The blue room

"On The Blue Room, her second Decca recording, Madeleine Peyroux and producer Larry Klein re-examine the influence of Ray Charles' revolutionary 1962 date, Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music ... The Blue Room is a brave experiment, but one that pays off handsomely. For anyone who hasn't spent time with Charles' classic country recordings, it doesn't matter, because what's here stands confidently on its own".

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"Arrangementerne måske en smule stillestående, taget i betragtning at albummet lægger sig i traditionen efter Ray Charles' country-periode. "I Can't Stop Loving You" lyder som om, kærligheden forsvandt for længst, og Warren Zevon-nummeret "Desperadoes Under The Eaves" er nok ikke lige hendes boldgade".

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"Madeleine Peyroux wears the stark simplicity of pre-rock country-pop with a spare openness in 'The Blue Room', which removes her from any association with jazz and puts her in the downscale environment of a saloon roadhouse a little before closing time. The result will be a guilty pleasure to anyone who feels above the country comfort food served here".