''Lorada'' is a 1995 album recorded by French singer

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. It was released on June 20, 1995, and achieved success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where, however, it failed to top the charts, being blocked by

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''. It provided four singles in France, but a sole top ten hit : "J'la croise tous les matins" (#7), "Ne m'oublie pas" (#18), "Quand le masque tombe" (#22) and "Rester libre" (#26). Several songs of the album were written by

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, including the first hit single.

Track listing

# "Lorada" (

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, Jacques Veneruso) — 0:47 # "Est-ce que tu me veux encore ?" (Gildas Arzel) — 4:42 # "Rester libre" (Erick Benzi, Canada) — 4:01 # "Le regard des autres" (Jean-Jacques Goldman) — 5:10 # "Lady Lucille" (Gildas Arzel) — 4:02 # "Un rêve à faire" (Gildas Arzel) — 4:39 # "J'la croise tous les matins" (Jean-Jacques Goldman) — 4:31 # "Chercher les anges" (Jacques Veneruso) — 6:26 # "Tout feu, toute femme" (Jacques Veneruso) — 4:29 # "Quand le masque tombe" (Erick Benzi) — 4:41 # "Ami" (Erick Benzi) — 3:44 # "Aime-moi" (Erick Benzi) — 4:20 # "Ne m'oublie pas" (Jacques Veneruso, Gildas Arzel, Erick Benzi, Gwenael Arzel) — 4:44 Source : ''Allmusic''.''Lorada'', track listing

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(November 26, 2008)

Personnel

; Musicians * Ian Wallace - drums (tracks 2,3,5-11,13) *Phil Soussan - bass (tracks 2,3,5-11,13) *Jim Prime - organ (tracks 2–5,7-11,13) *Erick Benzi - keyboards (tracks 2–8,10-13) *Erick Benzi (tracks 2,3,7,10), Marc Chantereau (tracks 4,13) - percussion * Robin Le Mesurier (tracks 2–4,7-13), Gildas Arzel (tracks 4,6) - slide guitar * Gildas Arzel (track 2,3,5,7,10,11), Jacques Veneruso (tracks 8,9,13) - electric guitar * Jacques Veneruso (track 2–4,6,7,10-12), Robin Le Mesurier (track 5), Gildas Arzel (tracks 9,12,13), Jean-Jacques Goldman (track 12) - acoustic guitar *Christophe Duplu - harmonica (track 2,4,9,13) *Jim Prime (tracks 5,6), Erick Benzi (track 5) - piano *Erick Benzi - tambourine (track 11) *Erick Benzi (tracks 1–3,5,8-13), Jacques Veneruso (tracks 1–3,5,6,8-13), Gildas Arzel (tracks 1,2,5,6,8-13), Jean-Jacques Goldman (tracks 1,2,8-10,12,13) - backing vocals ; Recording * Artistic production : Jean-Jacques Goldman * Arrangements and production : Erick Benzi * Recorded at Lorada and at Guillaume Tell, by Erick Benzi * Mixed at Guillaume Tell by Chris Kimsey for Chris Kimsey Production ** Except tracks 7,10 : mixed by Erick Benzi * Assistants : ** At Lorada : Antonio Martinez ** At Guillaume Tell : Myriam Eddaira, Stéphane Briand and Jérôme Devoise * Technical team at Lorada : Guy Marseguerra, Guy Laroutis and Luc Vindras * Engraving : Raphaël Jonin / Dyam * Photos : Roberto Frankenberg, Gilles LHOTE / OREP and Tony Frank * Design : Antonietti, Pascault

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References

{{Authority control 1995 albums Johnny Hallyday albums Albums produced by Erick Benzi