''Ma Fleur'' ("my flower" in
French) is the fourth full-length release and third proper studio album by
The Cinematic Orchestra
The Cinematic Orchestra is a British nu jazz and downtempo music group created in 1999 by Jason Swinscoe and later involving his music collaborator Dominic Smith. The group is signed to independent record label Ninja Tune.
The Cinematic Orches ...
, released on 7 May 2007. The North American version of the album contains 10 tracks in a different sequence from the UK version and omits "Child Song". The song "
To Build a Home" was used in an award-winning 2008
Schweppes
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Lemonade advertisement called "Burst" and in the 2010 Australian-French film
The Tree, and the similar shorter song "That Home" in the trailer for 2011 film ''
Another Earth''.
Track listing
UK release
;CD
#"
To Build a Home" – 6:11 (with
Patrick Watson)
#"Familiar Ground" – 4:34 (with
Fontella Bass
Fontella Marie Bass (; July 3, 1940 – December 26, 2012) was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit " Rescue Me" in 1965. She was nominated for a Grammy Award twice.
Early life
Fontella Bass was bor ...
)
#"Child Song" – 5:14
#"Music Box" – 5:03 (with
Patrick Watson and
Lou Rhodes
Lou Rhodes is an English singer and songwriter from Manchester, now living in Wiltshire. In addition to providing vocals and lyrics for the band Lamb, Rhodes has released four solo albums: '' Beloved One'', '' Bloom'' and '' One Good Thing'' a ...
)
#"Prelude" – 2:43
#"As the Stars Fall" – 5:55
#"Into You" – 3:02 (with
Patrick Watson)
#"Ma Fleur" – 4:32
#"Breathe" – 6:33 (with
Fontella Bass
Fontella Marie Bass (; July 3, 1940 – December 26, 2012) was an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter best known for her number-one R&B hit " Rescue Me" in 1965. She was nominated for a Grammy Award twice.
Early life
Fontella Bass was bor ...
)
#"That Home" – 1:43 (with
Patrick Watson)
#"Time and Space" – 8:42 (with
Lou Rhodes
Lou Rhodes is an English singer and songwriter from Manchester, now living in Wiltshire. In addition to providing vocals and lyrics for the band Lamb, Rhodes has released four solo albums: '' Beloved One'', '' Bloom'' and '' One Good Thing'' a ...
)
;Vinyl
;Side A
1. "To Build a Home"
2. "Familiar Ground"
3. "That Home"
;Side B
4. "Child Song"
5. "Music Box"
6. "Ma Fleur"
;Side C
7. "Prelude"
8. "As the Stars Fall"
9. "Into You"
;Side D
10. "Breathe"
11. "Time and Space"
US release (Domino)
# "That Home"
# "Familiar Ground"
# "Ma Fleur"
# "Music Box"
# "Time and Space"
# "Prelude"
# "As the Stars Fall"
# "Into You"
# "Breathe"
# "To Build a Home"
Certifications
References
External links
Cinematic Orchestra official websiteNinja Tune official website
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2007 albums
Domino Recording Company albums
Ninja Tune albums
The Cinematic Orchestra albums