Lessons To Be Learned by Gabriella Cilmi - DeepRiffs

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U.K.-based Australian teenager Gabriella Cilmi released her debut album at the end of March 2008 to critical acclaim but not much public notice. However, as is often the case, word of mouth spread slowly and the album built into a Top Ten hit as more people discovered it. Having co-written all of the tracks with the production team of Xenomania (the team behind Girls Aloud and the Sugababes, with whom she had just finished touring) Gabriella Cilmi delivered a confident album with styles varying from Eurovision pop-disco ("Messy," "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now," and "Save the Lies") to cool 1950s swing jazz ("Awkward Lies" and the first single to be taken from the album, "Sweet About Me"), 1960s girl group pop ("Got No Place to Go"), and a few ballads ("Einstein," "Safer," and "Sit in the Blues"). The album closed with the only cover version, a faithful reproduction of Martha & the Muffins' "Echo Beach," which appeared on the U.K. version only. A good debut album, but it had all been heard before, many times in a crowded market, with her voice sounding like a cross between Anastacia and Joss Stone (particularly on opening track "Save the Lies," which also had a Kylie Minogue-style backing track). In particular, the recent albums by Duffy and Adele were brought to mind, with Cilmi sounding quite like Duffy on the song "Sanctuary" and therefore also evoking memories of Dusty Springfield -- not a bad thing, once again, but Duffy did it a couple of months before.
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1. Save The Lies

by Gabriella Cilmi

Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Guitar: Bob Bradley
Nick Coler; Performer
Keyboard: Pete Wiggs
Tim Powell
Brian Higgins
Bob Stanley
Miranda Cooper; Performer
Performer: Nick Coler
Bob Bradley
Bob Stanley
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Pete Wiggs
Miranda Cooper; Performer
Composer: Pete Wiggs
Tim Powell
Brian Higgins
Bob Stanley
Bob Bradley
Gabriella Cilmi
Miranda Cooper; Composer
Lyricist: Gabriella Cilmi
Bob Bradley
Bob Stanley
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Pete Wiggs
Miranda Cooper; Composer
Mixing: Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Producer: Xenomania
Brian Higgins; Production
Studio Personnel: Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Miranda Cooper
Tim Powell
Brian Higgins
Gabriella Cilmi
Bob Bradley
Bob Stanley
Pete Wiggs; Other

2. Sweet About Me

by Gabriella Cilmi

Composer: Nicholas John Sutherland Coler
Miranda Cooper
Tim Larcombe
Gabriella Cilmi
Brian Higgins
Timothy Powell; Composer
Lyricist: Brian Higgins
Timothy Powell
Nicholas John Sutherland Coler
Miranda Cooper
Gabriella Cilmi
Tim Larcombe; Composer
Bass ( Vocal): Kieran Jones; Performer
Bass (vocal): Kieran Jones; Performer
Cello: Nick Squires; Performer
Drums: Marc Parnell; Performer
Guitar: Nick Coler
Jason Resch
Owen Parker; Performer
Harmonica: Mark Feltham; Performer
Keyboard: Tim Powell
Tim Larcombe
Brian Higgins; Performer
Performer: Nick Squires
Gabriella Cilmi
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Tim Larcombe
Mark Feltham
Owen Parker
Kieran Jones
Jason Resch
Marc Parnell
Nick Coler; Performer
Vibraphone: Nick Coler
Brian Higgins; Performer
Vocals: Gabriella Cilmi; Performer
Mixing: Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Programmer: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins; Production
Studio Personnel: Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Timothy Powell
Miranda Cooper
Brian Higgins
Tim Larcombe
Nicholas John Sutherland Coler
Gabriella Cilmi; Other
Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Producer: Brian Higgins
Xenomania; Production

3. Sanctuary

by Gabriella Cilmi

Bass ( Vocal): Nick Coler; Performer
Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Nick Coler; Performer
Guitar: Nick Coler; Performer
Keyboard: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins
Nick Coler; Performer
Performer: Nick Coler
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell; Performer
Composer: Gabriella Cilmi
Miranda Cooper
Xenomania
Brian Higgins; Composer
Lyricist: Gabriella Cilmi
Miranda Cooper
Xenomania
Brian Higgins; Composer
Mixing: Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Producer: Brian Higgins
Xenomania; Production
Programmer: Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Nick Coler; Production
Studio Personnel: Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Miranda Cooper
Xenomania
Brian Higgins
Gabriella Cilmi; Other

4. Einstein

by Gabriella Cilmi

Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Kieran Jones; Performer
Bass (vocal): Kieran Jones; Performer
Drums: Marc Parnell; Performer
Guitar: Nick Coler
Jason Resch
Owen Parker; Performer
Keyboard: Toby Scott
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Tim Larcombe; Performer
Performer: Toby Scott
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Tim Larcombe
Owen Parker
Kieran Jones
Jason Resch
Marc Parnell
Nick Coler; Performer
Composer: Gabriella Cilmi
Miranda Cooper
Tim Larcombe
Brian Higgins; Composer
Lyricist: Brian Higgins
Miranda Cooper
Tim Larcombe
Gabriella Cilmi; Composer
Mixing: Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Producer: Brian Higgins
Xenomania; Production
Programmer: Brian Higgins
Toby Scott
Tim Powell; Production
Studio Personnel: Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Miranda Cooper
Brian Higgins
Tim Larcombe
Gabriella Cilmi; Other

5. Got No Place To Go

by Gabriella Cilmi

Guitar: Owen Parker
Nick Coler
Toby Scott; Performer
Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Keyboard: Brian Higgins
Nick Coler
Tim Powell; Performer
Performer: Toby Scott
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Owen Parker
Nick Coler; Performer
Composer: Nick Coler
Miranda Cooper
Tim Powell
Gabriella Cilmi
Brian Higgins
Rajko Mueller; Composer
Lyricist: Brian Higgins
Nick Coler
Miranda Cooper
Tim Powell
Gabriella Cilmi; Composer
Mixing: Tim Powell; Production
Producer: Xenomania
Brian Higgins; Production
Programmer: Brian Higgins
Matt Gray
Tim Powell
Miranda Cooper
Jason Resch
Kieran Jones; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Powell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Miranda Cooper
Nick Coler
Tim Powell
Brian Higgins
Gabriella Cilmi; Other

6. Don't Wanna Go To Bed Now

by Gabriella Cilmi

Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Guitar: Owen Parker
Nick Coler; Performer
Keyboard: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins
Miranda Cooper
Toby Scott; Performer
Performer: Toby Scott
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Owen Parker
Miranda Cooper
Nick Coler; Performer
Composer: Miranda Cooper
Tim Powell
Brian Higgins
Gabriella Cilmi
Shawn Lee
Nick Coler; Composer
Lyricist: Shawn Lee
Gabriella Cilmi
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Miranda Cooper
Nick Coler; Composer
Producer: Brian Higgins
Xenomania; Production
Composer Lyricist: Miranda Cooper
Nick Coler
Tim Powell
Brian Higgins
Shawn Lee
Gabriella Cilmi; Other

7. Messy

by Gabriella Cilmi

Guitar: Jason Resch
Owen Parker
Nick Coler; Performer
Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Keyboard: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins
Toby Scott; Performer
Performer: Toby Scott
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Owen Parker
Jason Resch
Nick Coler; Performer
Composer: Gabriella Cilmi
Miranda Cooper
Xenomania
Brian Higgins; Composer
Lyricist: Brian Higgins
Miranda Cooper
Xenomania
Gabriella Cilmi; Composer
Mixing: Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Producer: Brian Higgins
Xenomania; Production
Programmer: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins
Tim Larcombe
Toby Scott; Production
Studio Personnel: Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Miranda Cooper
Xenomania
Brian Higgins
Gabriella Cilmi; Other

8. Awkward Game

by Gabriella Cilmi

Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Bass ( Vocal): Tim Powell; Performer
Bass (vocal): Tim Powell; Performer
Drums: Marc Parnell; Performer
Guitar: Shawn Lee
Owen Parker
Nick Coler; Performer
Keyboard: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins; Performer
Performer: Nick Coler
Shawn Lee
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Owen Parker
Marc Parnell; Performer
Composer: Tim Powell
Shawn Lee
Gabriella Cilmi
Brian Higgins
Miranda Cooper; Composer
Lyricist: Gabriella Cilmi
Miranda Cooper
Tim Powell
Shawn Lee
Brian Higgins; Composer
Mixing: Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Producer: Xenomania
Brian Higgins; Production
Programmer: Brian Higgins
Tim Powell; Production
Studio Personnel: Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Miranda Cooper
Tim Powell
Brian Higgins
Shawn Lee
Gabriella Cilmi; Other

9. Safer

by Gabriella Cilmi

Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Cello: Nick Squires; Performer
Drums: Marc Parnell; Performer
Guitar: Owen Parker
Nick Coler; Performer
Keyboard: Nick Coler
Tim Powell
Brian Higgins; Performer
Performer: Tim Powell
Owen Parker
Brian Higgins
Nick Coler
Nick Squires
Marc Parnell; Performer
Vibraphone: Nick Coler; Performer
Composer: Gabriella Cilmi
Nick Coler
Miranda Cooper
Xenomania
Brian Higgins; Composer
Lyricist: Miranda Cooper
Nick Coler
Gabriella Cilmi
Brian Higgins
Xenomania; Composer
Mixing: Brian Higgins
Tim Powell; Production
Producer: Brian Higgins
Xenomania; Production
Programmer: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins; Production
Composer Lyricist: Miranda Cooper
Nick Coler
Xenomania
Brian Higgins
Gabriella Cilmi; Other

10. Cigarettes And Lies

by Gabriella Cilmi

Bass ( Vocal): Nick Coler; Performer
Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Bass (vocal): Nick Coler; Performer
Guitar: Owen Parker
Nick Coler
Mike Christer; Performer
Keyboard: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins
Toby Scott
Tim Larcombe; Performer
Performer: Toby Scott
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Tim Larcombe
Owen Parker
Mike Christer
Nick Coler; Performer
Composer: Gabriella Cilmi
Miranda Cooper
Xenomania
Brian Higgins; Composer
Lyricist: Brian Higgins
Miranda Cooper
Xenomania
Gabriella Cilmi; Composer
Mixing: Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Producer: Brian Higgins
Xenomania; Production
Programmer: Toby Scott
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Nick Coler; Production
Studio Personnel: Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Composer Lyricist: Miranda Cooper
Xenomania
Brian Higgins
Gabriella Cilmi; Other

11. Terrifying

by Gabriella Cilmi

Guitar: Owen Parker
Nick Coler; Performer
Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Keyboard: Brian Higgins
Tim Larcombe
Tim Powell; Performer
Performer: Nick Coler
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Tim Larcombe
Owen Parker; Performer
Composer: Gabriella Cilmi
Miranda Cooper
Xenomania
Brian Higgins; Composer
Lyricist: Gabriella Cilmi
Miranda Cooper
Xenomania
Brian Higgins; Composer
Mixing: Brian Higgins
Tim Powell; Production
Producer: Brian Higgins
Xenomania; Production
Programmer: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins; Production
Composer Lyricist: Miranda Cooper
Xenomania
Brian Higgins
Gabriella Cilmi; Other

12. Sit In The Blues

by Gabriella Cilmi

Bass Guitar: Tim Larcombe; Performer
Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Tim Larcombe; Performer
Guitar: Nick Coler
Mike Christer; Performer
Keyboard: Brian Higgins
Tim Larcombe
Tim Powell; Performer
Performer: Nick Coler
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Tim Larcombe
Mike Christer; Performer
Composer: Mike Christer
Xenomania
Tim Larcombe
Gabriella Cilmi
Brian Higgins
Miranda Cooper; Composer
Lyricist: Mike Christer
Gabriella Cilmi
Brian Higgins
Tim Larcombe
Xenomania
Miranda Cooper; Composer
Mixing: Brian Higgins
Tim Powell; Production
Producer: Brian Higgins
Xenomania; Production
Programmer: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins; Production
Composer Lyricist: Miranda Cooper
Xenomania
Brian Higgins
Tim Larcombe
Gabriella Cilmi
Mike Christer; Other

13. Sweet About Me

by Gabriella Cilmi

Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Kali De Vaux; Performer
Bass Guitar: Kali De Vaux; Performer
Drums: Beanie Bhebhe; Performer
Guitar: Tom Welham; Performer
Performer: Kali De Vaux
Gabriella Cilmi
Tom Welham
Beanie Bhebhe; Performer
Vocals: Gabriella Cilmi; Performer
Composer: Timothy Powell
Nicholas John Sutherland Coler
Miranda Cooper
Gabriella Cilmi
Brian Higgins
Tim Larcombe; Composer
Lyricist: Miranda Cooper
Nicholas John Sutherland Coler
Timothy Powell
Gabriella Cilmi
Brian Higgins
Tim Larcombe; Composer
Mixing: Tim Powell; Production
Producer: Brian Higgins; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Powell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Timothy Powell
Miranda Cooper
Brian Higgins
Tim Larcombe
Nicholas John Sutherland Coler
Gabriella Cilmi; Other

14. Cry Me A River

by Gabriella Cilmi

Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Kali De Vaux; Performer
Bass Guitar: Kali De Vaux; Performer
Drums: Beanie Bhebhe; Performer
Guitar: Tom Welham; Performer
Performer: Kali De Vaux
Gabriella Cilmi
Tom Welham
Beanie Bhebhe; Performer
Vocals: Gabriella Cilmi; Performer
Composer: Scott Storch
Justin Timberlake
Timothy Mosley; Composer
Lyricist: Justin Timberlake
Timothy Mosley
Scott Storch; Composer
Mixing: Tim Powell; Production
Producer: Brian Higgins; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Powell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Scott Storch
Timothy Mosley
Justin Timberlake; Other

15. Round And Round

by Gabriella Cilmi

Bass Guitar: Alex Yeoman; Performer
Bass Guitar: Alex Yeoman; Performer
Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Drums: Jamie Morrison; Performer
Guitar: Dan Smith
George Astasio; Performer
Keyboard: Jason Pebworth
Paul Stanley; Performer
Performer: Jamie Morrison
Paul Stanley
Dan Smith
Jason Pebworth
George Astasio
Alex Yeoman; Performer
Composer: Geeky
Crispin Hunt
Paul Stanley
George Astasio
Jason Pebworth
Gabriella Cilmi; Composer
Lyricist: Crispin Hunt
Paul Stanley
Gabriella Cilmi
Jason Pebworth
George Astasio
Geeky; Composer
Mixing: Barny; Production
Producer: The Invisible Men; Production
Programmer: Paul Stanley
Jason Pebworth; Production
Studio Personnel: Barny; Production
Composer Lyricist: Crispin Hunt
Paul Stanley
George Astasio
Jason Pebworth
Gabriella Cilmi
Geeky; Other

16. Echo Beach

by Gabriella Cilmi

Guitar: Nick Coler
Owen Parker; Performer
Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Keyboard: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins; Performer
Performer: Nick Coler
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Owen Parker; Performer
Composer: Mark Gane; Composer
Lyricist: Mark Gane; Composer
Mixing: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins; Production
Producer: Brian Higgins
Xenomania; Production
Programmer: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins
Miranda Cooper; Production
Studio Personnel: Tim Powell
Brian Higgins; Production
Composer Lyricist: Mark Gane; Other

17. Warm This Winter

by Gabriella Cilmi

Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Nick Coler; Performer
Bass Guitar: Nick Coler; Performer
Guitar: Nick Coler
Jason Resch; Performer
Horn: Joe Auckland
Mike Kearsey
Mark C.brown; Performer
Keyboard: Nick Coler; Performer
Performer: Stella Page
Gabriella Cilmi
Joe Auckland
Jason Resch
Mark C.brown
Mike Kearsey
Nick Coler
Prabjote Osahn; Performer
Strings: Prabjote Osahn
Stella Page; Performer
Vocals: Gabriella Cilmi; Performer
Composer: Marcus H. Barkan
Hank Hunter; Composer
Lyricist: Hank Hunter
Marcus H. Barkan; Composer
Mixing: Tim Powell
Nick Coler; Production
Producer: Brian Higgins; Production
Programmer: Brian Higgins
Nick Coler
Tim Powell; Production
Studio Personnel: Nick Coler
Tim Powell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Hank Hunter
Marcus H. Barkan; Other

18. This Game

by Gabriella Cilmi

Guitar: Nick Coler; Performer
Primary Artist: Gabriella Cilmi; Main Performer
Keyboard: Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Tim Larcombe; Performer
Performer: Nick Coler
Brian Higgins
Tim Powell
Tim Larcombe; Performer
Composer: Gabriella Cilmi
Miranda Cooper
Tim Larcombe
Brian Higgins; Composer
Lyricist: Brian Higgins
Miranda Cooper
Gabriella Cilmi
Tim Larcombe; Composer
Mixing: Brian Higgins
Tim Powell; Production
Producer: Brian Higgins
Xenomania; Production
Programmer: Brian Higgins
Tim Powell; Production
Studio Personnel: Brian Higgins
Tim Powell; Production
Composer Lyricist: Miranda Cooper
Brian Higgins
Tim Larcombe
Gabriella Cilmi; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

18 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 0 minutes and 11 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1420x1420 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

13/18 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Singer & Songwriter, Contemporary Singer, Songwriter, Teen Pop, Adult Alternative

Label

Universal-Island Records Ltd.

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Mar 30, 2008

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602517916203