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- Summary: The jazz vocalist mixes originals with covers of songs by the likes of Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen for her third album, a follow-up to 2004's "Careless Love."
- Record Label: Rounder
- Genre(s): Pop, Jazz
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| Blue Alert | |
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| There's perfume burning in the air Bits of beauty everywhere Shrapnel flying, soldier hit the dirt She comes so close You feel her then She tells... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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MojoAs intimate and unforced an album as I've ever heard. [Nov 2006, p.104]
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Entertainment WeeklyWorld is like stumbling into a jazz café at closing time. [22 Sep 2006, p.94]
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Peyroux is a wonderful singer and this collection of songs is her best yet.
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Q MagazinePerfect rainy day music. [Nov 2006, p.147]
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The delicateness of Half the Perfect World is certainly nice, but Peyroux seems to be using it as a device to hide behind instead of an actual expression of feeling.
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Fans of Norah Jones should gobble up this album, but Peyroux is no mere imitator: She's her own, very real thing.
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Rolling StoneMuch of it is polite and pretty. [21 Sep 2006, p.88]
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