Dimanches à l'Élysée

Dimanches à l'Élysée (Sundays at the Élysée) is the fifth live album by Alain Bashung, issued posthumously in November 2009 on Barclay Records. It documents the 2008-2009 tour which followed the album Bleu pétrole.

Dimanches à l'Élysée
Live album by
Released16 November 2009
RecordedEssentially on 14 December 2008 at the Élysée Montmartre (Paris)
GenreFrench rock, Alternative rock
LabelBarclay Records, Universal Music Group
ProducerGérard Michel
Alain Bashung chronology
Bleu pétrole
(2008)
Dimanches à l'Élysée
(2009)
L'Homme à tête de chou
(2011)

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Dimanches à l'Élysée documents the tour that Alain Bashung did in 2008-2009 while fighting with the cancer that led to his death on 14 March 2009. The album features most of the songs from Bleu pétrole, with around fifteen more songs showcasing his career.

The album was mostly recorded on 14 December 2008 at the Élysée Montmartre in Paris.

Track listing

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CD 1
No.TitleLength
1."Comme un lego"9:45
2."Je t'ai manqué"3:40
3."Hier à Sousse"3:39
4."Volontaire"2:58
5."Mes prisons"3:42
6."Samuel Hall"5:50
7."Vénus"4:01
8."La nuit je mens"4:55
9."Je tuerai la pianiste"4:42
10."Légère éclaircie"5:18
11."Mes bras"5:30
CD 2
No.TitleLength
1."À perte de vue"7:05
2."Happe"3:24
3."J'passe pour une caravane"3:39
4."Everybody's Talkin'"3:09
5."Osez Joséphine"3:56
6."Fantaisie militaire"5:51
7."Madame rêve"6:21
8."To Bill (duet with Chloé Mons)"4:27
9."Vertige de l'amour"3:24
10."Malaxe"8:30
11."Angora"2:40
12."Nights in White Satin"4:23

Personnel

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Musicians

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