The Look of Love (Diana Krall album)

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The Look of Love
Diana Krall - The Look of Love.png
Studio album by
Diana Krall
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2001 (2001-09-18)
Recorded
Studio
Genre
Length50:26
Label Verve
Producer Tommy LiPuma
Diana Krall chronology
When I Look in Your Eyes
(1999)		The Look of Love
(2001)		 Live in Paris
(2002)

The Look of Love is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer Diana Krall, released on September 18, 2001, by Verve Records. It became Krall's first album to top the Canadian Albums Chart. In 2002, the album earned Al Schmitt the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical, and received the Juno Award for Album of the Year in Canada.

Contents

Arranger Claus Ogerman uses a similar orchestration for "S'Wonderful" as the one he wrote for the 1976 João Gilberto album Amoroso .

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Robert Christgau Scissors icon black.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly A− [3]
Tom Hull B+ [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Jim Santella of All About Jazz commented, "Lush strings and gliding flutes surround Diana Krall's tender vocals. Even her substantial piano interludes take on the appearance of drifting mists, through the mix of orchestral timbres. With an emphasis on her sultry vocal interpretations, the latest album reaches out to a broad, popular music audience. Nothing wrong with that. It's just that jazz fans usually want the improvised licks along with their melodies... By interpreting classic love songs, Krall's latest album turns toward romantic interests. The clutter of a large string orchestra, however, obscures the total picture". [6]

John Kreicbergs of PopMatters wrote, "Simply said, her piano chops are more than adequate to back up her incredible voice. Yet this is exactly what makes The Look of Love so maddening. Krall's piano work is practically nonexistent on most of the tracks, save for a few perfunctory solos that often sink into in a sea of overly lush string and orchestral arrangements". [7]

Doug Ramsey of JazzTimes stated, "The songs, including Burt Bacharach's title tune, are superb. The arrangements and performances enhance them. Krall's singing has improved with her every album. It is at a high level. If her record company can make her a major star with albums this good, and if it doesn't push her piano further into the background, serious listeners should have no complaint". [8] A reviewer of Cosmopolis noted, "With her new album The Look of Love, Diana Krall confirms her exceptional status as a jazz singer. Her new CD is a touch too polished, too clean, but never kitsch, as one might have feared, since the album was recorded together with the London Symphony Orchestra. But the special, sometimes rough-edged character of her previous recordings is missing". [9]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."S'Wonderful"
4:28
2."Love Letters"
4:55
3."I Remember You"
3:55
4."Cry Me a River" Arthur Hamilton 5:03
5."Besame Mucho" Consuelo Velázquez 6:40
6."The Night We Called It a Day"
5:41
7."Dancing in the Dark"
5:48
8."I Get Along Without You Very Well"
3:44
9."The Look of Love"
4:42
10."Maybe You'll Be There"
5:30
Target exclusive edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."The Man with the Bag"
2:02
12."Charmed Life" Diana Krall 2:48
Australasian tour edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Charmed Life"Krall2:48
2."But Not for Me"
  • G. Gershwin
  • I. Gershwin
5:09
3."I Love Being Here with You" (live recording)
5:32
4."Maybe You'll Be There" (live recording)
  • Bloom
  • Gallop
5:24
5."The Look of Love" (enhanced video)  
Limited Asian tour edition bonus AVCD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Love Being Here with You" (live) (music video)  
2."The Look of Love" (music video)  
3."Maybe You'll Be There" (live) (audio track)
  • Bloom
  • Gallop
5:24
4."Charmed Life" (audio track)Krall2:48
5."But Not for Me" (audio track)
  • G. Gershwin
  • I. Gershwin
5:09

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Look of Love. [10]

Musicians

Technical

  • Tommy LiPuma – production
  • Al Schmitt – recording, mixing
  • Aya Takemura – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 4, 6–10)
  • Chris Clark – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 4, 6–10)
  • Richard Lancaster – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 4, 6–10)
  • John Hendrickson – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 3, 5); additional engineering
  • Doug Sax – mastering
  • Robert Hadley – mastering
  • Bill Smith – engineering assistance
  • Nat Peck – contractor for the London Symphony Orchestra
  • Jules Chaikin – contractor for the Los Angeles Session Orchestra

Artwork

  • Hollis King – art direction
  • Isabelle Wong – design
  • Donna Ranieri – photography production
  • Bruce Weber – photography
  • Jane Shirek – photos of Diana Krall in car

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [61] Platinum70,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [62] Gold20,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [63] Gold50,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [64] 7× Platinum700,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [65] Gold25,000^
France (SNEP) [66] Platinum300,000*
Germany (BVMI) [67] Gold150,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [68] Platinum15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [69] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [70] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [71] Platinum1,600,000 [72]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [73] Platinum1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. 1 2 Tracks 2, 4 and 6–10
  2. 1 2 London Symphony Orchestra on tracks 2, 4 and 6–10
  3. 1 2 Tracks 1, 3 and 5

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