As good as others Maurane albums
LE COCGUEN Sébastien | PARIS, France | 10/02/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"if you likes others maurane album, be sure that you will appreciate this one. Particullary, "Il neige des e-mails", who talk about email chatting, "Jean-Phillibert" a lovely vocal song about a cat, and "l'homme qui m'a le plus manqué", "La chqnson de la pluie", "Pour les maes, pour les hommes", "Qui a part nous"... I'm sure that the CD will be a great success."
One of the most beautiful voice of French music scene
Sandy | Brussels, Belgium | 10/26/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Belgian singer Maurane has always flirted with jazz and world music, mixing it up with what you can call classic French pop. Her deep, silky voice fits that genre very well. She admits than more C.Dion alikes were trying to out sing Celine, less she was showing off her own voice to take a more melodic, emotion driven path. On her latest release, she pointed out towards light world music arrangements, which disappointed French critics, who could not find any radio hit on the album, even not the song written by Francis Cabrel ("Qui à part nous?"). The fact is, as Maurane reckons, she was not trying to sell but to record something she was proud of, and she reached her goal. This will take you by the hand on a quiet journey between emotions ("L'homme qui m'a le plus manqué", dedicated to her late father), reflections on the world whereabouts ("Bleue", "Il neige des e-mails") and humor ("Jean Philibert" dedicated to...her cat). For those learning French, she has a clear, understandable voice, and her lyrics are often poetic. She is a confident yet unpretentious singer. Maurane could have become an international star, she decided to remain in her kitchen making music with a group of friends while taking care of the kid. She remained in Brussels where she feels at home instead of heading Paris, and her simplicity, sense of humor (that she shows even more on stage) and talent were enough to get her a place in the big Parisian league. Discover her you will not regret it."
HER BEST ALL AROUND CD
ALAIN ROBERT | ST-HUBERT,QUÉBEC | 04/21/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Although she had made a few records before,MAURANE really established her reputation by appearing in a version of STARMANIA,the most famous FRENCH musical.Since then, she has earned quite a reputation as a live singer.This cd is really a portrait of her;IL NEIGE DES E-MAILS is of course about the joy of emailing throughout the world;JEAN-PHILLIBERT is actually her cat;L'HOMME QUI M'A LE PLUS MANQUÉ is her father.Excellent production and a good choice of writers and composers have managed to make this her best album to date.Be warned however ,that MAURANE really comes alive when she sings live.She is some kind of a girl as would say her colleagues ,who knows she can reach the highest peak of a mountain.Thank GOD there are artists like MAURANE."
Track Listings (16) - Disc #1