Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle

Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle was a collaboration between French actress Emmanuelle Seigner and Ultra Orange.

Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle
album cover for Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle
Background information
Origin	Île-de-France, France
Genres	Indie Alternative
Labels	SONY BMG
Members	Pierre Emery, Gil Lesage & Emmanuelle Seigner

Background

The Ultra Orange of this merger is duo Pierre Emery and Gil Lesage, who released two previous albums in France before teaming up with Seigner.^[1] Their self-titled album was released on 26 March 2007.^[2] They have been likened to such artists as Velvet Underground, Mazzy Star, Sonic Youth, and even Brigitte Bardot.^[3][4]

Discography

Ultra Orange & Emmanuelle

1. "Sing Sing" – 3:31
2. "Simple Words" – 4:42
3. "Rosemary's Lullaby" – 4:57
4. "Bunny" – 3:06
5. "Lines of My Hand" – 2:31
6. "Touch My Shadow" – 3:31
7. "Don't Kiss Me Goodbye" – 4:15
8. "Won't Lovers Revolt Now" – 3:30
9. "Nobody Knows" – 4:30
10. "The Good from the Bad" – 3:19
11. "One Day" – 2:34

Notes

The lead single from the album was "Sing Sing", the music video was shot in black and white. It had a limited run on ABCs Rage Music Program.

The song "Don't Kiss Me Goodbye" is featured in the movie Le Scaphandre et le papillon (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly).^[5]

The song "Rosemary's Lullaby" samples the basic tune of the theme from the Roman Polanski film Rosemary's Baby.^[6] Emmanuelle Seigner is married to Polanski.

References

1. Premiere (in French). 2007. p. 114. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
2. Le figaro magazine (in French). Le Figaro. 2007. p. 82. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
3. "Bourges: les filles du printemps". LExpress.fr (in French). 23 April 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
4. Les inrockuptibles (in French). Editions Indépendantes. 2007. p. 61. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
5. Clau, La. "Parenthèse musicale pour l'actrice Emmanuelle Seigner". La Clau (in French). Retrieved 12 November 2018.
6. "Emmanuelle Seigner: "Je ne suis pas qu'une comédienne qui chante"". LExpress.fr (in French). 16 February 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2018.