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Un Jour Parfait | ||||
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Released | 23 September 1988 | |||
Genre | Pop [1] | |||
Length | 44:27 (CD) 39:58 (LP) | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Jean-Jacques Burnel | |||
Jean-Jacques Burnel chronology | ||||
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Singles from Un Jour Parfait | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
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Un Jour Parfait ( French for "a perfect day") is the second solo album by the Stranglers' bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel, released on 23 September 1988 by Epic Records. [3] The album was aimed at the French market [4] and its release limited to certain territories, [5] but was available in the UK as an import. [6] All songs were written in French, [6] except "Garden of Eden".
In a 1992 interview, Burnel explained: "with this I wanted to do something with French sounds and sensibilities". [1] Pat Gilbert of Record Collector magazine described the album as a "collection of melodic pop songs ... including a number of Latin-tinged tracks which faintly echoed the light, whimsical strains of the Stranglers' Feline album." [1] In his book Peaches: A Chronicle of The Stranglers 1974-1990, Robert Endeacott described it as having "a gentle Euro disco vibe mixed in with a strong sense of melancholy, soaked in majestic keyboards." [4]
The track "Weekend" is a reworking of "Les Dames de Rochefort", a 1988 song by Belgian band Glacier Georges. [7] [8]
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. [9]
All lyrics and music written by Jean-Jacques Burnel, except where noted.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Un Jour Parfait (Thème)" (instrumental) | 0:43 | ||
2. | "Si J'étais" | 4:34 | ||
3. | "Weekend" | Burnel, Glaciers George | Burnel, Glaciers George | 4:26 |
4. | "Triste Ville Ce Soir" | 3:13 | ||
5. | "Un Jour Parfait" | Stern | 5:47 | |
6. | "Via Dolorosa" | Dominique Buxin | 4:19 | |
7. | "Le Whiskey" | Buxin | 4:51 | |
8. | "Crazy (She Drives Me)" | Burnel, Stern | 3:07 | |
9. | "Garden of Eden" | 4:17 | ||
10. | "Rêves" | Burnel, Buxin | 3:21 | |
11. | "Waltz" (instrumental) | 1:32 | ||
12. | "Via Dolorosa" (Spanish version) (CD only) | Burnel, Santiago Auserón | 4:29 | |
Total length: | 44:27 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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13. | "Le Whiskey" ( 12" mix) | Buxin | 5:08 |
14. | "Elle Assure" (non-album single, 1989 [10]) | 3:41 | |
15. | "Rêves" (12" mix) | Burnel, Buxin | 4:53 |
Total length: | 58:11 |
This reissue includes the same 3 bonus tracks, and in the same order, as the 1994 reissue.
No. | Title | Length |
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16. | "Les Mensonges et les Larmes" (previously unreleased) | 4:42 |
Total length: | 62:53 |
Adapted from the album liner notes. [11]
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Un Jour Parfait | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 23 September 1988 | |||
Genre | Pop [1] | |||
Length | 44:27 (CD) 39:58 (LP) | |||
Label | Epic | |||
Producer | Jean-Jacques Burnel | |||
Jean-Jacques Burnel chronology | ||||
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Singles from Un Jour Parfait | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
![]() 1994 and 1998 reissues album cover |
Un Jour Parfait ( French for "a perfect day") is the second solo album by the Stranglers' bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel, released on 23 September 1988 by Epic Records. [3] The album was aimed at the French market [4] and its release limited to certain territories, [5] but was available in the UK as an import. [6] All songs were written in French, [6] except "Garden of Eden".
In a 1992 interview, Burnel explained: "with this I wanted to do something with French sounds and sensibilities". [1] Pat Gilbert of Record Collector magazine described the album as a "collection of melodic pop songs ... including a number of Latin-tinged tracks which faintly echoed the light, whimsical strains of the Stranglers' Feline album." [1] In his book Peaches: A Chronicle of The Stranglers 1974-1990, Robert Endeacott described it as having "a gentle Euro disco vibe mixed in with a strong sense of melancholy, soaked in majestic keyboards." [4]
The track "Weekend" is a reworking of "Les Dames de Rochefort", a 1988 song by Belgian band Glacier Georges. [7] [8]
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. [9]
All lyrics and music written by Jean-Jacques Burnel, except where noted.
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Un Jour Parfait (Thème)" (instrumental) | 0:43 | ||
2. | "Si J'étais" | 4:34 | ||
3. | "Weekend" | Burnel, Glaciers George | Burnel, Glaciers George | 4:26 |
4. | "Triste Ville Ce Soir" | 3:13 | ||
5. | "Un Jour Parfait" | Stern | 5:47 | |
6. | "Via Dolorosa" | Dominique Buxin | 4:19 | |
7. | "Le Whiskey" | Buxin | 4:51 | |
8. | "Crazy (She Drives Me)" | Burnel, Stern | 3:07 | |
9. | "Garden of Eden" | 4:17 | ||
10. | "Rêves" | Burnel, Buxin | 3:21 | |
11. | "Waltz" (instrumental) | 1:32 | ||
12. | "Via Dolorosa" (Spanish version) (CD only) | Burnel, Santiago Auserón | 4:29 | |
Total length: | 44:27 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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13. | "Le Whiskey" ( 12" mix) | Buxin | 5:08 |
14. | "Elle Assure" (non-album single, 1989 [10]) | 3:41 | |
15. | "Rêves" (12" mix) | Burnel, Buxin | 4:53 |
Total length: | 58:11 |
This reissue includes the same 3 bonus tracks, and in the same order, as the 1994 reissue.
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
16. | "Les Mensonges et les Larmes" (previously unreleased) | 4:42 |
Total length: | 62:53 |
Adapted from the album liner notes. [11]
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