Released 1983 Length 37:51 Release date 1983 Genre Rock music | Recorded 1982 Fire & Water
(1983) Un Jour Parfait
(1988) Label Epic Records | |
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Producer Dave Greenfield & J. J. Burnel Artists Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield Similar Euroman Cometh, Off the Beaten Track, Saturday Night - Sunday, The Raven, Aural Sculpture | ||
Fire & Water, a collaboration between J. J. Burnel and Dave Greenfield of The Stranglers, is the soundtrack for the film Ecoutez Vos Murs directed by Vincent Coudanne. It does appear that this film was never released.
Contents
The album was released in 1983 on the Epic record label (Catalogue number EPC 25707). The track "Rain & Dole & Tea" features Maggie Reilly, best known for her collaboration with the composer Mike Oldfield, on vocals, which in a remixed form was released as a single.
Fire & Water was reissued on CD in April 2008 (Edsel Records EDSS 1020). This features the remix of "Rain and Dole and Tea" (see below).
The album spent one week at number 94 in the UK Albums Chart.
Track listing
All tracks composed by Dave Greenfield and J.J. Burnel; except where indicated
- "Liberation"
- "Rain & Dole & Tea"
- "Vladimir & Sergei"
- "Le Soir"
- "Trois Pedophiles Pour Eric Sabyr"
- "Dino Rap"
- "Nuclear Power (Yes Please)"
- "Detective Privée" (lyrics by Dominique Buxin)
- "Consequences"
- "Rain & Dole & Tea" - remixed version by Paul Hardiman (CD only)
Songs
1Liberation5:50
2Rain & Dole & Tea4:06
3Vladimir & Sergei3:22