Bittersweet Symphony (album)
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Bittersweet Symphony is the seventh album by Jade Villalon
formerly of the band Sweetbox
, and the second under her new stage name, Jade Valerie. It was released March 5, 2008 by Universal
(Japan).
The album contained many ballad
influences, and only two tracks contained famous classical pieces. The album also saw a departure from the widely varied sounds Jade has become known for, this time opting for many of the tracks to showcase a typical pop, dance, or ballad sound. It also, for the first time, featured a mainly piano-oriented track, as well as a guest writer for track, "We Can Run".
Jade Villalon
Jade Valerie Villalon , also known by her project and stage name Jade Valerie, is an American and European pop singer, songwriter, and actress...
formerly of the band Sweetbox
Sweetbox
Sweetbox is a Los Angeles based pop music project formed in 1995 by executive producer Heiko Schmidt and music producer Roberto "Geo" Rosan.Throughout the years Sweetbox has had several leading women including Kimberly Kearney, Dacia Bridges, Tina Harris, Jade Villalon and most recently and...
, and the second under her new stage name, Jade Valerie. It was released March 5, 2008 by Universal
Universal Music Group
Universal Music Group is an American music group, the largest of the "big four" record companies by its commanding market share and its multitude of global operations...
(Japan).
The album contained many ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
influences, and only two tracks contained famous classical pieces. The album also saw a departure from the widely varied sounds Jade has become known for, this time opting for many of the tracks to showcase a typical pop, dance, or ballad sound. It also, for the first time, featured a mainly piano-oriented track, as well as a guest writer for track, "We Can Run".
Track listing
- Unbreakable (based on Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven)
- Like a Bird
- Out in the Sea (samples The Flower DuetThe Flower DuetThe Flower Duet is a famous duet for sopranos from Léo Delibes' opera Lakmé, first performed in Paris in 1883. The duet takes place in Act 1 of the three act opera, between characters Lakmé, the daughter of a Brahmin priest, and her servant Mallika, as they go to gather flowers by a river...
from LakméLakméLakmé is an opera in three acts by Léo Delibes to a French libretto by Edmond Gondinet and Philippe Gille. Delibes wrote the score during 1881–82 with its first performance on 14 April 1883 at the Opéra Comique in Paris. Set in British India in the mid 19th century, Lakmé is based on the 1880 novel...
) - Razorman
- Living By Numbers
- The Last
- We Can Run (written by Villalon/Rosan/Hase)
- Stuck With You
- Lucky Lady
- Piece of Love
- Always Mine
- Undone
- No, You Don't
- Empty Pages
- All tracks written by "Jade Valerie" Villalon and Robert "Geo" Rosan, unless otherwise noted.