Dreamland (Madeleine Peyroux album)

Dreamland is the first album by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Madeleine Peyroux; it was released in 1996.

Dreamland
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1, 1996
GenreJazz
Length39:41
LabelAtlantic
ProducerYves Beauvais
Greg Cohen
Madeleine Peyroux chronology
Dreamland
(1996)
Got You on My Mind
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Orlando Sentinel link
Time(positive) link
KEXP-FM(positive) link
Consumable Online(positive) link
Tucson Weekly(positive) link
Urban Desires(positive) link
City Pages(positive) link
The Continental Magazine(positive) link
Tom Hull(B+) link
Robert Christgau(1-star Honorable Mention) link

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walkin' After Midnight"Alan Block, Don Hecht4:49
2."Hey Sweet Man"Madeleine Peyroux4:03
3."I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young3:43
4."(Getting Some) Fun Out of Life"Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie3:12
5."La Vie en rose"Louiguy, Édith Piaf3:22
6."Always a Use"Madeleine Peyroux2:42
7."A Prayer"Euston Jones2:37
8."Muddy Water"Peter de Rose, Harry Richman, Jo Trent3:31
9."Was I?"Chick Endor, Charlie Farrell2:47
10."Dreamland"Madeleine Peyroux3:31
11."Reckless Blues"Jack Gee, Bessie Smith3:04
12."Lovesick Blues" (cover of "My Sweetie Went Away")Lou Handman, Roy Turk2:20
Japanese Promo Edition Bonus Track[1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."At the Christmas Ball"Fred Longshaw3:18

All tracks arranged by Greg Cohen except 4, 8 and 11.

Personnel

Recorded at RPM Studios, New York City, engineered by Michael Krowiak, except tracks 4, 8 & 11 recorded at Unique Studios, NYC, engineered by Michael O'Reilly.

Chart performance

Dreamland debuted at No. 36 on Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart on February 8, 1997 and fell to No. 46 the following week.[2][3] Dreamland had no hits and little airplay but sold 200,000 copies worldwide, an impressive total for a jazz album and an unknown singer.[4][5][6] In December 2005, The Observer Music Monthly (OMM) ranked the album at number 48 on their list of top 100 albums.[7] The album is also on Amazon.com's music list of top 100 "Bestsellers in Traditional Jazz & Ragtime"[8] and Amazon UK's music list of top 100 "Bestsellers in Vocal Jazz".[9]

References

  1. Dreamland Japan 13-track promo sample CD eil.com
  2. Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart. February 8, 1997. p. 15.
  3. Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart. February 15, 1997. p. 21.
  4. Leopold, Todd (January 12, 2005). "The singer who disappeared". CNN.
  5. Trickey, Erick (November 15, 2004). "Madeleine Peyroux". arborweb.
  6. Madeleine Peyroux biography Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at Emarcy.com
  7. "Countdown: the OMM top 100 albums". Observer Music Monthly. December 18, 2005.
  8. Bestsellers in Traditional Jazz & Ragtime Amazon.com. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  9. Bestsellers in Vocal Jazz Amazon.com. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
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