Rosemary Standley - A Queen of Hearts (2016) [Hi-Res]

French-American singer Rosemary Standley is the vocalist in the Parisian alt-folk band Moriarty, whose recent fourth release Epitaph was acclaimed in the Guardian as “classy, eclectic Americana”. She also sings in Birds On A Wire, a duo with the Brazilian musician Dom La Nena. This new album however presents a different side of Rosemary.

A Queen of Hearts pays tribute to the glamour and to the melancholy elegance of the likes of Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe and Billie Holiday. Underpinned by pianist Sylvain Griotto’s agile accompaniment, Rosemary Standley’s exquisite voice adorns a top quality songbook which skips from classical music to jazz and French chanson, taking in songs by Lennon & McCartney, Kurt Weill, Gershwin, Bashung and Nina Simone.

Rosemary Standley, vocals, percussion
Sylvain Griotto, piano

Tracklist:
01. Rosemary Standley - Come On A' My House (2:44)
02. Rosemary Standley - I'd Rather Go Blind (2:34)
03. Rosemary Standley - El negro Zumbón (2:14)
04. Rosemary Standley - The Man I Love (2:46)
05. Rosemary Standley - Ain't Got No, I Got Life (3:25)
06. Rosemary Standley - La Nuit, je mens (2:29)
07. Rosemary Standley - Because (3:03)
08. Rosemary Standley - Les Chemins de l'amour (1:16)
09. Rosemary Standley - Put The Blame On Mame (1:43)
10. Rosemary Standley - Je ne t'aime pas (3:23)
11. Rosemary Standley - Pirate Jenny (3:26)
12. Rosemary Standley - Porque te vas (2:48)
13. Rosemary Standley - Wild Is The Wind (3:46)
14. Rosemary Standley - When I Ride (2:51)
15. Rosemary Standley - La Reine de cœur (1:45)
16. Rosemary Standley - Johnny Guitar (3:01)
17. Rosemary Standley - Lover Come Back To Me (2:40)
18. Rosemary Standley - Red Hot Mama (2:13)
19. Rosemary Standley - India Song (2:57)
20. Rosemary Standley - When I am laid (3:51)
21. Rosemary Standley - Sag mir wo die Blumen sind (4:36)