Katie Melua - Call off the search[2004] [MP3]-RoCK&BlueLadyRG

RoCK & BlueLady RG ******************************************************************************* Proudly presents: Katie Melua - Call off the Search (2004) ******************************************************************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post Information ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted by............: RoCK (http://www.genesis-sp.com/forum) Posted on............: 04-08-2008 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release Notes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Announcement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Yes from now on we do music too. Want to request an album? visit us, signup and post your request! RoCK and BlueLady ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ You can find us both at: http://www.genesis-sp.com/forum/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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