Product details
- Label Rounder Records
- Artist Madeleine Peyroux
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2015
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Careless Love by Madeleine Peyroux.
Few voices arrive fully formed, but Madeleine Peyroux has always sounded like she stepped in from another era, and "Careless Love" is the record where that gift crystallized into something timeless. Reissued on vinyl by Rounder Records, it invites you to drop the needle and let a smoky, unhurried warmth fill the room. This is an album built for the ritual of the turntable, an intimate collection that rewards close listening and repeated play.
Side A opens with "Dance Me To The End Of Love," a graceful, swaying invitation that sets the tone for everything to follow. From there the sequence moves with easy confidence through "Don't Wait Too Long" and "Don't Cry Baby," Peyroux phrasing each line as though she has all the time in the world. Her reading of "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go" is a quiet highlight, and the side closes with the hushed "Between The Bars" and the aching "No More."
Turn the record over and the mood deepens. "Lonesome Road" and the French-language "J'ai Deux Amours" reveal the breadth of Peyroux's sensibility, drawing a line between American songcraft and the Parisian chanson tradition she has long carried in her voice. "Weary Blues" and "I'll Look Around" keep the tempo unhurried and the atmosphere close, the kind of songs that seem to lower the lights in whatever room they play.
The title track, "Careless Love," sits near the end of Side B, and it is easy to hear why it lends the album its name. A song passed down through generations of blues and folk singers, it becomes in Peyroux's hands a study in restraint and tenderness. The record then bows out with "This Is Heaven To Me," a fitting close to a set that never rushes and never overstates.
What makes this pressing so satisfying is how naturally the material suits the format. The subtle interplay of voice and accompaniment, the space between the notes, the intimacy of Peyroux's delivery; all of it feels at home on wax, where the analog warmth brings the listener closer to the performance. Whether you are already devoted to her catalog or discovering this collection for the first time, it plays beautifully from first groove to last.
Pressed and made in the U.S.A., this Rounder Records edition carries the ℗ 2004 and © 2015 dates, catalog number 11661-37043-01. It is a welcome addition to any collection built around great vocal jazz and blues, and a record you will return to whenever you want to slow the evening down.
Pressing Details:
℗ 2004 & © 2015 Rounder Records, a division of Concord Music Group, Inc., 100 N. Crescent Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable laws. Made in the U.S.A. 11661-37043-01
Track Listing:
A1. Dance Me To The End Of Love
A2. Don't Wait Too Long
A3. Don't Cry Baby
A4. You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
A5. Between The Bars
A6. No More
B1. Lonesome Road
B2. J'ai Deux Amours
B3. Weary Blues
B4. I'll Look Around
B5. Careless Love
B6. This Is Heaven To Me
Artist: Madeleine Peyroux
Format: 1LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Rounder Records
Catalog Number: 1161-37043-01
Release Year: 2015
Country: United States
Condition: Sealed (New)
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