I'm All Right - 4
The Summer Wind - 3
Blue Alert - 3
Everybody's Talkin' - 3
River - 3
A Little Bit - 3
Once In Awhile - 3
(Looking For) The Heart Of Saturday Night - 3
Half The Perfect World - 4
La Javanaise - 4
California Rain - 3
Smile - 3
Total - 39 stars / 12 tracks = 3.25 stars
"I'm All Right" is a pretty solid opening ditty, with its solid, affirmative lyrics. Most of the rest of the album, however, plays out like the kind of album you'd expect to half-hear while sipping your non-fat, mocha grande latte espresso with low-fat whipped cream at Starbucks. It's mostly unadventurous, although not unenjoyable cool jazz tunes over a competent backing band.
There were to other tracks that stood out. "Half The Perfect World" shows a slightly more gritty, vulnerable voice for Peyroux. The sax solo also doesn't suck. "La Javanaise" takes the shortcut to my heart by singing in French. It also starts with a string combo rather than the jazz ensemble heard on the rest of the album (and the second half of the song).
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