Track Listing

1. Murder On The Dancefloor
2. Take Me Home
3. Lover
4. Move This Mountain (Album Version)
5. Music Gets The Best Of Me
6. Sparkle
7. The Universe Is You
8. I Believe
9. Get Over You (Single Mix)
10. By Chance
11. Is It Any Wonder
12. Leave The Others Alone
13. Final Move
14. Everything Falls Into Place (Album Version)
15. Groovejet (If This Ain't Love) Live Mix

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #18335 in Music
• Released on: 2003-08-25
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Dimensions: .23 pounds
• Running time: 61 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
After an awful lot of hype and far too many mentions of Moby being involved (he's not), Sophie Ellis-Bextor finally unveils her solo album Read My Lips. For a first time effort, it really isn't bad. It suffers from one too many fillers and the odd duff moment, but there's still much here to enjoy. Fans of "Groovejet" will be disappointed by the lack of jaunty Balearic disco, yet as a showcase for her petulant voice and charismatic demeanour it works just fine. Opener and first single, "Take Me Home" is a soaring, camply infectious tale of getting picked up in a nightclub, "Move Any Mountain" (co-penned with Blur's Alex James) the sound of rich trip-hop noir and "Never Let Me Down" the kind of easy, day-dreaming tune Alison Moyet used to knock out in her sleep. In fact there's a worrying nod to the 1980s on more than one occasion, worst offender being the dinky electro pop of "Everything Falls Into Place". This is disposable pop, but enjoyable nonetheless. --Paul Tierney

CD Description
Debut album from former Theaudience frontwoman. Moves in the dance direction she explored on Spiller's 'Groovejet'. Features collaborations with Moby, Blur's Alex James, and former New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander. This new version features three extra tracks.

Customer Reviews

Dynamic and great fun!
Though some may have though Sophie couldn't ever release a tune to compare with 'Groovejet' this album confidently shows she is worth much much more.
So much so that the live version of the song on the end of this album seems like a distant, unecessary reminder of how she hit the scene. Make no mistakes - there are tunes on this album that blow it away.
It's not all great, but the glorious singles raise this album above the average and the good to the excellent bracket.
Sophie seems to be having so much fun on 'Murder on the Dancefloor' and 'Get Over You' and this really comes through creating an album that is as enjoyable to listen to as it probably was for her to create.
She's sultry and sexy on 'Take me Home' but the real highlight is 'Music Gets the Best of Me.' With this slice of pop genius she's telling us what we already know. Hopefully she'll be back with more soon.

ECLECTIC COLLECTION FROM A GREAT NEW VOICE
"Take Me Home" may have given the impression that another disco diva has arrived on the Cher bandwagon..especially as "Take Me Home" is a cover of a Cher hit. Luckily Sophie has produced a sophisticated pop album that takes a backwards glance at the eighties and is all the better for it. There are potentially many singles on offer here..."Lover" the next touted single is a reggae style number that recalls Bananarama/Fun Boy Three. "Move This Mountain" a collaboration with Alex James of "Blur" is the probable highlight although "I Believe" and the lovely "Is It Any Wonder" run it close. There isn't a weak song anywhere though the wonderfully camp "Murder on the Dancefloor" seems to be getting attention if only for the wonderfully polite way Sophie sings "Goddamn". Her style is the epitome of cool and the owner of this album can buy right into that.

Wham, Bam, Thank you Miss Ellis-Bextor
When i first heard the single 'Take Me Home' aired on Radio 2 back in June, it caught my ear. I waited for the album (since June!) and now its here, i think my wait was worth it!
if you're looking for pop, SEB has 'Final Move'. If you're looking for 70's disco, SEB has 'Murder on the Dancefloor'. For 80's electro-pop lovers, its 'Sparkle' and for a chilled beats sound, you've got 'Is It Any Wonder'. It really has got anything you would ever need. A round-up of all tastes from a purly talented up-and-coming Diva with an ear for style and taste. From her days with 'theaudience' it is clear to see how she has changed to suit what she likes, rather than what she can make as most of the songs she has co-written. The music on the album also compliments her vocal range, allowing for expressive singing in a sexy, bluesy-type way.
Many have protested on Miss Ellis-Bextors 'Nasal' sound. I agree that she does have a nasal twang in her voice, but it adds to the sound, texture and timbre of the music. If its Nasal-twangs you're after, listen to Stacy Kent, a jazz singer... Sophie Ellis-Bextor can not be compared to any other female singer i know as her voice is unique, soulful and beautiful.
Overall, SEB has created a master of an album combining all the classic aspects of todays music scene.
And she quite attractive, too...