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Daydreams

~ Alice Martineau (Artist)
4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (18 Nov 2002)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Epic
  • ASIN: B000075AFT
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 29,162 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. If I Fall (Album Version) 4:43£0.69
Listen  2. Baby's Fine (Album Version) 3:57£0.69
Listen  3. Breathe Tonight (Album Version) 3:44£0.69
Listen  4. Inside Of You (Album Version) 4:51£0.69
Listen  5. Sweet Fantasy (Album Version) 5:06£0.69
Listen  6. Too Late (Album Version) 4:33£0.69
Listen  7. The Right Time (Album Version) 5:54£0.69
Listen  8. The Sunlight Song (Album Version) 3:59£0.69
Listen  9. Three Colours Blind (Album Version) 4:02£0.69
Listen10. Forget What I Said (Album Version) 4:05£0.69
Listen11. Nothing Is Forever (Album Version) 3:52£0.69

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Amazon.co.uk Review
Daydreams is Alice Martineau's debut album. A new addition to the recent plethora of young female singer-songwriters, Alice at least has a more interesting background than most, her uncle (Tom Allom) having been Judas Priest's house producer throughout the 1980s. Martineau also has the misfortune to suffer from cystic fibrosis, a condition that will eventually require heart, liver and lung transplants. Musically speaking, Martineau has been described as landing somewhere between Bjork and Natalie Imbruglia. That's about right, if "between" means one foot from Imbruglia and 2000 miles from Bjork, for this is thoroughly mainstream stuff.

Martineau has a sweet and fairly affecting voice, but as yet it's unschooled and lacks idiosyncrasy and drama. Nevertheless, there are some fine moments, occurring almost exclusively during those tracks produced by Marius De Vries (co-incidentally one-time producer of Bjork). Here De Vries draws together the album's chugging beats and pleasant programming, adds strings and techno riffs and lends depth to Martineau's voice. The result is a lush and altogether more satisfying whole. Stand-outs include the big production of "The Right Time" and the quirky summer-pop of "Forget What I Said". So, there is potential here to move far beyond what is just a tolerable debut. --Dominic Wills

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4.0 out of 5 stars Lucky to have it, 23 Jul 2003
By A. Smith "Adamsez" (London, England United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Alice completed this recording only months before she succumbed to cystic fibrosis, a lifelong burden she affected to wear lightly as is clear in the BBC TV documentary The Nine Lives Of Alice Martineau, filmed when she had by her own estimation used up about six of them.

Alice wrote or co-wrote all the songs on the album, and there is not a duff one among them. On the contrary, they are filled with interest and bear repeated listening. The CD is also an immense credit to her co-writers, producer, arranger, voice coach, and the Sony team who had the gumption to give Alice a contract. The BBC programme showed how badly Alice's CF impeded her breathing. To hear her sing you would never know it, which is another of this album's mini-miracles.

In my opinion, Baby's Fine is the outstanding track on Daydreams. Packed with imagination and musical professionalism, it encapsulates what a great team Alice had, in this instance including co-writer Howard Toshman and arranger Chris Elliott. A credit to all involved, and Alice an inspiration to all.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Music, 8 Jul 2003
'Daydreams' is my favourite album of all time. Alice's sound is unique. Her voice is beautiful and she writes all her own songs. Alice suffered from Cystic Fibrosis and sadly died earlier this year but her music continues to inspire many. She had a wonderful attitude to life which is reflected in her songs. She describes her music as some where in between Natalie Imbruglia and Dido- but I think she is far better. All the tracks are amazing but perhaps the best is 'Inside of you'. You MUST buy her album, it won't leave your CD player!
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic CD!!, 11 Mar 2003
...This cd hasn't left my player in over a week and I hear new elements with every listen. 11 fantastic songs here, all with great production and soaring melodies. Fans of Beth Orton, Dido, EBTG, Mae Moore will be thrilled by this. I think the Bjork comparison comes from a particular tone in Alice Martineau's voice which does indeed remind one of Bjork.

The lead off single "If I Fall" is actually my least favorite track here. Give track 4 a listen and fall in love. Enjoy!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Music
I bought this album after seeing a documentary about Alice and being incredibly moved by her beautiful music, and I'd never heard of her before. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Kittycat63

5.0 out of 5 stars one of the best female artists i have heard
from the moment i heard the song "shall i fall" i knew alice was a woman of great talent.the whole album is one for the collection of greats. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Sfield

5.0 out of 5 stars Sticks out among many a CD collection!
I bought this album after hearing 1 track on Radio 1 recently and it's now one of my favourite albums among many more famous and established individuals and groups. Read more
Published on 19 Jul 2004 by andrew crawshaw

5.0 out of 5 stars loss of an amazing talent
from the moment i saw her perform inside of you on top of the pops 2 i was hooked. some of the songs seem a bit too light weight at first but give it time and you realise what a... Read more
Published on 16 Jul 2004 by i am right

5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable talent
This is an unbelievable collection of beautiful songs and every track on this CD is outstanding. Alice had so much talent she deserved so much more recognition that she had... Read more
Published on 19 Jun 2004

4.0 out of 5 stars Daydreams: Inspirational debut...and ending
This bright and thought-inspiring debut is also tragically Alice Martineau's last album; she suffered from cystic fibrosis and she died only months after finishing recording - a... Read more
Published on 6 Jun 2004 by stevemarshall99

5.0 out of 5 stars She will be remembered...
Cystic Fibrosis has been with Alice since she was born - but as Alice says, "The last thing I want is for people to see me as a victim. Read more
Published on 3 Jun 2004 by W. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Alice Martineau - Brilliant, talented singer songwriter
I have Alice Martineau's CD and I can honestly say that although I have tried to play it to death, I am unable to get bored of it. Read more
Published on 23 Jul 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Music
'Daydreams' is my favourite album of all time. Alice's sound is unique. Her voice is beautiful and she writes all her own songs. Read more
Published on 8 Jul 2003 by bea_inspired

5.0 out of 5 stars Total inspiration!
If you're ever feeling sort on inspiration, then buy this album! The way that Alice Martineau wrote her lyrics is completely amazing! Read more
Published on 27 May 2003 by David Smith

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