L'eau rouge

L'eau rouge
L'eau rouge
Studio album by The Young Gods
Released	September 1989
Recorded	Artag Studio; (Zurich, CH)
Genre	Industrial rock, dark cabaret, symphonic metal
Length	33:46; 40:50 (CD release)
Label	PIAS
Producer	Roli Mosimann
The Young Gods chronology
Singles from L'eau rouge
	"Longue route (Remix)"; Released: March 1990;

L'eau rouge (French for The Red Water) is the second album by industrial band The Young Gods, released in September 1989 by Play It Again Sam Records.^[1] It is usually referred to as their masterpiece and was included in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die in 2005.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Year	Publication	Country	Accolade	Rank
1989	Tip	Germany	"Albums of the Year" (Hanspeter Künzler)	1	^[3]
1989	Tip	Germany	"Albums of the Year" (Christina Moles Kaup)	1	^[4]
1989	Melody Maker	United Kingdom	"Albums of the Year"	7	^[5]
1989	Sounds	United Kingdom	"Albums of the Year"	24	^[6]
1989	OOR	Netherlands	"Albums of the Year"	31	^[7]
2000	Terrorizer	United Kingdom	"100 Most Important Albums of the Eighties"	*	^[8]
2005	1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die	Robert Dimery	"1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die"	*	^[9]
2021	Metal Hammer	United Kingdom	The 25 Best Symphonic Metal Albums	22	^[10]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

All lyrics are written by Franz Treichler; all music is composed by The Young Gods

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"La fille de la mort" ("The Daughter of Death")	7:58
2.	"Rue des Tempêtes" ("Tempest Street")	2:51
3.	"L'eau rouge" ("The Red Water")	4:20
4.	"Charlotte"	2:01

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Longue route" ("Long Route")	3:41
2.	"Crier les chiens" ("Screaming the Dogs")	3:15
3.	"Ville nôtre" ("City of Ours")	4:07
4.	"Les enfants" ("The Children")	5:33

CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
9.	"L'Amourir" ("The Love Beat")	4:18
10.	"Pas Mal" ("Not Bad")	2:46

Adapted from the L'eau rouge liner notes.^[11]

Chart (1989)	Peak position
UK Indie Chart^[12]	3

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Belgium	1989	PIAS	CD, CS, LP	BIAS 130
United States	1995	Interscope	CD	92629

^ Aswad, Jem; Fasolino, Greg (2007). "Young Gods". Trouser Press. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
^ Raggett, Ned. "The Young Gods: L'eau rouge [Red Water] > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
^ "Tip – Albums of the Year". Poplist.de. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
^ "Tip – Albums of the Year". Poplist.de. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
^ "Melody Maker – Albums of the Year". Melody Maker. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
^ "Sounds – Albums of the Year". Sounds. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
^ "OOR – Albums of the Year". OOR. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
^ "Terrorizer – 100 Most Important Albums of the Eighties". Terrorizer. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
^ Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (2014). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. p. 614. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
^ Davies, Hywel; Dome, Malcolm; Goodman, Eleanor; Chantler, Chris; Gordon, Connie; Grady, Spencer; Rees, Adam; Selzer, Jonathan (17 November 2021). "The 25 best symphonic metal albums". Metal Hammer. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ L'eau rouge (booklet). The Young Gods. Brussels, Belgium: Play It Again Sam Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Lazell, Barry (1997). Indie Hits 1980–1989. Cherry Red Books. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved September 5, 2014.