Heartbreakingly beautiful. It’s exactly how I describe the new album by Corrine Bailey Rae, The Sea. I feel like I’m taking a journey through emotions. A journey of new depth, experience loss and grief. The Sea, released January 26th, features the smooth jazz sound you can expect, only matured. Having suffered the loss of her husband in March of 2008, The Sea is full of loss, love, heartbreak and grief. It’s all so beautiful.
Bailey Rae’s self-titled debut entered the U.K. album chart at #1 in June 2006 and she was the first British female singer-songwriter in decades to have her debut album enter The Billboard 200 in the Top 20. Within the year, she had won a Q award, a MOJO award, an Image award and two MOBO awards and appeared on a host of television shows, including “Saturday Night Live,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Late Night with Conan O’Brien,” “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” “Good Morning America” and “Ellen.”
Bailey Rae will be touring this year in numerous locations backed by many of the musicians who played on the new record, which she co-produced with Steve Brown, and Steve Chrisanthou, who produced many of the songs on her RIAA-certified Platinum, self-titled debut album.
Corinne Bailey Rae – Spring 2010 North American Tour
4/9 Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom
4/11 Portland, OR Roseland Theatre
4/12 Seattle, WA Moore Theatre
4/15 San Francisco, CA Regency Ballroom
4/17 Indio, CA Coachella Music and Arts Festival
4/22 Chicago, IL Vic Theatre
4/28 Montreal, QC Club Soda
4/30 Boston, MA House of Blues
5/1 Philadelphia, PA Theatre of Living Arts
5/3 New York, NY Webster Hall
5/11 Atlanta, GA Center Stage
5/13 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
5/14 Baltimore, MD Ram’s Head Live
You’ll find 11 songs on this CD -
1. Are You Here
2. I’d Do It All Again
3. Feels Like The First Time
4. The Blackest Lily
5. Closer
6. Love’s On Its Way
7. I Would Like To Call It Beauty
8. Paris Nights/New York Mornings
9. Paper Dolls
10. Diving For Hearts
11. The Sea
My favorites are Love’s On Its Way and Feels Like the First Time. It’s just great listening. Below, you’ll find the video to I’d Do It All Again.
Corinne Bailey Rae “I’d Do It All Again”
Corinne Bailey Rae | MySpace Music Videos
Find The Sea on Amazon and Walmart.
**I was provided with a copy of The Sea for review purposes**
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I’ve been listening to this for a couple weeks, loving it so far!
Wow, thanks for reviewing this fine lady. I love her voice. She certainly is busy with her touring. Thanks.
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