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Sing & Dance

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If you listen to Suzanne Vega and /or Jewel, you have to listen to Sophie Zelmani. I'm sure you will fall in love with her folk rock ballads/ mid tempo songs and her innocent voice. For some people "Sing and Dance" might lack of upbeat tracks. I find this relatively slow pace mesmerising. Her albums have all that classic and timeless feeling.

"How's your heart doing", "Going home", "People", "Moonlight" are perfect examples of the immediate familiar feeling you get when listening to Sophie. I would like to highlight "Once", the beautiful duet with Freddie Wadler, another Swedish singer. The title track is a litle bit more upbeat and country folk. "Yes I am" is an instant sing along.

When I purchased her first album I had never heard about her. I listened to it three times, and since I'm chasing her further releases Wanna bet with me you will soon be singing & dancing with her too?

I 'm Asian ,i live in thailand ..hard to find music of Sophie zelmani in this region but i try to find...i find this album on CDNOW and my friend buy this CD for me..for my birthday..i'm so surprise...this is great music for so sweet ,so acoustic .I love this CD almost every song eg. "Oh dear","How is your heart doing","Going Home",Sing and dance","Yes I am" and more....i love this and now i listen this CD every day .I Think if you like HEM "Rabitt song",Kathryn williams "Old Low Light" or other singer-song writer such as Jewel,Lisa loeb or K's Choice ..you will love Sophie zelmani .Other album of Sophie zelmani such as 'Preciuos Burden","Time to Kill" are also the best for me too.. you should be listen her voice

Say you take a shy and pretty girl in her early twenties and some innocent songs into the hands of a male producer it could easily end up like some of the other "lonely female singer songwriter with a good voice and a guitar". But Sophies fourth album (with Lars Halapi as producer as always) still has more than most, her strong songs has great melodies and the lyrics isn't far behind. Sure it isn't Dylan or Waits but with a voice that is so beautifully close recorded (all her CDs are of audiophile quality) that these songs really makes an impact aswell as a difference from the rest. (...)

It's a remarkable album made by extremely talented woman. This album filled with mellow ocean of dreams, feelings and desires. I love all the album's songs but title song most of all. Thank you, sophie.

I am a huge fan of Sophie Zelmani, and I must say that I am not dissappointed in this release at all!! If you enjoy Sophie at all then this disc is a must! Comparable in my opinion to her second album "precious burden", but not quite as dark. Sophie is incredible...cannot wait for number 5!

The secret to Sophie Zelmani's magical pull isn't in the lyrics: I look through them, finding nothing original, nothing that hasn't been sung before. But through Zelmani's honest, sore delivery, the banale words emerge and enter my overloaded brain as if for the first time.

The music itself is absolutely lovely, country-inspired folk pop in minor not too far away from the Cardigans or some of Nick Cave's more savourable efforts, Zelmani's caressing voice accentuating the harp-like accoustic guitar with twanging echoes from the country electric strings, a hint of the gentler side of Johnny Cash?. The simple formula works, committing the tunes to my forehead, even though I am tired of the word "heart" being used for anything other than the lump of muscle tissue shooting hemoglobin through vessels.

Precisely the song with "heart" in the title turned out to be one of my favorites: "How's your heart doing".... I mean, come on. How can I be affected by "Moments are coming back to me / But closer than they should [...] How is your heart doing? / Just wondering, that's all." But she makes me relate to it. I swear. More than I wanted. The other pearl is "Once", this one anticipatory rather than nostalgic, but sadness is to be anticipated as well as tingling pleasure.

OK, now I'll stop. The whole CD is enjoyable, I recommend it for any situation requiring a dose of beauty and a tinge of pain and regret.

As always, whenever I try to explain Sophie Zelmani's music words seem to fail me. How can you describe how an album seemingly so simple, completely lacking of any songs that would make even a minor radio hit, is so good? It just is. (how's that for 4th grade logic?) Sophie simply has her own way of doing things, a very unique voice, and a lyrical honesty that is both charming and inviting. As on previous albums, she mixes slow to mid tempo soft rock/folk/pop/ and dare I say even the slightest bit of country influence into her music, crafting several smart and worthy ballads.

Also like on any other Sophie album, multiple listens are required before any sort of judgement can be made as to the quality of the music. Many of the subtleties are easy to miss, and even reading the lyrics as the music plays can be quite helpful in getting the full impact from each song. The entire album is strong and notable, but some personal favorites in no particular order include "Yes I Am" (currently the introductory track on her website), "How It Feels", "Oh Dear", and "Going Home". Her duet "Once" with Freddie Wadler is also quite good. Once again Sophie delivers, and although she'll never get the attention she deserves, she is one of Sweden's best kept secrets and a delight to listen to.