Tracklist:

1. ma jeunesse
2. la possibilité d’une île
3. l’amoureuse
4. tu es ma came
5. salut marin
6. ta tienne
7. péché d’envie
8. you belong to me
9. le temps perdu
10. déranger les pierres
11. je suis une enfant
12. l’antilope
13. notre grand amour est mort
14. il vecchio e il bambino
(click the titles for sound samples)


Two years after setting to music an anthology of English-language poems from the 19th and 20th centuries, Carla Bruni has once again taken up her pen to write a new album of original songs, the first since her inaugural and highly successful CD, Quelqu’un m’a dit (Someone Told Me), in 2002. What immediately strikes you when listening to Comme si de rien n’était is its lush instrumental palette. After recording two CDs with an uncluttered, folk-blues style, the singer explores a wide spectrum of genres ranging from pop to bluegrass, with nods to jazz and flamenco. Bruni’s touch, however, is immediately apparent in these compositions that again focus their gaze on emotion. “I’ve been following the same thread since I started writing songs”, she says.

Released in the UK on July 14th 2008.