Rose Kennedy

Benjamin Biolay | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 11, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Musicrama/Koch
• ASIN: B0000DESVL
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,803,529 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Novembre Toute l'Annee

2. Les Roses et Les Promesses

3. Les Cerfs-Volants

4. La Melodie du Bonheur

5. L' Observatoire

6. La Monotonie

7. Soixante-Douze Trombones Avant la Grande Parade

8. Los Angeles

9. La Palmeraie

10. Rose Kennedy

11. Sous le Soleil du Mois d'Aout

12. Les Joggers Sur la Plage

13. Un Ete Sur la Cote

14. La Dernière Heure du Dernier Jour

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful CD, October 31, 2004

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Matthew T. Smith (Alexandria, Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rose Kennedy (Audio CD)

IF you love romantic, french spoken music, you'll love this. A beautifully well-written CD. I had to have it because we don't sell anything like this here in the US. I heard it at the Virgin Megastore in London. Wow...great CD.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent contemporary French CD, a collection must have!, June 8, 2005

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M. Pham "French music lover" (Sugar Land, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Rose Kennedy (Audio CD)

This breathy, mellow, relaxing CD is perfect for an afternoon at the cafe, Sunday morning mood music, or a winter evening by the fire. Dreamy, romantic, with a tinge of his signature Gainsbourg-esque style, Biolay's voice is like a Frenchman's caress - sensual and inviting, yet confident and bold at the same time. You can definitely keep this on replay. "Les Roses et Les Promesses" evokes 60's and 70' style French classics, while "Sous le soleil du mois d'aout" has a contemporary acoustic mediterranean feel. "La Melodie du bonheur" is bluesy loungey. Using acoustic guitar, piano and very little else to embellish his lyrics and his voice, Biolay transports you to a faraway place where stress melts away replaced by a whispering silky solitude. This is one of the best French CD's in my collection.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Young Gallic Genius, August 25, 2003

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nowhereman (America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Rose Kennedy (Audio CD)

Benjamin Biolay has constructed not only a memorable debut, but rather a truly remarkable album. "Rose Kennedy" waves a thick tapestry of beautiful melodies with countless references to the Kennedys and Marilyn Monroe. It's all done in quintessentially French taste, and this is why it succeeds.

Biolay has studied Gainsbough (i.e. "Histoire de Melody Nelson"); and he, too, makes apt use of the orchestra, particularly strings. Biolay also possesses a beautiful voice, which is not often the case with great writers.

The whole album is wonderful, but one of songs that stands out is the dreamy opening track, 'Novembre Toute l'Annee.' A great opener is a vital to introducing a great album, and this does the trick. Other standouts include 'La Monotonie,' 'Los Angeles,' and the title track. I suspect Biolay will be writing and performing intelligent and beautiful music for a long time.