfast
08. I Think It's Going To Rain Today
09. Mockingbird Song
10. Tiger In The Night
11. Faraway Voice
12. Lilac Wine
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