''Malicorne'' (aka ''Malicorne 1'' or ''Colin'') is the debut studio album by
Malicorne, released in October 1974. It is sometimes referred to as ''Colin'' because the album is simply called "Malicorne" and because "Colin" is the first (and last) track.
Content
The absence of any rock drummer and the complexity of the sound makes it closer to folk than rock.
Track listing
All tracks are traditionals, arrangements: Malicorne – except for "La Pernette" (lyrics: trad.; music: Gabriel Yacoub; arrangements: Malicorne)
# "Colin" – 1:02
# "Dame Lombarde" – 3:11
# "La Pernette" – 7:07
# "Les Filles sont volages / Ronde" – 3:23
# "La Fille soldat" – 3:59
# "Landry" – 4:07
# "Le Chant des livrées" – 3:04
# "Bourrée" – 2:26
# "Réveillez-vous belle endormie / Branle poitevin" – 3:49
# "Le Deuil d'amour" – 5:38)
# "Colin" – 0:57
Notes
*
– Traditional from the Berry province.
*
– Traditional from the
Limousin region.
*
– Traditional from the Berry province. The
branle was learnt from Serge Soulet, a "veuze" bagpipes player from the
Poitou province.
*
– Traditional; most of the lyrics and melodies originate from "Belle je me suis levé", a song from the Québec province.
*
– Traditional from the
Dauphiné province / Gabriel Yacoub
*
– Traditional from the
Cantal; adaptation of a
Piedmont
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song ; Hughes de Courson on lead vocals
*
– Traditional from the
Québec
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province; the
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Picardy
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version of the song "La Belle est au jardin d'amour"
*
– Traditional from the
Savoie
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region; the melody is the one from "Réveillez-vous Picards"
*
– Traditional from the Savoie region
Personnel
Malicorne
*Gabriel Yacoub – acoustic and electric guitar,
Epinette des Vosges
The ''épinette des Vosges'' () is a traditional plucked-string instrument of the zither family, whose use was confined to two areas in the Vosges mountains of France approximately 50 km apart: around Val-d'Ajol and around Gérardmer.
Or ...
, lead vocals
(on "Les Filles sont volages", "La Fille soldat", "Landry", "Le Chant des livrées", "Réveillez-vous belle endormie", "Le Deuil d'amour")
*Marie Yacoub – electric
dulcimer,
bouzouki, hurdy-gurdy, lead vocals
(on "La Pernette", "Landry", "Le Chant des livrées", "Réveillez-vous belle endormie")
*Laurent Vercambre – violin, bouzouki,
psaltry
A psaltery ( el, ψαλτήρι) (or sawtry, an archaic form) is a fretboard-less box zither (a simple chordophone) and is considered the archetype of the zither and dulcimer; the harp, virginal, harpsichord and clavichord were also inspired by ...
, harmonium, mandolin, vocals
*Hughes de Courson – electric guitar, bass,
crumhorn, percussion, vocals
(lead vocals on "Dame Lombarde")
Production
*Nic Kinsey – recording engineer
*Clément Ziegler – recording engineer
*
Irina Ionesco – photo
*Albert Riou – artwork
References
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Malicorne (band) albums
1974 debut albums