Couleurs et Parfums

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Artist Carole Fredericks		Release date 1999

Released 1999, Reissue released 2007 Label JRG/M6 Interactions, BMG/FrCDF Music Legacy/USA Producers Jacques Veneruso, Christophe Battaglia Similar Carole Fredericks albums, Other albums

Couleurs et parfums is a 1999 album by Carole Fredericks, an American-born singer most noted for her work in France, featuring a cover of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time" entitled "KAAI DJALLEMA" sung in Wolof and English. The album combines Fredericks' early experiences in the United States with the cultural influences of France. Couleurs et parfums was transformed into French lessons in 2003 and the album was reissued with the addition of one song, Veille, in 2007.

Track listing

Qu’est-ce qui t’amène 3:52
J’ai le sang blues 3:52
Kaai Djallema/Time After Time 4:17
Respire 3:52
Le prix à payer 4:25
Mighty love 4:20
Au bout de mes rêves 3:26
Ecope 3:36
Personne ne saurait 3:44
Vain 4:16
Tu es là 4:12
Bonus Track: Veille 4:16

Personnel

Carole Fredericks – lead vocals, background vocals

Poetic Lover – vocal duet Personne ne saurait

Nicole Amovin – vocal duet ‘Kaai Djallema’

Jacques Veneruso – guitar, background vocals

Christophe Battaglia – claviers

Didier Mouret – Fender Rhodes, piano

Christophe Nègre – tenor sax

Bernard Allison – guitar solo Vain and Veille (appears courtesy of RUF RECORDS)

Cyril Tarquigny – electric guitar

Emmanuel Nabajoth – guest vocalist

Théo Allen – background vocals

Jean-Jacques Goldman – background vocals

Yvonne Jones – vocal duet Au bout de mes rêves, background vocals

Maria Popkiewicz – background vocals

Jacques Veneruso, Christophe Battaglia – Production and arrangements

Letty M’Baye – adaptation of ‘Time After Time’ to Wolof

References

Couleurs et Parfums Wikipedia

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