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Alain Bashung

L'album de sa vie

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Alain Bashung’s album of his life, a new 3CD compilation, brings together the key tracks from one of the most hit-filled repertoires in French rock chanson. L'album de sa vie (Quelle vie !) begins with Gaby Oh Gaby, the spark that ignited the singer’s career at the dawn of the 80s, before retracing the journey of this multifaceted, popular and demanding artist through around forty tracks that left their mark on listeners’ memories. A final CD, devoted to the many covers that punctuated Bashung’s career, also shows the breadth of the inspiration—from Léo Ferré to Manset, from Elvis to Leonard Cohen—that nourished this unique body of work. Through this snapshot of thirty years of intense creative activity, his gift for immortal melodies (Vertiges de l'amour, Osez Joséphine, Madame rêve, La nuit je mens), his sharp musical turns, his powerful, singular voice, and his taste for nonsense with a high poetic charge, cultivated through contact with exceptional lyricists (Boris Bergman, Serge Gainsbourg, Jean Fauque...), which has now become a language in its own right. A miraculous unreleased trackBut the big surprise of this new anthology is the presence of an unreleased track, On n'a pas l'air..., dating from 1981 and unearthed and mixed forty years later by Mitch Olivier, the sound engineer from the sessions at the time. It reveals echoes of the ska of the era through a lively saxophone, a bluesy harmonica that reflects Bashung’s loyalty to his foundational influences, but the guitars and rhythm section, a few hours ahead of time, already unveil the future chapter. An essential discovery that borders on a miracle.

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Product information

  • Album L'album de sa vie
  • Artist Alain Bashung
  • Genre Pop, French Pop
  • Release date 2024-03-08
  • Label Barclay
  • Distributor UNIVERSAL MUSIC FRANCE
  • Format CD Box Set
  • EAN 0600753994931
  • Number of tracks 58

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Disc 1

  1. Gaby oh Gaby
  2. Bijou bijou
  3. Vertige de l'amour
  4. Rebel
  5. C'est comment qu'on freine
  6. Volontaire
  7. What's In A Bird
  8. S.O.S. Amor
  9. Bombez
  10. Osez Joséphine
  11. Happe
  12. J'écume
  13. Madame Rêve
  14. Volutes
  15. Ma Petite Entreprise
  16. J'passe pour une caravane
  17. L'apiculteur
  18. A perte de vue
  19. Seul le chien
  20. On n'a pas l'air...

Disc 2

  1. La Nuit Je Mens
  2. Angora
  3. Aucun express
  4. Malaxe
  5. Fantaisie militaire
  6. Résidents De La République
  7. Je t'ai manqué
  8. Sur un trapèze
  9. Hier à Sousse
  10. Venus
  11. Je tuerai la pianiste
  12. Comme un Lego
  13. Le secret des banquises
  14. Tant de nuits
  15. Immortels
  16. Les Salines
  17. Elle me dit les mêmes mots
  18. Montevideo

Disc 3

  1. Hey Joe
  2. Hey Gyp
  3. All Over Now
  4. That's All Right Mama
  5. Well All Right
  6. Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
  7. She Belongs To Me
  8. Nights In White Satin
  9. Les amants d'un jour
  10. Les mots bleus
  11. Le tango funèbre
  12. Céline
  13. L'eau et le vin
  14. Avec le temps
  15. Le sud
  16. Bruxelles
  17. Suzanne
  18. Il voyage en solitaire
  19. L'homme à tête de chou
  20. Everybody's Talkin'

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