Female Singasongwriter there are too Hauf, and since Carole King early 70s this genre became intensively tilled, there have been considerable talents, also with great hit potential, and especially since the late 90's these ladies were also getting younger. That this was not always an advantage became apparent after some promising debut albums but often at the succession works (see Norah Jones od. Alicia Keys). The latest addition in this squad is now Sara Bareilles which is launched with a very promising album. The big difference to their competitors inside is now but the fact that it manages debut not only completely without album filler, but that these songs are also full of gorgeous melodies and hooks. Really impressive, especially the ease and lightheartedness is with these songs to be transported, and to act without depending shallow or superficial. All the more remarkable because this fact is supposedly almost a year has been tinkering with the arrangements of the songs in the studio. One must here already very far in the history of music go back to find a similarly consistent and high quality as Debut ('Tapestry', or 'Cold Spring Harbor' z.Bsp.). 'Love Song' is the potential hit, which fits perfectly into the mainstream radio format for the well located stations á la FM4 should not be too good, but the great thing about this album is that there are plenty of other songs that hit potential have without exceeding per fine but delicate border between. sophisticated songwriting and commerce. A CD definitely, you always like to listen to, because it was also produces timeless and despite the Herumtüftelei in the arrangements not seemed fake and Bareilles main instrument, the piano always in the foreground. It is not Fiona Apple or Tori Amos (based on the artistic quality), but you knows how to serve up perfect light fare to which one gladly keeps going. One can only hope that Mrs. Bareilles not soon run out of steam at its successor works, because we'd love to hear more albums in this quality.