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My One and Only Thrill
Type:studio
Artist:Melody Gardot
Cover:MGardot Thrill.jpg
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Producer:Larry Klein
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My One and Only Thrill is the second studio album by American singer and songwriter Melody Gardot. It was released on March 16, 2009, by Verve Records.[1] Three singles were released from the album: "Who Will Comfort Me", "Baby I'm a Fool", and "Your Heart Is as Black as Night". All tracks are original, except "Over the Rainbow" (originally performed by Judy Garland in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz), which is included as a tribute to her grandmother.[2] It features string arrangements by Vince Mendoza, who, along with producer Larry Klein, is known for his works with Joni Mitchell. My One and Only Thrill received three Grammy Award nominations: Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for the title track (Mendoza), Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical (Helik Hadar and Al Schmitt), and Producer of the Year, Non-Classical (Klein). The album has sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.[3]

A deluxe edition was released in November 2009, which consists of a digipak including an orchestral version of "If the Stars Were Mine" and an additional EP with five tracks recorded live at a radio concert in Paris, as well as an extended booklet.[4] A second deluxe edition, the Starwatch edition, was released in November 2010. This version includes three bonus "Chill Out Mix" tracks and instead of the live EP it includes the Bye Bye Blackbird EP, four tracks recorded with British jazz guitarist David Preston.[5]

Composition

Keeping the dark piano jazz style, the album incorporates several elements of samba and Brazilian music, which Gardot considers major influences. Regarding the slightly quiet and always smooth sound, she was quoted saying that, because of her health problems, not many instruments could be used. She added that it was a very logical process.[2] The album is mainly sung in English, except for the French-language track "Les étoiles" ("The Stars").

Critical reception

My One and Only Thrill received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 71, based on 10 reviews.[6]

AllMusic remarked that "These are slight, subtle progressions but what impresses is how thoroughly My One and Only Thrill lives up to the promise of her debut, offering another album that is as enchanting in its sound as it is in its substance", awarding the album with four out of five stars.[7] The Times gave the album four out of five stars and described it as "an exceptional album and anyone who thought the great age of the torch singer was long over should lend an ear".[8] Ian Patterson writing for All About Jazz added, "Gardot blurs the line between the beauty and pain of loving; hope and hopelessness are thinly disguised mirror images, and romance can be something as elusive as mist, but yet something powerful and all consuming. These songs are poems of beautiful and affecting simplicity, and they leave a taste that is wonderfully bitter sweet."

Michael Quinn of BBC commented, "My One and Only Thrill is the spellbinding follow up to Gardot's compelling debut, Worrisome Heart, and eloquently confirms her as a supreme songwriting talent possessed of a truly sublime voice."[9] Will Layman of PopMatters observed, "Melody Gardot is singer with a great sound -- intimate rather than overblown, tinged with smoke rather than hype, a retro-ish kind of now. My One and Only Thrill is a quiet, blue-tinged collection of ten original songs and one choice cover. It is a sophisticated, jazz-steeped pop record..."[10]

Commercial performance

My One and Only Thrill debuted at number 42 on the US Billboard 200 with 11,000 copies sold in its first week, earning Gardot her highest-peaking album on the chart (until The Absence reached number 33 in 2012), as well as her best sales week.[11] By April 2010, the album had sold 117,000 copies in the United States.[12] The album debuted at number 40 on the UK Albums Chart for the week ending March 28, 2009,[13] eventually peaking at number 12 in late May 2009. It was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on July 22, 2013, denoting shipments in excess of 100,000 copies.

The album was successful across continental Europe, where it reached number one in Sweden, as well as the top five in Belgium's Wallonia region, France, Germany, and Norway, the top 10 in Denmark, and the top 20 in Finland, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and Switzerland. As of April 2015, My One and Only Thrill had sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide.[14]

Personnel

Strings

Production

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009–10)Peak
position
Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)[16] 1
European Albums (Billboard)[17] 18
Greek International Albums (IFPI)[18] 5
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[19] 27
Swedish Jazz Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)Position
Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)[21] 7
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 76
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[23] 23
European Albums (Billboard)[24] 61
French Albums (SNEP)[25] 17
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[26] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 169
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[28] 12
Chart (2010)Position
Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)[29] 8
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[30] 94
European Albums (Billboard)[31] 37
French Albums (SNEP)[32] 52
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[33] 31
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[34] 19
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[35] 6

Notes and References

  1. Web site: My One and Only Thrill . . United Kingdom . January 30, 2016.
  2. Web site: Bernard . Zuel . Melody Gardot should not be playing music . . May 2, 2009 . May 28, 2009.
  3. Web site: New CDs (Published 2009) . . https://web.archive.org/web/20221126011845/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/arts/music/27choi.html . 2022-11-26 . live .
  4. Web site: My One and Only Thrill [Deluxe Edition] ]. Amazon . United States . August 19, 2011.
  5. Web site: Melody Gardot : releases : My One And Only Thrill (Deluxe Box Set) . August 19, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120330231648/http://musicformum.com.au/music/detail.aspx?pid=61522&aid=13375 . March 30, 2012.
  6. Web site: My One And Only Thrill by Melody Gardot Reviews and Tracks . . February 6, 2020.
  7. Allmusic review
  8. Web site: Bungey . John . Melody Gardot: My One and Only Thrill . . March 13, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616235224/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article5896488.ece . June 16, 2011 . May 19, 2010.
  9. Web site: Quinn . Michael . BBC - Music - Review of Melody Gardot - My One and Only Thrill . . 4 December 2020 . 2009.
  10. Web site: Layman . Will . Melody Gardot: Mosaic: My One and Only Thrill . . 4 December 2020 . en . 25 May 2009.
  11. The Billboard 200 . . 121 . 19 . May 16, 2009 . 50 . 0006-2510 . February 6, 2020 . Google Books.
  12. Pichevin . Aymeric . Waiting For Gardot . Billboard . 122 . 13 . April 3, 2010 . 31 . 0006-2510 . February 6, 2020 . Google Books.
  13. Web site: Official Albums Chart Top 100 . . March 22–28, 2009 . January 30, 2016.
  14. Web site: Ragogna . Mike . Reality Check: A Quick Chat With Boy George, Plus Melody Gardot, Dylan Jakobsen and Radio Room Exclusives . . April 14, 2015 . February 6, 2020.
  15. Web site: My One and Only Thrill - Melody Gardot Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 11 March 2017.
  16. ARIA Jazz & Blues Albums – Week Commencing 31st August 2009 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20091004130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20091005-0000/issue1018.pdf . dead . 2009-10-04 . . 1018 . 23 . August 31, 2009 . February 6, 2020 . National Library of Australia.
  17. European Top 20 Charts – Week Commencing 1st June 2009 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20090902235249/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20090805-0000/issue1005.pdf . dead . 2009-09-02 . Billboard . 28 . February 24, 2012 . National Library of Australia.
  18. Web site: Melody Gardot – My One and Only Thrill . greekcharts.com . February 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120830153854/http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Melody%2BGardot&titel=My%2BOne%2BAnd%2BOnly%2BThrill&cat=a . August 30, 2012.
  19. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/447702/products/810236/1/ . ja:マイ・オンリー・スリル メロディ・ガルドー . My One and Only Thrill Melody Gardot . Japanese . . January 30, 2016.
  20. Web site: Veckolista Jazz, vecka 29, 2009 . Swedish . . May 7, 2020.
  21. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Jazz & Blues Albums 2009 . . January 30, 2016.
  22. Web site: Rapports Annuels 2009 – Albums . French . Ultratop . February 24, 2012.
  23. Web site: Album 2009 Top-100 . Hitlisten.NU . Danish . February 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100926182233/http://hitlisterne.dk/yearlist.asp . September 26, 2010.
  24. Web site: Year End Charts – European Top 100 Albums . Billboard.biz . 2009 . February 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003174206/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2009/european-100-albums . October 3, 2012.
  25. Web site: Classement Albums – année 2009 . French . . February 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921185658/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2009&type=2 . September 21, 2013.
  26. Web site: Årslista Album – År 2009 . Swedish . . January 30, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304200054/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=83&dfom=20090001 . March 4, 2016.
  27. Web site: UK Year-End Charts 2009 . . 7 . January 30, 2016.
  28. Jazz Albums – Year-End 2009 . Billboard . February 6, 2020.
  29. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Jazz & Blues Albums 2010 . Australian Recording Industry Association . January 30, 2016.
  30. Web site: Album 2010 Top-100 . Hitlisten.NU . Danish . February 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719125236/http://hitlisterne.dk/yearlist.asp . July 19, 2011.
  31. Web site: Year End Charts – European Top 100 Albums . Billboard.biz . 2010 . February 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003062606/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2010/european-100-albums . October 3, 2012.
  32. Web site: Classement Albums – année 2010 . French . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . February 24, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131005184435/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=2010&type=2 . October 5, 2013.
  33. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2010 . German . Offizielle Deutsche Charts . January 30, 2016.
  34. Web site: Årslista Album – År 2010 . Swedish . Sverigetopplistan . January 30, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160129211806/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/netdata/ghl002.mbr/lista?liid=83&dfom=20100001 . January 29, 2016.
  35. Jazz Albums – Year-End 2010 . Billboard . January 30, 2016.
  36. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Jazz & Blues Albums 2011 . Australian Recording Industry Association . January 30, 2016.
  37. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Jazz & Blues Albums 2012 . Australian Recording Industry Association . January 30, 2016.
  38. Web site: ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Jazz & Blues Albums 2015 . Australian Recording Industry Association . January 30, 2016.

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