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Left of the Middle |  | Artist: Natalie Imbruglia
Label: RCA
Category: Music
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Rating:  318 reviews
Sales Rank: 54729
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 007863676342
EAN: 0007863676342
ASIN: B00000638L
Release Date: March 10, 1998
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| Tracks:
| • | Torn | | • | One More Addiction | | • | Big Mistake | | • | Leave Me Alone | | • | Wishing I Was There | | • | Smoke | | • | Pigeons and Crumbs | | • | Don't You Think? | | • | Impressed | | • | Intuition | | • | City | | • | Left of the Middle |
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Amazon.com
A cross between Alanis Morissette and Kylie Minogue, you couldn't engineer a more likely late '90s pop star than Natalie Imbrugila if you tried. Blessed with a stunning bone structure and a passable voice, Australian soap star Imbruglia and producer Phil Thornally turned Ednaswap's gritty "Torn" into a swirling pop confection. Nothing else on her debut quite matches it, in part because Left of the Middle hews closer to the center than it cares to admit. Imbruglia manages to touch on a wide range of female styles--angry ("One More Addiction"), electronica ("Big Mistake"), and yearning ("Smoke")--without leaving her fingerprints on any of them. --Steven Mirkin
Album Description
Italian digitally remastered gold CD reissue of 1998 album, packaged in a digipak. 2001.
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 A Classic Debut...That Everyone Bought For the WRONG Reason! March 6, 2003
Rudy Palma (NJ)
14 out of 16 found this review helpful
Who can believe it's been 5 years since this one? I know I can't. In any event, it is still as excellent as it was then, and it is one of the most enduringly listenable discs in this reviewer's lengthy collection. It is a real shame that her sophomore album, released almost a year ago this week, did not sell nearly as many units and was almost completely commercially ignored. That just goes to prove one thing: No one bought this album for the right reason!
The fact is, though "Torn" was a cover song, the rest of the tracks were written by her (except for the catchy but unnotable Don't You Think?) and are all as good or better. The true highlights here are...
ONE MORE ADDICTION "One more addiction floating down the river out of sight forever from my world It's the only thing I know how to do"
WISHING I WAS THERE "Can't leave things well alone understand I'm accident-prone Me? I break free Every night the moon is mine But when the morning comes Don't say you love or so say you need me I really don't think that's fair I'm not so dumb But when you leave me I'll be wishing I was there"
SMOKE "Mum's lookin sad What's up with that?...Bleeding is breathing I saw you hiding beneath the smoke in the room"
INTUITION "Intuition tells me how to live my day Intuition tells me when to walk away Could've turned left Could've turned right But I ended up here Bang in the middle of the real life"
CITY "Doesn't really matter where you wanna take me...away from the city I wanna start again I wanna take it back I wanna start again"
LEFT OF THE MIDDLE "But it's something I can't say Though it seems the other way And it's a game that I can't play...not today I need to tell you Trying to get through Is not always easy left of the middle".
This is truly an awesome debut. Her lyrical and vocal prowess speak for themselves. Natalie somehow slipped between the cracks of the US market, and as a result she may well be on VH1's Top 100 Greatest 1-Hit Wonders List one day (not in the UK, where the hits still come), and for reasons not deserved. "Left In the Middle" is nearly 5 years old now, and has absolutely proven itself to this listener an album that defies age.
MUSIC ARTIST OF THE YEAR! January 23, 2000
A Movie Viewer (Hawaii)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I've had Natalie Imbruglia's left of the middle ever since December 1998! I LOVE this CD! It has powerful lyrics, unique sounds, and Natalie has an awesome voice. Compared to Alanis Morisette, I like Natalie better. Why? Well, Natalie's music seems better pieced together and has a more well-rounded meaning, while Alanis's music is downright ANGRY! Some of Natalie's music has strong angst lyrics but sweet music (like Pigeon and the Crumbs). My favorites are Torn, Wishing I was there, Smoke, don't you think?, intuition, and city! Actually, I LOVE all her songs on this album. IT'S AWESOME AND IT'S A MUST-HAVE!
Unique and unbelievably good June 18, 2004
W. Scott Heitman (Gainesville, Fl United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Ok, so I'm a little behind the times, but I just got Left of the Middle and- I must say- the entire album if VERY impressive. So many female vocalists sound identical in today's pop world- i can't speak for her other album, but this album has a very unique, catchy sound to it. Her voice just has this incredible edge to it. If you like female rock/pop vocals, then don't pass this one by!!!!!
Excellent Debut July 31, 2002
J. M. Zuurbier (Canada)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Natalie Imbruglia became an instant hit in early 1998 with her debut single "Torn". Her style of music is quite similar to Natalie Merchant and Alanis Morissette, but her voice offers its own unique qualities which separates her from the other females in the genre. "Torn" was a massive hit and put her on the map, but "Wishing I was There" is equally as good as "Torn", if not better. The album has a balance between rock, pop, and a bit of electronica. She handles varying degrees of emotion such as anger, regret, but mostly she is honest with her lyrics and delivery. She wrote quite a few songs on here as well. My favorite track is "Intuition", has a very edgy feel to it, very memorable. Songs that come close include "Smoke" which has a sense of yearning in it. The lyrics on the album are for anyone, the romantic, romantically challenged/frustrated. Other highlights include "City", "Big Mistake", "Impressed" and more. Try to find the one with the bonus tracks, well worth the money. Give it a listen.
 Thoughtful, Melodic, but Hard to Get Into November 29, 2001
nelo caravesi (Perth, Australia)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I'm almost at a loss of words for this CD. Some songs are just absolutely fantastic, and then others are just .. blah. I admire Natalie Imbruglia very much so, but I'm think she could've done better on some of the songs. Yet that's my only gripe, really, about this CD.
Most of the songs I found to be intriguing and refreshing. More upbeat songs like "Torn", "Wishing I Was There" and "Leave Me Alone" are good road tunes. Then slower songs that you search meaning in like "Smoke" and "Pigeons and Crumbs" were very nice. I especially loved "Pigeons and Crumbs", when tired or in a bad mood, I usually listen to it. Yet, however, I think those are the only songs worth listening to on this CD.
Most songs I'd found to have hidden meanings, which I think couldve been developed more. I'm looking to find this Australian debutante singer's new album, "White Lillies Island", but havent had any luck on a find in the UK. I'm almost positive it was released in Australia already, though.
Point being, this CD is almost like a soap opera. It has up's and down's .. you laugh, you cry. Some songs are appropriate for particular occasions over others. I'm sure anyone can find a song styling that they'd like on "Left of The Middle". I'll recommend it to anyone, really, who has any taste what-so-ever in modern music stylings, or differentiating ones, at that.
Cheers!
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