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Eurythmics
The Ultimate Collection [ RCA Records / CD - released 30/Jan/2006 ] Eurythmics are the UK's most successful pop duo. Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart have sold more than 75 million records and had over 20 international hits worldwide. As a duo they achieved unparalleled global and commercial success with number one hits... |
Gillian Welch
Time (The Revelator) [ Acony Records / CD - released 4/Sep/2015 ] The critically acclaimed album with partner David Rawlings. Her gorgeously solitary voice transcends an era. |
Madeleine Peyroux
Careless Love (Deluxe Reissue Edition) [ Craft Recordings / 2 CD - released 1/Jan/2021 ] Weaving strands of acoustic blues, country ballads, classic jazz, torch songs and pop into a vibrant, timeless fabric, with Peyroux's arresting vocals always front and center. |
Mark Knopfler and Emmylou Harris
All the Roadrunning [ Universal Music / CD - released 27/Apr/2006 ] Primarily written by Knopfler, this recording features a dozen songs beautifully demonstrating the pair's contrasting vocal styles - a treasure trove of duets with the lovely Emmylou. |
Adele
21 [ XL Recordings / CD - released 24/Jan/2011 ] U.K. singer/songwriter Adele presents '21' - the follow-up to her 2008 breakthrough debut, '19'. The album features the singles, "Rolling in the Deep" and "Someone Like You". |
Ali Farka Touré & Toumani Diabaté
In The Heart Of The Moon [ BMG / ADA / CD - released 30/Jun/2005 ] The GRAMMY winning In the Heart of the Moon is a unique album of duets from Ali Farka Toure (guitar) and Toumani Diabate (kora), two of Africa's greatest musicians. It was recorded using a mobile studio in the Hotel Mandé, on the banks of the Niger... |
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Paper Airplane [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 14/Apr/2011 ] A truly breathtaking collection of 11 exquisite songs, 'Paper Airplane' is Krauss' first release since her 2007 multi-Grammy winning, internationally acclaimed collaboration with Robert Plant, 'Raising Sand'. |
Bic Runga
Birds [ Columbia Records / CD - released 29/Nov/2005 ] This is the third album from highly acclaimed NZ singer / songwriter, with guests Neil Finn, Anika Moa, Shayne Carter, Anna Coddington and more. 'Birds' is her finest musical statement yet! |
Cat Power
The Greatest [ Matador Records / CD - released 1/Feb/2006 ] This is not the "best of" hinted at in the title, but the combination of Cat Power aka Chan Marshall's superbly evocative and flexible voice with some of the greatest Southern soul players still alive. |
Dave Dobbyn
Anotherland [ Sony & BMG Entertainment New Zealand / CD - released 1/Sep/2008 ] Produced by the mighty Adrian Sherwood & Skip "Little Axe" McDonald, 'Anotherland' is an excellent effort from Dave Dobbyn (possibly his best ever, in fact) and includes the single, "Wild Kisses Like Rain". |
Diana Krall
The Girl In The Other Room [ Verve Records CD / CD - released 16/Apr/2004 ] Undoubtedly one of THE albums of 2004, 'The Girl In The Other Room' features fantastic covers of Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell, Mose Alison songs, plus originals co-written with her husband, Elvis Costello. |
J.J. Cale & Eric Clapton
The Road to Escondido [ Reprise Records / CD - released 14/Nov/2006 ] After years of admiring each other's musical masterworks, guitar great J.J. Cale and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer / Grammy-winner Eric Clapton have teamed up to create an original album together. |
Joni Mitchell
Shine [ Hear Music / CD - released 24/Sep/2007 ] Legendary singer/songwriter Joni Mitchell offers 'Shine' - a 10-song collection which is her first release since her "retirement". |
K.D. Lang
Hymns of the 49th Parallel [ Nonesuch Records / CD - released 30/Aug/2004 ] This fantastic album has K.D. paying homage to fellow Canadian songwriters, such as Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, and Neil Young. |
K.D. Lang
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Madeleine Peyroux
Bare Bones [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 12/Mar/2009 ] Featuring collaborations with producer Larry Klein, Walter Becker and Joe Henry, Peyroux has crafted her best album yet - an artistic breakthrough that finds her sublime voice wrapped around a collection of personal songs that she helped craft from... |
Over The Rhine
The Trumpet Child [ Great Speckled Dog Records / CD - released 21/Aug/2007 ] Over the Rhine return with their tenth studio album and career-best 'The Trumpet Child'. A collaboration with ultra-talented Nashville producer / arranger Brad Jonesthe recording celebrates American music in the most richly imaginative ways. |
Barbra Streisand
Love is the Answer [ Sony Music / CD - released 28/Sep/2009 ] 'Love is the Answer' presents Barbra as a cabaret & jazz singer of emotional clarity, depth and maturity; a warm & intimate selection of late night meditations on love's powers, heartbreaks + solaces. Features Diana Krall and her quartet. |
Diana Krall
From This Moment On [ Verve Records / CD - released 18/Sep/2006 ] This album is an eleven-song collection that captures the Canadian-born sensation in full swing, in great company, and at the top of her game. |
Francoise Hardy
Les Chansons D'amour [ Camden Records / CD - released 3/Sep/2013 ] As reviewed by Roger Marbeck in Cuisine magazine. 20 beautiful French numbers from the lovely Francoise - available as a U.K. imported disc. |