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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 No. 33 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and had sold 218,000 copies in the United States by December 2008.<ref>{{cite news | first=Jonathan | last=Cohen | title=Peyroux Goes 'Bare' On New Album | date=December 1, 2008 | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266182/peyroux-goes-bare-on-new-album | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate=December 12, 2008}}</ref>
'''''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 No. 33 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums chart and had sold 218,000 copies in the United States by December 2008.<ref>{{cite news | first=Jonathan | last=Cohen | title=Peyroux Goes 'Bare' On New Album | date=December 1, 2008 | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266182/peyroux-goes-bare-on-new-album | work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate=December 12, 2008}}</ref>


The album featured four original songs, all of them co-written by Peyroux: "I'm All Right," "A Little Bit," "Once in a While" and "California Rain." This marked a change in Peyroux's style, who would, in March 2009, release her first album without any covers.
The album featured four original songs, all of them co-written by Peyroux: "I'm All Right," "A Little Bit," "Once in a While" and "California Rain." This marked a change in Peyroux's style, who would, in March 2009, release her first album without any covers.


Peyroux did a cover of "Summer Wind," a song by Johnny Mercer, whom she always credits as a major influence on her music. She also recorded three covers (two were issued on the standard edition; the bonus track "Crazy to Love You" was added to the Japanese one) from [[Leonard Cohen]] and [[Anjani Thomas]]' album ''[[Blue Alert (album)|Blue Alert]]''.
Peyroux did a cover of "Summer Wind," a song by Johnny Mercer, whom she always credits as a major influence on her music. She also recorded three covers (two were issued on the standard edition; the bonus track "Crazy to Love You" was added to the Japanese one) from [[Leonard Cohen]] and [[Anjani Thomas]]' album ''[[Blue Alert (album)|Blue Alert]]''.

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==Singles and promotion==
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"[[I'm All Right]]," "A Little Bit" and "[[Once in a While (Madeleine Peyroux song)|Once in a While]]" were all released as singles.
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The song "Blue Alert" can be heard in the 2007 Old Navy Denim Jeans commercial.

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==Chart performance==
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''Half the Perfect World'' was the highest peak (No. 33) on Madeleine Peyroux's career. It finished at No. 9 on the Jazz Albums year-end.{{citation needed|date=February 2011}}

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David Dye listed the album at number 10 on [[World Cafe]]'s list of the top 10 CDs of 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Cafe's Top 10 CDs of 2006|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6578169|author=Dye, David|date=December 4, 2006|work=[[NPR]]}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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# "[[Smile (Charlie Chaplin song)|Smile]]" <small>([[Charlie Chaplin]], [[Geoffrey Claremont Parsons|Geoffrey Parsons]], [[John Turner (lyricist)|John Turner]])</small> – 3:57
# "[[Smile (Charlie Chaplin song)|Smile]]" <small>([[Charlie Chaplin]], [[Geoffrey Claremont Parsons|Geoffrey Parsons]], [[John Turner (lyricist)|John Turner]])</small> – 3:57


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==Personnel==
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==Singles, promotion and publicity==
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*[[Madeleine Peyroux]] – vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6–8, 10, 11)

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*[[Sam Yahel]] – Piano (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12), [[Wurlitzer electric piano]] (1, 3, 6, 8, 11), [[Hammond organ]] (1, 3, 6), [[Estey Organ|Estey organ]] (7, 9, 10, 12)
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"[[I'm All Right]]," "A Little Bit" and "[[Once in a While (Madeleine Peyroux song)|Once in a While]]" were all released as singles.
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*[[Dean Parks]] – guitars (exc. track 3; solos on 1, 6), ukulele (1, 11, 12)
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The song "Blue Alert" can be heard in the 2007 Old Navy Denim Jeans commercial.
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*David Piltch – [[Double bass|bass]]

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*Jay Bellerose – drums (exc. 2, 5, 9, 12), additional cymbals (2, 9)
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==Chart performance==
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*[[Scott Amendola]] – drums (tracks 2, 5, 9, 12)
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''Half the Perfect World'' was the highest peak (No. 33) on Madeleine Peyroux's career. It finished at No. 9 on the Jazz Albums year-end.{{citation needed|date=February 2011}}
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*[[Gary Foster (musician)|Gary Foster]] – alto saxophone (tracks 2, 9)

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*[[Larry Goldings]] – [[Celesta|celeste]] (tracks 3, 10)
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David Dye listed the album at number 10 on [[World Cafe]]'s list of the top 10 CDs of 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=World Cafe's Top 10 CDs of 2006|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6578169|author=Dye, David|date=December 4, 2006|work=[[NPR]]}}</ref>
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*String quartet arranged by [[Tin Hat|Mark Orton]] (tracks 7, 10)
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:*[[Carla Kihlstedt]] – violin
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:*[[Graeme Jennings (violinist)|Graeme Jennings]] – violin
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:*Charith Premawardhana – viola
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:*Sam Bass – cello
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*[[Greg Leisz]] – [[pedal steel guitar]] (tracks 8, 11)
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*[[Till Brönner]] – trumpet (tracks 8, 12)


==Certifications==
==Certifications==
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|[[Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos|Brazil]]
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|Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp|title=Certificados (Searchable Database): Madeleine Peyroux - Half the Perfect World|publisher=[[Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos]]|language=Portuguese|year=2008}}</ref>
|Gold<ref>{{cite web|url=http://abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp|title=Certificados (Searchable Database): Madeleine Peyroux – Half the Perfect World|publisher=[[Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos]]|language=Portuguese|year=2008}}</ref>
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| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand]]
| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|New Zealand]]
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|[[British Phonographic Industry|United Kingdom]]
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| Gold<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|title=BPI Certified Awards (Searchable Database - By Award - Gold): MADELEINE PEYROUX - HALF THE PERFECT WORLD|date=December 8, 2006|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx}}</ref>
| Gold<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|title=BPI Certified Awards (Searchable Database – By Award – Gold): MADELEINE PEYROUX – HALF THE PERFECT WORLD|date=December 8, 2006|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx}}</ref>
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==Personnel==
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*[[Madeleine Peyroux]] — vocals, acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 3, 6–8, 10, 11)
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*[[Sam Yahel]] — Piano (tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 12), [[Wurlitzer electric piano]] (1, 3, 6, 8, 11), [[Hammond organ]] (1, 3, 6), [[Estey Organ|Estey organ]] (7, 9, 10, 12)
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*[[Dean Parks]] — guitars (exc. track 3; solos on 1, 6), ukulele (1, 11, 12)
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*David Piltch — [[Double bass|bass]]
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*Jay Bellerose — drums (exc. 2, 5, 9, 12), additional cymbals (2, 9)
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*[[Scott Amendola]] — drums (tracks 2, 5, 9, 12)
⚫
*[[Gary Foster (musician)|Gary Foster]] — alto saxophone (tracks 2, 9)
⚫
*[[Larry Goldings]] — [[Celesta|celeste]] (tracks 3, 10)
⚫
*String quartet arranged by [[Tin Hat|Mark Orton]] (tracks 7, 10)
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:*[[Carla Kihlstedt]] — violin
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:*[[Graeme Jennings (violinist)|Graeme Jennings]] — violin
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:*Charith Premawardhana — viola
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:*Sam Bass — cello
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*[[Greg Leisz]] — [[pedal steel guitar]] (tracks 8, 11)
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*[[Till Brönner]] — trumpet (tracks 8, 12)


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:55, 24 March 2017

Untitled
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
ARTISTdirect.com[2]
Being There Magazine[3]
The Guardian[4]
JazzPolice.com(NR)[5]
Mojo[6]
musicOMH.com[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
inthenews.co.uk[9]

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 No. 33 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and had sold 218,000 copies in the United States by December 2008.[10]

The album featured four original songs, all of them co-written by Peyroux: "I'm All Right," "A Little Bit," "Once in a While" and "California Rain." This marked a change in Peyroux's style, who would, in March 2009, release her first album without any covers.

Peyroux did a cover of "Summer Wind," a song by Johnny Mercer, whom she always credits as a major influence on her music. She also recorded three covers (two were issued on the standard edition; the bonus track "Crazy to Love You" was added to the Japanese one) from Leonard Cohen and Anjani Thomas' album Blue Alert.

Singles and promotion

"I'm All Right," "A Little Bit" and "Once in a While" were all released as singles. The song "Blue Alert" can be heard in the 2007 Old Navy Denim Jeans commercial.

Chart performance

Half the Perfect World was the highest peak (No. 33) on Madeleine Peyroux's career. It finished at No. 9 on the Jazz Albums year-end.[citation needed]

David Dye listed the album at number 10 on World Cafe's list of the top 10 CDs of 2006.[11]

Track listing

  1. "I'm All Right" (Walter Becker, Madeleine Peyroux, Larry Klein) – 3:27
  2. "The Summer Wind" (Hans Bradtke, Henry Mayer, Johnny Mercer) – 3:55
  3. "Blue Alert" (Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas) – 4:10
  4. "Everybody's Talkin'" (Fred Neil) – 5:10
  5. "River" featuring k.d. lang (Joni Mitchell) – 5:19
  6. "A Little Bit" (Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux) – 4:02
  7. "Once in a While" (Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux) – 4:00
  8. "(Looking for) The Heart of Saturday Night" (Tom Waits) – 3:27
  9. "Half the Perfect World" (Leonard Cohen, Anjani Thomas) – 4:21
  10. "La Javanaise" (Serge Gainsbourg) – 4:11
  11. "California Rain" (Jesse Harris, Larry Klein, Madeleine Peyroux) – 2:57
  12. "Smile" (Charlie Chaplin, Geoffrey Parsons, John Turner) – 3:57

Personnel

Certifications

Land Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Brasilien Gold[12]
Neuseeland 1× Gold[13]
Vereinigtes Königreich Gold[14]

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ ARTISTdirect.com review
  3. ^ Being There Magazine review
  4. ^ The Guardian review
  5. ^ JazzPolice.com review
  6. ^ Snow, Mat (November 2006). "NY state of mind: Madeleine Peyroux Half the Perfect World". Mojo. p. 104. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  7. ^ musicOMH.com review
  8. ^ Rolling Stone review
  9. ^ inthenews.co.uk review
  10. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (December 1, 2008). "Peyroux Goes 'Bare' On New Album". Billboard. Retrieved December 12, 2008.
  11. ^ Dye, David (December 4, 2006). "World Cafe's Top 10 CDs of 2006". NPR.
  12. ^ "Certificados (Searchable Database): Madeleine Peyroux – Half the Perfect World" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. 2008.
  13. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. RadioScope New Zealand. November 23, 2008.
  14. ^ "BPI Certified Awards (Searchable Database – By Award – Gold): MADELEINE PEYROUX – HALF THE PERFECT WORLD". British Phonographic Industry. December 8, 2006.
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