Charlotte Gainsborg '5.55' Album Release
01 September 2006
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Charlotte Gainsbourg - one of the greatest stars of modern French cinema - resumes her recording career with the release of ‘5:55’, an album created in collaboration with such luminaries as Jarvis Cocker, the French duo Air and The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon. The album is released by Because Music on Monday 4th September.‘5:55’ was recorded in Paris and produced by Nigel Godrich, the acclaimed English producer whose previous credits include work with Radiohead, Beck, Travis, REM and Paul McCartney. Air’s Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel wrote and played the music on the album, with Jarvis Cocker, Neil Hannon and Charlotte Gainsbourg contributing lyrics. David Campbell, the esteemed Canadian composer, was responsible for the string arrangements – the father of Beck, Campbell has previously worked not only with his son but also such artists as Elton John, Leonard Cohen and Michael Jackson. The album’s line-up was completed with the great Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, revered for his work with Fela Kuti and recently described by Brian Eno as ‘the greatest musician on the planet’.Gainsbourg’s first album ‘Charlotte For Ever’, a collection of songs written by her father, the legendary French artist Serge Gainsbourg, was recorded when she was 13 years old. Her most recent music projects have included the spoken intro to Madonna’s 2001 hit, ‘What It Feels Like For A Girl’ and backing vocals for Badly Drawn Boy’s ‘Have You Fed the Fish?’ album.Charlotte Gainsbourg, whose mother is the English actress Jane Birkin, has appeared in some 30 films including director Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Oscar-nominated ‘21 Grams’ and the just released ‘Lemming’. She also stars in director Michel Gondry’s much anticipated ‘The Science of Sleep’, due for release this autumn. Charlotte Gainsborg, 5.55, albumVideos you might like
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