La Luna - Sarah Brightman

La Luna - Sarah Brightman

Show Vocals - StudioRecording - 1 CD(s) - Label: East West - Distributor: Cinram Logistics - Released: 08/01/2001 - 685738591527 more

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Sarah Brightman - La Luna (EastWest) 1. La Lune 2. Winter In July 3. Scarborough Fair 4. Figlio Perduto 5. A Whiter Shade Of Pale 6. He Doesn't See Me 7. Serenade 8. How Fair This Place 9. Hijo de la Luna 10. Here With Me 11. La Califfa 12. This Love 13. Solo Con Te 14. Gloomy ... Read review





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Oh La Luna La Luna
A review by EnglishPatient on La Luna - Sarah Brightman
January 22nd, 2001


Author's product rating:   

Originality Average 
Lyrics Thought-provoking 
Quality and consistency of tracks Flawless 
How does it compare to the artist's other releases Outstanding 
Value for Money  

Advantages: Shrewd selection of songs, intelligently sequenced and tastefully executed
Disadvantages: Her voice may not be to everyone's taste, prejudiced public perception may count against its chances

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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Sarah Brightman - La Luna (EastWest)

1. La Lune
2. Winter In July
3. Scarborough Fair
4. Figlio Perduto
5. A Whiter Shade Of Pale
6. He Doesn't See Me
7. Serenade
8. How Fair This Place
9. Hijo de la Luna
10. Here With Me
11. La Califfa
12. This Love
13. Solo Con Te
14. Gloomy Sunday
15. La Luna
(16. Moon River)

The intention of this album, quite clearly, is to bring the former Mrs Andrew Lloyd-Webber back into what could tenuously be considered the "mainstream". La Luna has major label backing (the mighty Warner Brothers' European division EastWest), and a shrewdly selected collection of material that mixes the modern (emerging artist Dido's Here With Me), the vintage (Procul Harum's 1969 No.1 A Whiter Shade Of Pale, Simon & Garfunkel's delicately exquisite Scarborough Fair) with a clutch of familiar standards.

Just for good measure, and to showcase Brightman's most recognisable talents as an accomplished chanteuse of Stage productions (including The Phantom Of the Opera, not to mention several albums) during her 20-year career, a smattering of classically-oriented pieces are included among the 15 tracks - the 16th is a *hidden* song, which begins only a few seconds after the 15th ends, and is not designated its own chapter on the disc. They are easily spotted by their titles....anything vaguely exotic-sounding will invariably consist of some frenzied warbling and richly textured orchestration. Some of them incorporate what can be described as Enya-isms, with their soothing synthetic sheen of keyboards and pattering drum-machines.

The likes of Moon River, Gloomy Sunday and He Doesn't See Me are similarly bathed in studio gloss, but an even tone is maintained throughout the album despite the diverging source of its contents. Easy-listening perhaps, but there's no denying how well-produced it all is.

The highlights of La Luna (the album), though, are the trio of 90s tunes. Winter In July, the seminal 1991 Top 10 hit by Bomb The Bass, is respectfully reproduced to a close approximation of the original. Pointless? Maybe, but as part of this project, it works. Likewise her rendition of Here With Me, a song now on the threshold of huge success for its writer and original performer Dido. While it couldn't possibly match that version, it does add a blissful escalating coda to the track. The gorgeous This Love - as voiced by former Cocteau Twin Liz Fraser - found an audience via belated inclusion in the 1999 movie Cruel Intentions, but dates back further than that to Craig Armstrong's solo album The Space Between Us. It's perfectly suited to Brightman's vocal style, and wisely the arrangement here keeps to that of the original almost completely. This Love was never a hit single for Armstrong/Fraser, despite being released in the summer of 1998. The exposure granted by featuring on La Luna is much deserved, and long overdue.

La Luna will probably be better received in America than in the UK, where the tolerance for genre-straddling by stereotyped acts such as the (unfairly) oft-ridiculed Sarah Brightman is not especially high. Those who enjoy Enya will find much to appreciate on this album, while curious listeners may be surprised at the seamless integration of so many genres and eras of popular music, all framed by a very contemporary setting.

Oh, and the cover is rather lovely.....all in all, an elegant package. 


La Luna - Sarah Brightman

Product details

Title: La Luna

Performer: Sarah Brightman

Genre: Pop Vocal

Sub Genre: Show Vocals

Release Date: 08/01/2001

Recomended Retail Price: 10.99 GBP

Original Release Year: 2000

Label / Distributor: East West / Cinram Logistics

Producer: Frank Peterson

Pieces in Set: 1

Studio / Live: Studio

Stereo: Stereo

Format: Performer

EAN: 685738591527

Catalogue Number: 8573859152

Additional notes

Album Notes: Personnel: Sarah Brightman (vocals, keyboards); Paul Bateman (conductor); Gunther Haas (guitar); Peter Murray, Frank Peterson, Jan-Eric Kohrs, Carsten Heusmann (keyboards); Trevor Barry (bass); Martin "Frosty" Beedle (drums); Gillian McDonagh (percussion); Princessa, Eve, English National Choir (background vocals).
Engineers include: Michael Soltad, John Timperley, Colin Boland.
Recorded at Angel Studios, London, England; Smecky Studios, Prague, Czech Republic; Centro Arteria, Milan, Italy; Nemo Studios, Hamburg, Germany; Timps Studio, Maidenhead.
The word "angelic" almost seems an understatement when applied to the golden voice of Sarah Brightman. She makes Enya sound like Tom Waits, and LA LUNA is full of tunes that allow Brightman to freely weave her vocal magic.
She moves convincingly through a number of styles here, the atmospheric soundscapes of the introductory "La Lune" giving way to the electronica-tinged "Winter in July," which in turn leads into a delicately updated arrangement of the British folk tune "Scarborough Fair," made popular in the '60s by Simon & Garfunkel. Thick washes of strings mate with electronic percussion on Brightman's version of the Procol Harum classic "A Whiter Shade of Pale." On "How Fair This Place," she shows off the impressive operatic chops that helped her to earn her diva stripes. Ultimately, whether she's sweetly subverting folk tunes, ably adapting classical material, or reigning like a pop princess over very contemporary arrangements, Brightman wields a voice that never fails to enchant.

Album Reviews: Q (3/01, p.104) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...An easy-listening classical-rock crossover....'Gloomy Sunday' is an after-dinner gem - all jazzy chords and evocative of rainy nights..."

Titles on disc 1

1.: La Lune

2.: Winter In July

3.: Scarborough Fair

4.: Figlio Perduto

5.: Whiter Shade Of Pale

6.: He Doesn't See Me

7.: Serenade

8.: How Fair This Place

9.: Hijo De La Luna

10.: Here With Me

11.: La Califfa

12.: This Love

13.: Solo Con Te

14.: Gloomy Sunday

15.: La Luna

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