Glad Rag Doll
Studio album by
Diana Krall
ReleasedOctober 2, 2012 (2012-10-02)
Studio
GenreJazz
Length58:10
LabelVerve
ProducerT Bone Burnett
Diana Krall chronology
Quiet Nights
(2009) 		Glad Rag Doll
(2012) 		Wallflower
(2015)

Glad Rag Doll is the eleventh studio album by Canadian singer Diana Krall, released on October 2, 2012, by Verve Records. Produced by T Bone Burnett,[1] the album covers mainly jazz tunes from the 1920s and 1930s, mostly from Krall's father's collection of 78-rpm records.[2][3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
American Songwriter[5]
Bass Musician[6]
Christianity Today[7]
Daily Express5/5[8]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[9]
Tom HullA−[10]
Montreal Gazette[11]
The New Zealand Herald[12]
PopMatters8/10[13]

Glad Rag Doll received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 76, based on 12 reviews.[4]

Peter Goddard of the Toronto Star wrote, "Glad Rag Doll is choc-a-block with utterly unlistenable moments, murky production and heavy-handed playing, notably from drummer Jay Bellerose who approaches everything as if it were a march. This supposedly 'old time' heavy-on-the beat approach totally messes with Krall's singing. What Glad Rag Doll might have sounded like is given away by its four "bonus tracks," each produced by Krall accompanying herself on piano".[14]

Brendon Veevers of Renowned for Sound commented, "Upon first glance of the new record it would appear that Krall has taken a 'sex sells' approach to marketing as we are presented with a scantily clad songbird draped over red velvet in all but some rather revealing black lingerie, however, don't judge a CD by its sleeve as the contents within are anything but sex driven. Although a covers collection Glad Rag Doll reveals itself to be, over a running time of just shy of an hour, a record that could easily be one of Krall's best work to date".[15]

Christopher Loudon of JazzTimes noted, "Though her voice seems to have grown a shade more tenuous since 2009's Quiet Nights, she remains one of the most compelling balladeers around. Indeed, her slightly heightened fragility only adds to the tranquil beauty of 'Prairie Lullaby,' the redemptive ache of 'Let It Rain,' the hollowness of Doc Pomus' brilliantly atmospheric 'Lonely Avenue' (one of two tracks of more recent vintage) and the road-weariness of 'Wide River to Cross' (also newer). And Krall is masterful in her interpretations of the delicately contemplative title track (explored solely with Ribot, who is equally transfixing) and the melodramatic playlet 'Here Lies Love,' with its marvelous faux-dirge propulsion".[16]

Commercial performance

Glad Rag Doll debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, selling 46,000 copies in its first week.[17]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye"Harry M. Woods3:07
2."There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth the Salt of My Tears"Fred Fisher4:30
3."Just Like a Butterfly That's Caught in the Rain"
3:43
4."You Know – I Know Ev'rything's Made for Love"
3:48
5."Glad Rag Doll"
4:35
6."I'm a Little Mixed Up"
4:37
7."Prairie Lullaby"Billy Hill4:22
8."Here Lies Love"
5:09
9."I Used to Love You but It's All Over Now"
2:51
10."Let It Rain"
  • James Kendis
  • Hal Dyson
5:44
11."Lonely Avenue"Doc Pomus6:58
12."Wide River to Cross"
3:51
13."When the Curtain Comes Down"
4:55
Total length:58:10
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[18]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."As Long as I Love"
2:32
15."Glad Rag Doll" (alternate version)
  • Ager
  • Dougherty
  • Yellen
2:56
16."Garden in the Rain"
2:57
17."There Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth the Salt of My Tears" (alternate version)Fisher2:11
Total length:68:46
iTunes Store bonus track[19]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."All I Do Is Dream of You"
5:28
Total length:63:38

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Glad Rag Doll.[20]

Musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[63] Gold 40,000^
France (SNEP)[64] Gold 50,000*
Hungary (MAHASZ)[65] Gold 3,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[66] Gold 10,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. ^ Howard Coward is a pseudonym for Elvis Costello.[21]

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