The Divine Comedy (album)

Infobox Album | Name = The Divine Comedy
Type = Album
Artist = Milla


Released = April 5 1994
Recorded =
Genre = Folk-Rock, Pop
Length = 45:24
Label = SBK | Capitol | EMI
Producer = Rupert Hine
Richard Feldman
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h262mpzd9foo link]
*"Slant Magazine" Rating|4|5 [http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/music_review.asp?ID=132 link]
Last album =
This album = "The Divine Comedy"
(1994)
Next album = "The People Tree Sessions"
(1998)

"The Divine Comedy" is actress-model-designer Milla Jovovich's first and only official studio album, and she was billed as simply "Milla" for this release. The album is titled after the work of Dante Alighieri.

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 as a musical influence.

It is an interesting album as most actresses and supermodels who try their hand in the music industry take on a more mainstream pop 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 - 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 chart. [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=74726&model.vnuAlbumId=972468]

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. [ [http://www.millanews.com/Blog/index.php?m=20031101 Milla News - Milla Jovovich Official European WebSite - Blog » 2003» November» 1 ] ] In recent years, Milla has opted to release her new songs for free on her official website. [ [http://www.millaj.com/ MillaJ.com :: The Official Website of Milla Jovovich ] ] 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 Alien Song (For Those Who Listen)" (Milla Jovovich) – 4:45
# "Gentleman Who Fell" (M. Jovovich, Holden.M.R, Feldman.R.G) – 4:39
# "It's Your Life" (M. Jovovich, Holden.M.R, Feldman.R.G) – 3:45
# "Reaching From Nowhere" (M. Jovovich) – 4:10
# "Charlie" (M. Jovovich, Holden.M.R, Feldman.R.G) – 4:10
# "Ruby Lane" (M. Jovovich) – 4:36
# "Bang Your Head"(M. Jovovich, Holden.M.R, Feldman.R.G) – 3:23
# "Clock" (M. Jovovich) – 4:15
# "Don't Fade Away" (M. Jovovich) – 5:43
# "You Did It All Before" (M. Jovovich, Chris Brenner) – 3:58
# "In a Glade" (Ukranian Folk) – 2:27

Miscellanea

*Jovovich performs "The Alien Song" in the 1993 Richard Linklater film "Dazed and Confused".

References