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\u201cI wrote \u2018Call Me\u2019 about the horrible time when you are willing the phone to ring, begging for the name to pop up, and it doesn\u2019t,\u201d\u00a0says Imelda of the song<\/strong>. \u201cI\u2019ve always though it could work as a duet, and I think Jack totally nails his vocal. There\u2019s so much longing in his voice, and there\u2019s a truth to it too.\u201d<\/p>\n Jack Savoretti says<\/strong>, \u201cRecording this duet with Imelda and Cam was one of the best experiences I have ever had in a recording studio. The song is amazing and I am proud to be part of this.\u201d<\/p>\n Produced by the legendary\u00a0T Bone Burnett<\/strong>\u00a0in Nashville, \u2018Life. Love. Flesh. Blood\u2019 entered the UK Charts at No.5 and received the best reviews of Imelda\u2019s illustrious career (\u201cMay has made the album of her life\u201d Daily Telegraph). The album contains the BBC Radio 2 Playlisted singles\u00a0\u2018Black Tears\u2019, \u2018Should\u2019ve Been You\u2019, \u2018Leave Me Lonely\u2019<\/strong>, plus the original single version of\u00a0\u2018Call Me\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n The winner of the\u00a0Best Female Singer<\/strong>\u00a0award at September\u2019s Boisdale Music Awards, Imelda will be honoured with the\u00a0Irish Post Artist of The Year Award 2017\u00a0<\/strong>at a ceremony on Thursday evening at The Grosvenor Hotel. She was also recently nominated for International Artist of the Year at the UK Americana Awards 2018<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In August, Imelda performed the Irish National Anthem in front of a huge global audience of over 50 million people ahead of the historic boxing match between\u00a0Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor<\/strong>, a fellow Dubliner, in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n Imelda has promoted \u2018Life. Love. Flesh. Blood\u2019 with performances on BBC1\u2019s\u00a0The One Show<\/strong>,\u00a0The Graham Norton Show<\/strong>\u00a0and ITV\u2019s\u00a0Tonight At The London Palladium<\/strong>. She also appeared on Chris Evans BBC Radio 2 show, where she performed a brilliant cover of U2\u2019s \u2018I Still Haven\u2019t Found What I Was Looking For\u2019. She also joined The Guardian for a webchat and wrote about her favourite female icons of soul music for Marie Claire magazine<\/p>\n Imelda\u2019s current UK tour is her second headline tour of 2017, her first tour in May culminated in three sold-out shows at Dublin\u2019s Bord Gais Energy Theatre. This followed a triumphant sold-out gig at London Palladium (\u201cMay\u2019s wild side was worth the wait, though her mature reinvention was the evening\u2019s real triumph\u201d said Evening Standard in their 4* review). She then headed to the US where she performed a series of prestigious headline shows \u2013 including New York\u2019s Webster Hall \u2013 following several support dates with\u00a0Elvis Costello<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Imelda May<\/strong>\u00a0has become one of Ireland\u2019s most celebrated female artists. Discovered by Jools Holland, who asked Imelda to support him on tour, Imelda has gone on to perform alongside legendary artists including Lou Reed, Bono and Smokey Robinson and can count high profile artists including\u00a0Bob Dylan<\/strong>(who recently revealed he is a fan of Imelda in a rare interview with Bill Flanagan) and\u00a0Bono<\/strong>\u00a0amongst her fans.<\/p>\n IMELDA MAY UK TOUR NOVEMBER 2017 \u2013 REMAINING DATES<\/strong> You can find Imelda May online on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, Instagram<\/a>, YouTube<\/a>, and Spotify<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With her current UK tour culminating this Wednesday at the Royal Albert Hall – the first time she has ever headlined the iconic venue – Irish superstar Imelda May has announced details of her new single \u2018Call Me\u2019, which sees her team up with acclaimed singer-songwriter Jack Savoretti. Produced by Cam Blackwood at ICP Studios in Brussels, \u2018Call Me\u2019 is a brand new recording of a track taken from Imelda\u2019s breakthrough album \u2018Life. Love. Flesh. Blood\u2019, which is one of the Top 5 best-selling British Female Albums of 2017.<\/p>\n
\nMon 20th November\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Leicester De Montfort Hall<\/a>
\nWeds 22nd November \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0Royal Albert Hall<\/a><\/p>\n