A Wonderful Life (Lara Fabian album)

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A Wonderful Life
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ReleasedJune 1, 2004 (2004-06-01)
Recorded2002–2004
Genre Pop
Length49:20
Label Sony Music
Producer Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock, Desmond Child, Anders Bagge, Jean-Félix Lalanne
Lara Fabian chronology
En toute intimité
(2003)
A Wonderful Life
(2004)
9
(2005)

A Wonderful Life is the second English-language album by pop singer Lara Fabian. It was released in June 2004. In France, the album sold an estimated 82,000 copies. "A Wonderful Life" was Fabian's last album under her contract with Sony Records and she subsequently left the company.

Contents

The album consists mostly of acoustic-influenced pop tracks. Fabian had been offered and turned down, the track "Review My Kisses" before it was recorded by US country music star LeAnn Rimes for her 2002 album "Twisted Angel". However Fabian was so impressed with Rimes' performance that she decided to record it herself.

Track listing

#TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Time
1."No Big Deal" Eliot Kennedy, Gary Barlow, Lara Fabian, Rick Allison, Tim Woodcock Eliot Kennedy, Gary Barlow, Tim Woodcock03:57
2."I Am" Desmond Child, Chris Braide, Lara FabianDesmond Child, Eliot Kennedy, Gary Barlow, Tim Woodcock03:59
3."The Last Goodbye" Stephen Robson, Wayne Hector Desmond Child, Eliot Kennedy, Gary Barlow, Tim Woodcock04:22
4."I Guess I Loved You " Anders Bagge, Lara Fabian, Peer Åström, Rick AllisonAnders Bagge03:34
5."Conquered"Eliot Kennedy, Gary Barlow, Rick AllisonEliot Kennedy, Gary Barlow, Tim Woodcock03:45
6."Review My Kisses"Desmond Child, Marie Wilson Jean-Felix Lalanne 05:02
7."Unbreakable"Lara Fabian, Tim Woodcock, Wayne HectorJean-Felix Lalanne03:11
8."Wonderful Life" Colin Vearncombe Eliot Kennedy, Gary Barlow, Tim Woodcock03:45
9."Intoxicated"Lara Fabian, Gary BarlowEliot Kennedy, Gary Barlow, Tim Woodcock05:21
10."I've Cried Enough"Lara Fabian, Rick AllisonEliot Kennedy, Gary Barlow, Tim Woodcock04:58
11."Silence"Lara Fabian, Rick AllisonJean-Felix Lalanne03:00
12."Walk Away" Kara DioGuardi, Walter Afanasieff Jean-Felix Lalanne04:19

Charts

Chart (2004)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [1] 54
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [2] 4
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [3] 68
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [4] 36
French Albums (SNEP) [5] 8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [6] 80
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [7] 16
Russian Albums (NFPF) [8] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [9] 18

Release history

RegionDate
FranceJune 1, 2004
CanadaJune 29, 2004

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