Bulles is an album by French singer-songwriter Michel Polnareff released in 1981.
With this album, the singer found more success, as it sold 800,000 copies. "Radio", "Je t'aime", and "Tam-Tam" were put into heavy rotation on French radio stations. Although mostly rock-oriented, Polnareff maintains his personality lyrically and musically. In 2001, the album was re-issued by Universal-Polygram.[1]

Bulles
Studio album by
Michel Polnareff
Released1981
LabelAZ
ProducerMichel Polnareff
Michel Polnareff chronology
Coucou me revoilou
(1978)
Bulles
(1981)
Show télé 82/Public
(1982)

Track listing

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Music by Michel Polnareff, lyrics by Michel Polnareff and J.P. Dréau.

Side A

  1. "Tam tam"
  2. "Elle rit" (Translation: "She Laughs")
  3. "Radio"
  4. "Je t'aime" (Translation: "I Love You")

Side B

  1. "Où est la tosca?"
  2. "Joue moi de toi"
  3. "365 jours par an" (Translation: "365 Days A Year")
  4. "Bulles de savon" (Translation: "Soap Bubbles")

Personnel

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  • Ricky Hitchcock — guitars
  • Mo Foster — bass
  • Michel Polnareff – vocals, piano, keyboards, percussion, male and female chorus,[2] arranger
  • Richard Myhill – piano, keyboards, male chorus, musicians director
  • Graham Preskett – keyboards, violin solo
  • Hans Zimmer — keyboards, keyboards layout
  • Robin Landridge – keyboards
  • Peter Van Hooke — drums
  • Brett Morgan — drums
  • Frank Ricotti — drums
  • Mac Tontoh – drums
  • Daku Potato – drums
  • Allan Parker – banjo
  • Linda Jardim – female chorus
  • Modesty Forbids – female chorus
  • Ray Springfield – flute

Production

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  • Producer – M. Polnareff
  • Engineer – Brad Davis, Steve Allan
  • Mixing – R. Myhill, M. Polnareff, G. Preskett
  • Mastering – B. Davis
  • Album cover design – Hicks and Hayes
  • Photography – John Thornton

Recorded at studios Snake Ranch, Nova, Marcus Music.

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic link
  2. ^ stated as this in inlet printing