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Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, a Paris

Martha Wainwright

Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, a Paris

15 Edith Piaf songs, in French, from Wainwright's three concerts staged in New York in summer 2009

ADM rating[?]

6.7

Label
Co-op
UK Release date
17/11/2009
  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Wainwright embues each song with a great deal of emotion, making this album more a celebration of Piaf's songs, rather than a simple covers project
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  2. 8.0 |   The Times

    Purists may balk, but for the rest of us hearing these songs rendered so empathetically in a contemporary theatre setting is revelatory
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  3. 8.0 |   NME

    Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Even if this charmingly self-indulgent project fails to attract attention beyond her small but fierce fanbase, presumably it has allowed her to get something off her chest
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  5. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Musically, it plays Piaf straight down the line: there’s tons of piano-accordions, some brass, but it’s mostly driven by the piano, as Piaf’s own renditions of these songs is
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  6. 6.0 |   The Independent

    The kind of album project one can admire, but without ever wanting to hear it again
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  7. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only

  8. 4.0 |   Q

    Print edition only


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  • 1. La Foule N/A
  • 2. Adieu Mon Cœur N/A
  • 3. Une Enfant N/A
  • 4. L'Accordéoniste N/A
  • 5. Le Brun et le Blond N/A
  • 6. Les Grognards N/A
  • 7. C'est Toujours la Même Histoire N/A
  • 8. Hudsonia N/A
  • 9. C'est à Hambourg N/A
  • 10. Non, La Vie N’est Pas Triste N/A
  • 11. Soudain Une Vallée N/A
  • 12. Marie Trottoir N/A
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  • 15. Les Blouses Blanches £0.99
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