No Man's Land (Jacques Higelin album)
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No Man's Land is the seventh album by French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in April 1978. The song "Pars" was covered by Grace Jones on her Warm Leatherette album in 1980.
Recording
Higelin was reportedly dissatisfied with the record, and wanted to destroy the tapes to avoid releasing it, but was persuaded otherwise by his friends, musicians Laurent Thibaut and Francis Moze. Higelin came later to appreciate it somewhat.[1]
Reception
Commercial performance
The album was commercially successful, selling 312.700 copies.[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Banlieue Boogie Blues" | Jacques Higelin | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Pars" | Higelin | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Denise" | Higelin | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Un aviateur dans l'ascenseur" | Higelin | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Lettre à la p'tite amie de l'ennemi public no 1" | Higelin | 4:09 |
| 6. | "L... comme beauté" | Higelin | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Les Robots" | Higelin | 3:14 |
| 8. | "L'Amour sans savoir ce que c'est" | Higelin | 10:28 |
Charts and certifications
Charts
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[3] | 1 |
Certification
| Region | Certification | Sales | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[4] | Gold | 100 000 | 1980 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Jacques Higelin: vocals, keyboards, Korg, pianos, accordion, bass guitar
- Pierre Chérèze: guitars
- Dan Ar Braz: guitars
- Jacky Thomas: bass guitar
- Serge Perathoner: keyboards
- Jean Cirillo: drums
- Michel Santangeli: drums
- Christian Leroux: guitar
- Les petits chanteurs de l'école de Bondy: background vocals
Production
- Laurent Thibault, Christophe Bonno, Michel Marie: recording
- Christian Orsini, studio Translab: mastering
- Dominique Mallegni: photographs
- Bruno Ducourant: design
References
- ^ Pierrick Allain; Valérie Lehoux (28 March 2013). Télérama (ed.). "Higelin au fil de ses albums, "No man's land" (1978) : "J'aimais pas… je m'aimais pas"". Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Meilleures ventes d'albums".
- ^ InfoDisc (ed.). "Classements d'albums par artiste (cliquer sur Jacques HIGELIN)". Archived from the original on July 31, 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ InfoDisc (ed.). "Les Certifications depuis 1973 (cliquer sur Jacques HIGELIN)". Archived from the original on June 21, 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
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