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- Released: October 2004
- Cat. No: DRAMDVD0001
- Running time: 73 mins
- Extras: The making of Call Off The Search / The Closest Thing To Crazypromo film / Call Off The Search promo film / Crawling Up A Hill promo film /Katie Melua ‘Starting out 2003’.
Track listing:
- 1. Faraway Voice
2. I Put A Spell On You
3. The Closest Thing To Crazy
4. My Aphrodisiac Is You
5. I Think Its Going To Rain Today
6. Belfast ( Penguins and Cats )
7. Mockingbird Song
8. Crawling Up A Hill
9. Call Off The Search
10. Anniversary Song
Fancy spending over an hour in the company of a delightful and beautiful young lady ? Then tuck into this.
Diminutive MOR Jazz queen Katie Meluas 4 x platinum album Call Off The Search is now available as a special limited editiondouble pack. A DVD, that includes a full length intimate live concert, as wellas the original album on CD. Released to coincide with the final stage of herdebut UK tour, the package gives you her best-selling album, and DVDfeaturing interviews and promotional filming.
In effect, its a peek at the golden girl at work and on her travels, whichincludes a shoot in the States (for Crawling Up A Hill) and the CoronetCinema at the Elephant and Castle London for the three singles shes had greatsuccess with.
She revisits Moscows Red Square, a place she hasnt been to since she was twoyears old. This time its a very different experience as she plays live in theKremlin not that you get to see the gig. With the main concert footagefilmed at The Fairfield Halls Croyden earlier this year, the gorgeous Georgian-bornstar displays why shes become a mainstream sensation and sex icon. She alsodelights in her new found status and the opportunity to play live, alsoadmitting shes not a Jazz performer per se : there are undeniable influenceshere and there.
Her backing band, which we fleetingly meet, contains some very experiencedmusicians, including ex Womble and mentor, pianist Mike Batt who is nevertoo far away from his new found talent.
Melua doesnt do impressions to well her Bob Dylan take is quite tragic I suppose well forgive her because shes a little cutey. Basically, this DVDis nothing more than a visual companion to the album however, its good tohave the studio and live formats together. Most people wont have seen orheard her live this shows how good she really is.
Funnily enough, shes wearing the same stage gear that I saw her in at theRoyal Court Liverpool in February. Who says pop stars are extravagant beasts!
Elly Roberts passed away in 2011, but he was a man who was so passionate about all types of music and loved meeting his musical heroes, such as Mick Hucknall at a book signing at the Trafford Centre, Manchester in 2007.
A former teacher and also a music journalist, DJ and radio presenter on local community station Calon FM, plus appearances on BBC Radio Wales, BBC Radio Cymru and BBC Radio 2, Elly started doing reviews for DVDfever.co.uk in 2004 and he did the majority of the CD and concerts reviews on the website.
I know also that he loved getting away for the summer to Spain and I hope that wherever he is now he is enjoying the hot sunshine and, as one of his friends has said on his Facebook page, that he is interviewing his musical heroes.