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' bassist

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, released on 23 September 1988 by Epic Records. The album was aimed at the French market and its release limited to certain territories, but was available in the UK as an import. All songs were written in French, except "Garden of Eden".

Background

In a 1992 interview, Burnel explained: "with this I wanted to do something with French sounds and sensibilities". Pat Gilbert of ''

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'' magazine described the album as a "collection of melodic pop songs ... including a number of

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-tinged tracks which faintly echoed the light, whimsical strains of the Stranglers' '' Feline'' album." In his book ''Peaches: A Chronicle of The Stranglers 1974-1990'', Robert Endeacott described it as having "a gentle

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vibe mixed in with a strong sense of melancholy, soaked in majestic keyboards." The track "Weekend" is a reworking of "Les Dames de Rochefort", a 1988 song by

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band Glacier Georges. The album was reissued on CD in 1994 by Stranglers Information Service and again in 1998 by Eastworld Recordings. Both reissues featured new cover artwork and bonus tracks.

Track listing

All lyrics and music written by

, except where noted. ;1998 CD reissue bonus track This reissue includes the same 3 bonus tracks, and in the same order, as the 1994 reissue.

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. ;Musicians *

- bass, guitar, programming, drums *

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- keyboards *Glaciers George - keyboards on "Weekend" * Alex Gifford - saxophone *Chris Lawrence - trombone *Jason Votier - trumpet ;Technical *Jean-Jacques Burnel - producer, engineer *

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- engineer *Dave Greenfield - engineer *Bang Hai Ja - cover painting *Jean-Yves Legras - photography *Grant Louden - graphics *Jean-Luke Epstein - graphics *Simon J. Webb - cover design (1994 and 1998 reissues)

References

External links

Worldwide Discography - JJ Burnel page
{{Authority control Jean-Jacques Burnel albums 1988 albums Epic Records albums French-language albums