Polnareff's

Polnareff's is an album by Michel Polnareff released in 1971 on AZ Disques. At the time of its release, Polnareff was "one of the most successful musicians in France", according to The Independent.[1] The album reflected some very personal and serious issues for Polnareff, including the suicide of Europe 1 radio director Lucien Morisse, a close friend, to whom the song "Qui a tué grand'maman?" was dedicated.[2] The album was remixed in quadraphonic for release in Japan in 1972.[3] In 1997, the album was first reissued on compact disc by Universal Records, along with his albums Le Bal des Lazes and Love Me, Please Love Me.[4]

Polnareff's
Studio album by
Michel Polnareff
Released1971
Recorded1971
GenreRock
LabelAZ Disques
Michel Polnareff chronology
Le Bal des Laze
(1968)		 Polnareff's
(1971)		 Fame à la Mode
(1975)

Track list
  1. "Voyages" (M. Polnareff) – 2:52
  2. "Né dans un ice-cream" (J.-L. Dabadie, M. Polnareff) – 3:22
  3. "Petite, petite" (J.-L. Dabadie, M. Polnareff) – 3:20
  4. "Computer's Dream" (M. Polnareff) – 4:16
  5. "Le désert n'est plus en Afrique" (M. Polnareff, M. Polnareff) – 3:04
  6. "Nos mots d'amour" (J.-L. Dabadie, M. Polnareff) – 3:13
  7. "...Mais encore" (M. Polnareff) – 2:15
  8. "Qui a tué grand'maman ?" (M. Polnareff, M. Polnareff) – 2:37
  9. "Monsieur l'Abbé" (M. Polnareff, M. Polnareff) – 3:30
  10. "Hey You Woman" (P. Delanoe, M. Polnareff) – 5:21
  11. "À minuit, à midi" (J.-L. Dabadie, M. Polnareff) – 3:36

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Thom Jurek of AllMusic described the album as a "psychedelic pop masterpiece", "so bloody well-executed and produced, it cannot be anything but brilliant ... pretentious French psychedelic soul at its most garish and essential."[5]

Personnel

Performance

Technical
  • Jean-Loup Dabadie – text
  • Pierre Delanoé – text
  • Peter Gallen – assistant
  • Paul Holland – sound recording
  • Anthony King – arranger, orchestra director
  • Barry Kingston – collaboration
  • Jean- Marie Perier – photography
  • François Plassat – illustrations
  • Michel Polnareff – vocals, piano, mellotron, organ, electric piano, guitars, percussions, xylophone, bass, arranger, orchestra director
  • Bill Shepherd – arranger, orchestra director

Releases
Region Date Label Format Catalog
France 1971 AZ Disques stereo LP STEC 81
Japan 1972 Epic Records Japan SQ quadraphonic LP ECPL-3
1997 Universal Records CD
2003 Universal CD 9809172
2003 Semi-Meridian CD 7841552
2006 Umvd Import CD 784155

References
  1. Lichfield, John (3 March 2007). "France's ageing pop fans reunited with their exiled hero". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  2. "Polnareff, de Nérac à Bercy" (in French). nouvelobs.com. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  3. "Michel Polnareff – Polnareff's". Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  4. Franck, Par Erikson; Florence Castelnau-Mendel; Sophie Grassin; Martine Lachaud; Gilles Médioni (18 December 1997). "Musique - Albums et coffrets: les choix de L'Express" (in French). L'Express. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
  5. Jurek, Thom. "Polnareff's - Michel Polnareff". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
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