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PIECE BY PIECE is the 2005 second album from jazz-influenced rock artist and includes her interpretations of hits by Willie Nelson ("On The Road Again") and the Cure ("Just Like Heaven").
Georgia-born (as in the country, not the state) singer/songwriter Katie Melua found herself atop the British charts in 2003 with her breezy debut, Call Off the Search, which sold over three million copies in Europe alone. Her laid-back blend of blues, jazz, and pop with a kiss of worldbeat drew comparisons to Norah Jones, and rightfully so. She sticks to the formula on her lush, ultimately safe follow-up, Piece by Piece. This is Coldplay for the Diana Krall crowd, a perfectly rendered slice of adult contemporary pie for a lazy summer day delivered by an artist whose beautiful voice is almost striking in how unremarkable it is. Her longtime collaborator, producer/songwriter Mike Batt, provides the catchiest number, an odd and endearing little confection called "Nine Million Bicycles." It's both silly and sweet, two things that work in Melua's favor. Sure, she can vamp it up with the best of them on bluesy asides like "Shy Boy" and the dreadful "Blues in the Night," but there's a whole lot of innocence in that voice that just shrivels in the midst of all that bravado. Only in her early twenties, Melua's got plenty of time to decide on a persona, and Piece by Piece has enough quality material on it to placate fans until she does, but there's some tension here, and it doesn't sound intentional. Besides, anyone who covers Canned Heat and the Cure on the same record is still trying to figure it all out. ~ James Christopher Monger
Personnel: Katie Melua (vocals, guitar, piano); Paul Jones (harmonica); Mike Batt (piano); Tim Harries (bass instrument); Henry Spinetti (drums).Entertainment Weekly (p.70) - "[T]he singer herself remains beguilingly soulful and flirtatious throughout." -- Grade: B+ Piece By Piece Music Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews I Love Her Voice
I heard Katie singing "Just Like Heaven" during the credits of the movie of the same name. I thought, "Who is this amazing singer?" I'd never done this before, but I got her name from the credits, went online and ordered her CD, and now I can't quit playing it. Her voice is full of emotion, and each time I listen I discover a new vocal inflection I had missed before--a little breathiness, a slight cry or crack in the voice at just the right moment. The songs are all great. I especially like Katie's "I Cried For You" and Mike Batt's "Thank You Stars" and "Nine Million Bicycles".
Submitted by bk5str (Los Angeles, CA,USA) 
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 Grates a bit
No doubt that Ms Melua is talented but I sometimes feel she needs to introduce a couple of tracks to lift her albums out of the dreary zone. After a while the songs grate a bit.
Submitted by TJ (United Kingdom)
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fantastic
It's difficult to classify this artist--and we really should not. She has her own style and it is great. Amazing voice, thought provoking lyrics and very warm melodies. You can hear that her voice comes from a deep place in her soul. Chill out music with character. Hope to hear mych more from Katie.
Submitted by noctum (Lublin, Poland)
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This album is amazing.Katies voice is just mind-blowing.The album just relaxes you and takes you away.Hope to here a lot more from katie in the future.
Submitted by h.wenn (united kingdom)
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Song in style Norah Jones, but about many more marked with emotions. I don't have this CD, but I heard in internet radio "Last.fm" and on concert "Sopot Festival 2006". I will buy her CD.
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