Lessons to Be Learned

Pop · 2008 · 13 tracks · 43m

Lessons to Be Learned

Gabriella Cilmi

A gravelly, soulful contralto anchors this 2008 debut. Polished pop hooks collide with 60s R&B grit and modern electronic flourishes.

March 31, 2008 · Starsing Records

A confident blend of youthful defiance and smoky, old-soul wisdom.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 43m

01

Save the Lies (Good to Me)

3:39

02

Sweet About Me

3:23

03

Sanctuary

3:28

04

Einstein

3:39

05

Got No Place to Go

3:23

06

Don’t Want to Go to Bed Now

3:10

07

Messy

3:54

08

Awkward Game

3:28

09

Safer

3:24

10

Cigarettes and Lies

2:51

11

Terrifying

2:38

12

Sit in the Blues

3:24

13

Echo Beach

3:24

Moments Worth Listening For

the instantly recognizable, jaunty acoustic guitar pluck that opens Sweet About Me

the sudden shift into a sleek, synth-driven disco groove on Save the Lies

the raw, stripped-back vulnerability of her lower register on the ballad Safer

Reviews

BBC Music

AllMusic

Where This Album Departs

How does Lessons to Be Learned sound next to the rest of Gabriella Cilmi's catalogue?

Confident+1.4σ

Confident saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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