Le Fil

Infobox Album |


Name = Le Fil
Type = Album
Artist = Camille
Released = 14 February 2005
Genre = A cappella, Chanson
Length = 71:33
Label = Virgin Records
Producer = Stéphane Prin
Reviews =
*"musicOMH.com" Rating|4|5 [http://www.musicomh.com/albums5/camille_0606.htm link]
*"PopMatters" (8/10) [http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/camille-le-fil/ link]
*"Soundgenerator.com" (9/10) [http://www.soundgenerator.com/burner/review_detail.cfm?reviewid=1300 link]
* "The Observer" Rating|4|5 [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/10bestcds/story/0,12102,1466789,00.html link] |
Last album = "Le Sac des Filles"
(2002)
This album = "Le Fil"
(2005)
Next album = "Live au Trianon"
(2006)

"Le Fil" is the second album by French singer Camille. The title translates as "The Thread". The album features a 'tone', a low-level drone that is in the background of every song, which Camille has described as 'her note'. The note is a B. The singer also mentioned that many people returned the record, thinking this sound was a fault with the recording. [http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/musicnews/s1743651.htm] The title also arises due to the similar word 'fille' or girl which arises in a lot of the songs.

It was first released in 2005, and reissued in 2006 in the United States, the UK and Australia with four extra tracks.

It has been most frequently compared to Björk's "Medúlla", for Camille's use of her voice as an instrument in innovative ways.

In 2008, the eighth track on Le Fil, "Senza", was used by Ford in televised adverts [http://youtube.com/watch?v=S1BqP4blPUQ] for their new Kuga SUV. The advert premiered at half time of the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final, opening up a new Pan-European audience to Camille's work. It has continued to air on networks across Europe throughout Euro 2008.

Track listing

#La jeune fille aux cheveux blancs
#Ta douleur
#Assise
#Janine I
#Vous
#Baby Carni Bird
#Pour que l'amour me quitte
#Janine II
#Vertige
#Senza
#Au port
#Janine III
#Pâle septembre
#Rue de Ménilmontant
#Quand je marcheReissue bonus tracks: 16. J'ai tort 17. Jolie Bruine 18. Lumière 19. Femme libérée

Awards

*Prix Constantin in 2005
*Victoires de la Musique 2006.