Le Bonheur (Storm Large album)

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]

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

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

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I've Got You Under My Skin"Cole Porter4:15
2."Sacred Love"4:25
3."A Woman's Heart"
3:10
4."I Think It's Going to Rain Today"Randy Newman2:34
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 Waits3:11
12."Satellite of Love[c]"Lou Reed4:16
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

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Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

Charts

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

References

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  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.
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