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Hymn to Love: All Her Greatest Songs in English | 
 enlarge | Artist: Edith Piaf
Label: Angel Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 7424
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 93862
UPC: 724359386225
EAN: 0724359386225
ASIN: B0000C8WYE
Release Date: February 24, 2004
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| Tracks:
| • | Hymn To Love | | • | One Little Man | | • | La Vie En Rose (Version Anglaise) | | • | Chante Moi (Version Anglaise) | | • | Simply A Waltz | | • | My God | | • | Don't Cry | | • | Autumn Leaves | | • | I Shouldn't Care | | • | The Three Bells | | • | 'Cause I Love You | | • | My Lost Melody | | • | Heaven Have A Mercy | | • | No Regrets | | • | Lovers For A Day (Live) | | • | Heureuse (Live) |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Frankly, it feels a bit weird to listen to Edith Piaf perform in English. There aren't many singers so associated with a country as Piaf is with France. And yet she did record some of her hits in English in an attempt to facilitate her career in the United States. While newcomers to the singer's oeuvre should start with her French albums, this CD is fascinating for advanced Piaf listeners. Most of the sides were cut 1950 and show Piaf in fine vocal form on tracks such as "La vie en rose" (she switched from English to French for the title) and "Autumn Leaves" ("Les feuilles mortes"), a strangely compelling hybrid that alternates between French and English. Piaf was certainly more at ease singing in French, but her charismatic sense of drama could break through in just about any language. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Album Description
2003 compilation features material recorded in English & a live version of 'Heureuse'. EMI Music France.
Album Details
Digitally Remastered Collection of the "Little Songbird's" Hits that She Re-recorded in English.
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| Customer Reviews:
 The Sparrow Sings in English June 4, 2008
Melvin Hoskins
Until I heard this CD, I was unaware that Edith Piaf had ever recorded any songs in English. I was aware, however that she didn't learn much English until very late in life. Someday, I hope to have heard everything she ever recorded. She died when I was 21, but I have enjoyed hearing her sing from the time I was about 12, maybe earlier. One does not need to understand the words in her songs to appreciate the power and feeling she puts into all her work; the meaning is clear enough.
Power-House Singer!!! May 22, 2008
Alex Honda (Los Angeles, CA USA)
HYMN TO LOVE:ALL HER GREATEST SONGS IN ENGLISH by Edith Piaf is a wonderful cd for the English translations of some of her most famous songs.
Piaf is another one of those songbirds who have distinctive voices. In either French or English, she sounds like Piaf.
Her French accent makes these songs all the more alluring, and I love the English versions of "La Vie En Rose," "No Regrets" and "Autumn Leaves."
Of course the versions of these songs are not to replace her original French editions, just add a little complimentary color.
The cd comes with small cover/booklet including French and English liner notes with biography and song information and pictures of Piaf. The remastering is done well and the songs are nice, clear and loud.
Makes for great dinner music, so get your copy today!
 Hymn to love: All her greatest songs in English April 7, 2008
Louella O. Marquez (Denver, CO USA)
I enjoyed listening to Edith Piaf's songs in English, now I enjoy HER original songs because I understand them a more.
Hymn to Love: All her Songs -Edith Paif March 28, 2008
scotty (Edgewater, FL)
Loved this CD. If you are a fan of Edith Piaf , this is a must have for you. It was delivered very quickly and in immaculate condition. (New).
why she always had a spotlight March 23, 2008
a music fan
17 out of 20 found this review helpful
Hymn to Love: All Her Greatest Songs in English gives people the rare treat of hearing the great Edith Piaf perform some of her greatest songs in English. Edith's voice is hauntingly beautiful and instantly recognizable to her fans; and even for the newcomer it's pleasing to hear a fine French singer performing so well in English. The artwork is beautiful; and the sound quality is very good.
"Hymne To Love" starts the CD off with Edith singing her heart and soul out in order to perform better than just about any other female chanteuse ever. Perhaps one or two female singers were also on Edith's level of expertise, but Edith's French accent makes this love ballad even more romantic. "La Vie En Rose" is a charming ballad that Edith sings with her usual panache and exquisite beauty. "La Vie En Rose" truly exposes all the joys a woman feels when she is with her one true love. "Chante Moi" is equally stunning; Edith sings this beyond perfection and the strings enhance the natural beauty of this number.
"My God" features Edith front and center; and she delivers this with great sensitivity. I always liked "My God" in French; and when Edith sings this in English she performs it masterfully as well. "Don't Cry" was always one of my very favorite songs Edith did in English; this song has a beautiful orchestration and Edith sings this to console a young woman whose man has left her. "Don't Cry" is truly a major highlight of this album. Listen also for the poignant and deeply moving "Autumn Leaves;" only Edith could perform this ballad so well; and "Autumn Leaves" by Edith Piaf always tugs at my heartstrings.
"`Cause I Love You" has a charming melody enhanced by flutes; and when Edith sings "'Cause I Love You" this number really takes flight! "No Regrets" is the English equivalent of a major hit for Edith from the later years of her career; Edith sings this with all the emotion of a woman who has personally gone through the mill countless times and still has no regrets in her very own heart.
The CD closes with two live tracks. "Lovers For A Day" stuns me with its beauty; Edith sings this flawlessly and the strings make the melody very pretty.
Edith Piaf still lives on through her music; and she will never be forgotten. Long after most "celebrities" are dead and gone, Edith Piaf will still be remembered and revered as one of the greatest female singers who ever lived and shared their talents with us. I highly recommend this for Edith Piaf fans; and even newcomers who enjoy classic pop vocals will not be disappointed.
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