![]() She has a certain sparkiness in her voice, a kind of gleam in the eye that's rather appealing. I realise that this is not the most enticing of comparisons, no, but it does sound lovely. I'm really tempted to compare it to Imani Coppola. The lyrics don't make a heap of sense, but the chorus is nice and hooky, the beat rumbles along, lovely sort of fiddly noise pops in at a few points. Message loud and clear that Gabriella is not sweet) it's a welcome change to hear real instruments on a pop track for once. Whilst the song itself is a little repetitive (I have, after 3 minutes, received the Gabriella's voice is a wonderful mix of sugar-sweet pop and fiery jazz and blues. Winehouse and Duffy, a direction that the music industry seems to be leaning towards if their success is anything to go by. (.) set to be one of the emerging talents of 2008 - the track's soulful allusions and strong solo female vocal follows in the footsteps of the likes of Amy With a lethargic beat and soul inspired instrumental, the vocals on Gabriella Cilmi's debut single Sweet about me are left to flourish of their own accord. Soul-sampler Mark Ronson tends to lack in his at-times suffocating patchwork. Group phenoms Girls Aloud and Sugababes, this rested breezer continues Xeno's refusal to be pinned down musically, pulling off an organic warmth celebrated Hailed for the buzzy dance-pop beats behind overseas girl Moody, cinnamon-hued twang was produced by none other than UK production house Xenomania. Sneers), it seems impossible that such a performance could be coming out of a teenager she sounds at least twice her age. Listening to her cigarette smoke and whiskey shots-coated pipes curve around the song's sly lyrics ("There's nothing sweet about me", the hook devilishly "Sweet By Me" (.) opts on the Winehouse approach, utilizing the dreamy melodies of eons old and attaching it to it the self-aware diva sauciness of modernĭay. Gabriella has said in an interview that the vintage sound of "Sweet About Me" was inspired by a trip to Paris, where Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper and Gabriella scoured second-hand record shops for French soundtracks from the '50s and obscure psychedelic albums. It reached the #1 spot in the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, making her the youngest ever solo artist to achieve the top spot in ARIA history. "Sweet About Me" was Gabriella Cilmi's first single. Programming by Tim Powell and Brian Higgins. Vibes/Xylophone: Brian Higgins and Nick Coler. Keyboards: Brian Higgins, Tim Larcombe and Tim Powell Mixed by Jeremy Wheatley for 365 Artists, assisted by Richard Edgeler. Written by Gabriella Cilmi, Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Larcombe & Xenomania.ĮMI Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappel, Xenomaniasongs. ![]() I'd rather get my jamming words in first oh ![]() Oh easily, my smile's worth a hundred lies ![]()
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