Call Off the Search

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For the title song, see Call Off the Search (song).
Call Off the Search
Studio album by Katie Melua
Released 3 November 2003 (UK)
Genre Jazz/Blues
Length 41:14
Label Dramatico
Producer Mike Batt
Professional reviews
Katie Melua chronology

-		 Call Off the Search
(2003)		 Piece by Piece
(2005)
Alternate cover
Special Bonus Edition
Special Bonus Edition

Call Off the Search is the debut album by Georgian-born British jazz and blues singer Katie Melua, released in 2003 (see 2003 in music).

Contents

[edit] Recording and release

British songwriter, producer and arranger Mike Batt signed Melua to his Dramatico recording and management label after she performed at a showcase at the Brit School for the Performing Arts in early 2003. Batt was looking for a young artist capable of "performing jazz and blues in an interesting way". Melua went into the studio soon after with Batt as the producer. She recorded songs written by Batt, John Mayall, Delores J. Silver, herself, Randy Newman, and James Shelton. Melua wrote "Faraway Voice" about singer Eva Cassidy. "Belfast (Penguins and Cats)" refers to Melua's upbringing in Belfast, Northern Ireland: "Penguins" referring to Protestants and "Cats" to Catholics.

Call Off the Search was released in the UK on 3 November 2003. It became a hit, reaching number one on the UK album chart in January 2004 and the top twenty of the Australian album chart in June 2004. It spent 87 weeks in the ARIA Top 100, certified Platinum for shipments of 70,000+. First single "The Closest Thing to Crazy", written by Batt, reached the top five in Ireland, top ten in the UK, top twenty in Norway, and top fifty in Australia. The second single from the album was the title track, "Call off the Search", which gave Melua her second UK top twenty hit. The third single, a cover of Mayall's "Crawling up a Hill", was released on 18 July as the third single in the UK. In the UK the album sold 1.2 million copies within its first five months of release, making it four times platinum. It spent six weeks at the top of the chart.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Call off the Search" (Mike Batt) – 3:24
  2. "Crawling up a Hill" (John Mayall) – 3:25
  3. "The Closest Thing to Crazy" (Batt) – 4:12
  4. "My Aphrodisiac Is You" (Batt) – 3:34
  5. "Learnin' the Blues" (Delores J. Silver) – 3:23
  6. "Blame It on the Moon" (Batt) – 3:47
  7. "Belfast (Penguins and Cats)" (Katie Melua, Batt) – 3:21
  8. "I Think It's Going to Rain Today" (Randy Newman) – 2:30
  9. "Mockingbird Song" (Batt) – 3:06
  10. "Tiger in the Night" (Batt) – 3:07
  11. "Faraway Voice" (Melua, Batt) – 3:13
  12. "Lilac Wine" (James Shelton) – 6:42

The Japanese release has the extra track "Deep Purple".

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producer: Mike Batt
  • Engineer: Steve Sale
  • Arranger: Mike Batt
  • Photography: Simon Fowler
  • Cover photo: Michael Halsband

[edit] Charts

Chart (2003/2004) Peak
position		 Certification[1][2] Sales
Australia 13 Platinum 70,000
Denmark 1 Platinum 30,000
Ireland 2 x 2 Platinum 30,000
European Billboard (IFPI) x2 Platinum +2,000,000
France 41 10,000
Germany 8 x 2 Platinum 400,000
the Netherlands 5 Gold 35,000
Hong Kong 13 Gold 10,000
Italy 59 3,000
Japan 5 Gold 130,000
New Zealand 4 Platinum 15,000
Norway 2 x 2 Platinum 40,000
Poland 19 Gold 10,000
South Africa 2 x 2 Platinum 80,000
Switzerland 29 Gold 30,000
Sweden 22 Gold 20,000
United Kingdom 1 x 9 Platinum +2,900,000
U.S. Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz 3 36,000
U.S. Billboard 200 161 36,000
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers (U.S.) 7 36,000
End Of Year Chart (2004) Peak
position		 Weeks
on chart
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 35 17
Preceded by
Life for Rent by Dido
Feels like Home by Norah Jones		 UK number one album
January 31, 2004 – February 20, 2004
March 6, 2004 – March 26, 2004		 Succeeded by
Feels like Home by Norah Jones
Patience by George Michael
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