Un Jour Parfait (French for "a perfect day") is the second soloalbum by the Stranglers' bassistJean-Jacques Burnel, released on 23 September 1988 by Epic Records.[3] The album was aimed at the French market[4] and its release limited to certain territories,[5] but was available in the UK as an import.[6] All songs were written in French,[6] except "Garden of Eden".
In a 1992 interview, Burnel explained: "with this I wanted to do something with French sounds and sensibilities".[1] Pat Gilbert of Record Collector magazine described the album as a "collection of melodic pop songs ... including a number of Latin-tinged tracks which faintly echoed the light, whimsical strains of the Stranglers' Feline album."[1] In his book Peaches: A Chronicle of The Stranglers 1974-1990, Robert Endeacott described it as having "a gentle Euro disco vibe mixed in with a strong sense of melancholy, soaked in majestic keyboards."[4]
The track "Weekend" is a reworking of "Les Dames de Rochefort", a 1988 song by Belgian band Glacier Georges.[7][8]
The album was reissued on CD in 1994 by Stranglers Information Service and again in 1998 by Eastworld Recordings. Both reissues featured new cover artwork and bonus tracks.[9]
Simon J. Webb - cover design (1994 and 1998 reissues)[12]
Referencesedit
^ abcGilbert, Pat (November 1992). "Pat Gilbert meets up with the Stranglers' bassist, and uncovers the history of one of the rarest British singles of all time". webinblack.co.uk. Record Collector. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^"JJ Burnel - Worldwide Discography". stranglers.org.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^"Un Jour Parfait". Place des Libraires. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ abRobert Endeacott (2014). Peaches: A Chronicle of The Stranglers 1974-1990. Soundcheck Books. p. 165. ISBN978-0-9575700-4-7.
^"Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ abCarne, Owen (1 June 2011). "History- un tour parfait: JJ's solo gigs '89". thestranglers.co.uk. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Un Jour Parfait news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message Un Jour Parfait French for a perfect day is the second solo album by the Stranglers bassist Jean Jacques Burnel released on 23 September 1988 by Epic Records 3 The album was aimed at the French market 4 and its release limited to certain territories 5 but was available in the UK as an import 6 All songs were written in French 6 except Garden of Eden Un Jour ParfaitStudio album by Jean Jacques BurnelReleased23 September 1988GenrePop 1 Length44 27 CD 39 58 LP LabelEpicProducerJean Jacques BurnelJean Jacques Burnel chronologyFire amp Water Ecoutez Vos Murs with Dave Greenfield 1983 Un Jour Parfait 1988 Gankutsuou Soundtrack 2005 Singles from Un Jour Parfait Le Whiskey Released 1988 Reves Released 1988 2 Alternative cover1994 and 1998 reissues album cover Contents 1 Background 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 References 5 External linksBackground editIn a 1992 interview Burnel explained with this I wanted to do something with French sounds and sensibilities 1 Pat Gilbert of Record Collector magazine described the album as a collection of melodic pop songs including a number of Latin tinged tracks which faintly echoed the light whimsical strains of the Stranglers Feline album 1 In his book Peaches A Chronicle of The Stranglers 1974 1990 Robert Endeacott described it as having a gentle Euro disco vibe mixed in with a strong sense of melancholy soaked in majestic keyboards 4 The track Weekend is a reworking of Les Dames de Rochefort a 1988 song by Belgian band Glacier Georges 7 8 The album was reissued on CD in 1994 by Stranglers Information Service and again in 1998 by Eastworld Recordings Both reissues featured new cover artwork and bonus tracks 9 Track listing editAll lyrics and music written by Jean Jacques Burnel except where noted No TitleLyricsMusicLength1 Un Jour Parfait Theme instrumental 0 432 Si J etais 4 343 Weekend Burnel Glaciers GeorgeBurnel Glaciers George4 264 Triste Ville Ce Soir 3 135 Un Jour Parfait Stern 5 476 Via Dolorosa Dominique Buxin 4 197 Le Whiskey Buxin 4 518 Crazy She Drives Me Burnel Stern 3 079 Garden of Eden 4 1710 Reves Burnel Buxin 3 2111 Waltz instrumental 1 3212 Via Dolorosa Spanish version CD only Burnel Santiago Auseron 4 29Total length 44 27 1994 CD reissue bonus tracksNo TitleLyricsLength13 Le Whiskey 12 mix Buxin5 0814 Elle Assure non album single 1989 10 3 4115 Reves 12 mix Burnel Buxin4 53Total length 58 11 1998 CD reissue bonus trackThis reissue includes the same 3 bonus tracks and in the same order as the 1994 reissue No TitleLength16 Les Mensonges et les Larmes previously unreleased 4 42Total length 62 53Personnel editAdapted from the album liner notes 11 MusiciansJean Jacques Burnel bass guitar programming drums Dave Greenfield keyboards Glaciers George keyboards on Weekend Alex Gifford saxophone Chris Lawrence trombone Jason Votier trumpetTechnicalJean Jacques Burnel producer engineer Owen Morris engineer Dave Greenfield engineer Bang Hai Ja cover painting Jean Yves Legras photography Grant Louden graphics Jean Luke Epstein graphics Simon J Webb cover design 1994 and 1998 reissues 12 References edit a b c Gilbert Pat November 1992 Pat Gilbert meets up with the Stranglers bassist and uncovers the history of one of the rarest British singles of all time webinblack co uk Record Collector Retrieved 9 March 2022 JJ Burnel Worldwide Discography stranglers org uk Retrieved 9 March 2022 Un Jour Parfait Place des Libraires Retrieved 9 March 2022 a b Robert Endeacott 2014 Peaches A Chronicle of The Stranglers 1974 1990 Soundcheck Books p 165 ISBN 978 0 9575700 4 7 Artist Biography AllMusic Retrieved 9 March 2022 a b Carne Owen 1 June 2011 History un tour parfait JJ s solo gigs 89 thestranglers co uk Retrieved 9 March 2022 The Stranglers Covers amp Others stranglers org uk Retrieved 9 March 2022 Glacier Georges Discogs Retrieved 9 March 2022 Un Jour Parfait Versions Discogs Retrieved 9 March 2022 JJ Burnel Discography France Promo CD Singles Elle Assure stranglers org uk Retrieved 9 March 2022 Un Jour Parfait liner notes Jean Jacques Burnel France Epic 1988 EPC 462424 1 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Un Jour Parfait liner notes Jean Jacques Burnel UK Eastworld Recordings 1998 EWO 003 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link External links editWorldwide Discography JJ Burnel page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Un Jour Parfait amp oldid 1083287596, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
