''Rough Town'' is a 1994 album recorded by
French
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singer
Johnny Hallyday
Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a French rock and roll and pop singer and actor, credited for having brought rock and roll to France.
During a career spanning 57 ...
. It is entirely written in English to win over the anglophone countries, with the title track written by
Bryan Adams. It was released in September 1994 and achieved success in France, where it debuted at the top of the charts on 2 October 1994, but dropped just after and stayed for nine weeks on the top 50 chart. It provided two singles in France, "I Wanna Make Love To You" (#18) and "Love Affair" (#35), a duet with
Kathy Mattea. The album was also released in Germany, but was unsuccessful in this country. The video for "Love Affair" was directed by
Dani Jacobs
Dani Jacobs (born April 16, 1963) is a British music video director and editor.
Background
Jacobs was born in London, United Kingdom. He went to University of Manchester to study physics but left to pursue his interests in film.
He worked at T ...
, filmed in Nashville and features Johnny and Kathy Mattea who duets on this track.
Track listing
# "Fool for the Blues" (
Robin Le Mesurier
Robin Mark Le Mesurier Halliley (22 March 1953 – 22 December 2021) was a British guitarist, known for his long collaborations with Rod Stewart and Johnny Hallyday, as well as for the wide-ranging nature of his musical performance, including mem ...
, Paul Rafferty) — 4:34
# "(I Wanna) Make Love to You" (
Jerry Lynn Williams
Jerry Lynn Williams (1948–2005) was an American rock music singer and composer. He wrote such hits as " Forever Man", " See What Love Can Do", " Something's Happening", "Running on Faith" and " Pretending" for Eric Clapton. He contributed tw ...
) — 4:30
# "Love Affair" (Jerry Lynn Williams) — 5:12
# "Hurricane" (Steve Diamond) — 5:14
# "Can't Stop Wanting You" (
Paul Brady) — 4:31
# "Are the Chances Gone" (Robin Le Mesurier, Sheppard Solomon) — 5:10
# "Rough Town" (
Bryan Adams,
Jim Vallance) — 4:26
# "Lightnin'" (Richard Guy Bailey, Simon Carman) — 5:06
# "Dry Spell" (Daryl Burgess, Colin James) — 7:56
# "You're Mine" (Kevin Dukes, Paul Rafferty) — 4:53
# "Before You Change Your Mind" (Daryl Burgess) — 4:07
# "It's a Long Way Home" (
Will Jennings,
Frankie Miller) — 4:08
Source : ''Allmusic''.
[''Rough Town'', track listing Allmusic.com(November 26, 2008)]
Releases
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References
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1994 albums
Johnny Hallyday albums
Albums produced by Chris Kimsey