Jamie Cullum - Interlude

Interlude
Studio album by Jamie Cullum
Released 6 October 2014 (2014-10-06)
Genre Jazz, Jazz-pop, Big Band
Length 43:39
Label Island Records
Producer Benedic Lamdin for Nostalgia 77
Jamie Cullum chronology
Momentum
(2013)		 Interlude
(2014)
Singles from Interlude
  1. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"
    Released: 31 August 2014
  2. "Good Morning Heartache"
    Released: 2014
  3. "Don't You Know"
    Released: 2015

Interlude is the seventh studio album by Jamie Cullum. It was released on 6 October 2014 in the UK and 27 January 2015 in the USA through Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited.[1] The album was produced, engineered and mixed by Benedic Lamdin for Nostalgia 77.

The album is composed entirely of cover versions of other artists work including songs written by Ray Charles, Randy Newman, Sufjan Stevens and Dizzy Gillespie. Featured performers on the album include Gregory Porter (Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood) & Laura Mvula (Good Morning Heartache).[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Telegraph[4]
New York TimesPositive[5]
Rolling StonePositive[6]

The album has received generally favorable reviews from critics. The Daily Telegraph included the album on its list of The 33 best jazz albums of 2014[4] where music critic Helen Brown rated the album four-out-of-five stars and claims: "This record finally captures the warmth, passion and spontaneity of Cullum's live gigs." In his review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gives the album four-out-of-five stars and notes "Cullum seems reinvigorated. He's enjoying tearing into these old tunes and that excitement isn't merely palpable, it's contagious."

Track listing

Standard edition[7]
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Interlude"  Dizzy Gillespie / Raymond Leven / Frank Paparelli 3:27
2. "Don't You Know"  Ray Charles 2:56
3. "The Seer's Tower"  Sufjan Stevens 3:55
4. "Walkin'"  Richard Carpenter 2:42
5. "Good Morning Heartache" (feat. Laura Mvula)Ervin Drake / Dan Fisher / Irene Higginbotham 3:32
6. "Sack O'Woe"  Cannonball Adderley / Jon Hendricks 3:45
7. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" (feat. Gregory Porter)Bennie Benjamin / Gloria Caldwell / Sol Marcus 2:58
8. "My One and Only Love"  Robert Mellin / Guy B. Wood 4:32
9. "Lovesick Blues"  Cliff Friend / Irving Mills 3:07
10. "Losing You"  Randy Newman 3:24
11. "Out of this World"  Harold Arlen / Johnny Mercer 5:51
12. "Make Someone Happy"  Betty Comden / Adolph Green / Jule Styne 3:30
Total length:
 43:39

The Deluxe edition of the album includes a DVD of his 17 song, live performance filmed at the 2014 Jazz à Vienne Festival[8]

Chart Performance

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 36
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[12] 42
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 31
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 13
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[15] 11
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16] 22
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 19
US Billboard 200[19] 154
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[20] 3

References

  1. ↑ "Interlude". United States: iTunes. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "INTERLUDE - THE NEW ALBUM ANNOUNCED". United Kingdom: Jamie Cullum. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "AllMusic.com review".
  4. 1 2 "The 33 best jazz albums of 2014". The Telegraph. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. ↑ Chinen, Nate. "Releases From Jamie Cullum and Charlie Wilson". New York Times. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Dimartino, Dave. "The Go-Betweens Boxed, Ezra Pounds & More. Hear new music from Jamie Cullum, the Punch Brothers and more this week". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Jamie Cullum Interlude". United States: All Music. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Interlude - Deluxe Album". United States: myplaydirect. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jamie Cullum – Interlude" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jamie Cullum – Interlude" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jamie Cullum – Interlude" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jamie Cullum – Interlude" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  13. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Jamie Cullum – Interlude". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  14. ↑ "Officialcharts.de – Jamie Cullum – Interlude". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  15. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Jamie Cullum – Interlude". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  16. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Jamie Cullum – Interlude". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  17. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Jamie Cullum – Interlude". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  18. ↑ "Jamie Cullum | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  19. ↑ "Jamie Cullum – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Jamie Cullum. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  20. ↑ "Jamie Cullum – Chart history" Billboard Top Jazz Albums for Jamie Cullum. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
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