"Imbruglia makes right impression "
Sunday, March 3, 2002
By JANE STEVENSON -- Toronto Sun
It's been four years since this Aussie-born, England-based actress-turned-singer
turned heads with her good looks and huge pop hit Torn, from her
1998 debut Left Of The Middle.
But the chance of a sophomore slump for this artist would appear
to be slim to none.
Imbruglia re-emerges Tuesday with a meticulously crafted and polished-sounding
12-track collection on which she hooks up with several A-list producers,
including Gary Clark, Pat Leonard, Ian Stanley, Phil Thomally and
Pascal Gabriel.
After the raw opening track, That Day, Imbruglia kicks into solid
singles mode with the lush electronic pop of Beauty On The Fire,
Do You Love?, Sunlight and Come September, the acoustically warmer
Satellite and Butterflies, and the poppy Wrong Impression.
Also good is the dreamy, slower-tempoed Goodbye.
On the minus side, she sounds a couple of distinctly false notes
with the bland Everything Goes and the generic Hurricane and Talk
In Tongues.
And be forewarned: Some of the lyrics on Come September -- specifically
"The souls that burn, Will twist and turn, And find you in
the dark, No matter where you run" -- take on new poignancy
in light of the events of 9/11.
So far Imbruglia has no overseas touring plans. (More on: Natalie
Imbruglia).
Track Listing
1. That Day
2. Beauty On The Fire
3. Satellite
4. Do You Love ?
5. Wrong Impression
6. Goodbuy
7. Everything Goes
8. Hurricane
9. Sunlight
10. Talk In Toungues
11. Butterflies
12. Come September
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