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List Price: $17.98 | | Label: Island
Salesrank: 28317
Released: October 12, 2009 |
| Our Price: $13.19 |
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| Media: Audio CD |
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Come to Life Track Listing:
1. My God
2. Lukas
3. Fun
4. Twenty
5. Scars
6. Want
7. WYUT
8. Cameo
9. All The Roses
10. Wild About It
Editorial Review:
Natalie Imbruglia returns with Come To Life, her first studio album since 2005's UK number 1 counting Down The Days . Featuring the single "Want", the album was produced by Ben Hillier (Blur, Elbow, Depeche Mode) and features three writing collaborations with Coldplay (including "Want", which Natalie co-wrote with Chris Martin). In addition to this, one of the tracks is produced by Brian Eno. Island. 2009.
Come to Life Reviews:
Awesome, as Always!! 
2009-12-11 - Natalie has produced some of the best alternative pop music in the last 10+ years now and this album is no exception. My only complaint is that there is no US distribution for her music, so I have to order imported CD on Amazon.com--but her music is worth it!
Good... Good... 
2009-11-04 - Although I feel this album falls short in some areas (For instance, There only being 10 songs) I went ahead and gave her the four stars anyway. "It seems like this album took FOREVER to come out!!!" Natalie Imbruglia is one of the very few artists that I like that has not conformed to the sound of Hip-Hop to sale records, She's stayed true to her sound while experimenting within her realm and adding excitment.
"WTUF" "Scars" "Twenty" "Lukas" & "Cameo" are all my favorites so far. Surprisingly "Cameo" is my favorite of my favorites, It's really HOT with a DRAMATIC electro beat. It's not the sound that Natalie's most known for but strikes me. It reminds me of the Pop-Electrik sound that most female popstars in the UK were going for between 2003-2006 (Rachel Stevens, Holly Valance, Dannii Minogue, Maria Serneholt) to name a few, It's definitely a standout with its big sound and breaks of complete silence.
"WTUF" is a really wacky song, It's very "Busy" hyperactive, energetic and all-over-the-place (Which is a really good thing) "Lukas" has that signiture 80's pop/rock arrangment. "Sanctuary" from 2005's "Counting Down The Days" wouldn't be out of place on "Come To Life".
Lyrically the songs are all their very own. Another song that I didn't mention is "Want" which is also the 2nd single, I like the sound but it's really predictable and has been done repeatedly. I have many songs in my music collection that sound exactly like it. It's typical Pop/Dance, However I feel some growth with it.
As usual Natalie has not gone against the grain which in my opinion shines a light on her since "going against the grain" is the NEW trend. I'm okay with "Come To Life", How can I be bitter?.
Back to life
2009-11-02 - Ever since her stunning Pop debut "Left of the middle", Natalie Imbruglia has been heading down the less-is-more road musically. "Come to life" finds her going even further down that road, with some writing and production from Chris Martin and ambient king Brian Eno. The sound is darker and more reflective.
Opening is the lightly sunny and jangly "My God" with Imbruglia's endearing clear breathy vocals pulling you in. "Lukas" is a Chris Martin co-write (produced by Eno), with catchy incredibly layered harmonies, and telling the tale of a boy named Lukas. It sounds like it could fit into Coldplay's last album and it could as apparently it was written during the "Viva la vida..." sessions. Following is the gently pulsing "Fun", another Martin co-write. Both songs are the only two not featuring Imbruglia's songwriting skills.
"All the roses" is an ethereal sounding piano ballad. Lead-off single "Want" is edgy and upbeat with electronic flourishes, another Martin co-write. "WYUT" is an upbeat number with ghostly flourishes, while "Cameo" is a bouncy Rock-tinged Pop song. Also upbeat with a Motown-ish beat is "Wild about it".
At 10 tracks, the album is rather brief. Calming and beautiful music, a welcome return for Ms Imbruglia.
I love Natalie but I'm unsure about this record 
2009-10-22 - It took more than 4 years for her to come up with new material and eventhough half of the songs here are strong enough to talk about the album's pros, the problem comes out from song number 7 on (that's almost half of the record). Songs like "Lukas", "Twenty" and "Scars" are just breathtaking as the way that only Natalie Imbruglia could do it. Beautiful arragements in the music combined with the beautiful voice of her make these three songs just loveable. On the other hand, "My god", "Fun" and "Want" are good too but maybe on a lower level. As soon as "WYUT" starts I start losing interest in the album. This one sounds like a b-side that wasn't even worked out properly. A lot of noise in the beat and Natalie's voice going faster to catch up with the tune. Not that good. Then "Cameo" and "All the roses" come up and yet i can't find the appeal in these songs. They sound too weird for me and even for Natalie's talent. "Wild about it" is also an uncomfortable tune for me. It's not that this song has no personality because it does. It's just that I don't get the point of a song like this either.
This is what my conclusion was after I listened to the whole album. It seems that Natalie wanted to have another "Counting down the days" kind of like record but with more feeling and emotion and she was doing great at the half of the album but then the record company "suggested" her that she needed more upbeat tunes or catchy songs to put the record's name on the radio or TV. Honestly, I don't think people let Natalie to come up with the record the way she wanted to do it. Now if I'm wrong, I would love to listen to her explanations. Love U Nat!!!
Great Timing!!
2009-10-22 - So excited to finally have her latest album (getting it in the mail day of my Birthday does get me giddier about it)! It's adventurous as her b-sides thru the years. That is how I got hooked on her music to begin with.
The only thing I did not like was the cd sleeve booklet. Straining my eyes while trying to read the tiny font of lyrics & the misc data is frustrating.
