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This new album has created quite a buzz. It covers some of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s most iconic pieces for symphony orchestra, featuring her three greatest hits Groovejet (by Italian DJ Spiller in 2000), Take Me Home (a cover of a Cher song from 2001) and, of course, the unmistakable Murder on the Dancefloor (2001), whose delightful flamenco rhythms are an added bonus for the listener on top of the incredible string ensemble. The album then unfurls smoothly track after track, providing a rather moving flashback in the long career of the English singer with a porcelain complexion. It captures the depth of Young Blood (whose charming hook in the intro on piano is replaced by strings and clarinet), the cinematic lyricism of Heartbreak and also includes a rendition of her waltz tune Love Is a Camera.
Admittedly, the orchestra plays in a very classical rather than daring way, but the huge contrast between some of these versions and the original dance pieces certainly makes for an intriguing listen. As an added bonus, Take Me Home and Murder on the Dancefloor have each been revamped in a combination of styles as the sound of the orchestra is mixed with a disco rhythm, and staying within the disco theme, The Song Diaries also includes the singer’s recent track Love Is You (2018) which brings The Love Boat to mind. © Nicolas Magenham/Qobuz
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Robert Berkeley Davis, Composer - Ed Harcourt, Producer - Cristiano Spiller, Composer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist - Vincent Montana Jnr, Composer - BENJAMIN WALKER RONALD, Composer
(C) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited (P) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited
Bob Esty, Composer - Richard Jones, Producer - Ed Harcourt, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist - Michele Aller, Composer
(C) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited (P) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited
Gregg Alexander, Composer - Ed Harcourt, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist
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Alex James, Composer - Ben Hillier, Composer - Ed Harcourt, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist
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Gregg Alexander, Composer - Matt Rowe, Composer - Ed Harcourt, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist
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Gregg Alexander, Composer - Matt Rowe, Composer - Ed Harcourt, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist
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Greg Kurstin, Composer - Cathy Dennis, Composer - Ed Harcourt, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, MainArtist - Rhys Barker, Composer
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Hannah Robinson, Composer - Ed Harcourt, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist - Matthew Prime, Composer
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Ed Harcourt, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist - Stephen Paul Robson, Composer - Nina Sofia Marie Woodford, Composer
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Russell Small, Composer - James Wiltshire, Composer - Richard Stannard, Composer - Ed Harcourt, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist
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Russell Small, Composer - James Wiltshire, Composer - Richard Stannard, Composer - Hannah Robinson, Composer - Ed Harcourt, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist
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Olivia Nervo, Composer - Miriam Nervo, Composer - Armin Van Buuren, Composer - Ed Harcourt, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist - Benno de Goeij, Composer
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Ed Harcourt, Composer, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited (P) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited
Ed Harcourt, Composer, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited (P) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited
Ed Harcourt, Composer, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited (P) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited
Ed Harcourt, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, MainArtist - Billy Reeves, Composer
(C) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited (P) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited
Ash Howes, Producer - Vincent Montana Jr, Composer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, MainArtist - Ronald Walker, Composer - Richard ‘Biff’ Stannard , Producer
(C) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited (P) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited
Bob Esty, Composer - Ed Harcourt, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist - Michele Aller, Composer
(C) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited (P) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited
Ed Harcourt, Producer - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Composer, MainArtist
(C) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited (P) 2019 EBGB’s LLP under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited
Album review
This new album has created quite a buzz. It covers some of Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s most iconic pieces for symphony orchestra, featuring her three greatest hits Groovejet (by Italian DJ Spiller in 2000), Take Me Home (a cover of a Cher song from 2001) and, of course, the unmistakable Murder on the Dancefloor (2001), whose delightful flamenco rhythms are an added bonus for the listener on top of the incredible string ensemble. The album then unfurls smoothly track after track, providing a rather moving flashback in the long career of the English singer with a porcelain complexion. It captures the depth of Young Blood (whose charming hook in the intro on piano is replaced by strings and clarinet), the cinematic lyricism of Heartbreak and also includes a rendition of her waltz tune Love Is a Camera.
Admittedly, the orchestra plays in a very classical rather than daring way, but the huge contrast between some of these versions and the original dance pieces certainly makes for an intriguing listen. As an added bonus, Take Me Home and Murder on the Dancefloor have each been revamped in a combination of styles as the sound of the orchestra is mixed with a disco rhythm, and staying within the disco theme, The Song Diaries also includes the singer’s recent track Love Is You (2018) which brings The Love Boat to mind. © Nicolas Magenham/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 19 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:18
- Main artists: Sophie Ellis-Bextor
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Cooking Vinyl Limited
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
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