''En attendant Cousteau'' (

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title: ''Waiting for Cousteau'') is the tenth

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by French

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musician and composer

Jean-Michel Jarre Jean-Michel André Jarre (; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompanie ...

, released on

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, licensed to

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. The album was dedicated to

Jacques-Yves Cousteau Jacques-Yves Cousteau, (, also , ; 11 June 191025 June 1997) was a French naval officer, oceanographer, filmmaker and author. He co-invented the first successful Aqua-Lung, open-circuit SCUBA (self-contained underwater breathing apparatus). Th ...

and was released on his 80th birthday 11 June 1990.

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described the album as "groundbreaking stuff", due to its stylistic differences from his other albums. The album reached Number 14 in the UK charts. ''En attendant Cousteau'' is divided into two distinct stylistic halves: the first three pieces titled "Calypso" and the title track, an

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piece which was used in the soundtrack of a 1991 documentary entitled "

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: Le dernier refuge" by Cousteau and Jarre.

Track listing

CD edition

Vinyl and cassette edition

Personnel

Personnel listed in album liner notes: *

–

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* The Amoco Renegades –

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* Guy Delacroix –

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* Christophe Deschamps –

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– keyboards *

Dominique Perrier Space Art is a French electronic music duo consisting of Dominique Perrier on keyboards and late French drummer Roger "Bunny" Rizzitelli. The band had its main commercial success between 1977 and 1981. History Formation In 1974, Dominique Perrie ...

– keyboards

Charts

Certifications and sales

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References

External links

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