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U.K.-based Australian teenager Gabriella Cilmi released her debut album at the end of March 2008 to critical acclaim but not much public notice. However, as is often the case, word of mouth spread slowly and the album built into a Top Ten hit as more people discovered it. Having co-written all of the tracks with the production team of Xenomania (the team behind Girls Aloud and the Sugababes, with whom she had just finished touring) Gabriella Cilmi delivered a confident album with styles varying from Eurovision pop-disco ("Messy," "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now," and "Save the Lies") to cool 1950s swing jazz ("Awkward Lies" and the first single to be taken from the album, "Sweet About Me"), 1960s girl group pop ("Got No Place to Go"), and a few ballads ("Einstein," "Safer," and "Sit in the Blues"). The album closed with the only cover version, a faithful reproduction of Martha & the Muffins' "Echo Beach," which appeared on the U.K. version only. A good debut album, but it had all been heard before, many times in a crowded market, with her voice sounding like a cross between Anastacia and Joss Stone (particularly on opening track "Save the Lies," which also had a Kylie Minogue-style backing track). In particular, the recent albums by Duffy and Adele were brought to mind, with Cilmi sounding quite like Duffy on the song "Sanctuary" and therefore also evoking memories of Dusty Springfield -- not a bad thing, once again, but Duffy did it a couple of months before.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
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Miranda Cooper, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick Coler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Powell, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gabriella Cilmi, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bob Bradley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bob Stanley, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pete Wiggs, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Timothy Powell, ComposerLyricist - Miranda Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Kieran Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Nick Coler, Guitar, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Resch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Owen Parker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Feltham, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Larcombe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nicholas John Sutherland Coler, ComposerLyricist - Gabriella Cilmi, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick squires, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Parnell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Miranda Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Nick Coler, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Xenomania, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Higgins, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gabriella Cilmi, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Miranda Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Kieran Jones, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Nick Coler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Resch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Owen Parker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - TOBY SCOTT, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Larcombe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gabriella Cilmi, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Marc Parnell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Miranda Cooper, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Kieran Jones, Programmer - Nick Coler, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jason Resch, Programmer - Tim Powell, Mixer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Matt Gray, Programmer - Owen Parker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - TOBY SCOTT, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gabriella Cilmi, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rajko Mueller, Composer
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Miranda Cooper, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nick Coler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Powell, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Owen Parker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - TOBY SCOTT, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Shawn Lee, ComposerLyricist - Gabriella Cilmi, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Miranda Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Nick Coler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Resch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Owen Parker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - TOBY SCOTT, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Xenomania, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Higgins, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Larcombe, Programmer - Gabriella Cilmi, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Miranda Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Nick Coler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Owen Parker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Shawn Lee, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gabriella Cilmi, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Marc Parnell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Miranda Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Nick Coler, Guitar, Keyboards, Vibraphone, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Powell, Mixer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Owen Parker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Xenomania, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Higgins, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gabriella Cilmi, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nick squires, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Marc Parnell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Miranda Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Nick Coler, Guitar, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Tim Powell, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Owen Parker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - TOBY SCOTT, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Xenomania, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Higgins, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Larcombe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gabriella Cilmi, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mike Christer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Miranda Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Nick Coler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Powell, Mixer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Owen Parker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Xenomania, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Higgins, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tim Larcombe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Gabriella Cilmi, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Miranda Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Nick Coler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Powell, Mixer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Xenomania, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Brian Higgins, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tim Larcombe, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gabriella Cilmi, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mike Christer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Timothy Powell, ComposerLyricist - Miranda Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Tim Powell, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Higgins, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Welham, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Larcombe, ComposerLyricist - Nicholas John Sutherland Coler, ComposerLyricist - Gabriella Cilmi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Beanie Bhebhe, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kali De Vaux, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Tim Powell, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Storch, ComposerLyricist - Brian Higgins, Producer - Timothy Mosley, ComposerLyricist - Justin Timberlake, ComposerLyricist - Tom Welham, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Gabriella Cilmi, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Beanie Bhebhe, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kali De Vaux, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Crispin Hunt, ComposerLyricist - Jamie Morrison, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Stanley, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Smith, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Barny, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Invisible Men, Producer - George Astasio, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jason Pebworth, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gabriella Cilmi, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Geeky, ComposerLyricist - Alex Yeoman, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Miranda Cooper, Programmer - Nick Coler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Powell, Mixer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Owen Parker, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Gane, ComposerLyricist - Gabriella Cilmi, MainArtist
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Nick Coler, Mixer, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Resch, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Powell, Mixer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Hank Hunter, ComposerLyricist - Brian Higgins, Producer, Programmer - Mike Kearsey, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Stella Page, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Prabjote Osahn, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Gabriella Cilmi, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus H. Barkan, ComposerLyricist - Joe Auckland, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Mark C.Brown, Horn, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Miranda Cooper, ComposerLyricist - Nick Coler, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Powell, Mixer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Xenomania, Producer - Brian Higgins, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tim Larcombe, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Gabriella Cilmi, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Album review
U.K.-based Australian teenager Gabriella Cilmi released her debut album at the end of March 2008 to critical acclaim but not much public notice. However, as is often the case, word of mouth spread slowly and the album built into a Top Ten hit as more people discovered it. Having co-written all of the tracks with the production team of Xenomania (the team behind Girls Aloud and the Sugababes, with whom she had just finished touring) Gabriella Cilmi delivered a confident album with styles varying from Eurovision pop-disco ("Messy," "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now," and "Save the Lies") to cool 1950s swing jazz ("Awkward Lies" and the first single to be taken from the album, "Sweet About Me"), 1960s girl group pop ("Got No Place to Go"), and a few ballads ("Einstein," "Safer," and "Sit in the Blues"). The album closed with the only cover version, a faithful reproduction of Martha & the Muffins' "Echo Beach," which appeared on the U.K. version only. A good debut album, but it had all been heard before, many times in a crowded market, with her voice sounding like a cross between Anastacia and Joss Stone (particularly on opening track "Save the Lies," which also had a Kylie Minogue-style backing track). In particular, the recent albums by Duffy and Adele were brought to mind, with Cilmi sounding quite like Duffy on the song "Sanctuary" and therefore also evoking memories of Dusty Springfield -- not a bad thing, once again, but Duffy did it a couple of months before.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:00:22
- Main artists: Gabriella Cilmi
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. ℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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