Sentimental Me (album)

Sentimental Me
Studio album by Marti Pellow
Released	14 April 2008[1](UK)
Recorded	2007―2008
Studio	Royal Studios, Memphis Sphere Studios, London
Genre	Jazz
Length	65:15
Label	Rhino Records
Producer	Marti Pellow
Marti Pellow chronology
Moonlight Over Memphis (2006) Sentimental Me (2008) Devil and The Monkey (2010)
Singles from Sentimental Me
"Take a Letter Miss Jones" Released: 14 July 2008

Sentimental Me is the fourth studio album by Wet Wet Wet frontman Marti Pellow. Released on 14 April 2008, the album was preceded by the single "Take a Letter, Miss Jones".[2]

The album sees Marti explore new territory, taking on a number of classic jazz standards, together with multi-award winning jazz pianist Jim Watson. All instrumentation was arranged by Marti himself, with a stronger focus on the tempo, enabling a move away from the big band feel usually associated with some of these tracks.[3] The album includes one original composition, "Chicago Rose", written with frequent collaborators Chris Difford and James Hallawell.

Singles

The album's only single was "Take a Letter Miss Jones", which was released on 14 July 2008.

Chart performance

Sentimental Me was not a commercial success. The album debuted and peaked at number 87 on the Scottish Albums Chart on 26 April 2008.[4] The album debuted at number 4 on the UK's Jazz & Blues Albums Chart, appearing on that chart for five consecutive weeks.

Tour

The album was promoted with the Songs for Lovers tour, a 14-date run which took place throughout April 2008.[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"In A Sentimental Mood"	Duke Ellington Irving Mills Manny Kurtz	5:15
2.	"A Child is Born"	Thad Jones	5:08
3.	"You Don't Know What Love Is"	Don Raye Gene De Paul	5:20
4.	"Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)"	Anthony Newley Leslie Bricusse	3:15
5.	"I've Got You Under My Skin"	Cole Porter	6:42
6.	"When The World Was Young"	Johnny Mercer	4:54
7.	"Tell Me All About It"	Michael Franks	5:32
8.	"You Must Believe In Spring"	Alan Bergman Jacques Demy Marilyn Bergman Michel Legrand	5:34
9.	"Summerwind"	Hans Bradtke Heinz Mayer Johnny Mercer	5:15
10.	"Chicago Rose"	Marti Pellow Chris Difford James Hallawell	5:10
11.	"I'm Glad There Was You"	Jimmy Dorsey Paul Mertz	5:07
12.	"Take A Letter Miss Jones"	Larry Shay Lou Holzer	3:21
13.	"Lonely Girl"	Jay Livingston Neal Hefti Ray Evans
14.	"Where or When"		4:29

Weekly charts

2008 weekly chart performance for Sentimental Me

Chart (2008)	Peak position
UK Jazz & Blues Albums Chart	4
Scottish Albums Chart[6]	87

References

1. "Sentimental Me - Marti Pellow". Allmusic. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
2. https://www.discogs.com/release/5735143-Marti-Pellow-Take-A-Letter-Miss-Jones
3. https://www.martipellowofficial.co.uk/album-sentimental-me
4. "Marti Pellow - Sentimental Me". Official Charts. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
5. https://www.martipellowofficial.co.uk/album-sentimental-me#&gid=1&pid=3
6. "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 20/4/2008 20 April 2008 - 26 April 2008". Official Charts. 20 April 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2024.