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KATIE MELUA www.katiemelua.com Piece By Piece The story of Katie Melua has been an incredible one so far. Her debut album 'Call Off The Search' sold millions across the world and saw her tour the globe. Now Katie Melua returns with her eagerly anticipated second album 'Piece By Piece'. Katie has written more songs on this album, and developed as both a singer and writer. A wealth of live touring, both in small clubs and headlining to up to 10,000 people has seen her mature and become even more self-assured. The album includes the haunting and beautiful 'Nine Million Bicycles', 'Spider's Web', 'Shy Boy', 'Blues In The Night', 'On The Road Again' plus a cover of The Cure's 'Just Like Heaven', which was recorded for a new DreamWorks film starring Reese Witherspoon. "Although people talk about the difficult second album, we have enjoyed the pressure and the pleasure of trying to get this album right for ourselves initially, rather than worrying about what the audience will think", says Katie. "I'm very proud of this album." Katie chose to continue recording with the line up of veteran musicians who played on her first album, namely Henry Spinetti (drums), Chris Spedding and Jim Cregan (guitars), Tim Harries (bass) and Mike Batt (piano). The album was recorded in a series of two or three day sessions interspersed between the last six months of her touring schedule. With 'Piece By Piece', Katie has surpassed what were massive expectations, and this album will firmly cement Katie Melua as a true global music superstar! ::::On The Road Again Katie Melua took the world by storm in 2004. The 20-year-old songstress was the UK's #1 selling female artist, with platinum sales of her debut album 'Call Off The Search' recorded across the globe. Now fans can watch Katie's extraordinary career unfold with 'Katie Melua - On The Road Again'. The DVD features Katie's entire concert at Fairfield Halls, Croydon on her first UK tour, plus Katie in concert for Nelson Mandela's 46664 Charity, in South Africa in March 2005 where she performed 'Too Much Love Will Kill You', with her childhood heroes Queen. Also included is multi-Camcorder footage from Katie's concert at Royal Albert Hall, London, capturing the 100 different positions throughout the venue. Previously released extras are also on the DVD including the making of the videos for 'Call Off The Search', 'The Closest Thing To Crazy', and 'Crawling Up A Hill' as well as early footage of Katie's career unfolding on 'Starting Out 2003'. This is a must for Katie Melua fans! ::::::The Closest Thing To Crazy Due to unprecedented demand, Katie Melua's song The Closest Thing To Crazy' has now been released as an official single! The first track to be taken off her debut album, 'Call Off The Search', the track has been a massive hit with Australian audiences, who have gone more than a little 'crazy' for the jazzy-blues chanteuse. While she remains a superstar in the UK and one of the nations biggest selling artists for 2003 and 2004 so far (over one million copies sold), Australia is on the verge of exploding in full-blown Katie fever. A sublime torch song, with a melody that will stick in your head for days, 'The Closest Thing To Crazy' was the fifth most added song to Australian radio last week. The three-track package includes two non-album track B-sides: 'Downstairs To The Sun' and 'Thank You, Stars'. If you haven't heard 'The Closest Thing To Crazy' yet, do yourself a favour right now and check out what the fuss is about! CD Single The Closest Thing To Crazy Downstairs To The Sun Thank You, Stars Release Date: 21.06.04 Catalogue: 675179.2 :::::::Call Off The Search She's one of the hottest young stars in the UK, she's got talent to burn, and a voice and collection of songs that will melt even the toughest of hearts. The album 'Call Off The Search' features the exquisite (and now classic) single - 'Closest Thing To Crazy' - a divine torch-song backed with dreamy strings. With a maturity and worldliness that belie her tender years, the guitar and piano playing songstress has taken the world by storm with her endearing, modest personality, sultry looks, and accomplished debut of bluesy jazz-pop songs, inspired by the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday. Touted as a stronger version of Norah Jones, it is little wonder that the enchanting Katie Melua has been widely billed as THE artist to watch. In an extraordinary success story, Katie's album 'Call Off The Search' was one of the biggest selling albums in the UK, staying at #1 for several weeks, whilst the classic single "Closest Thing To Crazy" managed to remain in the UK Top 20 for three months. Be warned, no-one is immune from falling in love with Katie Melua... "Belfast-raised jazz-and-blues singer has a gorgeous, grown-up voice, like Norah Jones but with a slice of Ella Fitzgerald...Melua's mentor claimed that the teenager had the potential to become one of the greatest artists of her generation...he could be right," The Times, London "Everyone is going crackers about this new star," The Independent "If Norah Jones is the Britney Spears of dreamy contemplation, then Katie Melua is Christina Aguilera...Where Jones shimmers purity, Melua's debut is sauntering with jazz-age theatricality through love," Q Magazine "...stands on the brink of worldwide fame," Evening Standard "Katie Melua has quietly become one of the most successful songwriters of her generation," Attitude