| | Natalie Imbruglia Counting Down The Days CD Natalie Imbruglia Discography of CDs
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Her third album Produced by Ben Hillier (Doves, Blur) .12 tracks
Arguably the best of the plethora of soap stars turned pop stars, Natalie Imbruglia appears to have performed a rather frustrating musical U-turn for her third album. Whereas her difficult but underrated sophomore effort understandably attempted to break away from the commercial acoustic pop sound that saw "Torn" become one of the biggest singles of the '90s, Counting Down the Days actively embraces it. Whether this is a conscious decision to rekindle her former multi-platinum transatlantic success, or whether Imbruglia is just in a happier songwriting frame of mind, it's still a confusing and disappointing change in direction. For all the bittersweet melancholy and dark undertones of White Lilies Island suggested an interesting career ahead, yet only on a few occasions does Counting Down the Days veer into this territory. Instead, the majority is made up of fairly inoffensive radio-friendly pop songs such as opener "Starting Today" and the Eg White-produced "Perfectly," both of which are little more than "Torn" Mark Two. Even the presence of husband Daniel Johns, formerly of grunge outfit Silverchair, on production duties, can't save the Beatlesque "Satisfied" from lapsing into blandness. But when Imbruglia is allowed to stray from this formula, she excels. "Shiver" is a charming and obvious lead single fully worthy of its huge airplay success; the title track with its chiming bells sounds like a lost Christmas classic, and the brooding "Come on Home," with its chorus of "we can fall apart together" effortlessly manages to pull at the heartstrings. And as an artist, Imbruglia has never sounded better. The breathy Alanis imitations of her debut have now been replaced by understated but self-assured vocals that are able to convey intensity and warmth in equal measures. None more so than on the album's highlight, the Björk-influenced "Honeycomb Child." With its enchanting mix of music boxes, violins, and electronica, it sounds like it appeared from a different record entirely and is proof that Imbruglia can pull off edgier material when she wants to. Counting Down the Days will undoubtedly be a commercial success but its play-it-safe attitude undoes some of the good work done by its predecessor. A few more risks next time wouldn't go amiss. ~ Jon O'Brien
Personnel: John Themis (various instruments, acoustic guitar); Eg (guitar, guitars, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, programming); Seton Daunt (guitar, guitars); Gary Clark (guitar, strings); Daniel Johns (guitar, background vocals); Neil Taylor, John Sundry (guitar); Stephen Lipson (guitars, mandolin, keyboards, programming); Peredur ApGwynedd, Rick Wilson (guitars); Martin Harrington (acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards); Ben Hillier (dulcimer, piano); John Greswell (mandolin); Drusilla Harris (violin); Izzy Dunn (cello); Sally Herbert (strings); Kenny Dickenson, Paul Mac (piano, keyboards); Ash Howes (keyboards, bass guitar); David Kosten, Pete Davis (keyboards, programming); Julian Hamilton (keyboards); Kim Moyes (glockenspiel, drums); Rheinallt Ap Gwynedd, James Haselwood, Richard Jones (bass guitar); Chuck Sabo, Geoff Dugmore (drums); John Dunne (programming); Katch Koffee, Alison Clark, Petra Jean Phillipson (background vocals).
Counting Down The Days Music | List Price | $13.99 (You save $2.34) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs | | Label | BMG (distributor) | | Orig Year | 2005 | | All Time Sales Rank |  27319  | | CD Universe Part number | 6845028 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Apr 26, 2005 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Richard Morris; David Kosten; Eg; Gary Clark; Paul Mac; Stephen Lipson; Ash Howes; Daniel Johns; Ian Stanley; Ben Hillier; Martin Harrington | | Engineer | Chris Brown; Anton Hagop; Eg; Keith Uddin; Danton Supple; Heff Moraes | | Recording Time | 43 minutes | | Personnel | Sally Herbert - strings
Neil Taylor
Pete Davis - keyboards, programming
Geoff Dugmore - drums
Ben Hillier - dulcimer, piano
John Themis - various instruments, acoustic guitar
Stephen Lipson - guitars, mandolin, keyboards, programming
Richard Jones - bass guitar
Daniel Johns - guitar, background vocals
John Themis - various instruments, acoustic guitar
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Counting Down The Days Music Counting Down The Days Music Review Average Rating: (4.8 out of 5 stars)  Great Album should be in the US
I love almost every song she has ever done. I can't believe that this album wasn't released here. I love this album and I have been hoping for the last few years that she would come to Portland, OR. This is much better music than the average crap you here on the radio. "Starting Today" is a great song.
Submitted by nicholaspoe (Portland, Oregon)
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This cd shows that Natalie can continue to produce excellent songs. It has a lovely mix of upbeat and melancholy pop. Counting Down the Days, Satisfied and Shiver are wonderful. The songs aren't quite as diverse as Left of the Middle, though, and I feel that the cd is not quite as good over all.
Submitted by Alex B. (PG, BC, Canada)
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Natalie's best yet...
Each album has been better than the last, fans of "White Lilies Island" will really love this one...she's just gorgeous too.
Submitted by Megan (Melbourne, Australia)
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I'm a huge Natalie Imbruglia fan! Not only she can sing, but she was pretty good in Johnny English. I have all her albums, and I also love her "White Lilies Island" cd too. Her new album, "Counting Down The Days" is her most creative cd she ever had recorded. I hope she makes more albums to come.
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