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debut album by

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folk-rock group

Beau Dommage Beau Dommage was a rock band from Montreal, Quebec, who achieved success in Quebec and France in the 1970s. The group's style included rich vocal harmonies and elements borrowed from folk and country music. History Beau Dommage started in 1972 ...

, released in 1974. It is their most popular album, making triple platinum with many hit singles such as ''Le picbois'', ''Tous les palmiers'', and ''La complainte du phoque en Alaska''.

Track listing

All tracks written by Robert Léger except where noted.

Side One

#"Tous les palmiers" – 3:20 #"À toutes les fois" – 4:14 #"Chinatown" (''written by'' Michel Rivard) – 3:05 #"La complainte du phoque en Alaska" (''written by'' Michel Rivard) – 5:15 #"Le picbois" (''written by'' Robert Léger, Michel Rivard, and Pierre Bertrand) – 3:25

Side Two

#"Harmonie du soir à Châteauguay" – 3:06 #"Le Géant Beaupré" (''written by'' Pierre Huet) – 4:02 #"Ginette" (''written by'' Pierre Huet and Michel Rivard) – 2:35 #"Un ange gardien" (''written by'' Pierre Huet and Michel Rivard) – 2:56 #"23 décembre" (''written by'' Pierre Huet and Michel Rivard) – 2:14 #"Montréal" (''written by'' Pierre Huet and Robert Léger) – 4:44

Personnel

Band

* Pierre Bertrand –

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, acoustic guitar,

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, * Marie-Michèle Desrosiers –

, synthesiser * Réal Desrosiers – drums * Robert Léger –

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, synthesiser, flute, bass * Michel Rivard –

, acoustic guitar,

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Production

* Michel Lachance – producer / mixer * Pierre Dubord – art director * Pierre Guimond – makeup and photography {{DEFAULTSORT:Beau Dommage (album) 1974 debut albums Beau Dommage albums Capitol Records albums