Il suffira d'un signe is a song written, composed and performed by Jean-Jacques Goldman. It was released in September 1981 as the first single of his first studio album Démodé. It is the track that launched Goldman’s solo career.[2]
In 1981, Jean-Jacques Goldman had already a full musical career. His discography was linked to the band Tai Phong, with whom he recorded 3 albums, followed by a first career solo try, which was a failure.
The song is a "hope hymn" according to Fabien Lecoeuvre, written at the end of the 1970s, inspired by the situation in Iran, requested by a producer who asked him to write songs for a young singer who took part in the TV program Le jeu de la chance.[3] The song went unnoticed, but the producer Marc Lumbroso liked it, met with Jean-Jacques Goldman and got him to record a demo, which he sent to Epic, CBS's label for new talents. Jean-Jacques Goldman recorded then his first album, with "Il suffira d'un signe", which lasts a little less than 6 minutes.
ReleaseEdit
At the beginning, the song did not do well on Hit RTL, where it entered the charts on 11 October 1981, the day of Goldman's 30th birthday, climbing 15 places in 18 weeks. However, Monique Le Marcis, director of RTL's programs, heard it and had the song played more often on the radio.[4] "Il suffira d'un signe" managed to be a commercial success and became a #1 single on 9 May 1982 and became the song (the first of a long list of hits) that really launched Goldman’s solo career.
The album version lasts almost 6 minutes, whereas the radio edit lasts 4 minutes.
It is notable that on the album cover the song is called Il suffira d'un signe, but on the 7" vinyl's cover it is written Il suffira (d'un signe).
In 1992, Goldman reprised the song with Carole Fredericks and Michael Jones for the trio’s live album "Sur Scène". After that, this live version will be released at the end of 1992, where it will reach the 14th position at the Top 50.
^Joubert, T. (2014). Les années Top 50. Passion Musique (in French). edi8. p. 46. ISBN978-2-324-01017-0. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
^"Chansons populaires: " Il suffira d'un signe " de Jean-Jacques Goldman". from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
^Fontaine, Jean-Michel. "Grand Format (RTL, 29 juillet 1991)". www.parler-de-sa-vie.net. from the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
October 19, 2023
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