Diana Krall Need a little quiet time? A new album of low-key ballads byGrammy-winning singer and pianist Diana Krall might just be what you'reseeking.

Diana Krall takes a mellow turn on a collection ofearthy love songs titled Quiet Nights. The album combines romanticpop and jazz ballads with bossa nova classics by Brazilian composerAntonio Carlos Jobim. Critics note that Diana has never sounded morerelaxed, and compare her vocals to the late jazz divas Julie London andPeggy Lee. Not surprisingly, she credits Lee as one of her greatestmusical influences.  

If you think Diana Krall gives a sultryperformance of Rodgers and Hart's "Where Or When," shedelivers even softer tones on "Walk On By."

Diana revisits theHal David-Burt Bacharach songbook with "Walk On By." In 2001, sherecorded their hit song, "The Look Of Love", for her album of the samename.

She also returns to the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim, with breezy interpretations of "Quiet Nights" and "The Boy From Ipanema

DianaKrall gives us the female perspective of one of the world's most famousbossa nova tunes, "The Girl From Ipanema," renamed "The Boy FromIpanema."

Diana is doing fine at balancing career withmotherhood, but with her twin sons nearing the three-year-old mark,finding a quiet night of her own can be a challenge. Of course, whenthe going at home gets tough, there's always help from her husband,singer Elvis Costello, provided he's not on tour or working in thestudio.

In support of her new album Quiet Nights, Diana (andthe twins) recently embarked on a seven-month tour that will take heracross the U.S., Canada and Europe.