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Corinne Bailey Rae's debut was a number One hit in her native England, a fact that has U.S. bizzers buzzing about its potential with the adult-alternative crowd over here. The twenty-seven-year-old's voice suggests a warmer, less weird Macy Gray, and she uses it without a hint of diva showiness on breezy, sometimes sleepy songs that evoke girls sassing back and forth in the sweet summertime. The music-will-soothe-your-soul single "Put Your Records On" sets Brit-
inflected coos over acoustic guitar and a
hip-hop groove before opening into a chorus worthy of prime Stevie Wonder, and charmers like "Trouble Sleeping" are all dreamy swoons, lush accompaniment and fairly effective hooks. But the album is occasionally more interesting than her mellow mien would suggest: "Choux Pastry Heart" is full of evocative heartache, and the funked-out "I'd Like To" is a sharp sketch of urban life with a sexually charged chorus. Corinne
Bailey Rae is as pop-wise as it is overly gentle and one to grow on.
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Track List
- Like A Star
- Enchantment
- Put Your Records On
- Till It Happens To You
- Trouble Sleeping
- Call Me When You Get This
- Choux Pastry Heart
- Breathless
- I'd Like To
- Butterfly
- Seasons Change
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Since I've Been Loving You (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Emeraldine (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Venus As A Boy (Q Covermount) (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Another Rainy Day (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Daydreaming (track not available in Rhapsody)
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Enchantment (Amp Fiddler Remix) (track not available in Rhapsody)
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I'd Like To (Weekender Mix) (track not available in Rhapsody)
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