D'Un Papillon a Une Etoile [Import]

Veronique Sanson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 14, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Warner Music France
• ASIN: B00002ZZYO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #147,850 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

1999 album from French pianist/diva Veronique Sanson who pays a tribute to the late singer Michel Berger covering his most beautiful songs.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sanson's "D'un papillon a une etoile" shines, October 25, 2000

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"catrin_of_aragon" (Toronto, ON Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: D'Un Papillon a Une Etoile (Audio CD)

I admit to my biais. To begin with, in my opinion, Sanson can do no wrong. I've been a fan of Veronique Sanson (on and off - I lost track of her for a while, due to the difficulties of getting French music in English Canada and now I'm like a kid at Christmas, catching up!) for 25 years. In this, her latest CD, she sings not her own material, but the songs of Michel Berger. Berger, a singer-songwriter, composer and producer, was well-known in the French-speaking world. He produced Sanson's first two albums "Amoureuse" and "De l'autre cote de mon reve". He died of a heart attack in 1992 at the age of 44.

A songwriter could not ask for a finer interpreter than Vero Sanson and there's not a bad cut in the entire album, which is both tribute and love song to Berger.

Accompanied by lush strings directed by Paul Buckmaster, Neal Wilkinson on drums, Leland Sklar on guitar, and others, this is a fine introspective and retrospective collection of lovely music and intelligent lyrics ranging from material written in the early 70s to just a little before Berger's premature death.

I just acquired this CD and have been playing it non-stop since I got it. My particular favourites at this point are "Lumiere du jour" - you can hear the raw emotion in Sanson's voice particularly on the chorus; and "Chanson pour un fan", a song of love and affection dedicated to the writer's fans.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fom a butterfly to a star, July 1, 2004

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E. "cactusjelly" (Europe) - See all my reviews

This review is from: D'Un Papillon a Une Etoile (Audio CD)

Probably her best CD.
As well as this cd, I've got the one with these songs sung by Michel Berger who wrote them, and it's funny to think how 'together' but separately (as Berger died before Sanson made this cd) they've produced this collection of songs at their best.

For once not written or composed by herself, the songs gain energy being sung by her, while they retain some of Michel Berger's gentleness. The two styles have blended very harmoniously to produce this tonic as well as dreamy, slightly intoxicating collection.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding! Two Thumbs up!, July 6, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: D'Un Papillon a Une Etoile (Audio CD)

One of Veronique Sanson's best album...Though it is the first time she sings songs she did not write herself, this album has a special meaning for her: most of those songs were "love messages" Michel Berger sent to her via his albums though out his life.

Now, hearing Veronique sing those songs is very moving, since Michel Berger died 10 years ago.

One of my favorites are "Lumiere du jour","La minute de Silence".
Michel Berger must be very proud of her.