Dreamland (Madeleine Peyroux album)

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Dreamland
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ReleasedOctober 1, 1996
Studio
Genre Jazz
Length39:41
Label Atlantic
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Dreamland
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Got You on My Mind
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Dreamland is the debut studio album by American singer Madeleine Peyroux, released on October 1, 1996, by Atlantic Records.

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The album debuted at No. 36 on Billboard 's Heatseekers Albums chart on February 8, 1997, and fell to No. 46 the following week. [1] [2] As of January 2005, it had sold 200,000 copies worldwide. [3] [4] In December 2005, the Observer Music Monthly ranked the album at number 48 on their list of top 100 albums. [5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walkin' After Midnight"
  • Don Hecht
  • Alan Block
4:49
2."Hey Sweet Man" Madeleine Peyroux 4:03
3."I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter"3:43
4."(Getting Some) Fun Out of Life"3:12
5."La Vie en rose"3:22
6."Always a Use"Peyroux2:42
7."A Prayer"Euston Jones2:37
8."Muddy Water"3:31
9."Was I?"
  • Chick Endor
  • Charlie Farrell
2:47
10."Dreamland"Peyroux3:31
11."Reckless Blues"
3:04
12."Lovesick Blues" (cover of "My Sweetie Went Away")2:20
Japanese promotional edition bonus track [6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."At the Christmas Ball"Fred Longshaw3:18

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Chart performance for Dreamland
Chart (1997)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [7] 36

Notes

  1. Tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9, 10 and 12
  2. Tracks 4, 8 and 11
  3. 1 2 Additional tracking

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References

  1. Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart. February 8, 1997. p. 15.
  2. Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart. February 15, 1997. p. 21.
  3. Leopold, Todd (January 12, 2005). "The singer who disappeared". CNN.
  4. Trickey, Erick (November 15, 2004). "Madeleine Peyroux". ArborWeb . Archived from the original on December 13, 2010.
  5. "Countdown: the OMM top 100 albums". Observer Music Monthly . December 18, 2005. Archived from the original on January 29, 2006.
  6. Dreamland Japan 13-track promo sample CD eil.com
  7. "Madeleine Peyroux Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2023.