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The Divine Comedy is actress-supermodel-designer Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich is a supermodel, actress, musician, and fashion designer of Russia-Serbia- Montenegro origin. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt"....
's first and only official studio album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
, and she was billed as simply Milla for this release. The album is titled after the work
The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy , written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321, is widely considered the central epic poem of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature....
 of Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri

Durante degli Alighieri , commonly known as Dante Alighieri, was a Florence poet of the Middle Ages. His Magnum opus, the Divine Comedy , is often considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature....
.

The songs in this collection are for the most part acoustic, and are inspired by Jovovich's Slavic background, as well as from other philosophical roots based on various authors and poets that she liked to read from.






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The Divine Comedy is actress-supermodel-designer Milla Jovovich
Milla Jovovich

Milla Jovovich is a supermodel, actress, musician, and fashion designer of Russia-Serbia- Montenegro origin. Over her career, she has appeared in a number of science fiction and action themed films, for which music channel VH1 has referred to her as the "reigning queen of kick-butt"....
's first and only official studio album
Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
, and she was billed as simply Milla for this release. The album is titled after the work
The Divine Comedy

The Divine Comedy , written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321, is widely considered the central epic poem of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature....
 of Dante Alighieri
Dante Alighieri

Durante degli Alighieri , commonly known as Dante Alighieri, was a Florence poet of the Middle Ages. His Magnum opus, the Divine Comedy , is often considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature....
.

The songs in this collection are for the most part acoustic, and are inspired by Jovovich's Slavic background, as well as from other philosophical roots based on various authors and poets that she liked to read from. She also credited Kate Bush
Kate Bush

Kate Bush is an England singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Her eclectic musical style and Idiosyncrasy lyrics have made her one of England's most successful solo female performers of the past 30 years having sold over 20,000,000 records worldwide....
 as a musical influence.

It is an interesting album as most actresses and supermodel
Supermodel

The term supermodel, coined in the 1980s, refers to a highly-paid ?lite model who usually has a worldwide reputation and often a background in haute couture and commercial modeling....
s who try their hand in the music industry take on a more mainstream pop
Pop music

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 sound. Milla had to in fact, fight for her rights to have her own music released. While the album was not a commercial success, it was highly praised and well-received by critics. Many of the songs were co-written by 1970s Australian pop star Mark Holden
Mark Holden

Mark Holden is an Australian singer and television personality. He was one of four judges on the television series Australian Idol....
 - best known these days as one of the judges on the talent show Australian Idol.

Only one single was released from the album, "Gentleman Who Fell" which charted at #21 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks
Modern Rock Tracks

Hot Modern Rock Tracks is a music chart in the United States that has appeared in Billboard magazine since September 10, 1988. It lists the forty most-played songs on modern rock radios, most of which are alternative rock songs....
 chart.

Despite the positive reception, Jovovich has yet to release an official follow-up album as of 2008, although she has contributed several songs to various movie soundtracks over the years. A 1998 release, The People Tree Sessions, was reportedly unauthorized, and Jovovich launched legal action in order for it to be taken off the market. In recent years, Milla has opted to release her new songs for free on her official website. With these demos, she extends to all listeners the right to re-mix the songs, but reserves the right to sell the songs, preventing unauthorized resale of her material.

Track listing

The selections on The Divine Comedy are these:
  1. "The Alien Song (For Those Who Listen)" (Milla Jovovich) – 4:45
  2. "The Gentleman Who Fell" (Milla Jovovich, Mark R. Holden, Richard G. Feldman) – 4:39
  3. "It's Your Life" (Milla Jovovich, Mark R. Holden, Richard G. Feldman) – 3:45
  4. "Reaching From Nowhere" (Milla Jovovich) – 4:10
  5. "Charlie" (Milla Jovovich, Mark R. Holden, Richard G. Feldman) – 4:10
  6. "Ruby Lane" (Milla Jovovich) – 4:36
  7. "Bang Your Head" (Milla Jovovich, Mark R. Holden, Richard G. Feldman) – 3:23
  8. "Clock" (Milla Jovovich) – 4:15
  9. "Don't Fade Away" (Milla Jovovich) – 5:43
  10. "You Did It All Before" (Milla Jovovich, Chris Brenner) – 3:58
  11. "In a Glade" (Ukrainian Folk) – 2:27


Richard G. Feldman was one of the two music producers of the album, with Rupert Pine being the other; Mark R. Holden and Richard Feldman composed songs with Jovovich writing-composing partner.

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