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Champagne et Caviar

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Released
  
December 1979

Artist
  
Jacques Higelin

Producer
  
Jacques Higelin

Genre
  
Rock music in France

Champagne et Caviar (1979)
  
La Bande du Rex (1980)

Release date
  
December 1979

Label
  
EMI Pathé Marconi

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Recorded
  
Studio in the country, Bogalusa, Louisiana Château d'Hérouville

Length
  
39:30 (Champagne pour tout le monde); 38:48 (Caviar pour les autres)

Similar
  
Jacques Higelin albums, Rock music in France albums

Champagne et Caviar (Champagne and Caviar) is the eightth album by French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in December 1979. It was initially released simultaneously as two separate albums titled Champagne pour tout le monde, (Champagne for everyone,) and Caviar pour les autres... (Caviar for everyone else...), but has since been released as a double album under its current title.

Contents

Commercial performance

Both halves of the album were commercially successful, being certified Gold the following year, in 1980.

Critical reception

The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named it the 35th greatest French rock album.

Musicians

  • Jacques Higelin: vocals, piano, clavinets, mandocello, salt box, sanza, accordion, banjo, guitar, synthesizer, organ, keyboards.
  • Bernard Paganotti: bass guitar.
  • Mickey Finn: guitars.
  • Freddy Wall: guitars.
  • Robbi Finkel: piano, keyboards.
  • Bruce Yaw: bass guitar.
  • Michael Suchorsky: drums.
  • Laurent Thibault: synths, water drops.
  • Ken Higelin: The Little Prince.
  • Dominique Bouvier: drums, percussions.
  • Richard Raux: brass.
  • Les Frères Guillard: brass.
  • Serge Derrien: mandolin, bel canto vocals.
  • Élisabeth Wiener: vocals, background vocals.
  • Geneviève McLaughlin: alto.
  • Anny Flamer: violin.
  • Earl Tubington: saxophone.
  • Birds of the Château d'Hérouville: background chirps…
  • Random noises: Concorde, toad of the Château d'Hérouville and Omer the myna.

    • Production

  • Jacques Higelin: production.
  • Laurent Thibault: recording, mixing and direction.
  • Christian Orsini: mastering.
  • David Farell: engineering.
  • Étienne Dolet: direction.
  • Bernard Prim: cover picture.
  • Jean-Félix Galletti: cover design and concept.

    • Songs

    1Mama Nouvelle Orléans4:40
    2Trois tonnes de TNT2:37
    3Ci-gît une star4:10

    References

    Champagne et Caviar Wikipedia
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