Product details
- Label Universal Music
- Artist Diana Krall
- Format 2LP
- Country Import
- Released Date 2023
- Genre Jazz
- Sealed Yes
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Wallflower by Diana Krall.
Diana Krall steps away from the standards songbook that made her name and turns instead toward the pop and rock touchstones that shaped a generation. "Wallflower" gathers a set of familiar melodies and reimagines them through her unmistakable phrasing, that low, unhurried voice easing into songs many listeners already carry in their memory. It is an album built on recognition, on the pleasure of hearing something you know rendered in an entirely new mood.
The program opens with "Californian Dreaming," a gentle reframing that sets the tone for everything that follows, before moving into the wounded swagger of "Desperado" and the aching devotion of "Superstar." From the first side, the record signals its intentions: these are songs about longing, distance, and quiet reckoning, drawn together by an interpreter who understands how to let a lyric breathe.
The middle of the collection deepens that emotional thread. "Alone Again" and the title track "Wallflower" sit at the heart of the album, followed by "If I Take You Home Tonight," each one leaning into intimacy rather than spectacle. Krall's approach favors restraint, trusting the strength of the melody and the weight of a well placed pause over any need to embellish.
Side three carries some of the most beloved material here, beginning with "I Can't Tell You Why" and moving through "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word," a song practically built for her sensibility, all regret and hushed confession. "Operator" rounds out the side, giving the sequence a touch of narrative warmth amid the ballads.
The final side closes the album on a reflective note. "I'm Not in Love" unfolds with cool detachment, "Feels Like Home" offers a moment of settled comfort, and "Don't Dream It's Over" brings the collection to a hopeful, open ended finish. Spread across four sides, the pacing gives each song room to land, rewarding the kind of attentive, front to back listening that vinyl invites.
For collectors and casual listeners alike, "Wallflower" holds a distinctive place in Diana Krall's catalog, a departure from her jazz standards work that reveals another dimension of her artistry. It is an album for late evenings and quiet rooms, best heard the way it was meant to be, one side at a time, with the needle tracing songs you thought you knew until they arrived sounding new.
Pressing Details:
Track Listing:
A1. Californian Dreaming
A2. Desperado
A3. Superstar
B1. Alone Again
B2. Wallflower
B3. If I take you home tonight
C1. I can't tell you why
C2. Sorry seems to be the hardest word
C3. Operator
D1. I'm not in love
D2. Feels like home
D3. Don't dream its over
Artist: Diana Krall
Format: 2LP
Genre: Jazz
Label: Universal Music
Catalog Number: 00602458206159
Release Year: 2023
Country: Import
Condition: Sealed (New)
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