''Après'' is the sixteenth studio album by American rock singer
Iggy Pop
James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter, actor and radio broadcaster. He was the vocalist and lyricist of proto-punk band the Stooges, who were formed in 1 ...
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Background
Consisting partly of covers sung in
French, it was released on 9 May 2012 on Thousand Mile Inc after the album was rejected by
Virgin EMI Records
Virgin EMI Records was a British record label owned by the Universal Music Group that was formed in 2013. In June 2020, the label was rebranded as EMI Records, and operates Virgin Records as an imprint of the new EMI Records.
History
Virgin ...
. Pop said his record company would have 'preferred that I do a rock album with popular punks' and that "They didn't think they would make any money, they didn't think my fans would like it - very sensible attitudes for a sensible sort of person - but that's a different sort of person than I am."
The album has been described as containing ″crooning vocals, Cole Porter covers, soft melodies, and an all-around sense of everything suave″.
When asked by Bill Flanagan if he had heard any good records lately,
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan; born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Described as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture over his nearly 70-year ...
mentioned ''Après''.
The cover photo is referring to the figure ''La Conscience'' played by Iggy Pop in the French movie ''L'Étoile du jour'' (''Morning Star'') by Sophie Blondy.
Track listing
Personnel
Adapted from
Discogs
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*Iggy Pop – vocals
*Hal Cragin – guitar (tracks 1–9), bass guitar, piano (tracks 3–5, 7, 8), vocals (track 9)
*Steven Ulrich – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2)
*Danny Blume – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2), electric guitar (track 9)
*Jerry Zaslavsky – organ (tracks 1, 2)
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Jon Cowherd – piano (track 10)
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Ben Perowsky
Ben Perowsky (born May 12, 1966) is an American drummer, percussionist, composer, and music producer. He is the drummer on stage in the 8 TONY award winning Broadway musical Hadestown. Perowsky leads the Ben Perowsky Trio, Moodswing Orchestra and ...
(tracks 5, 9),
Jerry Marotta
Jerome David Marotta (born February 6, 1956) is an American drummer who resides in Woodstock, New York. He is the younger brother of Rick Marotta; Rick is also a drummer and composer.
Career
Marotta was a member of the bands Arthur, Hurley & ...
(tracks 4, 7), Kevin Hupp (tracks 1–3) – drums, percussion
*Jainardo Batista – percussion (tracks 1, 2)
*Aaron Halva – tres guitar (tracks 1, 2)
*Lucie Aimé (tracks 1, 5), Sarah Fimm (tracks 1, 2, 9) – backing vocals
*Tim Ouimette – horn arrangements (tracks 5, 8), horns (track 5), trombone (track 8)
*Lulu Gainsbourg – horn arrangement (track 2)
Technical
*Hal Cragin – producer, engineer, mixing
*Andy Tommasi – additional production, engineer
*Guillaume le Grontec, Sophie Blondy – photography
Charts
References
External links
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Iggy Pop albums
2012 albums
2010s covers albums