Vu de l'extérieur is a studio album by French musician Serge Gainsbourg, released in 1973.
| Vu de l'extérieur | ||||
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| Released | November 16, 1973 | |||
| Recorded | March–May 1973 | |||
| Studio | Phonogram Studios, London, United Kingdom[1] | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop | |||
| Length | 28:29 | |||
| Label | Philips | |||
| Producer | Peter Olliff | |||
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Overview
edit1971's Histoire de Melody Nelson, a first-person concept album depicting the meeting and eventual seduction of doomed English teenager Melody Nelson, was Gainsbourg's first major success in the LP market and helped form his reputation as a controversial figure. Not one to shy away from controversy, Gainsbourg had formed the nucleus of what would become Vu de l'extérieur when he suffered a heart attack at the age of 45. By the time he was back to health, he resumed composing the songs for the new album, among them one of his biggest hits, "Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais".
While not quite a concept album, especially when compared to other Gainsbourg albums such as Histoire de Melody Nelson, Rock Around the Bunker and L'Homme à tête de chou, certain thematic elements–such as scatology and childishness–do run through the album.[2]
The album sold approximately 20,000 copies upon release in France.[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Serge Gainsbourg
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Je suis venu te dire que je m'en vais" | 3:23 |
| 2. | "Vu de l'extérieur" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Panpan cucul" | 2:41 |
| 4. | "Par hasard et pas rasé" | 2:28 |
| 5. | "Des vents des pets des poums" | 2:55 |
| 6. | "Titicaca" | 2:57 |
| 7. | "Pamela Popo" | 2:24 |
| 8. | "La poupée qui fait" | 3:01 |
| 9. | "L'Hippopodame" | 1:45 |
| 10. | "Sensuelle et sans suite" | 3:01 |
Personnel
editCredits adapted from liner notes.
- Serge Gainsbourg – arrangement
- Alan Parker – acoustic guitar
- Judd Proctor – acoustic guitar
- Brian Odgers – bass guitar
- David Richmond – bass guitar
- Dougie Wright – drums
- Alan Parker – lead guitar
- Alan Hawkshaw – keyboards, electric piano, organ
- Chris Karan – percussion
References
edit- ^ "Site d'Universal Music consacré à Serge Gainsbourg Biographie de 1972 à 1978. Retrieved on 2010-07-02". Sergegainsbourg.artistes.universalmusic.fr. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ^ Thompson, Dave. Vu de l'extérieur at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ^ "Site officiel de Serge Gainsbourg - Universal Music". Sergegainsbourg.artistes.universalmusic.fr. Archived from the original on 2005-01-09. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
External links
edit- Vu de l'extérieur at AllMusic
- Vu de l'extérieur at Discogs (list of releases)
- Vu de l'extérieur at MusicBrainz (list of releases)