Quelqu'un M'a Dit [Import]

Carla Bruni | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 28, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
• ASIN: B000068MKZ
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #184,212 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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Originally best-known as an Italian-born model who had affairs with Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton, Bruni has matured into a remarkably talented and self-possessed singer-composer-guitarist. Her debut album, sung mostly in French, could best be described as neo-chanson. Bruni's whispery, wobbly, husky voice, wryly deadpan delivery and introspective lyrics recall Francoise Hardy, Barbara, Jane Birkin and Nico. But unlike her forebears, who so often posed as waif-like child-women and doormat-like victims of passion, Bruni remains firmly on top. Her lyrics can and do celebrate true love but she also praises the delights of female sexual empowerment in no uncertain terms, as on J'en Connais ("I've Known A Few"). Musically, the tunes range from folk Français to echoes of le jazz hot to bluesy torch numbers. The spare, mostly acoustic instrumentation is unfussy and atmospheric, while the I-couldn't-care-less ambience is occasionally punctuated by chimes, insouciant whistling or an impudent, sly giggle. --Christina Roden

Product Description

The critically acclaimed hit 2002 debut album for the Italian super model previously linked to Mick Jagger & Eric Clapton. 12 tracks, written by Carla, with arrangements by Louis Bertignac of French new wave act Telephone. Naive.

Customer Reviews

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you're thinking of buying this CD, do it already!, November 18, 2004

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mademoiselle (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quelqu'un M'a Dit (Audio CD)

I love this album. Carla Bruni has one of the most delicious and sensual voices I've ever heard. The songs on this album are little more than that gorgeous voice against the light strumming of her acoustic guitar. It feels so intimate to listen to, as if she's whispering these songs live right in front of you. Such a refreshment from much of the new crop of singers who require massive studio production just to get out a good sounding song. The lyrics are absolutely beautiful as well, like poetry. Cheers to Carla Bruni, who even as an Italian can sing French in the most beautiful and soft of accents.

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Life is unfair, isn't it, October 3, 2003

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Megami (Darwin, Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Quelqu'un M'a Dit (Audio CD)

Free-spirited and girly, yet sexy and passionate, this is a great album from Carla Bruni. I first heard this in a Youth Hostel in Lyon, and it is still on regular rotation now i am at home. Not only is Carla Bruni a beautiful model, but she is also a talented musician, singing and playing guitar on this album, as well as writing much of it herself. You don't need to know French to appreciate this album, as its (mainly) happy mood will take you to the cafes of France on its own. Well worth searching for.

21 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not particularly original, but enjoyable and easy., December 20, 2005

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Pavlova Prize "Just a girl" (United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Quelqu'Un M'a Dit (Audio CD)

I have always been a fan of the "French Chanteuse" tradition, and it is nice to see some new women singers evolve in the style of such women as Barbara--whom I unconditionally adore! Consequently, Bruni's c.d. is a new essential in my collection.

However, I am inclined to agree with some of the less than glowing reviews concerning Bruni as an "artist." The music on the c.d. can be monotonous, and her singing style is wearing after 12 tracks. To hear Bruni whisper through a song, and then to hear a singer such as Keren Ann...let's just say, in my humble opinion, that they are not in the same league. Keren Ann is an "artist." Barbara is an "artist." Bruni is trying really hard. Not that that's a bad thing....

For the most part, the songs I most prefer are the ones that Bruni did not entirely write herself. "Quelqu'un m'a dit," "La Noyee" et "Le Ciel Dans Une Chambre" are wonderful! I listen to them constantly, and they alone make this album worth the purchase. As to the others...well, how many of us really love every song on every c.d. we buy?