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The surprise breakthrough of Les Nubians version of Sade's mellow and soulful ballad, "The Sweetest Taboo," helped their American debut, Les Princesses Nubiennes to achieve a higher position on the Billboard charts than any other French-language album in the previous decade. The sweet, seamless harmonies achieved by sisters Helene and Celia Faussart made an already hypnotic song intoxicating. So, it is no surprise that in their follow-up effort, One Step Forward, that those harmonies sung in the same soft, rounded, African-inflected French language would charm in the same way. What seems less successful are the English language efforts, especially the radio-friendly first single, "Temperature Rising," which features a stylish, if somewhat out-of-place rap delivered by Talib Kweli that seems grafted on. The sisters' trademark smoothness is diminished when they sing in English, which becomes even more obvious on their reggae-flavored duet with Morgan Heritage. Here the sisters flow from English to French throughout the song, and you can almost feel them tensing up and straining whenever they switch. Thankfully, though, such stumbles are few and far between on the album. Recorded in Jamaica, One Step Forward as a whole has a lulling, laid back, tropical feel that seems to effortlessly encompass jazz, African rhythms, R&B, pop and electronic sounds.
© Stacia Proefrock /TiVo
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Mounir Belkhir, Composer, Producer - Les Nubians, MainArtist
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Mounir Belkhir, Composer, Producer - Les Nubians, Composer, MainArtist - C FAUSSART, Writer - H FAUSSART, Writer - John Banzaï, Writer, MainArtist - Banzaï John, PLG Unknown Participant
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Mounir Belkhir, Composer, Producer - Les Nubians, Composer, MainArtist - C FAUSSART, Writer - H FAUSSART, Writer - Nicolas Guéret, Arranger
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Les Nubians, Composer, MainArtist - I G Culture, Composer, Producer - C FAUSSART, Writer - H FAUSSART, Writer
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Alberto d'Ascola, Composer, Producer - Les Nubians, Composer, MainArtist - C FAUSSART, Writer - H FAUSSART, Writer - T. KAE, Composer, Producer
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Les Nubians, Composer, MainArtist - I G Culture, Composer, Producer - H FAUSSART, Writer
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Morgan Heritage, Composer, Producer, Writer - Les Nubians, Composer, MainArtist - C FAUSSART, Writer - H FAUSSART, Writer
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Mounir Belkhir, Composer, Producer - Les Nubians, Composer, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - C FAUSSART, Writer - H FAUSSART, Writer
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Mounir Belkhir, Composer, Producer - Les Nubians, Composer, Arranger, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - C FAUSSART, Writer - H FAUSSART, Writer
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Benjamin Biolay, Arranger - Mounir Belkhir, Composer, Producer - Les Nubians, Composer, MainArtist - John Banzaï, Writer
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Mounir Belkhir, Composer, Producer - Les Nubians, Composer, MainArtist - C FAUSSART, Writer - John Banzaï, Writer
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
souleymane diamanka, Writer - Les Nubians, MainArtist - H FAUSSART, Composer, Producer, Writer - Jean M'BA, Arranger - Michel M'BA, Arranger
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Mounir Belkhir, Composer, Producer - Les Nubians, Composer, MainArtist - C FAUSSART, Writer - H FAUSSART, Writer
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Mounir Belkhir, Composer, Producer - Les Nubians, Composer, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - H FAUSSART, Writer
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
DROITS RÉSERVÉS, Writer - Mounir Belkhir, Composer, Producer - Les Nubians, Composer, Producer, Featured Vocalist, MainArtist - Kum'A Ndumbe III, Writer
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Mounir Belkhir, Composer, Producer - Les Nubians, Composer, MainArtist - C FAUSSART, Writer - H FAUSSART, Writer
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2002 Parlophone / Warner Music France, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
The surprise breakthrough of Les Nubians version of Sade's mellow and soulful ballad, "The Sweetest Taboo," helped their American debut, Les Princesses Nubiennes to achieve a higher position on the Billboard charts than any other French-language album in the previous decade. The sweet, seamless harmonies achieved by sisters Helene and Celia Faussart made an already hypnotic song intoxicating. So, it is no surprise that in their follow-up effort, One Step Forward, that those harmonies sung in the same soft, rounded, African-inflected French language would charm in the same way. What seems less successful are the English language efforts, especially the radio-friendly first single, "Temperature Rising," which features a stylish, if somewhat out-of-place rap delivered by Talib Kweli that seems grafted on. The sisters' trademark smoothness is diminished when they sing in English, which becomes even more obvious on their reggae-flavored duet with Morgan Heritage. Here the sisters flow from English to French throughout the song, and you can almost feel them tensing up and straining whenever they switch. Thankfully, though, such stumbles are few and far between on the album. Recorded in Jamaica, One Step Forward as a whole has a lulling, laid back, tropical feel that seems to effortlessly encompass jazz, African rhythms, R&B, pop and electronic sounds.
© Stacia Proefrock /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 01:12:01
- Main artists: Les Nubians
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone (France)
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France ℗ 2003 Parlophone Music une division de Parlophone Music France
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