Le Bonheur (Storm Large album)

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Le Bonheur
Storm Large Le Bonheur 2014 Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 7, 2014
RecordedKung Fu Bakery, Portland
April – June 2014
Genre
  • Pop
  • rock
Length47:08
Label Heinz
Producer
  • Storm Large
  • Robert Taylor
Storm Large chronology
Crazy Enough
(2009)
Le Bonheur
(2014)

Le Bonheur (French for "The Happiness") is an album by American singer-songwriter Storm Large. It marks the first release for Large with her newly formed band of the same name. [1]

Contents

The album was released on Heinz Records, a record label founded by the band Pink Martini, [2] with whom Large has been performing since 2011. [3]

Le Bonheur contains eleven cover versions and two original songs.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Got You Under My Skin" Cole Porter 4:15
2."Sacred Love"4:25
3."A Woman's Heart"
3:10
4."I Think It's Going to Rain Today" Randy Newman 2:34
5."Forbidden Fruit"Adam Mackintosh4:43
6."N.I.B. [*] "3:50
7."The Lady Is a Tramp"2:33
8."Unchained Melody [a] "3:48
9."Ne me quitte pas [**] "4:44
10."It's All Right with Me"Cole Porter3:11
11."Saving All My Love for You [b] " Tom Waits 3:11
12."Satellite of Love [c] " Lou Reed 4:16
13."Stand up for Me [d] "Storm Large2:27

^ * In English and Spanish
^ ** In English and French

^ a Guest vocals by Holcombe Waller
^ b Guest vocals by Michael Geier of Puddles Pity Party
^ c Guest vocals by Sofia, Melanie and Amanda von Trapp of The von Trapps
^ d Guest vocals by Sofia, Melanie, Amanda and August von Trapp of The von Trapps

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Charts

Chart performance for Le Bonheur
Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [4] 23

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References

  1. Large, Storm (July 16, 2014). "Up and Coming: Le Bonheur!". Storm Large Newsletter. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  2. Greenwald, David (July 28, 2014). "Storm Large announces new album, 'Le Bonheur'". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  3. Condran, Ed (September 5, 2013). "Storm Large stirs up Pink Martini into an eccentric Portland band". News & Observer. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
  4. "Storm Large Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 8, 2022.