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Title: Worrisome Heart

About: An effervescent 11-track collection of original songs co-produced by Melody Gardot and Grammy-Award winning producer Glenn Barratt, Worrisome Heart's superb narrative and inventive vocal-scat patterns, the pianist/guitarist tackles heartache full on by way of velvet tongue and alluring disposition.

Few females successfully master the art of capturing mood and emotion the way Gardot does. There is an expressive candor and yearning in her voice - an insatiable longing reminiscent of greats like Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Nina Simone. Her roots as a piano player in nightclubs of Philadelphia undoubtedly set the framework for developing her post-midnight sultry sound. Though a motor vehicle accident left the young singer disabled, hidden behind dark glasses and a tempting smile is an extraordinary young woman whose daily struggles feed her artistic pursuit:

"I believe in sharing your heart with people, no matter how hard it may be" says Gardot.

At the age of 19, Gardot was hit by a car while riding a bicycle. The injuries sustained mean Gardot now needs to wear dark glasses and carry a cane. Prompted by a tending physician who believed music would help her regain some of her former cognitive abilities, her first musical venture was in 2005, an EP titled, 'Some Lessons' recorded from her bedside.

"It was a most unusual start, but when you come from a place where things are tough it makes it that much easier to appreciate the times when life is easy." she says.

Gardot's story garnered attention as a fighter who has overcome adversity and risen above her limitations. City Paper Philadelphia honored her with a People's Choice award saying, "To our eyes, nobody's a more inspiring, more talented fighter than young singing-songwriter phenom Melody Gardot. She turned the pain of a life-changing car accident into surprisingly mature and utterly enthralling music."

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Label: (P) 2007 Melody Gardot Under exclusive licence to Universal Classics and Jazz, a division of Univers

Catalogue Number: 1749640

£7.90