Half the Perfect World

Half the Perfect World

Infobox Album |
Name = Half the Perfect World
Type = Album
Artist = Madeleine Peyroux


Released = September 12, 2006
Recorded = April 2006
Genre = Jazz
Length = 48:56
Label = Rounder/Universal
Producer = Larry Klein
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:8v1tk6jxukra link]
*ARTISTdirect.com Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,3705530,00.html link]
*Being There Magazine Rating|3.5|5 [http://beingtheremag.com/reviewalbum.php?id=525&issue=21 link]
*"The Guardian" Rating|4|5 [http://music.guardian.co.uk/jazz/reviews/story/0,,1932471,00.html link]
*JazzPolice.com (NR) [http://www.jazzpolice.com/content/view/6418/2/ link]
*"musicOMH.com" Rating|4|5 [http://www.musicomh.com/albums5/madeleine-peyroux-2_1006.htm link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/madeleinepeyroux/albums/album/11451208/review/11545003/half_the_perfect_world link]
Last album = "Careless Love" (2004)
This album = "Half the Perfect World"
(2006)
Next album =

"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.

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.

Personnel

*Madeleine Peyroux — vocals, acoustic guitar
*Dean Parks — guitars
*David Piltch — bass
*Jay Bellerose — drums, percussion
*Scott Amendola — drums
*Sam Yahel — keyboardsplus

*Gary Foster — saxophone
*Greg Leisz — pedal steel
*Till Bronner — trumpet
*Larry Goldings — celeste

External links

* [http://www.madeleinepeyroux.com Madeleine Peyroux - official website]
* [http://www.madeleinepeyroux.org Madeleine Peyroux - fan website]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfJrwLJJp3A Madeleine singing "I'm All Right" on YouTube]


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