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''She'' is the first studio album by French-Belgian singer
Viktor Lazlo The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * Victor (1951 film), ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * Victor (1993 film), ...
. The album consists of several original
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compositions and includes two cover versions, the first one being Rita Hayworth's
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and a French version of the
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song Cry Me a River, entitled ''Pleurer Des Rivieres''. The song was successful on the French single charts peaking at No. 27. Seven songs were eventually released as a single off the album: ''Backdoorman'', ''Last Call For An Angel'', ''Loser'' and ''Sweet, Soft'N'Lazy'', which although it never charted anywhere became quite successful. Another single, ''Canoë Rose'', however was successful in Belgium, peaking at No. 33 on the single charts, and in France, peaking at No. 14. The song ''Slow Motion'' was later added to the CD version of the album and released as a single too, but was not included on the original album. The album became an overnight success, and fell just short of platinum in Belgium, where it was released as a Mini LP. It went on to sell over 100,000 copies in Germany and 60,000 in Japan. Lazlo presented songs off this album on various TV shows, such as the single ''Loser'' on the
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Show in September 1986.


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1985 debut albums Viktor Lazlo albums Polydor Records albums {{1980s-jazz-album-stub