Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae's debut was a number One hit in her native England, a fact that has U.S. bizzers buzzing about its potential with the adult-alternative crowd over here. The twenty-seven-year-old's voice suggests a warmer, less weird Macy Gray, and she uses it without a hint of diva showiness on breezy, sometimes sleepy songs that evoke girls sassing back and forth in the sweet summertime. The music-will-soothe-your-soul single "Put Your Records On" sets Brit- inflected coos over acoustic guitar and a hip-hop groove before opening into a chorus worthy of prime Stevie Wonder, and charmers like "Trouble Sleeping" are all dreamy swoons, lush accompaniment and fairly effective hooks. But the album is occasionally more interesting than her mellow mien would suggest: "Choux Pastry Heart" is full of evocative heartache, and the funked-out "I'd Like To" is a sharp sketch of urban life with a sexually charged chorus. Corinne Bailey Rae is as pop-wise as it is overly gentle and one to grow on.

1. "Like a Star" (Corinne Bailey Rae) – 4:03
2. "Enchantment" (Rae, Rod Bowkett) – 3:57
3. "Put Your Records On" (Rae, John Beck, Steve Chrisanthou) – 3:35
4. "Till It Happens to You" (Rae, Pamela Sheyne, Paul Herman) – 4:38
5. "Trouble Sleeping" (Rae, Beck, Chrisanthou) – 3:28
6. "Call Me When You Get This" (Rae, Beck, Chrisanthou, Steve Bush) – 5:04
7. "Choux Pastry Heart" (Rae, Teitur Lassen) – 3:57
8. "Breathless" (Rae, Marc Nelkin) – 4:15
9. "I'd Like To" (Rae, Tommy Danvers, Herman) – 4:08
10. "Butterfly" (Rae, Bowkett) – 3:53
11. "Seasons Change" (Rae, Steve Brown) – 4:5

Special edition

12. "Since I've Been Loving You" – 4:25
13. "Emeraldine" – 4:33
14. "Munich" – 3:59
15. "No Love Child" – 4:02
16. "Enchantment" (Amp Fiddler Remix) – 3:25
17. "Venus as a Boy" – 2:59
18. "I'd Like To" (Weekender Mix) – 3:31
19. "I Won't Let You Lie to Yourself" – 3:51
20. "Another Rainy Day" – 3:16
21. "Daydreaming" – 3:57

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=HJF5SZV0 (Please buy it if you like it)