Isabelle Delage's debut solo album, The Inundation, is a collection of songs written over the span of her career and recorded between 2004 and 2006. Earning rave early reviews, the album features songs inspired from daily life and historic events, whose strength stems from strong melodic lines and a mellow acoustic sound, in a vibrant, soothing voice that has Isabelle's fans exclaiming "I could listen to you all night!"

From the wistful title track The Inundation, a collection of musical images from life before the great St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project of 1959, and Kilellan, about a grand old house that has fallen victim to the modern bulldozer, to the life-affirming, upbeat Small Things, the album offers a wonderful mix of strong, insightful writing. It includes a new recording of the early hit Montreal, which has been an audience favourite since it was written in 1979. While Mary's Rainbow and Cordelia are rooted in the imaginary, others such as I Never Knew, Little Sister and A Life as Dark as her Eyes were inspired from real-life experiences of loss. Other titles such as When I Wasn't Looking, Because you Love Me and The Birthday Song are about the universal life themes of love, children and the wisdom that comes with the passing of time. The album features one number in French, Mets ton manteau Jean-Philippe a song based on a real-life story written in 1999 when Isabelle was doing work with Canada's Missing Children's Network.

Please click below to listen to a sound bite (mp3), or read the lyrics.

1. Mary's Rainbow	Sound bite	Lyrics
2. I Never Knew	Sound bite	Lyrics
3. The Inundation	Sound bite	Lyrics
4. Little Sister	Sound bite	Lyrics
5. Mets ton manteau Jean-Philippe	Sound bite	Lyrics
6. Cordelia	Sound bite	Lyrics
7. When I Wasn't Looking	Sound bite	Lyrics
8. A Life as Dark as Her Eyes	Sound bite	Lyrics
9. Montreal	Sound bite	Lyrics
10. Kilellan	Sound bite	Lyrics
11. Because You Love Me	Sound bite	Lyrics
12. Small Things	Sound bite	Lyrics
13. The Birthday Song	Sound bite	Lyrics