French Touch
by Carla Bruni
  • Record Label: Verve
  • Release Date: Oct 6, 2017
Metascore
62

Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
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  1. Record Collector
    Oct 5, 2017
    80
    Produced by David Foster, it’s largely tremendous fun, even if the path on which it walks is rather well worn.
  2. AllMusic
    Oct 5, 2017
    70
    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.
  3. Mojo
    Oct 5, 2017
    60
    French Touch unfolds as a warm, stylish tribute to great songs from one of continental Europe's most affecting voices. [Nov 2017, p.98]
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  5. Uncut
    Oct 5, 2017
    60
    [French Touch] feels like a soft option. Yet there's no denying the chic sophistication with she delivers stripped-down versions of hits associated with Patsy Cline, The Rolling Stones, Tammy Wynette, Lou Reed, Depeche Mode, the Clash and Abba. [Nov 2017, p.24]
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  6. The Guardian
    Oct 5, 2017
    40
    She almost surgically removes the emotion from The Winner Takes It All and Love Letters, songs that demand real passion. Meanwhile, David Foster’s arrangements veer from the flawlessly sophisticated to the downright inappropriate. ... Thankfully, Bruni brings a hint of mischief to former beau Mick Jagger’s Miss You and her sultry, playful take on AC/DC’s Highway to Hell is so incongruous it works wonderfully.

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User Score
3.5

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 13 out of 20
  1. gabsgomes
    Feb 18, 2018
    9
    album com boas faixas e versoes bem executadas. ja era momento da fada francesa lançar album mesmo.
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