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Topic: More reviews of "Got You On My Mind’
Posted By: willgalison
Subject: More reviews of "Got You On My Mind’
Date Posted: May 26 2005 at 9:26am
Here are quotes from various reviews of "Got You On My Mind".
I hope you find them enlightening. I'd love to hear some
reviews from Madeleine's fans. I'm sure Madeleine would too.

Thanks,


William Galison


"Got You On My Mind" offers a Madeleine Peyroux in a much
more pure, unadulterated setting than she's been heard in
before. Together with superb multi-instrumentalist William
Gallison, Peyroux swings hard, and steps beyond the Billie
Holiday shadow that can so overwhelm her music."

Jason Koransky- Editor in Chief- Downbeat



“Peyroux is already back, this time teamed up with an
extraordinary hyphenate: singer-songwriter-producer-
percussionist-harmonica player William Galison, on the
multishaded Got You On my Mind (Waking Up). OK, so Got
You on My Mind was recorded a full year before Love, but still:
Peyroux and Galison are a match made in musical heaven,
especially when they intertwine voices on the languorously
sexy, co-written “Playin’” and a hymnlike “Heaven help Us All”.

-Christopher Louden- JazzTimes


“Galison and Peyroux are perfect musical accomplices,
Galison’s exquisite harmonica work and guitar accompaniment
perfectly complementing the elegant voice of Madeleine
Peyroux. [Madeleine’s] work on this CD … is among the
most natural performances and quite possibly the best
recorded example of her vocal talents.”


-Marshall Bowden- Jazzitude.com


“Two of Peyroux’s vocals, “J’ai Deux Amours” and “Heaven
to Me” also appear on Careless Love, with different
arrangements and without Galison, of course.
What this
earlier recording offers, in addition to the smoky voice and
driving rhythm guitar of Peyroux, is the unique and often
breath-taking harmonica and swinging guitar solos of
Galison…. And while “Heaven to Me” was one of my favorites
of Peyroux’s set in Minneapolis last fall, the wonderful
addition of the harmonica here makes heaven seem a little
closer.”


Andrea Canter- Jazzpolice.com


“On Got You on My Mind, Peyroux utilizes her gorgeous voice
to reinterpret several classics that were produced and arranged
by William Galison. … In short, Got You On My Mind is a
romantic collaboration between two immensely-talented artists
who will hopefully join forces again in the future. “


-Musicbox.com



“No matter what Peyroux does from this point on, she'll be
hard-pressed to come up with anything more engaging or
charming than her effort with Galison, Got You on My Mind.

This hip, yet retro-sounding 11-song CD is an eclectic
collection of songs made famous by everyone from Josephine
Baker to the Beatles to Stevie Wonder -- as well as three
originals co-penned by Galison and Peyroux. ……While
Peyroux is a known commodity, it is Galison who is the
revelation, playing no less than seven instruments throughout
the record and proving himself to be a more-than-capable
singer in his own right.”

Nicole Pensiero- Popmatters.com


“The trippy, cinematic journey that is William Galison and
Madeleine Peyroux's new album, Got You On My Mind, opens
with the bright, swinging glee of “Back In Your Own Backyard.”
It sways through the happily plaintive “J'ai Deux Amours,”
swaggers through a Charlie Chaplin-in-Technicolor ”Rag For
Madi,” and continues on this diversely scenic escapade for
eleven deeply touching tracks.”

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Replies:
Posted By: willgalison
Date Posted: May 30 2005 at 10:17pm
Dear Rich,

Three weeks ago I requested that you post the URL's to these
reviews on the madeleinepeyroux.org website. You answered
that you were very busy and that you would post them as soon
as possible.

Somehow during this same period you have had the time to
post new reviews of "Careless Love", reviews of Madeleine's
shows and other information and updates, but you have still not
posted the reviews of GYOMM.

You have often said that you are entirely neutral regarding "Got
You On My Mind". Can you please explain why updating
information about GYOMM is your lowest priority on this
website?

Thanks very much,

William Galison


Posted By: MStadler
Date Posted: June 09 2005 at 6:49am

I thoroughly enjoyed Got You On My Mind which I originally purchased as a Madeleine Peyroux fan. After listening I am now a William Galison fan as well!  A beautifully produced CD with a terriffic offering of songs!  If you haven't heard it yet do yourself a favor and do so soon!  Bravo William and Madeleine!!   ~Mark Stadler



Posted By: willgalison
Date Posted: June 13 2005 at 7:29pm
It took a little while, but Rich Hansen has now posted the links
to the complete reviews of GYOMM which are excerpted above.
They can be found on www.madeleinepeyroux.org in the
discography section.

Thanks Rich. I really appreciate it.

William


Posted By: willgalison
Date Posted: June 23 2005 at 10:55am
Here's a nice quote from PlayNetwork, who supply the in-house
music for Starbucks and many other retail stores around the
world. Starbucks is playing SIX songs from "Got You On My
Mind" in all of the Starbucks stores worldwide. I was told that it
was extremely rare to have six songs from one CD played in-
store, and that only Sinatra, Ray Charles and a few others
share that distiction.

Unfortunately, GYOMM is not sold at Starbucks, but the good
news is that it helps sell "Careless Love" (from which only four
songs are played.)


"Hi William! My name is Jeff Heiman and I am the Sr. Director of
Licensing & Label Relations for PlayNetwork, Inc. We work with
Starbucks on the music they use on their overhead program for
their stores around the world. They have fallen in love with your
CD with Madeleine Peyroux...I think that your CD will get a lot
of interest. It's so lovely.

I wanted to officially let you know that the songs that will be
used in the Starbucks stores are:

J'ai Deux Amours (GYOMM version)
Flambee Montalbanese
Got You On My Mind
Jealous Guy
The Way You Look Tonight
Playin'

Congratulations on producing such a beautiful record. "

Jeff Heiman, Sr. Director of Licensing, Playnetwork
Licensing & Label Relations for PlayNetwork, Inc.


Posted By: willgalison
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 2:16pm
Review from Nightflying.com by Doug Treadway

GOT YOU ON MY MIND
William Galison & Madeleine Peyroux
Waking Up
   
This is one of the better albums to cross my desk in a while.
There are originals and covers, all done in high style.
Madeleine Peyroux sings most of the songs, showing both
great flexibility and talent. She sounds a lot like Billie Holiday
on a couple of cuts, with a wise but world-weary take on the
vicissitudes of life and love. She also plays a mean guitar.
Galison also sings and plays guitar and harmonica; his re-
telling of the fable of the frog and the scorpion is a hoot and
includes Carly Simon as the voice of the scorpion. There is a
French chanson that sounds as if it belongs on an album of Old
West ballads and a couple of nice instrumentals. Recorded in
New York, this is one of those rare collections that covers a lot
of ground without a single stumble. If you like variety in your
music, I think you’ll find a lot to like about this effort.



Posted By: ramesse
Date Posted: July 15 2005 at 5:07pm
Hello! Thanks to a newsy e mail mail from a nifty record shop in
Shawnee, Kansas I was made aware of GOT YOU ON MY MIND.
What an absolute breath of fresh air! Madeleine came to Portland, OR
twice last year. My friends & I enjoyed her immensely! Imagine how
tickled we would have been had William Galison been able to appear with
her! This is one marvelous record.
As I 1st time visitor to this forum I must say I'm disappointed in the
rather mean spirited comments from members of the staff at Rounder
Records. To you folks I say, GOT YOU ON MY MIND is one terrific
recording! You do a diservice to your artist with those negative remarks.
The month of August finds lots of birthdays for me to celebrate. My lucky
friends will each get a copy of this most enjoyable set!
Madeleine & William, Bravo, you!!

-------------
curly bob "amos"


Posted By: Ando
Date Posted: August 12 2005 at 7:10am
The version of "Flambee Montalbanaise" is superb.  Has Mr. Galison heard the sung version of this tune on the "Paris Musette" recordings from La Lichere? 

Best,
Ando
Baton Rouge



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