The Never Ending Pool

Stefan,
Yeah, I do hear a 'croon' in those two songs on some live performances of the songs. His modern-day talkin'-sing style can just as easily be called a talkin' blues song or a Croon. It all depends on how you (personally) hear it at that moment. Again, not the substance of the lyric, but the delivery of it. The second ever "Highlands" comes across as a blend of "I'll Remember You" and "Make You Feel My Love" in the delivery and sound of his voice in some live performaces. Two songs you surely could identify croon-worthy. So why not Highlands I guess?

The earlier versions of "Till I Fell In Love With YOu" fit a similar mold. The vocals up and down, wailing, wanting, wondering...I imagine substituting the blues instrumentation with some jazzy sounds and bingo...we're going crooning.