Personnel includes: Lara Fabian (vocals); Jeremy Lubbock, William Ross (conductor); Bruce Gaitsch (acoustic & nylon-string guitars); Dean Parks (acoustic guitar); Steve Lukather, James Harrah, Michael Landau (electric guitar); Carl Sturken (guitar, keyboards, programming); Marc Antoine (guitar); Steven Tavaglione (soprano saxophone); Dave Pickell, Patrick Leonard, Walter Afanasieff (piano, keyboards, programming); Rick Allison, Dan Shea, Louis Biancaniello, Mark Taylor (keyboards, programming); Remy Malo, Paul Bushnell (bass); Brian MacLeod (drums, percussion); Mickey Curry, Vinnie Colaiuta (drums); Luis Conte (percussion); Greg Bieck (programming); Bridgette Bryant, Richard Page, Natalie Jackson (background vocals).
Producers include: Patrick Leonard, Evan Rogers, Mark Taylor, Brian Rawling, Carl Sturken.
Engineers include: Dave Reitzas, Ross Hogarth, Jay Healy.
Industry bigwig Tommy Mottola's discovery, French-language chanteuse Lara Fabian hits it big with her self-titled English solo debut. Packed with passionate love songs in the Barbara Streisand and Celine Dion vein, Fabian takes the power ballad one step further. Her voice and music are best described as dramatic, the songs here ranging from catchy tailor-made Top-40 dance tracks such as "Till I Get Over You," and "I Will Love Again," to power ballads such as "Adagio," which appears here both in English and Italian.
Fabian's voice is clear and amazingly strong, ranging from a near-whisper to a powerful belt. The lyrics are non-offensive and inspirational in a broken-hearted sort of way. Fans of Celine Dion and Mariah Carey will find Lara Fabian the ideal addition to their record collections.
