''Lindberg'' is an album by

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and

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, released in 1968. The album was originally released as ''Robert Charlebois avec Louise Forestier'', but came to be better known as ''Lindberg'' after its most famous and influential song (#13 RPM CanCon chart). Most follow-up reissues of the album used the ''Lindberg'' title, although the version currently available for sale on iTunes and streaming on

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restores the original eponymous title. Considered a classic of

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music,

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in 1967. Incorporating psychedelic rock influences, it marked his evolution away from the '' chansonnier'' tradition of francophone pop music. It was also his first album to feature lyrics written and sung in the '' joual'' register of Quebec French. The album was a transformative touchstone in Quebec's musical culture, almost singlehandedly shifting the province's dominant musical style from traditional ''chansonnier'' pop to contemporary rock and turning Charlebois into one of the province's key musical icons of the 1960s and 1970s. In 2015, the

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committee shortlisted ''Lindberg'' as one of the nominees for the 1960s-1970s component of its inaugural Heritage Award to honour classic Canadian albums."Polaris Music Prize Announces Heritage Prize Nominees"
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Track listing

#"California" #"La marche du président" #"Lindberg" #"CPR Blues" #"Joe Finger Ledoux" #"Egg Génération" #"Engagement" #"Dolores" #"Long Flight"

References

External links

* 1968 albums French-language albums Robert Charlebois albums Louise Forestier albums {{1960s-album-stub