Half the Perfect World
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| Studio album by Madeleine Peyroux | |||||
| Released | September 12, 2006 | ||||
| Recorded | April 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Jazz | ||||
| Length | 48:56 | ||||
| Label | Rounder/Universal | ||||
| Producer | Larry Klein | ||||
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Half the Perfect World is the fourth studio album by American jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux. It was released on September 12, 2006. It peaked at #33 on the Billboard 200 albums chart.
[edit] Track listing
- "I'm All Right" (Walter Becker, Madeleine 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 Talking" (Fred Neil) – 5:10
- "River" (Joni Mitchell) – 5:19
- "All I Need is a Little Bit" – 4:02
- "Once in a While" – 4:00
- "(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night" (Tom Waits) – 3:27
- "Half the Perfect World" (Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas) – 4:21
- "La Javanaise" (Serge Gainsbourg) – 4:11
- "California Rain" – 2:57
- "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner) – 3:57
The song, "Blue Alert", can be heard on the 2007 Old Navy Denim Jeans commercial.
[edit] Personnel
- Madeleine Peyroux — vocals, acoustic guitar
- Dean Parks — guitars
- David Piltch — bass
- Jay Bellerose — drums, percussion
- Scott Amendola — drums
- Sam Yahel — keyboards
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- Gary Foster — saxophone
- Greg Leisz — pedal steel
- Till Bronner — trumpet
- Larry Goldings — celeste
