Aznavour toujours (Forever the Aznavour) is the 50th French studio album by the French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour, released in 2011. Toujours became his seventh album in the 21st century. According to Allmusic, "this collection of 12 self-penned tracks shows that the 87-year-old is still capable of cutting it alone".[2] Album cover photograph is taken by Karl Lagerfeld.[3]
| Toujours | ||||
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| Released | August 30, 2011 | |||
| Genre | Chanson | |||
| Length | 51:23 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
History
editThe songs were written and recorded in France and Belgium. For the arrangements, Eumir Deodato (Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Björk) and Yvan Cassar (Mylène Farmer, Johnny Hallyday)[4] were invited and the album "travels to Brazil and Paris, with an occasional little trip to Broadway and even Spain for Flamenca, flamenco".[3]
One of the songs, "J'ai Connu" (Gypsy jazz), addresses the genocides that have occurred during Aznavour's lifetime.[2]
It was released digitally on August 30, 2011, by Capitol/EMI. After the release, Aznavour started his new Aznavour en Toute Intimité tour in 2011.
Track listing
edit- Viens m'emporter
- La vie est faite de hasards
- L'instinct du chasseur
- Les jours
- Que j'aime ca
- Ce printemps-la
- Des coups de poing
- Flamenca Flamenco
- J'ai connu
- Je pense à toi
- Elle (duet with Thomas Dutronc)
- Tu ne m'aimes plus
- Va
Personnel
edit- Charles Aznavour - Adaptation, Author, Composer, Vocals
- Erwin Autrique - Programming
- Erik Berchot - Piano
- Philippe Berrod - Soloist
- Benjamin Caillaud - Pro-Tools
- Nathalie Carlucci - Alto
- Yvan Cassar - Piano
- Hervé Defranoux - Production Executive
- Françoise Demaubus - Soloist
- Eumir Deodato - Arranger, Fender Rhodes
- Pierre-François Dufour - Soloist
- Thomas Dutronc - Featured Artist, Soloist
- Jorge Fernandez - Production Executive
- Nicolas Fiszman - Basse
- Griet François - Alto
- Frédéric Gastard - Sax (Baritone), Sax (Soprano), Sax (Tenor)
- Herbert Kretzmer - Composer
- Karl Lagerfeld - Photography
- Robert Le Gall - Cuatro, Mandoline
- Alexandra Logerot-Brown - Alto
- Mathias Malher - Trombone
- Jocelyn Mienniel - Flute, Saxophone
- Nicolas Montazaud - Palmas, Percussion
- Jérome Munafo - Guitar
- Jonathan Nazet - Alto
- Frédéric Pallas - Alto
- Paris Symphonic Orchestra
- Laurent Puchard - Alto
- Eric Sauviat - Guitar
- Levon Sayan - Personal Manager
- Mark Steylaerts - Soloist
- Lionel Surin - Cor
- Jacky Terrasson - Piano
- Estelle Villotte - Alto
- Eric Wilms - Arranger, Hammond B3, Piano
- Jean-Michel Yavernier - Cor, Soloist
Charts
edit| Chart (2011)[5] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France | 4 |
| Belgium | 4 |
| Czech Republic | 51 |
References
edit- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ a b Toujours at AllMusic
- ^ a b "Charles Aznavour's New Album, Aznavour Toujours, to be Released Digitally on August 30 by Capitol/EMI". prnewswire.com. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- ^ "Charles Aznavour, la critique de son dernier album, Aznavour toujours". L'Express. Retrieved 2018-05-18.
- ^ Aznavour toujours at Ultratop Archived June 1, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
Links
edit- An official video from EMI
- Album info on Aznavour's official site
- « Aznavour toujours », France Inter
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