Bleu pétrole

Bleu pétrole
Studio album by Alain Bashung
Released 24 March 2008
Recorded Alice's Restaurant (New York), Buzz Studio (Paris), Studios ICP (Brussels), Jackpot! Studios (Portland), Looking Glass Studios (New York)
Genre French rock, Alternative rock
Length 50:38
Label Barclay Records, Universal Music Group
Producer Gaëtan Roussel, Mark Plati
Alain Bashung chronology
La Ballade de Calamity Jane
(2006)		 Bleu pétrole
(2008)		 Dimanches à l'Élysée
(2009)

Bleu pétrole (Petrol blue) is the twelfth studio album by French rocker Alain Bashung, issued in March 2008 on Barclay Records. It is the last published studio album during his lifetime.

Production

Great expectations surrounded Bleu pétrole after L'Imprudence, issued in 2002, and the live album La Tournée des grands espaces, issued in 2004. Bashung took time to work on it, before deciding finally to not work with his lyricist Jean Fauque, choosing instead to work with Gaëtan Roussel of Louise Attaque and Gérard Manset.[1] After the more experimental works of the 2000s, Bashung decided to go back to a more traditional rock-sounding album, closer to his works of the 1990s.

The album is dedicated to Mick Larie, member of Bluegrass Long Distance, who died in July 2007, mandolinist and friend of Marcel Dadi and Patrick Sébastien. The first single from the album was "Résidents de la République" ("Residents of the Republic").

Bashung began touring to promote the album and sang "Comme un lego" ("Like a lego") by Gérard Manset as the opener of his concerts. On 7 July 2008, an expanded vinyl collector edition of 1,000 copies was issued.

Bleu pétrole was the last studio album by Alain Bashung, who died on 14 March 2009.

Reception

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

In 2010, the French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named this album the 46th greatest French rock album (out of 100).[3]

The French magazine Les Inrockuptibles called the album an "immense chef-d'œuvre" (a huge masterpiece).[4]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Je t'ai manqué"  Gaëtan Roussel - Gaëtan Roussel 3:39
2. "Résidents de la République"  Gaëtan Roussel - Gaëtan Roussel 3:21
3. "Tant de nuits"  Joseph d'Anvers - Arman Méliès / Alain Bashung 4:17
4. "Hier à Sousse"  Gaëtan Roussel - Gaëtan Roussel 3:55
5. "Vénus"  Gérard Manset - Arman Méliès / Gérard Manset 4:19
6. "Comme un lego"  Gérard Manset - Gérard Manset 9:04
7. "Sur un trapèze"  Gaëtan Roussel - Gaëtan Roussel 3:47
8. "Je tuerai la pianiste"  Gérard Manset - Gaëtan Roussel / Alain Bashung 6:11
9. "Suzanne"  Leonard Cohen (adapt. Graeme Allwright) - Leonard Cohen 4:09
10. "Le Secret des Banquises"  Gaëtan Roussel - Alain Bashung / Gaëtan Roussel 3:35
11. "Il voyage en solitaire"  Gérard Manset - Gérard Manset 4:04

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Charts

Chart Top
position		 Number of weeks
in the Top 50		 Certification
France[5] 1 103
Belgium[6] 2 99
Switzerland[7] 11 29

References

  1. ↑ Alain Bashung, rocker en équilibre, Le Monde, 25 March 2008
  2. ↑ Birchmeier, Jason. "Bleu pétrole". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-07-10.
  3. ↑ Magazine Rolling Stone, n°18 of February 2010, ISSN 1764-1071
  4. ↑ Comte, Christophe (4 October 2008). "Critique de l'album Bleu Pétrole". lesinrocks.com. Retrieved 2012-11-12..
  5. ↑ Bleu pétrole sur chartsinfrance.net
  6. ↑ Bleu pétrole sur www.ultratop.be
  7. ↑ Bleu pétrole sur swisscharts.com
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