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Katie Melua
Piece by Piece [ Dramatico Entertainment / CD - released 29/May/2007 ] Katie took the world by storm with her gorgeous debut album, and in 2005 she did it all again with the release of her sophomore album, which includes a cover of The Cure's "Just Like Heaven". |
Madeleine Peyroux
Half the Perfect World [ Universal Music / CD - released 31/Aug/2006 ] This 12-track album finds Peyroux lending her sublime vocals to songs by artists she has cherished throughout her lifetime, such as Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Fred Neil and Joni Mitchell ("River," on a duet with k.d. lang). |
Dire Straits
Private Investigations: The Best of Dire Straits & Mark Knopfler (2CD) [ Mercury / 2 CD - released 15/Nov/2005 ] This double disc set features the very best of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler's solo material. Highlights include "Sultans of Swing", "Romeo and Juliet", "Money for Nothing" and "All the Road Running" (featuring Emmylou Harris). |
Bruce Springsteen
Magic [ Columbia Records / CD - released 29/Jan/2008 ] 'Magic' is Springsteen's new studio recording in 2007 and his first with the E Street Band in 5 years. Produced and mixed by Brendan O'Brien, the album features 12 songs, including a bonus track. |
Alison Krauss & Union Station
Lonely Runs Both Ways [ Decca Music Group / CD - released 26/Mar/2009 ] Her voice has never sounded more pristine or commanding; while on fiddle and viola she colours each song. A recording with aching beauty and depth - Recommended! |
Bruce Springsteen
We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (Limited Edition) [ Columbia Records / 2 CD/DVD - released 24/Apr/2006 ] Bruce's personal interpretations of thirteen traditional songs, all of them associated with the legendary guiding light of American folk music, Pete Seeger, for whom the album is named. |
Chris Rea
The Road to Hell & Back [ Universal Music / CD - released 12/Oct/2006 ] When Chris Rea announced that his 2006 tour of Europe was to be his last outing, it seemed only right that he should mark the occasion with a document of the event. This is Rea's first - and last - live album. |
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. |
Leonard Cohen
Live in London [ Columbia Records / 2 CD - released 26/Mar/2009 ] This 2CD set was recorded live on July 17, 2008 at 02 Arena, capturing the extraordinary show that earned Cohen more than 80 five-star reviews. 'Live in London' offers definitive performances of classic songs drawn from his 40-year repertory. |
Lucinda Williams
West [ Lost Highway Records / CD - released 15/Feb/2007 ] Her most musically adventurous, lyrically inspired album. Williams' singing has never sounded better, from the aching tenderness of "Where Is My Love?" to the ravaged catharsis of "Unsuffer Me". |