Label: Red Int / Red Ink Styles: Cabaret Original Release Date: October 17, 2006 Quality/Bitrate: MP3/320kb/s/44.1Khz/Stereo Size: 100 MB
1. C'est Magnifique 2. C'est Si Bon 3. Tico Tico 4. Relax (Solo) 5. Dream a Little Dream of Me 6. Cheek to Cheek 7. Que Sera Sera 8. This is a Fine Romance 9. South American Way 10. Moi Je M'ennuie 11. Paris Delight 12. Boys in the Backroom 13. Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup 14. Tenias Que Ser Tu 15. I'm in the Mood for Love
Arielle is back, this time with a collection of French themed songs that are penned mostly by American composers like Sammy Cahn and Irving Berlin. As my mother said when I had the disc on in the car, she has trouble hitting high notes, but that is part of Arielle's French charm, as she is attempting to do a French screen siren type album this time while backed mostly by the Budapest Symphony Orchestra. Don't be looking for the powerful high notes she was hitting on an album like the crossover opera outing, Liberta, because this time she is subdued and sensual in a very charming and old school way.
The orchestra is first class backing behind her all too gentle and seductive voice--probably her attempt at singing too softly lending to trouble in the higher registers--but the effect is nevertheless soothing and lovely to hear. Here, too, she visits a few latin numbers such as the old Carmen Miranda ditty "Tico Tico," the timeless classic "Que Sera Sera" (among my personal faves here), "South American Way," and a spanish version of "It Had to Be You." Though the album has an overall French theme, most of the lyrics are in English, and her French accent is delightful to listen to as she croons away. C'est Si Bon
