Katie Melua

Piece by Piece
$13.98
Nice album. A little more relaxed/laid-back from Call of the Search. The two albums go well together. Look forward to more good music from Ms. Melua. Perhaps one day she will perform in the Seattle area.

Pictures
$9.99
Just released domestically, after a year's availability overseas, the third from this soft-sung Brit writer detours often enough from the well-worn Norah path to embrace even a jaded listener. Melua proves that you don't have to shout to be noticed. All it takes is a memorable melody and engaging arrangements. Producer-keyboardist Mike Batt contributed five songs; the rest were written or co-written by Melua, and contain her trademark imagery-laden lyrics that will likely lend themselves to additional video creativity. Just get past the cloyingly rhymed "Mary Pickford," and the rest of Pictures is a sophisticated romance novel, with film rights just around the corner.

Just Like Heaven
$0.99
This is a wonderful remake of the classic "Just Like Heaven" from The Cure. Katie Melua's fantastic voice and the rich blue-grass instruments blend superbly to create an amazing listening experience that is like, well, just like heaven!

Live at the O2 (2008)
$24.98
'Live at the O2 Arena' was recorded on 8th November 2008 during Katie's 'Pictures' world tour. In a live review of the concert The Times wrote "her voice was rarely short of astounding" and this live recording leaves the listener in no doubt as to what a unique and extraordinarily perfect voice Katie Melua has.

Katie opened the concert, with just her electric guitar for accompaniment, singing 'Piece By Piece' - the title track of her second album - and 'Lilac Wine' before taking a seat at the grand piano to play the Georgian folk song 'Yellow Leaves' (or Qviteli Potlebi).

"She sings impeccably in her sultry but innocent way" - Mojo

The concert was a celebration of the remarkable success that Katie has enjoyed since the release of 'Call Off The Search' in 2003. Joined by her 6 piece band Katie weaved her way through her three multi-platinum selling albums including her debut single 'Closest Thing To Crazy', the international hit single 'Nine Million Bicycles' and the more recent singles from her third album 'Pictures'.

After a mesmerising cover of Janis Joplin's 'Kosmic Blues' Katie closed the show as she began, unaccompanied, to sing the heartbreaking 'I Cried For You'.