French touch

"French Touch works best when the songs are delivered with a wink; Stand By Your Man cannot be listened to without thinking of Bruni's time as French First Lady, at her husband Nicolas Sarkozy's side. Miss You, the Stones' 1978 disco slink, comes heavy with our knowledge of her time as Mick Jagger's love interest. It's all carried out impeccably, without an ounce of spare ... Tres bon!".

"While these readings are intimate, they are imbued without nostalgia or artifice. Foster arranges these songs according to Bruni's particular needs as a singer: her breathy contralto, though always intimate and tender, is surprisingly expressive in the English language ... The songs on French Touch are idiosyncratic and free of drama. But they are chock-full of tenderness; Bruni delivers them with keen insight into the lyric meanings these melodies convey".

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"Here, singing in English, she brings trademark smoky, breathy vocals to an impeccable range of covers ranging from well-worn standards (Moon River, Stand By Your Man) to less predictable personal favourites (Depeche Mode's Enjoy the Silence). All are given the same treatment: beautiful but strangely detached French ennui and tasteful jazzy backings".

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