Harmonium (Harmonium album)

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Harmonium
Studio album by Harmonium
Released	April 1974
Recorded	6 days period in April 1974
Genre	Folk rock
Length	47:08
Label	PolyGram
Producer	Bob Morten
Professional reviews
François Couture, All Music Guide (3/5) link Canuckistan Musicreview
Harmonium chronology
Harmonium (1974) Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison (1975)

Harmonium was the eponymous debut album by Quebecois band Harmonium released in 1974. It was their most folk driven album, and features the song that made them famous "Pour un instant". It features nowhere near as exotic instrumentation as on their later albums, mostly sticking to simple guitar and bass arrangements, with occurrences of drums on a few songs.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Harmonium" (4:11)
2. "Harmonium (Suite)" (2:25)
3. "Si doucement" (4:25)
4. "Aujourd'hui, je dis bonjour à la vie" (5:44)
5. "Vieilles courroies" (5:47)
6. "100,000 raisons" (3:42)
7. "Attends-moi" (4:40)
8. "Pour un instant" (3:21)
9. "De la chambre au salon" (5:43)
10. "Un musicien parmi tant d'autres" (7:05)

[edit] Translation:

1. "Harmonium" ("Harmonium")
2. "Harmonium (Follow)" ("Harmonium (Suite)")
3. "So Softly" ("Si doucement")
4. "Today, I Say Hello to Life" ("Aujourd'hui, je dis bonjour à la vie")
5. "Old Straps" ("Vieilles courroies")
6. "100,000 Reasons" ("100,000 raisons")
7. "Wait for Me" ("Attends-moi")
8. "For a Moment" ("Pour un instant")
9. "From the room to the lounge" ("De la chambre au salon")
10. "A Musician amongst so many" ("Un musicien parmi tant d'autres")

[edit] Trivia

• "100,000 Raisons" is only on the CD reissue. It was originally released on the 45" single of "Pour un instant".
• On the CD re-release "Harmonium" and "Harmonium (Suite)" are combined into a whole song. It appears to be the same situation for the vinyl release, however the second part is different from most of the song. It was therefore noted to be in two parts.