Arielle ...Amor
Donde Voy | Austin, Texas | 12/17/2004
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Nowhere is the success of 'self-invention' more celebrated than in this elfin beauty. A nigh-on four decade life of divine indulgence that only the sublimely beautiful and rich can live suggests the wispy fabrics woven about Miss Nicks are mere hand-me-downs from Ms Dombasle.
"Who told her she could do a latin album??"...well.who told her..she...couldn't ..is more to the point.
Rather than an overpowering assault on the rhythms with a 12 piece Mariachi gaggle fresh from a 6 Margarita lunch, a sitting with this album is like being allowed to sit quietly in the corner, in the boudoir of a famous courtesan and listening to her gently hum and calmly sing while she dresses for a dinner somewhere in the Left Bank...and you hold your breath praying she won't notice you because you know you'll be tossed.
In order to enjoy the complete fantasy, don't fall prey to imposing Celine's vocal standards here."