The Song Diaries (Orchestral Version) Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Album info
Album-Release:
2019
HRA-Release:
11.10.2019
Album including Album cover
- 1 Groovejet (Orchestral Version) 03:20
- 2 Take Me Home (Orchestral Version) 04:23
- 3 Murder on the Dancefloor (Orchestral Version) 03:46
- 4 Move This Mountain (Orchestral Version) 04:47
- 5 Music Gets the Best of Me (Orchestral Version) 03:28
- 6 Mixed up World (Orchestral Version) 03:43
- 7 Catch You (Orchestral Version) 03:58
- 8 Me and My Imagination (Orchestral Version) 03:47
- 9 Today the Sun's on Us (Orchestral Version) 04:19
- 10 Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer) (Orchestral Version) 03:52
- 11 Bittersweet (Orchestral Version) 03:35
- 12 Not Giving up on Love (Orchestral Version) 03:14
- 13 Young Blood (Orchestral Version) 04:39
- 14 Love is a Camera (Orchestral Version) 03:57
- 15 Wild Forever (Orchestral Version) 04:31
- 16 A Pessimist is Never Disappointed (Orchestral Version) (Bonus Track) 04:04
- 17 Love is You (Bonus Track) 03:15
- 18 Take Me Home (Orchestral Disco Version) (Bonus Track) 03:14
- 19 Murder on the Dancefloor (Orchestral Disco Version) (Bonus Track) 03:26
Info for The Song Diaries (Orchestral Version)
Sophie Ellis-Bextor has released her new orchestral greatest hits album The Song Diaries. Sophie’s Orchestral Greatest Hits is her seventh studio album and is the follow-up to her recent album Familia and previous record Wanderlust, both of which charted in the Top 10 and marked a change in musical direction for her.
With six Top 10 singles over her 21-year musical career, she returns back to her original disco roots on The Song Diaries, which features her biggest hits, but not as you’ve heard them before. Singles such as Murder On The Dancefloor and Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love), which was the most played record on UK radio between 2000 and 2010, have been re-worked with beautiful orchestral arrangements to create new versions of Sophie’s biggest hits and the album includes orchestral versions of 6 top 10 singles. It also features the recent Radio-2 A-listed single Love Is You, which is a cover of Carol Williams’ disco classic, featuring the original sample from Sophie’s hit with Spiller Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love).
The most recent single from the album was Theaudience’s track A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed, which was originally a single for Sophie in 1998 when she was the lead singer in Theaudience. It was one of the band’s most popular songs, becoming a Britpop classic. The track has been re-recorded with a full orchestra and band and produced by Sophie’s long-term musical collaborator and friend Ed Harcourt and it is the first time it’s available on streaming services.
Sophie says: “It has been glorious to bring disco technicolour to my orchestral version of 'Take Me Home'. Hopefully when you hear it, it’ll bring a little 70’s Paradise Garage your way. It’s all the bells and whistles!”
Production on the record comes from acclaimed singer-songwriter Ed Harcourt, who also produced Familia and Wanderlust, with string arrangements from Amy Langley of Dirty Pretty Strings and additional production by David Arnold, renowned for his TV and film compositions, including five James Bond films.
Sophie performed tracks from The Song Diaries at her biggest London headline show to date at Royal Festival Hall at the end of last year alongside a 30-piece band and orchestra. She will be taking The Song Diaries on the road in both June and November with a full orchestra and band for a UK tour, including a headline show at the London Palladium, and tickets are on sale now.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor, vocals
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Having initially made a name for herself performing as the lead singer for indie rock band Theaudience, Sophie’s career in the music industry soon soared to new heights following her incredible success as a solo performer. Sophie’s wonderful debut album, Read My Lips, was quick to establish her as a relevant act on the international stages. As such, Read My Lips, saw Sophie achieve considerable international success from the get-go, selling over 2 million copies in total. Three of the album’s four singles also became top three hits within the UK.
Following the album’s success, Sophie was soon awarded the Edison Award in the category of Best Dance Album. Providing a worthy follow-up to her first album, Sophie soon treated her audiences to the release of her second studio album, Shoot from the Hip, producing two top ten singles in the process. Sophie’s third studio album, 2007’s Trip the Light Fantastic, also achieved commercial success. The same year saw Sophie tour with a number of other well-known acts, including George Michael and Take That. Sophie’s impressive catalogue of releases was soon added to in the form of her first live release, Sophie Ellis-Bextor: iTunes Live in London.
This release provided fans of the English singer-songwriter with a much-anticipated recording of Sophie’s impressive live performances. In the years following this release, Sophie continued to be musically productive. As a result, the following years saw the release of Sophie’s fourth and fifth studio albums, Make a Scene and Wanderlust. This was followed by the release of her sixth album Familia, an album which was heavily inspired by Sophie’s experiences in North America and Mexico. Always working to perfect her musical craft, Sophie is currently working on the release of The Song Diaries, an album that will feature many of her greatest hits reworked into an orchestra setting.
Aside from Sophie’s success in the world of music, she has also made numerous appearances for television. Having appeared on the eleventh season of Strictly Come Dancing, Sophie’s unquestionable knack for performance saw her become a finalist on the show. In addition, she has also made a number of other television appearances, including a cameo appearance for Ricky Gervais’ and Stephen Merchant’s Life’s Too Short.
In 2023, Sophie's song "Murder on the Dancefloor" was featured on the soundtrack of "Saltburn", re-entering the UK Singles Chart at No.2. In 2024, Sophie enjoyed a successful year performing over 100 gigs, before topping off the year and seeing in 2025 performing in "Sophie Ellis Bextor's New Year's Eve Disco" on BBC One.
As a multi-talented performer, Sophie Ellis-Bextor is set to continue an already successful career in entertainment. As such, she continues to build upon her reputation as one of the most exciting British performers ever to come out of the country.
This album contains no booklet.