Voila (album)
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Voila[1] is a French cover album by Belinda Carlisle, released in February 2007. It is described as "an album of classic French chansons and pop standards",[2][3] much different from Carlisle's previous English pop records. Although all of the songs are sung in French, interestingly many of the musicians featured on the album are Irish.
Background
In an October 2006 press release describing the album, Carlisle said "After I moved to France, I became familiar with the classic French chansons and a lot of French pop music. I realized there was a whole world of artists and singers I was not familiar with. As I discovered all these amazing songs, I came to love this music and wanted to record some of them with a playful, contemporary feel."[2][3]
Describing how music can transcend any language barrier Carlisle stated, "You don't really have to know what's being sung to know that 'Avec Les Temps' [sic] is a devastating love song. When I heard that song the first time, it broke my heart."[2][3]
Upon the album's initial release, a limited edition version was available with a bonus second CD featuring four additional tracks sung in English.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ma jeunesse fout le camp" | Guy Bontempelli | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Bonnie et Clyde" | Serge Gainsbourg | 5:15 |
| 3. | "Avec le temps" | Leo Ferre | 4:06 |
| 4. | "Sous le ciel de Paris" | Hubert Giraud, Jean Drejac | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Des ronds dans l'eau" | Pierre Barouh, Raymond Lesenechal | 2:55 |
| 6. | "Pourtant tu m'aimes" | Françoise Hardy, Jimmie Cross, Johnny Cole | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Ne me quitte pas" | Jacques Brel | 3:17 |
| 8. | "La Vie en rose" | Édith Piaf, Louis Guglielmi | 4:23 |
| 9. | "Contact" | Gainsbourg | 2:57 |
| 10. | "Merci Chérie" | Udo Jürgens, Thomas Horbiger, Baker Cavendish | 3:34 |
| 11. | "Jezebel" | Wayne Shanklin | 3:18 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Still Love Him" | 3:26 | |
| 2. | "La Vie en rose" (English version) | Piaf, Guglielmi, Mack David | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Bonnie and Clyde" | Gainsbourg | 5:14 |
| 4. | "If You Go Away" | Brel, Rod McKuen | 3:17 |
Album credits
Personnel
- Belinda Carlisle - vocals
- Natacha Atlas - additional vocals on "Ma jeunesse fout le camp", "La Vie en rose," "Bonnie et Clyde" and "Des ronds dans l'eau"
- Brian Eno - keyboards
- Sagat Guirey - Flamenco guitar
- Graham Henderson - accordion
- Winnie Horan - violins
- Clare Kenny - bass guitar
- Fiachna Ó Braonáin - guitars and vocals, male vocal on "Bonnie et Clyde"
- John Reynolds: drums, programming
- Nikki Leighton-Thomas - backing vocals
- Pauline Scanlon - backing Vocals
- Sharon Shannon - button accordion
- Julian Wilson - piano, Hammond B-3, strings, keyboards
Production
- Producer: John Reynolds
Charts
| Chart | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States | – | 3,000+[4] |
References
- ^ In French, this word is correctly written "voilà" (accent on the "a"), while "voila" is the 3d person of the simple past of the verb "voiler" (to put a veil on something). "Voilà" is a casual word that means "Here it is".
- ^ a b c [1] - Oct. 10, 2006
- ^ a b c [2] post of 16 November, 2006 - retrieved 2 July, 2010
- ^ [3]