| Hotel Amour | |
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| Released | March 22, 2019 |
| Label | Heinz |
Hotel Amour is a studio album by Meow Meow (Melissa Madden Gray) and Thomas Lauderdale featuring Pink Martini, released on March 22, 2019 via Heinz Records. [1] Featured guests include Barry Humphries, Michel Legrand, Rufus Wainwright, and The von Trapps.
In his review of Meow Meow's 2013 performance at New York City's Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Stephen Holden of The New York Times described the title song as "a delicate, wistful reflection on a futile search for love that melted your heart". [2] She also performed the song at the McCallum Theatre gala in 2016. [3] [4]
Some songs written by Meow Meow & Thomas Lauderdale, some covers
Track listing adapted from the iTunes Store [5]
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