| CORINNE BAILEY RAE RETURNS TO THE STAGE |
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| Written by Jamila Hayman and Curt Hayman |
| Wednesday, 25 November 2009 08:45 |
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Corinne Bailey Rae has performed her first full concert since the sudden death of her husband, saxophonist Jason Rae, from an accidental drug overdose in March 2008. Monday night's concert at the Tabernacle, West London, attended by about 500 people, saw her debut songs from her second album, "The Sea." According to Billboard, "much of the new material is a departure from the breezy pop soul of her self-titled debut record, which hit No. 1 in the United Kingdom in 2006 and peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 in 2007." Bailey Rae played just three tunes from her first album -- "Like a Star" and an encore of "Put Your Records On" and "Til It Happens to You" – while spending more time on the deeply personal songs from her new album. Highlights of the set included the emotional ballads "I'd Like to Call It Beauty" and "I'd Do It All Again" and the upbeat "Paris Nights and New York Mornings," likely to be the first full single release from the album. Bailey Rae played a brief set on Nov. 19 as a late addition to learning disability charity Mencap's Little Noise Sessions, held at London's Union Chapel, but the Tabernacle show was her full live comeback. The gig, which benefited the clean water charity Pump Aid, will be followed by some tour dates in the U.S. next month. In the meantime, "The Sea" will be released on Feb. 2, 2010.  To create link towards this article on your website, copy and paste the text below in your page. Preview : 
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