Ma Fleur
Ma Fleur ("my flower" in French) is the fourth full-length release and third proper studio album by The Cinematic Orchestra, released on 7 May 2007. The North American version of the album contains 10 tracks in a different sequence from the UK version and omits "Child Song". The song "To Build a Home" was used in an award-winning 2008 Schweppes Lemonade advertisement called "Burst" and in the 2010 Australian-French film The Tree, and the similar shorter song "That Home" in the trailer for 2011 film Another Earth.
Ma Fleur | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 7 May 2007 | |||
Length | 48:51 (US version) | |||
Label | ||||
Producer | Jason Swinscoe | |||
The Cinematic Orchestra chronology | ||||
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Singles from Ma Fleur | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
BBC | (unfavourable)[4] |
BBC Collective | [5] |
Drowned in Sound | [6] |
The Guardian | [7] |
The Observer | [8] |
Okayplayer | [9] |
Pitchfork Media | (6.4/10)[10] |
PopMatters | [11] |
URB | [12] |
Track listing
UK release
- CD
- "To Build a Home" – 6:11 (with Patrick Watson)
- "Familiar Ground" – 4:34 (with Fontella Bass)
- "Child Song" – 5:14
- "Music Box" – 5:03 (with Patrick Watson and Lou Rhodes)
- "Prelude" – 2:43
- "As the Stars Fall" – 5:55
- "Into You" – 3:02 (with Patrick Watson)
- "Ma Fleur" – 4:32
- "Breathe" – 6:33 (with Fontella Bass)
- "That Home" – 1:43 (with Patrick Watson)
- "Time and Space" – 8:42 (with Lou Rhodes)
- Vinyl
- Side A
1. "To Build a Home"
2. "Familiar Ground"
3. "That Home"
- Side B
4. "Child Song"
5. "Music Box"
6. "Ma Fleur"
- Side C
7. "Prelude"
8. "As the Stars Fall"
9. "Into You"
- Side D
10. "Breathe"
11. "Time and Space"
US release (Domino)
- "That Home"
- "Familiar Ground"
- "Ma Fleur"
- "Music Box"
- "Time and Space"
- "Prelude"
- "As the Stars Fall"
- "Into You"
- "Breathe"
- "To Build a Home"
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[13] | Silver | 60,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
References
- "Breathe by the Cinematic Orchestra". Ninja Tune. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- "To Build a Home (Versions) by the Cinematic Orchestra". Ninja Tune. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- Bush, John (26 March 2007). "Ma Fleur – The Cinematic Orchestra". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- "Music – Review of The Cinematic Orchestra – Ma Fleur". BBC. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- "BBC – collective – cinematic orchestra 'ma fleur'". BBC. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- Shapiro, Shain (14 October 2008). "Drowned in Sound // Releases / The Cinematic Orchestra – Ma Fleur". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- Lynskey, Dorian (4 May 2007). "CD: Cinematic Orchestra, Ma Fleur | Music | The Guardian". London.
- Nicholson, Stuart (22 April 2007). "CD: Cinematic Orchestra, Ma Fleur | Music | The Observer". The Guardian. London.
- "Okayplayer". Okayplayer.com. 2 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- "The Cinematic Orchestra: Ma Fleur". 21 June 2007. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- Tenz, Courtney. "The Cinematic Orchestra: Ma Fleur < PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- "URB Magazine :: Reviews :: – Cinematic Orchestra, The". Urb.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- "British album certifications – Cinematic Orchestra – Ma Fleur". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 March 2021.