''Ma Gonzesse'' (French slang for ''My Chick'') is the name by which the third untitled studio album of French singer-songwriter

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is commonly referred to. It was released in 1979 by

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. Amongst the musicians accompanying Renaud was accordionist

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who had also played with

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Track listing

All songs were written by

Renaud Séchan Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan (), known as Renaud (), born 11 May 1952, is a French singer, songwriter and actor. His characteristically 'broken' voice makes for a very distinctive vocal style. Several of his songs are popular classics in F ...

except where noted.

Side one

# "Ma gonzesse" (lyrics: Renaud Séchan; music: Alain Brice) – 3:31 # "Sans dec'" – 3:12 # "La Tire à Dédé" – 3:42 # "Ch'timi rock" – 2:45 # "J'ai la vie qui m'pique les yeux" – 3:35

Side two

# "C'est mon dernier bal" – 4:04 # "Le Tango de Massy-Palaiseau" – 2:53 # "Chanson pour Pierrot" – 2:50 # "Salut manouche" – 4:10 # "Peau aime" (live) – 4:12 Tracks 1 and 8 were included on the compilation ''The Meilleur of Renaud (75–85)''. Tracks 1 and 6 were also included on the CD ''Ma Compil''. Tracks 1, 5 and 8 were covered for the tribute album ''

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''.

References

* 1979 albums Renaud albums Polydor Records albums {{1970s-rock-album-stub