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'' magazine named this album the 17th greatest French rock album (out of 100).

Track listing

# "Crache ton venin" ( Jean-Louis Aubert) # "Fait divers" (Aubert) # "J'suis parti de chez mes parents" (Aubert) # "Facile" (Aubert) # "La bombe humaine" (Aubert) # "J'sais pas quoi faire" (Aubert) # "Ne me regarde pas" (Aubert, Louis Bertignac) # "Regarde moi" (Richard Kolinka) # "Un peu de ton amour" (Aubert) # "Tu vas me manquer" (Aubert, Bertignac)Track Listing from Amazon.fr
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Personnel

;Téléphone *Corine Marienneau - bass *Jean-Louis Aubert - vocals, guitar *Louis Bertignac - guitar *Richard Kolinka - drums

External links

Video performance of the album's title track

References

Téléphone albums 1979 albums Albums produced by Martin Rushent Pathé-Marconi albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub