Standing On The Rooftop - Album
Standing On The Rooftop (Album) by Madeleine Peyroux
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Artist Biography For Madeleine Peyroux
Madeleine Peyroux Is A Jazz Singer Who Was Born In 1974 In Athens Georgia USA And Raised In New York City And Paris France. She Is Noted For Her Vocal Style Which Is Highly Reminiscent Of Billie Holiday. Madeleine Also Has Qualities Similar To Ella Fitzgerald. Though Peyroux May Remind Some Listeners Of Holiday There Are Differences And She Has Her Own Sense Of Phrasing And Interpretation. Peyroux Started Singing At The Age Of Fifteen When She Discovered Street Musicians In The Latin Quarter In Paris. She Joined A Group Called The Riverboat Shufflers First Passing Round The Hat And Then Singing. At Sixteen She Joined The The Lost Wandering Blues And Jazz Band Spending Two Years Touring Europe Performing Songs By The Likes Of Fats Waller Billie Holiday Ella Fitzgerald And Others Which Provided The Basis For Her First Album Dreamland. Dreamland Was Released In 1996 And Gained Widespread Attention. Time Called It "the Most Exciting Involving Vocal Performance By A New Singer This Year". Dreamland Is A Brilliant Recording As Peyroux's Distinctive Voice Is Not Hindered By Overly Intricate Arrangements. Most Of The Accompaniment On The Record Is Light And Sparse The Way It Should Be For A Singer With Such A Unique Voice. Peyroux Soon Found Herself Opening For Sarah McLachlan And Cesária Évora And Made Appearances At Jazz Festivals And On The Lilith Fair Tour. In May 2002 She Joined Multi-Instrumentalist William Galison And Together They Appeared At Such Venues As The Bottom Line Joe's Pub And The Tin Angel. In 2003 The Duo Released A Seven-Song EP Entitled Got You On My Mind Which They Sold At Shows And Online. Got You On My Mind Was Re-Released By William Galison In August 2004 The Original EP Was Expanded By The Addition Of Four Tracks By Gallison. Peyroux Released Her Own Sophomore Effort Careless Love In September 2004. The Album Received Generally Positive Reviews. Her New Album Half The Perfect World Was Released On September 12 2006. She Collaborated With Several Artists Including Jesse Harris Walter Becker Larry Klein Who Also Produced The Album And K.D. Lang With Whom Peyroux Duets On A Cover Of The Joni Mitchell Song "River". On July 12 2007 She Was Awarded Best International Jazz Artist At The BBC Jazz Awards.
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Biography - Madeleine Peyroux
Madeleine Peyroux Is A Jazz Singer Who Was Born In 1974 In Athens Georgia USA And Raised In New York City And Paris France. She Is Noted For Her Vocal Style Which Is Highly Reminiscent Of Billie Holiday. Madeleine Also Has Qualities Similar To Ella Fitzgerald. Though Peyroux May Remind Some Listeners Of Holiday There Are Differences And She Has Her Own Sense Of Phrasing And Interpretation. Peyroux Started Singing At The Age Of Fifteen When She Discovered Street Musicians In The Latin Quarter In Paris. She Joined A Group Called The Riverboat Shufflers First Passing Round The Hat And Then Singing. At Sixteen She Joined The The Lost Wandering Blues And Jazz Band Spending Two Years Touring Europe Performing Songs By The Likes Of Fats Waller Billie Holiday Ella Fitzgerald And Others Which Provided The Basis For Her First Album Dreamland. Dreamland Was Released In 1996 And Gained Widespread Attention. Time Called It "the Most Exciting Involving Vocal Performance By A New Singer This Year". Dreamland Is A Brilliant Recording As Peyroux's Distinctive Voice Is Not Hindered By Overly Intricate Arrangements. Most Of The Accompaniment On The Record Is Light And Sparse The Way It Should Be For A Singer With Such A Unique Voice. Peyroux Soon Found Herself Opening For Sarah McLachlan And Cesária Évora And Made Appearances At Jazz Festivals And On The Lilith Fair Tour. In May 2002 She Joined Multi-Instrumentalist William Galison And Together They Appeared At Such Venues As The Bottom Line Joe's Pub And The Tin Angel. In 2003 The Duo Released A Seven-Song EP Entitled Got You On My Mind Which They Sold At Shows And Online. Got You On My Mind Was Re-Released By William Galison In August 2004 The Original EP Was Expanded By The Addition Of Four Tracks By Gallison. Peyroux Released Her Own Sophomore Effort Careless Love In September 2004. The Album Received Generally Positive Reviews. Her New Album Half The Perfect World Was Released On September 12 2006. She Collaborated With Several Artists Including Jesse Harris Walter Becker Larry Klein Who Also Produced The Album And K.D. Lang With Whom Peyroux Duets On A Cover Of The Joni Mitchell Song "River". On July 12 2007 She Was Awarded Best International Jazz Artist At The BBC Jazz Awards. read less
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02. The Kind You Can't Afford 03 59
03. Leaving Home Again 03 35
04. The Things I've Seen Today 03 45
05. Fickle Dove 03 28
06. Lay Your Sleeping Head My Love 03 23
07. Standing On The Rooftop 05 46
08. I Threw It All Away 03 16
09. The Party Oughta Be Comin' Soon 05 01
10. Superhero 03 21
11. Love In Vain 03 39
12. Don't Pick A Fight With A Poet 04 28
13. Meet Me In Rio 03 51
14. Ophelia 05 12
15. The Way Of All Things 04 03
Published: 09 Sep 2013, 17:08
On Standing On The Rooftop There's One Very Interesting Collaborator That May Have The Key To Opening New Doors Is The Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman Whom Peyroux Met At The Nice Jazz Festival While Waiting To Hear B.B. King And The Two Then Began Writing Together. A Strong Point For Peyroux This Year Was Performing Their Song For The Children Of A Displaced Persons' Camp In Port-Au-Prince Haiti This Summer. The Song Entitled 'The Kind You Can't Afford' Peyroux Says Is A Testament To Owning What Money Can't Buy. About The Visit She Recounts "I've Had A Sincere Desire To Be In Haiti Ever Since I Started Reading Edwidge Danticat But Never Did Visit Before The Storm. It Was A Life-Changing Experience Which I'll Always Remember And The Songs I Performed There Will Now Always Have That Flavor Of Pure Music And Joy In My Memory." Other Current Collaborators Include Jonatha Brooke David Batteau Andy Rosen And Jenny Scheinman. The New Album Is Due To Be Released June 14th 2011 And Peyroux Plans To Begin Touring Again In The US And Europe In Early Spring. "I Think My Fans Are Eager To Hear Something Different " Peyroux Says And Pauses With Restraint Before Adding "Music Has Grown Into Another Place In My Mind... I Am The Same Singer That I Was As A Teen That Wants To Grow Into Music Wherever It Comes From. I Don't Believe I've Given Up Anything. I've Added To Myself." Let's Hope That That Little Air Of Restraint Doesn't Hold Her Back. From The Artist "I Have Been Building On The Relationships I Developed In Co-Writing And Something New Has Taken Hold Of Me " Peyroux Says. "This Project Is Meant To Be A Wider Dreamscape Than Previous Recordings. I'm Interested In Exploring Tougher Sounds Even Ugly Sounds... Trying To Find Something More Raw Than The Voice That I Have Now And In The Accompaniment That I Have Become Used To." Tracklist 01. Martha My Dear 02 3202. The Kind You Can't Afford 03 59
03. Leaving Home Again 03 35
04. The Things I've Seen Today 03 45
05. Fickle Dove 03 28
06. Lay Your Sleeping Head My Love 03 23
07. Standing On The Rooftop 05 46
08. I Threw It All Away 03 16
09. The Party Oughta Be Comin' Soon 05 01
10. Superhero 03 21
11. Love In Vain 03 39
12. Don't Pick A Fight With A Poet 04 28
13. Meet Me In Rio 03 51
14. Ophelia 05 12
15. The Way Of All Things 04 03