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Piece by Piece

Piece by Piece

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Artist: Katie Melua
Label: Dramatico
Category: Music

List Price: £9.99
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Seller: replay-international
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 48 reviews
Sales Rank: 2530

Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 5 x 0.4

UPC: 602498576250
EAN: 0602498576250
ASIN: B000ALLLHU

Release Date: September 26, 2005
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Tracks:

  • Shy Boy
  • Nine Million Bicycles
  • Piece By Piece
  • Halfway Up The Hindu Kush
  • Blues In The Night
  • Spider's Web
  • Blue Shoes
  • On The Road Again
  • Thank You, Stars
  • Just Like Heaven
  • I Cried For You
  • I Do Believe In Love
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Amazon.co.uk Review
IPiece By Piece/I--the second album from Georgia-born chanteuse cum naturalised Brit, Katie Melua, and the successor to her multi-million selling ICall Off The Search/I--begins teasingly with the soft-peddled "come hither" jazz flirtations of "Shy Boy" and concludes with the whispering philosophical torch song resignation of "I Do Believe In Love". img src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/02/uk-music/images/km1.jpg" width="150" height="150" align="left" The two songs represent opposite ends of the emotional spectrum--sultry and kittenish on the one hand, solitary and ruminative on the other--but they also offer clues that the cutesy, crazy, easy listening Melua of Mike Batt's mentorship may be gradually acceding to the full bloom of self-determined musical adulthood. Melua's songs are often the more fretful and organic, the ghostly title track and the lovely "I Cried for You" are especially recommended, while the bluesier numbers (particularly the cover of the classic "Blues In The Night") seem shoehorned-in gratuitously to match an anticipated demographic. Batt's contributions are melodic, memorably buoyant and childlike, the Chinese-flavoured "Nine Million Bicycles" and the naggingly catchy "Halfway Up The Hindu Kush" are both charming despite their naive, pseudo-ethnicity and currently offer, particularly when compared to something as ponderously wooly as "Spider's Web", a necessary fun counterbalance to Melua's burgeoning compositional skills. pAt this stage, IPiece By Piece/I fits together nicely like a little jigsaw puzzle. And even if it didn't, Melua would still sound simply ambrosial singing from a washing machine repair manual. --IKevin Maidment/I ptable width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="1" tr align="center" valign="top" td colspan="4"div align="left"strongMore to Explore/strong/div/td /tr tr align="center" valign="bottom" tdimg src="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/02/uk-music/images/km2.jpg" width="107" height="110" border="0"/td tdimg src="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/0711927170.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" width="82" height="110" border="0"/td tdimg src="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0002Z9YWS.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" width="110" height="110" border="0"/td tdimg src="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/P/B0009NVRKK.02.TZZZZZZZ.jpg" width="100" height="110" border="0"/td/tr tr align="center" valign="top" td width="25%"p align="center" iSee more music by Katie Melua/td td width="25%" p align="center" iCall off the Search/i (For Piano, Voice Guitar)/p/td td width="25%"div align="center" p align="center" iCall off the Search/i (CD + DVD)/p /div/tdtd width="25%" div align="center"p iOn The Road Again ~ Katie Melua/i (DVD)/p /div/td/tr tr align="center" valign="top" td colspan="4" div align="center" p align="left"br img src="http://images-eu.amazon.com/images/G/02/x-locale/common/orange-arrow.gif" width="10" height="9" See all Katie Melua products/p /div/td /tr /table

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5 out of 5 stars Jazzy and Cool   November 16, 2005
Steve Horsfall - Author (You Are Here ; Full Story Inside) (UK)
39 out of 44 found this review helpful

This album is really atmospheric and shows of Katie Melua#x27;s skill as a songwriter as well as her hypnotic voice and all-round musical ability. Can anyone actually listen to Nine Million Bicycles without endlessly humming it afterwards? A great mood album perfect for chill-out times.


5 out of 5 stars Beautiful   December 23, 2006
MKJ (London)
11 out of 12 found this review helpful

What a wonderful, wonderful talent. This beautiful girl has a fantastic, dreamy voice and this album really does her justice. The CD/DVD "special edition" gives some extra features, but it is the music, and the voice, that enthralls.


5 out of 5 stars Nine million little bicycles   June 13, 2006
Amanda Richards (ECD, Guyana)
21 out of 26 found this review helpful

Fans of bluesy jazz-pop crooners Norah Jones and Joss Stone need to sit up and take notice of Katie Melua. Following up on the success of "Call off the Search" (2003), her much anticipated second album doesn't disappoint, and the twelve gorgeous tracks are guaranteed to mellow you to perfection. br / br /Released since September 2005 in Europe, the Brits have a nine month jump on the USA, but finally this baby has arrived stateside amidst much rejoicing and celebration. Originally from Georgia (the former USSR, not the peachy place) and now settled in the UK, Katie's sultry voice curls around your speakers and nestles comfortably against your eardrums, and even though I'm no fan of either jazz or blues, I thoroughly enjoyed this album from the first listen. br / br /First single "Nine Million Bicycles" is an excitingly different and unforgettable track that starts with a simple truth: "There are nine million bicycles in Beijing / That's a fact / It's a thing we can't deny / Like the fact that I will love you till I die." The music is hauntingly beautiful, perfectly matched by Katie's clean, clear vocals. br / br /Although every track is a winner, there are those that cry out for more attention, namely "Just Like Heaven" from the movie soundtrack of the same name; the social commentary of "Spider's Web"; bouncy opener "Shy Guy" and the passionately performed title track; but let's not forget the cover of the Canned Heat 1960's hit "On the Road Again" and the catchy "Halfway Up the Hindu Kush". "Thank You, Stars" is another perfect song, and to be honest, I should be recommending every song on this album. br / br /"Piece by Piece" is highly recommended for fans of blues, jazz, pop and intelligent yet romantic music, and that's no exaggeration. br / br / br /Amanda Richards


5 out of 5 stars Melua Is Magical   October 4, 2005
Jon J. Mendlovitz (san antonio, texas)
20 out of 25 found this review helpful

Along with Call Off The Search, I can say that if I was stranded on desert island and could have only 10 CDs, Piece By Piece would most assuredly be one of them. Every song is beautifully interpreted by this angelic songbird's ethereal, passionate and slightly melancholic bluesy voice. If you crave real talent and are just as displeased with the current state of the musical culture as I am, call off your search and rush to by this truly magical second album by the one and only Katie Melua. I daresay you will spend your entertainment money much wiser than this. brMelua is maturing as an artist and exploring the full range of her talent with this successful second album. Rather than dissect and deconstruct this song by song, I would recommend just enjoying and savoring each song for what it is. They all possess a unique quality that I trust will reach you on the deepest emotional level. Enjoy. I give this 5 stars without hesitation. I honestly feel blessed to be on the receiving end. One could only hope this is but a second chapter in a wonderful and rewarding career for Katie Melua.


5 out of 5 stars Pieces add up   June 13, 2006
gnagfloW (Rosa Barks)
13 out of 16 found this review helpful

Melua is not unlike Norah Jones; a jazzy feel is throughout the set. This album is more pop music oriented than her previous set, Call of the Search. Personally I feel this is a better album, the arrangements are tighter and here we have stronger melodies. br / br /There are no stinkers on this album. Nine Million Bicycles has already been a deserved huge hit world wide with its mystic oriental sound (and a fine accompanying video). The re-make of the Cure's Just like Heaven is a fantastic version that has been a big radio hit in my neck of the woods. Instead of the synthesizers Katie provides a simple arrangement with a guitar in the foreground and soft singing. I like this version even better than the original one which still has aged remarkably well. The third minor hit of the album is Spider's Web which boasts lyrics worth taking note of and a tight production. I saw this track live on TV, that version was more energetic and even better. The musicians on this album, by the way, are top performers and one can really tell. The title track is also a grower, which showcases how Katie can handle well delicate singing. br / br /Piece By Piece is an easy sounding album with high standards. It is not groundbreaking but it is immaculately done and yet full of life. I recommend it. br /

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