Carla Bruni "No Promises" (January 22, 2008)
May 13, 2007 15:03:25 GMT -5
Post by busyboy on May 13, 2007 15:03:25 GMT -5
Yes, she the Italian-born, French-raised supermodel.
Yes, she has been romantically linked to Mike Jagger, Kevin Costner and Donald Trump.
And yes, she became a singer a few years ago, following in the footsteps of Naomi Campbell and Milla Jovovich.
Her 2002 debut album was an acoustic and folkish affair, influenced by French chansonniers (peep the video for the title track "Quelqu'un M'a Dit"), which went on to sell 2 million copies. In January this year she released her sophomore album "No Promises", which adds country influences to the mix (clip of lead single "Those Dancing Days Are Gone"), and which debuts at #65 in the UK this week.
Album review:
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Carla Bruni: "No Promises"
Models turned artists normally spells disaster, just ask Nick Kamen. But when this Italian super model ditched the catwalk for French campfire folk, critics actually took her seriously, and that's because she has genuine talent.
Carla's second opus cements her class and also switches languages to English, although there's still a Gallic twang in her voice, something that only adds to her charm. It's a collection inspired by the work of great Anglo- American poets (W.B. Yeats, Christina Rossetti, W.H. Auden and Emily Dickinson), a brave concept but one that she pulls off with surprising aplomb.
The effortlessly chilled Those Dancing Days Are Gone sets the jaunty tone, one that's almost reminiscent of Jack Johnson and his practically horizontal acoustic ditties. Then there's her half spoken, half sung take on Emily Dickinson's poem - I Felt My Life With Both Hands. Her vocal style recalls Marianne Faithful, unsurprising considering she was her coach on the project, but Carla is able to stay in tune as well.
This coupled with her ethereal beauty and obvious passion for words can only endear her to the hearts of millions.
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I really enjoy her music, and was surprised by that, even though I couldn't listen to it on a daily basis.
Yes, she has been romantically linked to Mike Jagger, Kevin Costner and Donald Trump.
And yes, she became a singer a few years ago, following in the footsteps of Naomi Campbell and Milla Jovovich.
Her 2002 debut album was an acoustic and folkish affair, influenced by French chansonniers (peep the video for the title track "Quelqu'un M'a Dit"), which went on to sell 2 million copies. In January this year she released her sophomore album "No Promises", which adds country influences to the mix (clip of lead single "Those Dancing Days Are Gone"), and which debuts at #65 in the UK this week.
Album review:
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Carla Bruni: "No Promises"
Models turned artists normally spells disaster, just ask Nick Kamen. But when this Italian super model ditched the catwalk for French campfire folk, critics actually took her seriously, and that's because she has genuine talent.
Carla's second opus cements her class and also switches languages to English, although there's still a Gallic twang in her voice, something that only adds to her charm. It's a collection inspired by the work of great Anglo- American poets (W.B. Yeats, Christina Rossetti, W.H. Auden and Emily Dickinson), a brave concept but one that she pulls off with surprising aplomb.
The effortlessly chilled Those Dancing Days Are Gone sets the jaunty tone, one that's almost reminiscent of Jack Johnson and his practically horizontal acoustic ditties. Then there's her half spoken, half sung take on Emily Dickinson's poem - I Felt My Life With Both Hands. Her vocal style recalls Marianne Faithful, unsurprising considering she was her coach on the project, but Carla is able to stay in tune as well.
This coupled with her ethereal beauty and obvious passion for words can only endear her to the hearts of millions.
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I really enjoy her music, and was surprised by that, even though I couldn't listen to it on a daily basis.
