Amour toujours is the second studio album by Belgian pop singer Lio and her third LP overall.

Amour toujours
Studio album by
Released1983
GenrePop
Chanson
Disco[1]
LabelAriola
Ze Records
ProducerAlain Chamfort
Lio chronology
Suite sixtine
(1982)
Amour toujours
(1983)
Pop model
(1986)
Singles from Amour toujours
  1. "Zip a doo wah"
    Released: 1983
  2. "La reine des pommes"
    Released: 1982
  3. "Tétéou (Lio featuring Jacky) (on 2005 re-release only)"
    Released: 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Singles

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Release
date
Single Chart
Position
1983 "Zip a doo wah"[3]
1983 "La reine des pommes"[4]
1983 "Tétéou" (Featuring Jacky)[5] #48 FRA

Release information and re-issues

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The album was originally released by Ariola Records in 1983. It was re-released in France in 2005 as part of Ze Records's reissue of Lio's discography. This re-issue has four bonus tracks, including the extended version of the single "Zip a doo wah" and the standalone Top 50 hit "Tétéou".

Track listing

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Original Album
No.TitleLength
1."La Reine des pommes" 
2."La Vérité toute nue" 
3."Zip a doo wah" 
4."Grenade" 
5."Trou de mémoire" 
6."Je voudrais bien me sentir mal" 
7."J'aime un fantome" 
8."Motus a la muette" 
9."Plus je t'embrasse" 
10."Je m'ennuie de toi" 
Bonus Tracks (on ZE Records 2005 re-release)[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Zip a doo wah (Long Version)" 
2."Noël" 
3."Por Quem Sonha Anamaria" 
4."Sleighride" 
5."Tétéou (featuring Jacky)" 

Personnel

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  • Arranged by – Alain Chamfort (tracks: 15), Bruno Coulais (tracks: 1, 4, 6 to 8), Dan Lacksman (tracks: 9), John Sulznick (tracks: 9), Marc Moulin (tracks: 9, 15), Slim Pezin (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 10)
  • Artwork by [original art cover design] – Marc Borgers
  • Engineer – Ryan Ulyate
  • Mastered by [digitally remastered by] – Charlus de la Salle
  • Photography – Robert Doisneau
  • Programmed by [fairlight programming] – John Kongos
  • Supervised by [reissue co-ordinated & produced by] – Michel Esteban[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Lio - Amour Toujours". Discogs. 1983.
  2. ^ Ned Raggett. "Amour toujours". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Les ventes de Lio : Lio canta Caymmi [1979-...]". 26 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Les ventes de Lio : Lio canta Caymmi [1979-...]". 26 July 2012.
  5. ^ "Les ventes de Lio : Lio canta Caymmi [1979-...]". 26 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Lio – Amour Toujours (2005, Digipak, CD)". Discogs. November 2005.
  7. ^ "Lio – Amour Toujours (2005, Digipak, CD)". Discogs. November 2005.