''Métamorphoses'' is the thirteenth

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by French electronic musician and composer

Jean-Michel Jarre Jean-Michel André Jarre (; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the Electronic music, electronic, Ambient music, ambient and New-age music, new-age genres, and is known for organising out ...

, released by

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in 1999,

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on 24 January 2000 and by Disques Dreyfus on 25 May 2004 in the

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The album was followed by two singles: "C'est la Vie" and "Tout Est Bleu".

Critical reception

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, Niklas Forsberg wrote that "it is a musical flashback to a more enthusiastic and innovative Jean Michel Jarre" and added that "Jarre does it better when he's not influenced by anyone but himself."

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writer, Thom Jurek described the album as "the most adventurous recording of Jarre's in a decade, and articulates his universal language of transcultural musicality and futuristic altruism fantastically."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from album booklet: *

Jean Michel Jarre Jean-Michel André Jarre (; born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, ambient and new-age genres, and is known for organising outdoor spectacles featuring his music, accompan ...

–

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

, processed vocals, keyboards,

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Joachim Garraud Joachim André Garraud (; born 27 September 1968) is a French DJ, music producer and remixer from Nantes. He is a producer of artists such as Paul Johnson (DJ), Paul Johnson, Deep Dish (band), Deep Dish, David Bowie, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the ...

– drum programming, sound design, additional keyboards *

Laurie Anderson Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, musician and filmmaker whose work encompasses performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. Initially trained in violin and sculpting,Amirkhanian, Cha ...

– vocals on "Je me souviens" *

Natacha Atlas Natacha Atlas (, , ; born 20 March 1964) is an Egyptian-Belgian singer known for her fusion of Arabic and Western music, particularly hip-hop. She once termed her music "'' cha'abi moderne''" (modern folk music). Her music has been influenced by ...

– vocals on "C'est la vie" * Sharon Corr –

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on "Rendez-vous à Paris" * Veronique Bossa – vocals on "Give Me a Sign" and "Millions of Stars" * Dierdre Dubois – vocals on "Miss Moon" * Lisa Jacobs – vocals on "Millions of Stars" * Ozlem Cetin – vocals on "Silhouette" * Olivier Constantin - vocals * Leslie Jacobs - vocals * Rabah Khalfa - bendir, darbouka * Raphael Garraud – additional keyboards * Christopher Papendieck – additional bass keyboards *

Francis Rimbert Francis Rimbert (born 3 October 1952 in Val d'Oise, France) is a French musician and composer. Biography Francis Rimbert started playing classical piano when he was 5 years old. At the conservatory, he studied harmony, counterpoint, the fug ...

– additional keyboards * John Davis - mastering * Nuit de Chine - art direction, graphic design * Patrick Pelamourgues - technical assistance * Jean Baptise Saudray - choir conductor * Yvan Cassar - string arrangements

Charts

References

External links

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