Ma Fleur

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Ma Fleur
Studio album by
The Cinematic Orchestra
Released7 May 2007
Length48:51 (US version)
Label
ProducerJason Swinscoe
The Cinematic Orchestra chronology
Man with a Movie Camera
(2003) 		Ma Fleur
(2007) 		Live at the Royal Albert Hall
(2008)
Singles from Ma Fleur
  1. "Breathe"
    Released: 9 April 2007[1]
  2. "To Build a Home"
    Released: 29 October 2007[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
BBC(unfavourable)[4]
BBC Collective[5]
Drowned in Sound[6]
The Guardian[7]
The Observer[8]
Okayplayer[9]
Pitchfork Media(6.4/10)[10]
PopMatters[11]
URB[12]

Ma Fleur ("my flower" in French) is the fourth full-length release and third proper studio album by The Cinematic Orchestra, 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 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[edit]

UK release[edit]

CD
  1. "To Build a Home" – 6:11 (with Patrick Watson)
  2. "Familiar Ground" – 4:34 (with Fontella Bass)
  3. "Child Song" – 5:14
  4. "Music Box" – 5:03 (with Patrick Watson and Lou Rhodes)
  5. "Prelude" – 2:43
  6. "As the Stars Fall" – 5:55
  7. "Into You" – 3:02 (with Patrick Watson)
  8. "Ma Fleur" – 4:32
  9. "Breathe" – 6:33 (with Fontella Bass)
  10. "That Home" – 1:43 (with Patrick Watson)
  11. "Time and Space" – 8:42 (with Lou Rhodes)
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)[edit]

  1. "That Home"
  2. "Familiar Ground"
  3. "Ma Fleur"
  4. "Music Box"
  5. "Time and Space"
  6. "Prelude"
  7. "As the Stars Fall"
  8. "Into You"
  9. "Breathe"
  10. "To Build a Home"

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Breathe by the Cinematic Orchestra". Ninja Tune. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. ^ "To Build a Home (Versions) by the Cinematic Orchestra". Ninja Tune. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. ^ Bush, John (26 March 2007). "Ma Fleur – The Cinematic Orchestra". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Music – Review of The Cinematic Orchestra – Ma Fleur". BBC. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  5. ^ "BBC – collective – cinematic orchestra 'ma fleur'". BBC. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  6. ^ Shapiro, Shain (14 October 2008). "Drowned in Sound // Releases / The Cinematic Orchestra – Ma Fleur". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  7. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (4 May 2007). "CD: Cinematic Orchestra, Ma Fleur | Music | The Guardian". London.
  8. ^ Nicholson, Stuart (22 April 2007). "CD: Cinematic Orchestra, Ma Fleur | Music | The Observer". The Guardian. London.
  9. ^ "Okayplayer". Okayplayer.com. 2 March 2008. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  10. ^ "The Cinematic Orchestra: Ma Fleur". 21 June 2007. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  11. ^ Tenz, Courtney. "The Cinematic Orchestra: Ma Fleur < PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  12. ^ "URB Magazine :: Reviews :: – Cinematic Orchestra, The". Urb.com. Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
  13. ^ "British album certifications – Cinematic Orchestra – Ma Fleur". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 March 2021.

External links[edit]

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