Dreamland (Madeleine Peyroux album)

Dreamland
Studio album by Madeleine Peyroux
Released	1996
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:41
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Yves Beauvais Greg Cohen
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Madeleine Peyroux chronology
Dreamland (1996) Got You on My Mind (2004)

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

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Walkin' After Midnight"	Alan Block, Don Hecht	4:49
2.	"Hey Sweet Man"	Madeleine Peyroux	4:03
3.	"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"	Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young	3:43
4.	"(Getting Some) Fun Out of Life"	Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie	3:12
5.	"La Vie en Rose"	Louiguy, Édith Piaf	3:22
6.	"Always a Use"	Madeleine Peyroux	2:42
7.	"A Prayer"	Euston Jones	2:37
8.	"Muddy Water"	Peter de Rose, Harry Richman, Jo Trent	3:31
9.	"Was I?"	Chick Endor, Charlie Farrell	2:47
10.	"Dreamland"	Madeleine Peyroux	3:31
11.	"Reckless Blues"	Jack Gee, Bessie Smith	3:04
12.	"Lovesick Blues" (cover of "My Sweetie Went Away")	Lou Handman, Roy Turk	2:20

Japanese Promo Edition Bonus Track[1]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"At the Christmas Ball"	Fred Longshaw	3:18

Personnel

• Madeleine Peyroux — guitar, vocals
• James Carter — bass clarinet, tenor saxophone
• Marcus Printup — trumpet
• Regina Carter — violin
• Vernon Reid — electric guitar
• Marc Ribot — acoustic guitar, banjo, dobro, electric guitar
• Larry Saltzman — electric guitar
• Charlie Giordano — organ, accordion, harmonium, harpsichord, mellotron
• Cyrus Chestnut — piano
• Greg Cohen — bass marimba, double bass
• Steve Kirby — bass guitar
• Leon Parker — cymbals, drums
• Kenny Wollesen — percussion, cymbals, drums

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

Chart performance

Dreamland debuted at #36 on Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart on February 8, 1997 and fell to #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. 8 February 1997. pg. 15.
3. ^ Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart. 15 February 1997. pg. 21.
4. ^ Leopold, Todd (12 January 2005). "The singer who disappeared". CNN. http://edition.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/12/madeleine.peyroux/index.html. 
5. ^ Trickey, Erick (15 November 2004). "Madeleine Peyroux". arborweb. http://arborweb.com/articles/madeleine_peyroux_full_article.html. 
6. ^ Madeleine Peyroux biography at Emarcy.com
7. ^ "Countdown: the OMM top 100 albums". Observer Music Monthly (The Observer). 18 December 2005. http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,,1667418,00.html. 
8. ^ Bestsellers in Traditional Jazz & Ragtime Amazon.com. Retrieved 09 February 2011.
9. ^ Bestsellers in Vocal Jazz Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 09 February 2011.