The Absence (Melody Gardot album)

The Absence
Studio album by Melody Gardot
Released	May 29, 2012
Genre	Jazz, blues, bossa nova
Length	57:51
Label	Verve
Producer	Heitor Pereira
Melody Gardot chronology
My One and Only Thrill (2009) The Absence (2012) Currency of Man (2015)
Singles from The Absence
"Mira" Released: April 5, 2012[1] "Amalia" Released: April 6, 2012[2]

The Absence is the third studio album by American jazz singer-songwriter Melody Gardot, released on May 29, 2012 by Verve Records and produced by Heitor Pereira. The same year, Gardot participated in an advertisement campaign for Piaget for which she recorded the song "La Vie En Rose". This song appeared in a French re-release of "The Absence" which also included a music video and the making of the same track.

Commercial reception

A four-song EP, The Absence EP, was first released as an iTunes exclusive on May 15, 2012, serving as a preview for the album.^[3] The EP debuted on the Top Jazz Albums at No. 8.^[4]

The album itself was released two weeks later on May 29, 2012. It debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Jazz Albums,^[5] and No. 33 on Billboard 200,^[6] selling 10,000 copies for the opening week. The album has sold 51,000 copies in the US as of May 2015.^[7] The album was certified Platinum in France on November 14, 2012, signifying 100,000 copies sold.^[8]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Melody Gardot, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mira"	4:16
2.	"Amalia" (Phil Roy, Gardot, Heitor Pereira)	3:03
3.	"So Long"	3:50
4.	"So We Meet Again My Heartache"	4:32
5.	"Lisboa"	5:27
6.	"Impossible Love"	3:49
7.	"If I Tell You I Love You"	3:33
8.	"Goodbye" (Jesse Harris, Gardot)	3:38
9.	"Se Você Me Ama" (Gardot, Pereira)	4:56
10.	"My Heart Won't Have It Any Other Way"	2:34
11.	"Iemanja" (contains hidden track "Chegue Journeyman")	18:13
Total length:		57:51

iTunes bonus tracks[9]
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Iemanja"	4:03
12.	"La vie en rose"	5:17
13.	"Mira" (Hamilton & Yamandu Acoustic Version)	5:09
14.	"Iemanja" (Hamilton & Yamundu Acoustic Version)	2:23
15.	"The Absence – Track by Track Commentary"	24:57
Total length:		81:24

iTunes Japan & physical CD bonus tracks[10]
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Iemanja"	4:03
12.	"The Willow"	7:00
Total length:		50:20

German Repack Version[11]
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Iemanja"	4:03
12.	"La Vie En Rose"	5:19
13.	"La Vie En Rose(Music Video)/Enhanced CD"	3:07
14.	"La Vie En Rose (Making-of)/Enhanced CD"	4:45
Total length:		48:49

Deluxe edition bonus DVD[12]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mira" (Hamilton & Yamandu Acoustic Version)	5:09
2.	"Iemanja" (Hamilton & Yamundu Acoustic Version)	2:23
3.	"La vie en rose"	5:17
4.	"La vie en rose" (Making Of)	4:00
5.	"The Absence by Melody Gardot" (EPK Film)	21:00

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[13] 43 Austrian Albums Chart[14] 10 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[15] 8 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[16] 3 Canadian Albums Chart[17] 17 Croatian Albums Chart[18] 34 Danish Albums Chart[19] 14 Dutch Albums Chart[20] 16 Finnish Albums Chart[21] 18 French Albums Chart[22] 3 German Albums Chart[23] 9 Greek Albums Chart[24] 6 Irish Albums Chart[25] 22 Italian Albums Chart[26] 42 Japanese Albums Chart[27] 22 New Zealand Albums Chart[28] 38 Norwegian Albums Chart[29] 1 Polish Albums Chart[30] 13 Portuguese Albums Chart[31] 14 Scottish Albums Chart[32] 23 Spanish Albums Chart[33] 17 Swedish Albums Chart[34] 3 Swiss Albums Chart[35] 10 UK Albums Chart[36] 18 US Billboard 200[37] 33 US Jazz Albums[38] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2012) Position Australian Jazz & Blues Albums Chart[39] 8 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[40] 87 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[41] 53 French Albums Chart[42] 44 Swedish Albums Chart[43] 55 US Jazz Albums[44] 13 Certifications Region Certification Sales/shipments France (SNEP)[45] Platinum 100,000^* Poland (ZPAV)[46] Gold 10,000^* ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

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