Love Songs is an album by the mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and the pianist Brad Mehldau.
[2] The double album is in two parts: a seven-song cycle written by Mehldau;[3] and songs by Jacques Brel, Michel Legrand, Joni Mitchell, Lennon and McCartney and others, sung in various languages.
[7] The BBC reviewer commented that "Von Otter's performances emphasise vocal purity over the content of the verses, giving them a chilly beauty".
[2] The AllMusic reviewer's opinion was that von Otter's "tone is full and pure, and her investment in the songs is absolute.
Mehldau's exceptionally sensitive and inventive accompaniments contribute immeasurably to the success of the album.