2006 studio album by Madeleine Peyroux
Half the Perfect World Madeleine Peyroux . It was released on September 12, 2006. It peaked at No. 33 on the Billboard 200[ 10]
The album contains four original songs, all of them co-written by Peyroux, and cover versions of songs by Johnny Mercer, Joni Mitchell, Tom Waits, Charlie Chaplin, Serge Gainsbourg, and Leonard Cohen.[ 1] I'm All Right ," "A Little Bit" and "Once in a While " were released as singles.
David Dye listed the album at number 10 on World Cafe 's list of the top 10 CDs of 2006.[ 11]
"I'm All Right " (Walter Becker , Peyroux, Larry Klein ) – 3:27
"The Summer Wind " (Hans Bradtke, Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer ) – 3:55
"Blue Alert" (Leonard Cohen , Anjani Thomas ) – 4:10
"Everybody's Talkin' " (Fred Neil ) – 5:10
"River " featuring k.d. lang (Joni Mitchell ) – 5:19
"A Little Bit" (Jesse Harris , Klein, Peyroux) – 4:02
"Once in a While " (Harris, Klein, Peyroux) – 4:00
"(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night" (Tom Waits ) – 3:27
"Half the Perfect World" (Cohen, Thomas) – 4:21
"La Javanaise" (Serge Gainsbourg ) – 4:11
"California Rain" (Harris, Klein, Peyroux) – 2:57
"Smile " (Charlie Chaplin , Geoffrey Parsons , John Turner ) – 3:57 Madeleine Peyroux – vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6–8, 10, 11)
Sam Yahel – piano (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12), Wurlitzer electric piano (1, 3, 6, 8, 11), Hammond organ (1, 3, 6), Estey organ (7, 9, 10, 12)Larry Goldings – celeste (tracks 3, 10)Till Brönner – trumpet (tracks 8, 12)Gary Foster – alto saxophone (tracks 2, 9)Dean Parks – guitars (exc. track 3; solos on 1, 6), ukulele (1, 11, 12)Greg Leisz – pedal steel guitar (tracks 8, 11)David Piltch – double bassScott Amendola – drums (tracks 2, 5, 9, 12)Jay Bellerose – drums (exc. 2, 5, 9, 12), additional cymbals (2, 9)String quartet arranged by Mark Orton (tracks 7, 10)
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