Quelqu'Un M'a Dit Tracks
1. Quelqu'un M'A Dit
2. Raphaël
3. Tout le Monde
4. Noyée
5. Toi du Moi
6. Ciel Dans une Chambre (Il Cielo in Una Stanza)
7. J'En Connais
8. Plus Beau du Quartier
9. Chanson Triste
10. Excessive
11. Amour
12. Dernière Minute
Quelqu'Un M'a Dit Review
Originally best-known as an Italian-born model who had affairs with Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton, Bruni has matured into a remarkably talented and self-possessed singer-composer-guitarist. Her debut album, sung mostly in French, could best be described as neo-chanson. Bruni's whispery, wobbly, husky voice, wryly deadpan delivery and introspective lyrics recall Francoise Hardy, Barbara, Jane Birkin and Nico. But unlike her forebears, who so often posed as waif-like child-women and doormat-like victims of passion, Bruni remains firmly on top. Her lyrics can and do celebrate true love but she also praises the delights of female sexual empowerment in no uncertain terms, as on J'en Connais ("I've Known A Few"). Musically, the tunes range from folk Français to echoes of le jazz hot to bluesy torch numbers. The spare, mostly acoustic instrumentation is unfussy and atmospheric, while the I-couldn't-care-less ambience is occasionally punctuated by chimes, insouciant whistling or an impudent, sly giggle. --Christina Roden
Quelqu'Un M'a Dit Review
V2 Records cordially invites you to a very special listening experience of Carla Bruni. Rarely does an album come along that touches everyone who listens to it, even those that do not speak the language in which it was recorded.
Quelqu’un M’a Dit, the first album from the acclaimed French singer-songwriter, Carla Bruni, captures you with the first note and leaves you humming the last.
The Franco-Italian beauty sings of love and loves lost with the ability to evoke powerful images across any language barrier.
However, I am inclined to agree with some of the less than glowing reviews concerning Bruni as an "artist." The music on the c.d. can be monotonous, and her singing style is wearing after 12 tracks. To hear Bruni whisper through a song, and then to hear a singer such as Keren Ann...let's just say, in my humble opinion, that they are not in the same league. Keren Ann is an "artist." Barbara is an "artist." Bruni is trying really hard. Not that that's a bad thing....
For the most part, the songs I most prefer are the ones that Bruni did not entirely write herself. "Quelqu'un m'a dit," "La Noyee" et "Le Ciel Dans Un Chambre" are wonderful! I listen to them constantly, and they alone make this album worth the purchase. As to the others...well, how many of us really love every song on every c.d. we buy?