My Happiness (album)
My Happiness is a studio album by French singer Amanda Lear, released on March 17, 2014, via Boomlover label. The album is a tribute to Elvis Presley.
Background
Amanda Lear began her musical career with a cover version of Elvis Presley's "Trouble" in 1975, and has since also recorded "Fever" (1982) and "Always on My Mind" (2009), both songs closely associated with his repertoire. My Happiness features thirteen songs previously performed by Presley, and is Lear's third album consisting exclusively of cover versions, after A L and With Love.
Lear announced working on a new album in May 2013, via her official Facebook page, with originally planned release date in autumn 2013.[1] The recording sessions would eventually continue into November, and the album received its release in March 2014.
"Suspicious Minds" was released as the first single in an edited version.[2] The music video, directed by Thibault Guerin, was released on 13 March.[3] The album itself charted on French Physical and Digital Albums Chart, but failed to enter the general sales chart.
Track listing
- "Burning Love" (Dennis Linde) – 3:28
- "Suspicious Minds" (Mark James) – 5:03
- "All Shook Up" (Otis Blackwell, Elvis Presley) – 2:14
- "Are You Lonesome Tonight" (Lou Handman, Roy Turk) – 3:07
- "It's Now or Never" (Aaron Schroeder, Alfredo Mazzucchi, Wally Gold) – 3:22
- "(You're the) Devil in Disguise" (Chris Hillman, Gram Parsons) – 2:39
- "Viva Las Vegas" (Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman) – 2:24
- "Heartbreak Hotel" (Elvis Presley, Mae Boren Axton, Tommy Durden) – 3:50
- "What Now My Love" (Carl Sigman, Gilbert Bécaud, Pierre Delanoë) – 3:11
- "Trouble" (Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller) – 2:44
- "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" (Pino Donaggio, Simon Napier-Bell, Vicki Wickham, Vito Pallavicini) – 3:08
- "Can't Help Falling in Love" (George David Weiss, Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore) – 3:26
- "My Happiness" (Robert Maxwell) – 2:47
Personnel
- Amanda Lear – lead vocals
- Gaël Brusseleers – sound engineer
- Mauro Delgado-Diaz – trumpet
- Romain Durand – trombone
- Jean Paul Gaultier – clothes
- Thibault Guerin – artwork, photography
- Melina Jacob – backing vocals
- Pierre-Marie Jubin – backing vocals
- Bob Landser – musical arranger, guitar, percussion, piano, backing vocals
- Alix Malka – photography
- Alain Mendiburu – record producer
- Elena Mineva – violin
- Manon Philippe – violin
- Eva Sinclair – violin
- Clément Mao Takacs – orchestra leader
- Dima Tsypkin – violoncello
- Julien Vern – flute
Chart performance
Release history
Year |
Region |
Format(s) |
Label |
17 March 2014 |
France |
CD, digital |
Boomlover |
Europe |
digital |
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