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1996 studio album by Madeleine Peyroux
Dreamland is the debut studio album by American singer
Madeleine Peyroux , released on October 1, 1996, by
Atlantic Records .
The album debuted at No. 36 on
Billboard 's
Heatseekers Albums chart on February 8, 1997, and fell to No. 46 the following week.
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[2] As of January 2005, it had sold 200,000 copies worldwide.
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Critical reception
The
Orlando Sentinel wrote: "For all its elegance, Peyroux's vocal style doesn't seem fully developed yet. However, on Dreamland , she shows exquisite taste and great promise."
[8]
Time said that "Peyroux has a bittersweet, brokenhearted alto; she lingers and slides off notes, finding emotion in the slow, sad fade rather than the obvious vocal burst."
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Tucson Weekly called the album "a staggering mix of blues, folk and jazz styles."
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City Pages concluded that Peyroux "can make the most exalted and exacting homages reflect the rustlings of her own soul."
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In December 2005, the
Observer Music Monthly ranked the album at number 48 on their list of top 100 albums.
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Track listing
Japanese promotional edition bonus track
[13] Title Writer(s) 10. "At the Christmas Ball" Fred Longshaw 3:18
Personnel
Musicians
Madeleine Peyroux – vocals (all tracks) ; guitar (tracks 4, 8, 9, 12)
Marc Ribot – electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 10) ;
Dobro (tracks 2, 6) ; acoustic guitar (track 5) ; banjo (track 9)
James Carter –
tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3) ;
bass clarinet (track 8)
Charlie Giordano –
Hammond B3 organ (track 1) ;
harmonium (tracks 2, 7) ; accordion (tracks 5, 9) ;
harpsichord (tracks 3, 10) ;
Mellotron (track 10)
Greg Cohen – bass (tracks 1, 9, 10) ; bass
marimba (track 3) ; bowed bass (track 7) ; arrangement (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9, 10, 12)
Kenny Wollesen – drums (tracks 1, 3, 9, 10) ; percussion (track 1) ; parade cymbals, marching bass drum (track 7)
Marcus Printup – trumpet (tracks 2, 7)
Cyrus Chestnut – piano (tracks 4, 8, 11)
Steve Kirby – bass (tracks 4, 8)
Leon Parker – drums (track 4) ; cymbal (track 8)
Regina Carter – violin (tracks 5, 9)
Vernon Reid – electric guitar (track 8)
Larry Saltzman – electric guitar (track 10)
Technical
Michael Krowiak – engineering (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9, 10, 12)
Michael O'Reilly – engineering (tracks 4, 8, 11) ; mixing (all tracks)
Ted Jensen – mastering
Yves Beauvais – production
Greg Cohen – production
Rachael Fite – production coordination
Artwork
Thomas Bricker – art direction
Lynn Kowalewski – design
Daniel Miller – photography
Charts
Notes
^ Tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9, 10 and 12
^ Tracks 4, 8 and 11
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a
b Additional tracking
References
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Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart . February 8, 1997. p. 15.
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Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart . February 15, 1997. p. 21.
^ Leopold, Todd (January 12, 2005).
"The singer who disappeared" .
CNN .
^ Trickey, Erick (November 15, 2004).
"Madeleine Peyroux" .
ArborWeb . Archived from
the original on December 13, 2010.
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"Dreamland Review by Scott Yanow" . AllMusic . Retrieved June 4, 2024 .
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"Madeleine Peyroux" . Robert Christgau . Retrieved June 4, 2024 .
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"Madeleine Peyroux: Dreamland" . Tom Hull . Retrieved June 4, 2024 .
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b Gettelman, Parry (November 22, 1996). "Madeleine Peyroux". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel . p. 10.
^ Farley, Christopher John (October 14, 1996).
"A Holiday All Her Own" . Time .
^ Danehy, Tom (February 27, 1997).
"Quick Scans" . Tucson Weekly .
^ Robson, Britt (January 1, 1997).
"Dreamland by Madeleine Peyroux" . City Pages .
^
"Countdown: the OMM top 100 albums" .
Observer Music Monthly . December 18, 2005. Archived from
the original on January 29, 2006.
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Dreamland Japan 13-track promo sample CD eil.com
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"Madeleine Peyroux Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved December 28, 2023.
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