Dreamland (Madeleine Peyroux album)

Dreamland is the first album by singer, songwriter, and guitarist Madeleine Peyroux; it was released in 1996.

Dreamland
Studio album by Madeleine Peyroux
Released	October 1, 1996
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:41
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Yves Beauvais Greg Cohen
Madeleine Peyroux chronology
Dreamland (1996) Got You on My Mind (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Orlando Sentinel	link
Time	(positive) link
KEXP-FM	(positive) link
Consumable Online	(positive) link
Tucson Weekly	(positive) link
Urban Desires	(positive) link
City Pages	(positive) link
The Continental Magazine	(positive) link
Tom Hull	(B+) link
Robert Christgau	link

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Walkin' After Midnight"	Alan Block, Don Hecht	4:49
2.	"Hey Sweet Man"	Madeleine Peyroux	4:03
3.	"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"	Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young	3:43
4.	"(Getting Some) Fun Out of Life"	Joe Burke, Edgar Leslie	3:12
5.	"La Vie en rose"	Louiguy, Édith Piaf	3:22
6.	"Always a Use"	Madeleine Peyroux	2:42
7.	"A Prayer"	Euston Jones	2:37
8.	"Muddy Water"	Peter de Rose, Harry Richman, Jo Trent	3:31
9.	"Was I?"	Chick Endor, Charlie Farrell	2:47
10.	"Dreamland"	Madeleine Peyroux	3:31
11.	"Reckless Blues"	Jack Gee, Bessie Smith	3:04
12.	"Lovesick Blues" (cover of "My Sweetie Went Away")	Lou Handman, Roy Turk	2:20

Japanese Promo Edition Bonus Track[1]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"At the Christmas Ball"	Fred Longshaw	3:18

All tracks arranged by Greg Cohen except 4, 8 and 11.

Personnel

• Madeleine Peyroux — vocals, guitar (tracks 4, 8, 9, 12)
• Charlie Giordano — organ (1), harmonium (2, 7), accordion (5, 9), harpsichord (3, 10), mellotron (10)
• Marc Ribot — electric guitar (1, 3, 10), dobro (2, 6), acoustic guitar (5), banjo (9)
• Greg Cohen — double bass (1, 7, 9, 10), bass marimba (3)
• Kenny Wollesen — drums (1, 3, 9, 10), percussion (1, 7)
• James Carter — tenor saxophone (1, 3), bass clarinet (8)
• Marcus Printup — trumpet (2, 7)
• Regina Carter — violin (5, 9)
• Larry Saltzman — electric guitar (10)
• Cyrus Chestnut — piano (4, 8, 11)
• Vernon Reid — electric guitar (8)
• Steve Kirby — bass guitar (4, 8)
• Leon Parker — drums (4), cymbal (8)

Recorded at RPM Studios, New York City, engineered by Michael Krowiak, except tracks 4, 8 & 11 recorded at Unique Studios, NYC, engineered by Michael O'Reilly.

Chart performance

Dreamland debuted at No. 36 on Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart on February 8, 1997 and fell to No. 46 the following week.[2][3] Dreamland had no hits and little airplay but sold 200,000 copies worldwide, an impressive total for a jazz album and an unknown singer.[4][5][6] In December 2005, The Observer Music Monthly (OMM) ranked the album at number 48 on their list of top 100 albums.[7] The album is also on Amazon.com's music list of top 100 "Bestsellers in Traditional Jazz & Ragtime"[8] and Amazon UK's music list of top 100 "Bestsellers in Vocal Jazz".[9]

References

1. Dreamland Japan 13-track promo sample CD eil.com
2. Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart. February 8, 1997. p. 15.
3. Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart. February 15, 1997. p. 21.
4. Leopold, Todd (January 12, 2005). "The singer who disappeared". CNN.
5. Trickey, Erick (November 15, 2004). "Madeleine Peyroux". arborweb.
6. Madeleine Peyroux biography Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine at Emarcy.com
7. "Countdown: the OMM top 100 albums". Observer Music Monthly. December 18, 2005.
8. Bestsellers in Traditional Jazz & Ragtime Amazon.com. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
9. Bestsellers in Vocal Jazz Amazon.com. Retrieved February 9, 2011.