Matt's Mood

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Matt's Mood
North American cover
Studio album by
Matt Bianco
Released8 June 2004
GenrePop, jazz, soul
Length44:10
LabelEmArcy, Universal
ProducerDanny White, Mark Reilly, Basia Trzetrzelewska
Matt Bianco chronology
Echoes
(2002) 		Matt's Mood
(2004) 		Hifi Bossanova
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
BillboardFavourable[2]
Codzienna Gazeta Muzyczna[3]
Gazeta WyborczaFavourable[4]

Matt's Mood is the tenth studio album by the British band Matt Bianco, released in 2004 by Universal and distributed by the EmArcy label.

Overview

The album was a reunion of the original Matt Bianco line-up, with keyboardist Danny White and vocalist Basia Trzetrzelewska rejoning lead vocalist Mark Reilly, the only one constant member since 1983. Matt's Mood marked 20 years since the release of their first album together, 1984's Whose Side Are You On?. In North America, the album was released in 2005 with a different cover and was marketed as Matt Bianco featuring Basia.[5]

"Ordinary Day" was released as the lead single, followed by "La Luna". The third and final single was "Ronnie's Samba", a collage of material by the late baritone saxophonist Ronnie Ross who also played on early Matt Bianco material. The group received permission from Ross' family to utilize some old recordings of Ross' sax playing and weave them into an entirely new composition.

Basia and Danny left the band again shortly after the end of the promotional world tour to revitalise Basia's solo career.

Critical reception

Matt's Mood received positive feedback from music critics. Billboard praised its "sophisticated, polished songs that pull from the worlds of pop, soul, jazz and world music (particularly Brazilian)", and for "seductive melodies and spirited grooves".[2] Polish magazine Gazeta Wyborcza complimented on the album's "beautiful melodies and slick lyrics".[4]

Track listing

All tracks written by Danny White, Mark Reilly and Basia Trzetrzelewska.

  1. "Ordinary Day" – 4:38
  2. "I Never Meant to" – 4:52
  3. "Wrong Side of the Street" – 4:04
  4. "La Luna" – 4:04
  5. "Say the Words" – 3:42
  6. "Golden Days" – 4:21
  7. "Ronnie's Samba" – 4:11
  8. "Kaleidoscope" – 4:25
  9. "Slip & Sliding" – 4:20
  10. "Matt's Mood III" – 5:33

Charts

Chart (2004–05) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[6] 91
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 83
Italian Albums (FIMI)[8] 68
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[9] 10
UK Jazz & Blues Albums (OCC)[10] 28
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[11] 8

References

  1. ^ "Matt's Mood - Matt Bianco". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b Michael Paoletta (12 March 2005). "Albums – Jazz". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. p. 38. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  3. ^ Mariusz Owczarek (18 May 2004). "RECENZJE - MATT BIANCO - Matt's Mood" (in Polish). cgm.pl. Archived from the original on 23 June 2006. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  4. ^ a b Piotr Iwicki (18 May 2004). "Matt Bianco "Matt's Mood"" (in Polish). wyborcza.pl. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Basia Trzetrzelewska - Interview 1( Boston)". YouTube. 24 July 2010. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Matt Bianco – Matt's Mood" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  7. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Matt Bianco – Matt's Mood" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  8. ^ "Matt Bianco - Matt's Mood". italiancharts.com. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  9. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart | sales for the period 17.05.2004 - 23.05.2004". olis.onyx.pl. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Official Jazz & Blues Albums Chart Top 30". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  11. ^ "Matt Bianco | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 7 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2024.