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My One and Only Thrill 
Studio album by Melody Gardot Released April 28, 2009 Recorded Capitol Studios
Stage and Sound
(Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
Market Street
(Santa Monica, California)Genre Jazz, blues Length 48:07 Label Verve, Universal Classics and Jazz Producer Larry Klein Melody Gardot chronology Live from SoHo
(2009)My One and Only Thrill
(2009)Singles from My One and Only Thrill - "Who Will Comfort Me"
Released: March 17, 2009 - "Baby I'm a Fool"
Released: April 7, 2009 - "Your Heart Is As Black As Night"
Released: March 7, 2011
My One and Only Thrill is the second studio album by American jazz singer–songwriter Melody Gardot, released in the United States on April 28, 2009 by Verve Records. As May 2009, two singles had been released: "Who Will Comfort Me" and "Baby I'm a Fool". All tracks are original, except "Over the Rainbow" (originally sung by Judy Garland in 1939's The Wizard of Oz), which is included as a tribute to her grandmother.[1] It features string arrangements by Vince Mendoza, who, along with producer Larry Klein, is known for his works with Joni Mitchell. Cover artwork for the album was photographed by Nicholas LaClair and makeup for Gardot by Victoria Stiles.[2] The album received three Grammy Award nominations: Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for the titular track (Vince Mendoza), Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical (Helik Hadar & Al Schmitt) and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (Larry Klein). The album has sold over 500,000 copies to date.[3]
In November 2009 a deluxe addition was released, a digi-pack including an orchestral version of "If the Stars Were Mine" and an additional EP with five tracks recorded live at a radio concert in Paris, as well as an extended booklet.[4] A second deluxe addition, the "Starwatch edition" was released in November 2010. This version includes three bonus "Chill Out Mix" tracks and instead of the live EP it includes the "Bye Bye Blackbird" EP, four tracks recorded with British jazz guitarist David Preston.[5]
Contents
Style
Keeping the dark piano jazz style, the album incorporates several elements of samba and Brazilian music, which Gardot considers major influences. Regarding the slightly quiet and always smooth sound, she was quoted saying that, because of her health problems, not many instruments could be used. She added that it was a very logical process.[1] The album is mainly sung in English, except for the French-language track "Les étoiles" ("The Stars").
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
[6]BBC Music (favorable)[7] Billboard (favorable)[8] The Boston Globe (favorable)[9] The Guardian [10]The Independent (favorable)[11] JazzTimes (favorable)[12] The New York Times (favorable)[13] The Times [14]Toronto Star 
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This table needs to be expanded using prose. See the guideline for more information.The album gained favorable reviews upon its release, calculating an average rating of 71% according to Metacritic based on ten critic reviews.[16] Allmusic remarked that "These are slight, subtle progressions but what impresses is how thoroughly My One and Only Thrill lives up to the promise of her debut, offering another album that is as enchanting in its sound as it is in its substance," rewarding the albums with 4 stars out of five.[17] The Times described the album as "an exceptional album and anyone who thought the great age of the torch singer was long over should lend an ear" rewarding the album with four stars, as well, out of a possible five.[18]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Melody Gardot , except when noted.
No. Title Length 1. "Baby I'm a Fool" 3:30 2. "If the Stars Were Mine" 2:48 3. "Who Will Comfort Me" 4:56 4. "Your Heart Is As Black As Night" 2:42 5. "Lover Undercover" 4:24 6. "Our Love Is Easy" (Gardot, Jesse Harris) 5:28 7. "Les Etoiles" 3:18 8. "The Rain" (Gardot, Harris) 3:21 9. "My One and Only Thrill" 6:10 10. "Deep Within the Corners of My Mind" 3:19 11. "Over the Rainbow" (Harold Arlen, Yip Harburg) 4:33 12. "If the Stars Were Mine" (Orchestral Version) 3:13 iTunes edition No. Title Length 13. "Pretend I Don't Exist" (Gardot, Harris) 3:09 Deluxe edition No. Title Length 13. "The Rain" (Live in Paris) 5:11 14. "Ain't No Sunshine" (Live in Paris) 5:41 15. "Baby I'm a Fool" (Live in Paris) 3:42 16. "My One and Only Thrill" (Live in Paris) 6:28 17. "Love Me Like a River Does" (Live in Paris) 6:12 Starwatch edition No. Title Length 13. "Our Love Is Easy" (Chill Out Mix) 4:46 14. "Baby I'm a Fool" (Chill Out Mix) 4:35 15. "My One and Only Thrill" (Chill Out Mix) 6:19 Deluxe Edition Bye Bye Blackbird EP No. Title Length 1. "Get Out Of Town" 3:03 2. "Someday My Prince Will Come" 1:12 3. "Bye Bye Blackbird" 3:11 4. "Summertime" 3:56 Charts
The album reached a peak of #42 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, becoming her highest charting album there, to date. Furthermore, the album has enjoyed success throughout Europe. It made the top five in France, Belgium, Norway, Sweden and Greece and charted strongly in countries such as the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Switzerland. The album narrowly missed the top 10 in the UK, reaching a respectable #12, her highest peak there so far. Moreover, the album charted just outside the top 30 and the top 10 in Australia and New Zealand respectively. In Germany, the album debuted at No. 32 and quickly fell down. Thanks to the new edition of the album, it had a re-entry at No. 23 more than one year later and jumped up in the next weeks to No. 4, the album's highest position as of now.[19] The album is estimated to have sold over 500,000 copies worldwide,[3] 200,000 of which have been sold in France, where the album has been certified double-platinum by SNEP.
Chart (2009–2010) Peak
positionAustralian Albums Chart[20] 23 Austrian Albums Chart[21] 44 Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)[21] 31 Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)[22] 5 Danish Albums Chart[21] 20 Dutch Albums Chart[21] 12 European Top 100 Albums [23] 21 Finnish Albums Chart[24] 20 French Albums Chart[21] 4 German Albums Chart[21] 4 German Downloads Chart[25] 1 Greek Albums Charts[26] 5 Irish Albums Chart[21] 34 New Zealand Albums Chart[21] 11 Japan Albums Chart[21] 1 Norwegian Albums Chart[21] 2 Polish Albums Chart[21] 18 Spanish Albums Chart[21] 19 Swedish Albums Chart[21] 1 Swiss Albums Chart[21] 17 UK Albums Chart[21] 12 U.S. Billboard 200[27] 42 U.S. Billboard Top Jazz Albums[27] 2 Year-end charts
Chart (2010) Rank German Albums Chart[28] 33 Certifications
Region Certification Sales/shipments Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[29] Gold 15,000^ France (SNEP)[30] 2× Platinum 200,000* Germany (BVMI)[31] Gold 100,000^ Poland (ZPAV)[32] Gold 10,000* Sweden (IFPI Sweden)[33] 2× Platinum 80,000^ *sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification aloneReferences
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- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ BBC Music review
- ^ Billboard review
- ^ The Boston Globe review
- ^ The Guardian review
- ^ The Independent review
- ^ JazzTimes review
- ^ The New York Times review
- ^ The Times review
- ^ Toronto Star review
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/gardotmelody/myoneandonlythrill?q=melody%20gardot
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Melody Gardot Studio albums Worrisome Heart · My One and Only ThrillEPs Some Lessons: The Bedroom Sessions · Live from SoHoSingles "Worrisome Heart" · "Goodnite" · "Quiet Fire" · "Who Will Comfort Me" · "Baby I'm a Fool"Categories:- Albums certified gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Denmark
- Albums certified double platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique
- Albums certified gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie
- Albums certified gold by the Polish Producers of Audio and Video
- Albums certified double platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Sweden
- 2009 albums
- Melody Gardot albums
- Albums arranged by Vince Mendoza
- Universal Classics and Jazz albums
- Verve Records albums
- "Who Will Comfort Me"
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