Street Child [Import]

Elan | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 25, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Festival Records
• ASIN: B0000AISL3
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #731,326 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Leave Me

2. Midnight

3. Sorry Baby

4. Hideaway

5. Jeremy

6. The Road

7. They Came from the City

8. Shy

9. Another Woman

10. Call Home

11. Time

12. Street Child

Editorial Reviews

LA TIMES

"She fits the mold but wants to break it"
Alicia Valdez Rodriguez LA TIMES

"Elan could very well end up being the female equivalent of Neil Young."
Paul Cashmere UNDERCOVER MEDIA

"Elan is young, beautiful and has a voice that sings like Melissa Etheridge meets well, Elan!."
Studio Expresso

Product Description

Originally from Mexico, Elan began singing, playing guitar & piano at a very young age. Her debut release ropes in some top notch talent. Ex-Guns N' Roses guitar slinger Slash, composer & arranger Eugenio Toussaint, David Immergluck (Counting Crows), Alan Weatherhead (Sparklehorse) & Cracker's David Lowery all contributed to the mature pop & rock of Street Child. 12 tracks. Festival.

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Elan..RARE TALENT, January 28, 2004

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Rob Ez (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Street Child (Audio CD)

I must say that I consider myself a pop music snob. I'm not impressed with over-the-top productions, repetitive sounds..or even the ability to hit high notes (as many people seem to drool over anybody who can wail and call them great)....ELAN isn't any one of these terms

This album is a REFRESHING sound that is needed in today's pop music. It's simple yet focused. She's not trying hard at all to impress you, for it seems she realizes that all but herself should be enough (and is) to make you want to listen. Vocally, she's not anything out of the ordinary. At times she sounds ALOT like pre-pubescent TAYLOR HANSON (of Hanson) and at other times, like SOPHIE B. HAWKINS...but she's not attempting an emulation, she simply sings her thoughts. Musically, she seems influenced by story telling singer/songwriters, at times we see CAT STEVENS, and the piano style of JOHN LENNON.

Hailing from Guadalajara, Mexico and living in the United States since 15, her songs seem to reflect a unique point of view of someone who has seen the stature that Society places on us. in "They Came From The City", she expresses all that, telling the story of a person struggling to live in the Babylon of L.A.

You will not be dissapointed by Elan. She is a gifted pop star that I know will continue to make great records in the future.

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing debut..., June 24, 2004

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Joseph Valenzuela "milwaukee sister" (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Street Child (Audio CD)

Ask yourself this question. When's the last time you heard a singer that just left you in awe? I can not stop listening to this album! It is quickly becoming one of my faves. Her voice is simple, no over singing a la Christina Aguilera/Kelly Clarkson/Joss Stone here. Just emotion, honesty, soul and passion all coming out of this woman's mouth. The music is at times dark and moody, yet it is so simple and elegant. I honestly can not say that any other album released in the last couple of years has sucked me in like this. I listen to this at least once a day. Never do I get sick of it. Every song is amazing, but I must say my favorite is The Road. It's so rare that an artist comes along w/ such an amazing debut where you can honestly sit through every song in awe.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, May 20, 2004

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jc (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Street Child (Audio CD)

I really love this album, it's very original, every track is very catchy.
Leave Me: love it, perfect lyrics and a good oppener for the album.
Midnight: It's cool, it reminded me to hanson but still unique.
Sorry baby: The lyrics are very, what can I say? melancholic great song.
Hideaway: I had the opportunity to watch the video in internet and liked it too much as the song.
Jeremy: Not my favorite but still ok.
The road: My favorite song in the album, is slow, catchy, the lyrics, wow!

They came from the city: ok song...
Shy: also good
Another woman: the black sheep in the album, didn't like the song :S
Call home: I like the background music, like very country?
Time: another favorite!!! this girl really know how to write songs, love it.
Street child: excelent end for the album, and also love the hidden track.

Try it, you wouldn't be disapointed! =)