Call Off the Search [Enhanced]

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Call Off the Search was released in the U.K. in November 2003 to deserved acclaim, alongside countless declarations that this 19-year-old British music school-educated, Russian-born singer is "the next Norah." There are similarities--Melua does work within a jazz/blues idiom, is talented beyond her years, and concentrates more on classics than her own material (ten are covers and two originals). But she's far more of a classic showbiz type singer than the sultry and sophisticated-sounding Jones. On the single "The Closest Thing to Crazy," for instance, Melua's phrasing is pure show tune. But it works for her, as it did for Lena and Liza before. The only weak link resides in a few straightahead blues songs, notably the 12-bar stomp "My Aphrodisiac Is You." Melua has the talent, she just lacks the soul to put oomph into a song that namechecks the Kama Sutra (this is as it should be, of course, as she's a teenager, but the choice of material is suspect nonetheless). Melua is a great torch singer who deserves the spotlight; odds are you'll eagerly await her next album before you're even done listening to this one all the way through. --Mike McGonigal

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Call Off the Search [Enhanced]

Average customer rating: katie Her voice has heart and she's a charming performer !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! best listening on a rainy, cold, dark day Phenomenal voice!!!

Call off the Search Katie Melua Manufacturer: Umvd Labels ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Piece by Piece Nine Million Bicycles I Cried for You/Just Like Heaven The Closest Thing to Crazy Not Too Late ASIN: B000255LB6 Release Date: 2004-06-08

Tracks:

1. Call Off The Search
2. Crawling Up A Hill
3. The Closest Thing To Crazy
4. My Aphrodisiac Is You
5. Learnin' The Blues
6. Blame It On The Moon
7. Belfast
8. I Think It's Going To Rain Today
9. Mockingbird Song
10. Tiger In The Night
11. Faraway Voice
12. Lilac Wine

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Call Off the Search was released in the U.K. in November 2003 to deserved acclaim, alongside countless declarations that this 19-year-old British music school-educated, Russian-born singer is "the next Norah." There are similarities--Melua does work within a jazz/blues idiom, is talented beyond her years, and concentrates more on classics than her own material (ten are covers and two originals). But she's far more of a classic showbiz type singer than the sultry and sophisticated-sounding Jones. On the single "The Closest Thing to Crazy," for instance, Melua's phrasing is pure show tune. But it works for her, as it did for Lena and Liza before. The only weak link resides in a few straightahead blues songs, notably the 12-bar stomp "My Aphrodisiac Is You." Melua has the talent, she just lacks the soul to put oomph into a song that namechecks the Kama Sutra (this is as it should be, of course, as she's a teenager, but the choice of material is suspect nonetheless). Melua is a great torch singer who deserves the spotlight; odds are you'll eagerly await her next album before you're even done listening to this one all the way through. --Mike McGonigal

Customer Reviews:

katie.......2007-06-08

best young female artist around at the moment - great voice and great storytelling songs love with a bit of humor and great play on words

Her voice has heart and she's a charming performer.......2007-05-23

I sometimes laugh at how some of the reviewers take themselves so seriously. I enjoy vocalists regardless of genre and I think Katie has the makings of a promising career. The soulfullness of her songs keep you intrigued and while her styling is somewhat poppy, it has some originality to it. I can understand why some may not prefer her voice or don't think she compares well to other great female vocalists, but some of the rantings of her being talentless or having a terrible voice invalidate the authors' opinions. These extreme views are certainly questionable.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2007-02-03

one of the most beautiful voices in the world, and will ever be. a classic.

best listening on a rainy, cold, dark day.......2006-12-13

i accidently bumped into this british singer. Her song of "ninety million bicycle" is just refreshing right down to the the song title. she is definately one of her own kind.

Phenomenal voice!!!.......2006-05-06

Katie Melua has a very unique and beautiful voice. I only found out about her, because of James Blunt, who is another newcomer with wonderful voice and great music. I recently got Katie's CD, and I just love how easy and comfortable she sings. Not forced at all. She's in the same gendre as Norah Jones, but I think Katie has a better voice and sound. My favorites so far in this cd, after listening twice are "The Closest thing to Crazy" & "My Aphrodisiac is you." I'm definitely buying her other CD, "Piece by Piece." I'm very satisfied with this CD, and I'm hoping to see her live performance.

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Call off the Search Katie Melua Manufacturer: Sony/Columbia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music Similar Items: Piece by Piece Piece by Piece Spiders Web Crawling Up a Hill On the Road Again ASIN: B0002Z9YWS Release Date: 2005-05-02

Tracks:

1. Call Off the Search
2. Crawling Up a Hill
3. Closest Thing to Crazy
4. My Aphrodisiac Is You
5. Learnin' the Blues
6. Blame It on the Moon
7. Belfast (Penguins and Cats)
8. I Think It's Going to Rain Today
9. Mockingbird Song
10. Tiger in the Night
11. Faraway Voice
12. Lilac Wine

Album Details

Melua's UK Chart Topping Debut Album Re-released with a Bonus Dvd (Pal/Rc-0) with Over 45 Minutes Worth of Live Concert Footage, all the Videos and More.

Average customer rating: We seem to be missing some material here Superb Brilliant! Super Better than Norah Jones

Call off the Search Katie Melua Manufacturer: Dramatico ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Call Off the Search Pt.2 Piece by Piece The Closest Thing to Crazy Call off the Search Nine Million Bicycles ASIN: B0000CGD12 Release Date: 2004-02-03

Tracks:

1. Call Off the Search
2. Shirt of a Ghost
3. Deep Purple

Album Description

Call Off The Search is the debut album from Georgia born singer/songwriter Katie Melua. The album is a mix of contemporary adult pop, jazz, blues and world music. Enhanced CD features 12 tracks plus video footage of 'Katie Melua - Starting Out, 2003'. Dramatico. 2003.

Album Details

She Comes from the European State of Georgia (Via Belfast). 19-year-old Singer Katie Melua is Often Compared by the UK Press as the "New Norah Jones". She was Discovered by Musical Impresario Mike Batt (Art Garfunkel, David Essex, Justin Hayward, the Wombles) , who Praised her Freshness and Originality. This Album Zoomed to the Top of the UK Album Chart at the Start of 2004. The Disc is Enhanced with a Short Video Document of the Singer's Rise to Fame.

Customer Reviews:

We seem to be missing some material here.......2006-05-06

I just downloaded a CD called "Piece by Piece", liked it and decided to buy (I don't pirate), but oops, nothing here. The CD is new and currently a UK import (for a singer from Georgia? Make that Georgia, former USSR, but you can't tell!). Very nice, like Kristin Hersh without a quirky edge, but not so far as to be smaltzy, check it out if you can. Anyone who covers "Just Like Heaven" rates in my book, but it looks like I'll have to wait to give her the $14 she deserves.

Superb.......2004-06-07

Mr Fourie, another South African reviewer unfortunately cannot tell the difference between Norah Jones and Katie Melua.........sad because Melua exudes such appeal, warmth and 'listen to me' spunk. A superb debut album, a ringing voice and great songwriting ability.

Brilliant!.......2004-05-31

How can you not love this album? I truly like every track. I have listened to this CD over and over, and I never get sick of Katie's voice!!!! My favorite tracks are: Call Off The Search, Crawling Up a Hill, Closest Thing To Crazy, I Think It's Going To Rain Today, Faraway Voice and Belfast. Check it out!!!!

Super.......2004-05-27

Wonderful job, this album will take you away and you won't want to come back; yes it is Nora John's style, but take it easy, seems to me that Katie is fresh enough and that she has very special voice, not speaking about her talant of guitar playing and instrumenting. Brava!

Better than Norah Jones.......2004-05-22

I am from Belfast in Northern Ireland where Katie Melua lived after fleeing from Georgia (Not the one in the US) so I may be biased plus her single Closest thing to crazy has never been off the radio here - but she is much better than Norah Jones - her foreign accent lends a lot to the songs which many she wrote herself - including a song about Belfast which was refreshingly about the good things we have here. A good CD to relax to and chill out - buy it if you like Norah Jones. Hopefully she will become better known in the US.

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Call Off the Search Pt.2 Katie Melua Manufacturer: Dramatico ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Rock | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: The Closest Thing to Crazy Crawling Up a Hill I Cried for You/Just Like Heaven Nine Million Bicycles Call off the Search ASIN: B0001N6MNA Release Date: 2004-03-22

Tracks:

1. Call Off The Search
2. Turn To Tell

Album Description

Taken from the 2003 album 'Call Off the Search'. The title track is b/w one non-LP track 'Turn To Tell'. Dramatico. 2004.

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Call off the Search Katie Melua Manufacturer: Dramatico ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Crawling Up a Hill The Closest Thing to Crazy Nine Million Bicycles Call Off the Search Pt.2 I Cried for You/Just Like Heaven ASIN: B0001MBJD4 Release Date: 2004-03-22

Tracks:

1. Call Off the Search
2. Shirt of a Ghost
3. Deep Purple

Average customer rating: Not just a pretty face - this is an outstanding debut

Call off the Search Katie Melua Manufacturer: Sony/Columbia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music Musicals | The Sony BMG Masterworks Store | Amazon.com Label Stores | Stores | Music ASIN: B0006SKLXC Release Date: 2004-11-23

Tracks:

1. Call Off The Search
2. Crawling Up A Hill
3. Closest Thing To Crazy
4. My Aphrodisiac Is You
5. Learnin' The Blues
6. Blame It On The Moon
7. Belfast (Penguins And Cats)
8. I Think It's Going To Rain Today
9. Mockingbird Song
10. Tiger In The Night
11. Faraway Voice
12. Lilac Wine
13. Dvd-Concert Footage
14. Dvd-Making Of Call Off The Search
15. Dvd-Video-Closest Thing To Crazy
16. Dvd-Video-Call Off The Search
17. Dvd-Video-Crawling Up A Hill
18. Dvd-Starting Out 2003

Album Description

Call Off The Search is the 2003 debut album from Georgia born singer/songwriter Katie Melua. The album is a mix of contemporary adult pop, jazz, blues and world music. This limited special bonus edition features a PAL DVD recorded film called Katie Melua On Stage And Backstage, which will include performances of 10 songs, including 'Closest Thing To Crazy', which were recorded at Croydon's Fairfield Hall. As well as backstage footage and an interview with Katie, the DVD will also include promo films. Dramatico. 2004.

Album Details

Melua's UK Chart Topping Debut Album Re-released with a Bonus Dvd (Pal/Rc-0) with Over 45 Minutes Worth of Live Concert Footage, all the Videos and More.

Customer Reviews:

Not just a pretty face - this is an outstanding debut.......2004-12-05

What a wonderful talent she is! So young, but very mature, with a great voice, a lovely personality and a head that is not big, but is screwed on correctly. All this can be gleaned from this CD/DVD version of the album.

It is a wonderful assortment of styles and sets her apart from a lot of other singers, although she will be compared to people like Norah Jones. The DVD, highlighting her in concert at Croydon's Fairfield Hall, as well as her talking about the album, band and videos, shows her to be unspoilt and as good live as on record.

She has a great set of songs here, all of them worthy of their place on the album. Bearing in mind Mike Batt was first known for the UK children's TV show The Wombles (big furry animal who roamed Wimbledon Common - bless them!), half of the album tracks are his compositions.

However, there are other composers' songs here - she does a very good reading of John Mayall's "Crawling Up A Hill", an equally excellent version of James Shelton's "Lilac Wine" .... and there are a couple of her own songs, the impressive "Belfast (Penguins and Cats)" which recall her days in that city and "Faraway Voice", a song dedicated to Eva Cassidy, whom Katie is a big fan of. This last song is nice, but too heavily influenced by Christine McVie's "Songbird" which Cassidy sang so splendidly. There's the classic Randy Newman song "I Think It's Going To Rain Today". However, the arrangement just doesn't do it for me and a the one major disappointment on the album.

Nevertheless, this edition of the album tells you more about Katie Melua and shows her to be very pretty, very talented and with a very fine voice.

Finally, I must say the collection of musicians on the album and the DVD should get a mention - they are all very wonderful. Mike Batt has brought together some serious experience which, no doubt, from whom Miss Melua will learn from. Just one other point about the concert, I wish Mr Batt had not worn that top on stage - it deflects a little from the star attraction!

I'm not certain what Katie's follow-up album should sound like. Perhaps she will need to avoid being too similar to Eva Cassidy (or anyone else, for that matter) - she has a different kind of voice and has enough about her to develop her own style. but I am already looking forward to it.

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Call Off the Search Manufacturer: Bodymusicrecords ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Jazz Fusion | Jazz | Styles | Music Smooth Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rap & Hip-Hop | Styles | Music ASIN: B000CA7QZA Release Date: 2005-03-22

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Call off the Search Katie Melua Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Classic | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music ASIN: B00027J06G Release Date: 2004-05-03

Tracks:

1. Call Off the Search
2. Crawling Up a Hill
3. Closest Thing to Crazy
4. My Aphrodisiac Is You
5. Learnin' the Blues
6. Blame It on the Moon
7. Belfast (Penguins and Cats)
8. I Think It's Going to Rain Today
9. Mockingbird Song
10. Tiger in the Night
11. Faraway Voice
12. Lilac Wine

Average customer rating:

Call off the Search Katie Melua Manufacturer: Universal ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Vocal Jazz General | Vocal Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music General | Vocal Pop | Pop | Styles | Music Adult Alternative | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0009SQ51Q Release Date: 2005-07-05

Tracks:

1. Call Off The Search
2. Crawling Up A Hill
3. Closest Thing To Crazy
4. My Aphrodisiac Is You
5. Learnin' The Blues
6. Blame It On The Moon
7. Belfast
8. I Think It's Going To Rain Today
9. Mockingbird
10. Tiger In The Night
11. Faraway Voice
12. Lilac Wine
13. Katie Melua 'Onstage & Backstage'
14. Faraway Voice (Live)
15. I Put A Spell On You (Live)
16. Closest Thing To Crazy (Live)
17. My Aphrodisiac Is You (Live)
18. I Think It's Going To Rain Today (Live)
19. Belfast (Live)
20. Mockingbird Song (Live)
21. Crawling Up A Hill (Live)
22. Call Off The Search (Live)
23. Making Of 'Call Off The Search"
24. Closest Thing To Crazy (Video)
25. Call Off The Search (Video)
26. Crawling Up A Hill (Video)
27. Katie Melua "Starting Out 2003" (Video)

Album Description

Call Off The Search is the 2004 debut album from Georgia born (UK based) singer/songwriter Katie Melua. The album is a mix of contemporary adult pop, jazz, blues and world music. This limited special bonus edition features a bonus 16-track DVD (NTSC/Region 0). The DVD features an 11 song perfomance recorded at Croydon's Fairfield Hall, three promo videos to, 'Call Off The Search', 'The Closest Thing To Crazy' and 'Crawling Up A Hill' along with two segments, Call of the Search - The Making of the album and Katie Melua 'On Stage and Back Stage'. Universal. 2005.

Album Details

Special Re-release of the Young Singer/Songwriter's Stunning Debut "Call off the Search". This Special Edition Includes Sections from a Live Concert Dvd as Well as a Specially Filmed Piece Called "Katie Melua on Stage and Backstage" Lensed at Croydon's Fairfield Hall. The Songs Are Interspersed with Backstage Documentary Style Footage, Including an Interview with Katie, Providing Unique Access to this Very Special Artist. Also Includes a Featurette on the Making of the Album as Well as the Promotional Videos of "Closest Thing to Crazy", "Call off the Search" and "Crawling Up a Hill". Dvd is in the Ntsc Format, Region Code 0.

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Call Off the Search ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Rock | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Rock | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00080CM7Q Release Date: 2004-11-23

Album Description

Call Off The Search is the 2003 debut album from Georgia born singer/songwriter Katie Melua. The album is a mix of contemporary adult pop, jazz, blues and world music. This limited special bonus edition features a PAL DVD recorded film called Katie Melua

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