Dreamland (Madeleine Peyroux album)

Dreamland
Dreamland
Studio album by Madeleine Peyroux
Released	October 1, 1996
Studio	RPM (New York City); Unique (New York City); Kampo (New York City); EastSide (New York City);
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:41
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Yves Beauvais; Greg Cohen;
Madeleine Peyroux chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	link
Orlando Sentinel	link
Time	(positive) link
KEXP-FM	(positive) link
Consumable Online	(positive) link
Tucson Weekly	(positive) link
Urban Desires	(positive) link
City Pages	(positive) link
The Continental Magazine	(positive) link
Tom Hull	(B+) link
Robert Christgau	link

Dreamland is the debut studio album by American singer Madeleine Peyroux, released on October 1, 1996, by Atlantic Records.

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[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(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"	Joseph Young Fred Ahlert	3:43
4.	"(Getting Some) Fun Out of Life"	Joseph Burke Edgar Leslie	3:12
5.	"La Vie en rose"	Louiguy Édith Piaf	3:22
6.	"Always a Use"	Peyroux	2:42
7.	"A Prayer"	Euston Jones	2:37
8.	"Muddy Water"	Peter de Rose Harry Richman Joe Trent	3:31
9.	"Was I?"	Chick Endor Charlie Farrell	2:47
10.	"Dreamland"	Peyroux	3:31
11.	"Reckless Blues"	Bessie Smith Jack Gee	3:04
12.	"Lovesick Blues" (cover of "My Sweetie Went Away")	Smith Irving Mills Cliff Friend	2:20

Japanese promotional edition bonus track^[6]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
10.	"At the Christmas Ball"	Fred Longshaw	3:18

Personnel[edit]

Musicians[edit]

Madeleine Peyroux – vocals (all tracks); guitar (tracks 4, 8, 9, 12)
Marc Ribot – electric guitar (tracks 1, 3, 10); Dobro (tracks 2, 6); acoustic guitar (track 5); banjo (track 9)
James Carter – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3); bass clarinet (track 8)
Charlie Giordano – Hammond B3 organ (track 1); harmonium (tracks 2, 7); accordion (tracks 5, 9); harpsichord (tracks 3, 10); Mellotron (track 10)
Greg Cohen – bass (tracks 1, 9, 10); bass marimba (track 3); bowed bass (track 7); arrangement (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9, 10, 12)
Kenny Wollesen – drums (tracks 1, 3, 9, 10); percussion (track 1); parade cymbals, marching bass drum (track 7)
Marcus Printup – trumpet (tracks 2, 7)
Cyrus Chestnut – piano (tracks 4, 8, 11)
Steve Kirby – bass (tracks 4, 8)
Leon Parker – drums (track 4); cymbal (track 8)
Regina Carter – violin (tracks 5, 9)
Vernon Reid – electric guitar (track 8)
Larry Saltzman – electric guitar (track 10)

Technical[edit]

Michael Krowiak – engineering (tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9, 10, 12)
Michael O'Reilly – engineering (tracks 4, 8, 11); mixing (all tracks)
Ted Jensen – mastering
Yves Beauvais – production
Greg Cohen – production
Rachael Fite – production coordination

Artwork[edit]

Thomas Bricker – art direction
Lynn Kowalewski – design
Daniel Miller – photography

Charts[edit]

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

Notes[edit]

^ Tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9, 10 and 12
^ Tracks 4, 8 and 11
^ ^a ^b Additional tracking

References[edit]

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

[1] Tracks 1–3, 5–7, 9, 10 and 12

[2] Tracks 4, 8 and 11

[add-3] Additional tracking

[4] Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart. February 8, 1997. p. 15.

[5] Billboard's Heatseekers Album chart. February 15, 1997. p. 21.

[6] Leopold, Todd (January 12, 2005). "The singer who disappeared". CNN.

[7] Trickey, Erick (November 15, 2004). "Madeleine Peyroux". ArborWeb. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010.

[8] "Countdown: the OMM top 100 albums". Observer Music Monthly. December 18, 2005. Archived from the original on January 29, 2006.

[9] Dreamland Japan 13-track promo sample CD eil.com

[ac_BillboardHeatseekers_Madeleine_Peyroux-10] "Madeleine Peyroux Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2023.

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v t e Madeleine Peyroux
Albums	Dreamland Got You on My Mind Careless Love Half the Perfect World Bare Bones Standing on the Rooftop The Blue Room Secular Hymns Anthem
Singles	"Don't Wait Too Long" "Dance Me to the End of Love" "I'm All Right" "All I Need is a Little Bit" " Once in a While" "You Can't Do Me" " Instead"
Other songs	Walkin' After Midnight I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter La Vie en rose Lovesick Blues You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go Weary Blues Careless Love Summer Wind Smile J'ai Deux Amours
Related people	The Lost Wandering Blues and Jazz Band William Galison Larry Klein Rounder Records