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Cité Phosphore

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B-side
  
Le Meilleur des Mondes

Format
  
7"

Label
  
Yul Records

Released
  
1982

Genre
  
Synthpop

Writer(s)
  
Tracy Howe Bill Vorn Denis Duran

Cité Phosphore is a single by Rational Youth, released in 1982.

Contents

The main track "Cité Phosphore" was re-released on a 12 inch single the same year in English as "City of Night", and it is this second version that appeared on their first album "Cold War Night Life". The French version of the song never appeared afterwards.

The B-side, "Le Meilleur des Mondes" later appeared on their first album.

Also, the song has been covered and recorded by a Quebec City band Standing Waltz, released in 2009 on "Non-sens" album. Standing Waltz used Cité Phosphore as their first single. Cité phosphore is the only French song on "Non-sens".

Track listing

  1. "Cité Phosphore" (Tracy Howe, Bill Vorn, Denis Duran) - 4:11
  2. "Le Meilleur des Mondes" (Tracy Howe, Bill Vorn) - 3:30

Personnel

  • Tracy Howe - vocals, synthesizers
  • Bill Vorn - synthesizers, programming
  • Denis Duran - bass

    • References

    Cité Phosphore Wikipedia
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