Length 57:51 The Absence(2012) Currency of Man(2015) Release date 29 May 2012 | ||
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Released May 29, 2012 (2012-05-29) Nominations Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical Similar Melody Gardot albums, Jazz albums | ||
Melody gardot mira
The Absence is the third studio album by American jazz singer-songwriter Melody Gardot, released on May 29, 2012 by Verve Records and produced by Heitor Pereira. The same year, Gardot participated in an advertisement campaign for Piaget for which she recorded the song "La Vie En Rose". This song appeared in a French re-release of "The Absence" which also included a music video and the making of the same track.
Contents
Commercial reception
A four-song EP, The Absence EP, was first released as an iTunes exclusive on May 15, 2012, serving as a preview for the album. The EP debuted on the Top Jazz Albums at No. 8.
The album itself was released two weeks later on May 29, 2012. It debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums, and No. 33 on Billboard 200, selling 10,000 copies for the opening week. The album has sold 51,000 copies in the US as of May 2015. The album was certified Platinum in France on November 14, 2012, signifying 100,000 copies sold.
Track listing
All tracks written by Melody Gardot, except where noted.
Songs
1Mira4:14
2Amalia3:01
3So Long3:47