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France's 'first lady' gears up for album release

Jan 15, 2008

Former supermodel Carla Bruni is gearing up for the US wide-release of ‘No Promises’, slated to hit stores on February 19.

The album is the second release from the Italian model and was previously available through iTunes and Barnes and Noble. The concept sees Bruni interpret her favourite poems through song.

Shel is currently best known for her relationship with French president Nicolas Sarkozy, whom she has been dating since November. Recent reports that the pair married in secret are unsubstantiated.

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Amazon.com
"Come, let me sing into your ear," purrs Carla Bruni to open her second album, her French/Italian heritage betrayed in a pan-European accent that's as breathy and relaxing as a summer afternoon nap on the Riviera. Though the prospect of a former supermodel's career exploits is sometimes prettier than others (depends if you prefer the Project Runway pronouncements of Heidi Klum or the talk show/tabloid antics of Tyra Banks), Carla Bruni approaches music armed with something of a legitimate pedigree, both her parents having been musicians in their own right. Calling the album No Promises may reflect some intentional lowering of expectations for Bruni's experiment here, setting 11 reverently-chosen lyric poems by the likes of Emily Dickenson, W.B. Yeats, and Dorothy Parker to her own mellow, wispy music and pleasant voice. Where artists like Feist or Keren Ann use spare instrumentation and airy vocals to achieve delicacy and nuance, the compositions on No Promises seem to run together without much to distinguish one from another, and the result is neither offensive nor particularly inspirational. Maybe next time Carla Bruni will inject a little more fire into her belly and add some sparkle to her hushed soundscape.

Product Description
Italian-born/French-raised chanteuse Bruni has written a poignant record establishing her as an undeniably gorgeous new voice to American ears. With two previous records, heralded in her home of Europe, Bruni's current creation is her first English language album to hit US shores via Downtown records. Carla's fascination and appreciation of the language prompted her to make an album comprised of her favorite poems (from Emily Dickinson to WH Auden to William Butler Yeats), interpreting them into delicate and introspective songs. Profound, potent, and imbued with a delicate beauty.

‘Those Dancing Days Are Gone’ (poem by William Butler Yeats)
‘Before The World Was Made’ (poem by William Butler Yeats)
‘Lady Weeping At The Crossroads; (poem by WH Auden)
‘I Felt My Life With Both Hands’ (poem by Emily Dickinson)
‘Promises Like Pie Crust’ (poem by Christina Rossetti)
‘Autumn’ (poem by Walter De La Mare)
‘If You Were Coming into The Fall’ (poem by Emily Dickinson)
‘I Went To Heaven’ (poem by Emily Dickinson)
‘Afternoon’ (poem by Dorothy Parker)
‘Ballade at Thirty-Five’ (poem by Dorothy Parker)
‘At Last The Secret is Out’ (poem by WH Auden)
'CD-ROM Track'

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