Carmine Meo [Import]

Product Description
1999 debut for Europop artist. 12 classical influenced tracks including 'De L'Abime Au Rivage...' and 'Spente Le Stelle' plus 3 bonus tracks 'Dolce Veneno', 'Fera Ventura' and 'Discovering Yourself'. Standard jewel case.

Tracks:

De L'Abime Au Rivage...
Spente Le Stelle
Vedi, Maria...
Carmine Meo
Cuor Senza Sangue
Favola Breve
Reprendo Mai Piu...
Une Ombre Dans Le Ciel
Lucifero, Quel Giorno...
Ira Di Dio
Miserere, Venere...
A La Frontiere Du Reve...

Album Description

1999 debut for Europop artist. 12 classical influenced tracks including 'De L'Abime Au Rivage...' and 'Spente Le Stelle' plus 3 bonus tracks 'Dolce Veneno', 'Fera Ventura' and 'Discovering Yourself'. Standard jewel case.

Album Details

Emma Shapplin is a female version of Andrea Bocelli, doing pop versions of opera classics. With over two million copies sold in Europe, this ranked as one of the best selling French albums of 1999.

Customer Reviews:

Save your money.......2007-03-10

Emma Shapplin no doubt has a beautiful voice, but here's the "but". Her stab at combining pop and opera just doesn't cut it. I don't know if it's because her music selections were poor, I am no expert, I just am a HUGE fan of the pop/operatic genre. Her voice and the songs didn't really come together with that powerful dynamic combo that sends chills down the spine. I suggest Sarah Brightman who has pretty much dominated this genre, and also a less well known artist that I love named Laura Turner. I am always searching for new or obscure artists that perform in this category, and when I did discover Emma, I was disappointed. She was anticlimatic from what I was already listenning to. Try these artists instead and don't waste your money on Shapplin.

good buy.......2007-01-18

her voice is a delight and the whole cd was a most pleasurable experience.

All I can say..........2006-05-05

...is that this album is an exceptional work of art. Unlike even the original pop albums of my favorite male singer, Andrea Bocelli, Emma Shapplin's music tends to take a more 'mysterious' and more seriously original direction (not to say Bocelli is bad at all). Her voice is amazing, and fits perfectly into each song. My favorites so far from this album are 'Spente le Stelle' and 'Discovering Yourself,' one of three 'Movie and Radio Songs' thrown in for 'Carmine Meo's' 1999 re-issue but the whole disc is worth even one listen. Also recommended: 'Etterna' and 'Atylantos' (the true sequel to 'Carmine Meo,' available on the Amazon France website).

Emma is NO Sarah!.......2005-09-14

Emma has an OK voice but it clearly needs to be polished up a bit before anyone can compare her to a true artist like Sarah Brightman. You people need to get your ears checked!
"Spente Le Stelle," in its club incarnation, is an amazing work of dance music art, which forgives Emma's untrained voice. It is truly a classic dance remix. That said, I look forward to her future efforts.

Needs work.......2005-05-04

I have to say that I purchased this CD with the hopes of its being as great as the club mixes of Spente le Stelle I've heard. Emma, no doubt on her way to being one of the best pop sopranos, is still in need of polishing that powerful instrument she has. There are many segments in several of the songs that if you have an ear for pitch, just make you cringe. Even though the arrangements are wonderful, including the male Gregorian chant and the sweeping melodies that seem to take flight on their own, the CD could have waited for the right voice to give it the height it deserved. If we're lucky it will be remade and made even more a success.