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| Lessons To Be Learned | 
enlarge | Artist: Gabriella Cilmi Label: Universal Category: Music
List Price: £16.99 Buy New: £7.98 You Save: £9.01 (53%)
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Avg. Customer Rating: 24 reviews Sales Rank: 41
Format: Enhanced Media: Audio CD Running Time: 54 minutes Discs: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2 Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 602517633070 EAN: 0602517633070 ASIN: B0012R0RA8
Release Date: March 31, 2008 Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours
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Slightly overrated July 12, 2008 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I downloaded this album on the strength of Sweet about me which is undoubtedly a tremendous song. Gabrielle Climi has got a superb voice for sure but unfortunately the rest of the songwriting does not come close to the level of Sweet about me. All in all a professional well-produced and sung album but nothing to get excited about.
Nothing sweet about this albumn July 8, 2008 2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I bought this albumn because I liked the 'nothing sweet about me' song, I wish I had just downloaded that song. The rest of the albumn sounds like a dodgy anastasia albumn. No other quality songs on the albumn.
Overhyped June 23, 2008 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
There is no doubting that this girl has a very unique and likeable voice. But the material on this album does not do this justice, with much of it being quite dull, drab and samey. Hopefully with the next album, she'll get a chance to really shine.
Great voice, too much pop gloss- strip it down next time! June 5, 2008 1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Well the title pretty much sums it up. As a serious music fan, this cd was a bit of a disappointment. The people who produced this are somehow connected to Girls Aloud, Sugababes etc, so perhaps I should have taken that as a sign of what to expect. Cilmi clearly has a voice beyond her years, but far too much of this cd is full of sugary ballads and poppy radio-friendly tunes. I saw an acoustic session online with her and it was great, so perhaps they ought to give her her own band and leave her alone rather than manufacture her into some pop starlet. I really do like a couple of tracks (Sweet About Me, Sanctuary, Cigarettes) but hamfisted wailing such as the first track and Terrifying ruin it for me. When you read that this girl was in a Led Zeppelin covers band, you start to wish they'd left her there and recorded that instead of this (largely) slushy pop twaddle. The timing of this cd is also unfortunate; record companies are churning out big voiced white girl "soul singers" (note inverted commas) so fast that it's easy to become jaded. Cilmi (along with numerous others) has been compared to Amy Winehouse, but one thing is becoming increasingly clear- the more Amy copies thrown at us by record companies, the more obvious it becomes that there's no-one that can touch her. Sorry- better luck next time for Gabriella Cilmi!
[] Lessons To Be Learned May 30, 2008 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Yet again, another songtress bringing back soul into their music and if im honest its not do as effectively on this album has it has on others (amy winehouse, duffy) but apart from this, i do like this album and i like the crossover effects of her songs and they work so well.
not my favourite album this year from this kind of artist but definately worth a mention as there is some good songs on the album.
stand out tracks =
sweet about me sanctuary awkward game cigarettes and lies
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