{"product_id":"penelope-queen-id-rather-be-naked","title":"Penelope Queen - I'd Rather Be Naked","description":"\u003ca\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI'd Rather Be Naked\u003c\/i\u003e is the debut album by Penelope Queen, a young French singer-songwriter, produced by pop polymath Isabelle Antena.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten and recorded between 2010 and 2013, the album features 13 original songs by Penelope, together with a cover of Silly Things, a heartbreaking ballad originally recorded by Antena on \u003ci\u003eCamino del Sol\u003c\/i\u003e, their Crépuscule debut back in 1983. Also written in the south of France, Penelope's own new album captures many of the same moods - sometimes insouciant, sometimes bittersweet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e1. Drawn\u003cbr\u003e2. L.O.L\u003cbr\u003e3. Just Lay\u003cbr\u003e4. Little One\u003cbr\u003e5. Speechless\u003cbr\u003e6. Who's My Daddy\u003cbr\u003e7. Silly Things\u003cbr\u003e8. My Garden\u003cbr\u003e9. Says the Rain\u003cbr\u003e10. Heart Beat\u003cbr\u003e11. That Thing, That Voice\u003cbr\u003e12. Girls Don't Cry\u003cbr\u003e13. Ms. Nobody\u003cbr\u003e14. When Spring Arrives\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable on digipack CD and digital download. To order CD please select correct shipping option and click on Add To Cart button below cover image, or else contact LDDC by email.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReviews\u003c\/b\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"From opening track Drawn onwards, the order of the day here is simplicity. Voice, acoustic guitar, minimal strings, romantic and relationship-influence lyrics make most of this album a pleasing and very human assemblage. Livelier highlights include the opener Drawn plus Girls Don't Cry, Hey Little One and Ms Nobody, all of which demonstrate Queen's knack for a pop song. Penelope's real forte, however, is with the more forlorn or reflective side of her nature - Just Lay, When Spring Arrives and the super Heartbeat all recall her mother's occasionally plaintive oeuvre, strengthened by the fact she's had time to ably cover an Antena classic in the process - Silly Things from the Camino del Sol era\"\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003cb\u003eFlipside\u003c\/b\u003e, 05\/2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The opener Drawn signposts the direction: energetic yet relaxed handclap rhythm, racy accoustic guitar and a softly swinging voice. Almost every piece breathes in the refreshing atmosphere of an evening sea breeze after a long Sunday. Even on mum's Silly Things (from Antena's 1983 mini album) Penelope succeeds in updating: cool new wave Brasil becomes a cello-lascivious jazz ballad\"\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003cb\u003eWestzeit\u003c\/b\u003e, 09\/2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Intimate, nonchalant, elegant acoustics produced by Isabelle Antena in the style of Camino del Sol\"\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003cb\u003eBlow Up\u003c\/b\u003e, 09\/2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e","brand":"Les Disques du Crepuscule","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":67995663434004,"sku":"TWI1152","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1035\/0284\/0084\/files\/TWI1152CD72_400x400q85.jpg?v=1793922425","url":"https:\/\/primeunion.shop\/products\/penelope-queen-id-rather-be-naked","provider":"Linden \u0026 Oak","version":"1.0","type":"link"}