Sympathique
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| Studio album by Pink Martini | ||||
| Released | November 11, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | December 1996 - April 1997 | |||
| Genre | Alternative pop, World, Latin, Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:40 | |||
| Label | Heinz Records | |||
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Sympathique is the first full-length album from the band Pink Martini. It was released on November 11, 1997 by Pink Martini's own record label, Heinz Records. It was certified gold in Greece.[2]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Amado Mio" | Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts | 4:51 |
| 2. | "No Hay Problema" | Jacques Marray | 6:14 |
| 3. | "Sympathique" | China Forbes, Thomas Lauderdale | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Qué Sera Sera" | Jay Livingston, Ray Evans | 4:12 |
| 5. | "La Soledad" | Pepe Raphael, Lauderdale, Frederic Chopin | 5:41 |
| 6. | "Dónde Estás, Yolanda?" | Manuel Jiménez | 3:25 |
| 7. | "Andalucia" | Ernesto Lecuona | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Song Of The Black Lizard" (From the film "Black Lizard") | Akihiro Miwa | 4:12 |
| 9. | "Bolero" (removed from newer distributions of the album) | Maurice Ravel | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Never On Sunday" (From the film "Never on Sunday") | Manos Hadjidakis, Billy Towne | 4:58 |
| 11. | "Brazil" | Ary Barroso | 5:24 |
| 12. | "Lullaby" | Forbes, Lauderdale | 2:12 |
[edit] Lyrics
The lyrics of Sympathique freely draw on Guillaume Apollinaire's poem "Hôtel" from Le guetteur mélancolique. The French composer Francis Poulenc used the exact sentences from the poem as lyrics for his 1940 composition Banalités, FP 107 : II. Hôtel
[edit] Personnel
- China Forbes, vocals
- Pepe Raphael, vocals
- Gavin Bondy, trumpet
- Robert Taylor, trombone
- Aaron Meyer, violin
- David Eby, cello
- John Wagner, bass
- Dan Faehnle, guitar
- Maureen Love, harp
- Doug Smith, vibes and percussion
- Richard Rothfus, bongos, drums, and percussion
- Brian Davis, congas, timbales & percussion
- Derek Rieth, congas & percussion
- Thomas Lauderdale, piano
[edit] References
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. Sympathique at Allmusic
- ^ "Greek certifications" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20030205090308/www.ifpi.gr/chart0.htm.
[edit] External links
- Sympathique! - official album page, with audio samples
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