Bleu pétrole(Petrol blue) is the twelfth studio album by the French rocker Alain Bashung, released in March 2008 on Barclay Records. It was the last studio album released during his lifetime.
Great expectations surrounded Bleu pétrole after L'Imprudence, issued in 2002, and the live album La Tournée des grands espaces, issued in 2004. Bashung took time to work on it, before deciding finally to not work with his lyricist Jean Fauque, choosing instead to work with Gaëtan Roussel of Louise Attaque and Gérard Manset.[1] After the more experimental works of the 2000s, Bashung decided to go back to a more traditional rock-sounding album, closer to his works of the 1990s.
The album is dedicated to Mick Larie, a member of Bluegrass Long Distance, who died in July 2007, the mandoline player and friend of Marcel Dadi and Patrick Sébastien. The first single from the album was "Résidents de la République" ("Residents of the Republic").
Bashung began touring to promote the album and sang "Comme un lego" ("Like a lego") by Gérard Manset as the opener of his concerts. On 7 July 2008, an expanded vinyl collector edition of 1,000 copies was issued.
Bleu pétrole was Bashung's last studio album;, who died on 14 March 2009.
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Bleu petrole Petrol blue is the twelfth studio album by the French rocker Alain Bashung released in March 2008 on Barclay Records It was the last studio album released during his lifetime Bleu petroleStudio album by Alain BashungReleased24 March 2008RecordedAlice s Restaurant New York City Buzz Studio Paris Studios ICP Brussels Jackpot Studios Portland Looking Glass Studios New York GenreFrench rock alternative rockLength50 38LabelBarclay Records Universal Music GroupProducerGaetan Roussel Mark PlatiAlain Bashung chronologyLa Ballade de Calamity Jane 2006 Bleu petrole 2008 Dimanches a l Elysee 2009 Contents 1 Production 2 Reception 2 1 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 4 1 Musicians 4 2 Production 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 ReferencesProduction EditGreat expectations surrounded Bleu petrole after L Imprudence issued in 2002 and the live album La Tournee des grands espaces issued in 2004 Bashung took time to work on it before deciding finally to not work with his lyricist Jean Fauque choosing instead to work with Gaetan Roussel of Louise Attaque and Gerard Manset 1 After the more experimental works of the 2000s Bashung decided to go back to a more traditional rock sounding album closer to his works of the 1990s The album is dedicated to Mick Larie a member of Bluegrass Long Distance who died in July 2007 the mandoline player and friend of Marcel Dadi and Patrick Sebastien The first single from the album was Residents de la Republique Residents of the Republic Bashung began touring to promote the album and sang Comme un lego Like a lego by Gerard Manset as the opener of his concerts On 7 July 2008 an expanded vinyl collector edition of 1 000 copies was issued Bleu petrole was Bashung s last studio album who died on 14 March 2009 Reception EditCritical reception Edit Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic 2 In 2010 the French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named this album the 46th greatest French rock album out of 100 3 The French magazine Les Inrockuptibles called the album an immense chef d œuvre a huge masterpiece 4 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Length1 Je t ai manque Gaetan Roussel Gaetan Roussel3 392 Residents de la Republique Gaetan Roussel Gaetan Roussel3 213 Tant de nuits Joseph d Anvers Arman Melies Alain Bashung4 174 Hier a Sousse Gaetan Roussel Gaetan Roussel3 555 Venus Gerard Manset Arman Melies Gerard Manset4 196 Comme un lego Gerard Manset Gerard Manset9 047 Sur un trapeze Gaetan Roussel Gaetan Roussel3 478 Je tuerai la pianiste Gerard Manset Gaetan Roussel Alain Bashung6 119 Suzanne Leonard Cohen adapt Graeme Allwright Leonard Cohen4 0910 Le Secret des Banquises Gaetan Roussel Alain Bashung Gaetan Roussel3 3511 Il voyage en solitaire Gerard Manset Gerard Manset4 04Personnel EditMusicians Edit Alain Bashung vocals Gaetan Roussel acoustic guitar electric guitar ukulele Marc Ribot electric guitar banjo Arman Melies electric guitar banjo Mark Plati bass guitar guitars keyboard drum machine Simon Edwards bass guitar Shawn Pelton drums Martyn Barker drums bongo Tahar Boukhlifa drums M Ward electric guitar acoustic guitar String section Violins Marian Tache Erik Sluys Dick Uten Bart Lemmens Tatjana Scleck Christophe Pochet Cristina Constantinescu Annelies Broeckhoven Viola Francois Grietje Cellos Hans Vandaele Karel Steylaerts Strings direction Mark SteylaertsProduction Edit Jerome Witz element s cover art and graphisms Ludovic Careme photosCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2008 PeakpositionBelgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 5 2French Albums SNEP 6 1Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 7 11 Year end charts Edit Chart 2008 PositionBelgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 8 16French Albums SNEP 9 20Chart 2009 PositionBelgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 10 14French Albums SNEP 11 19Certifications EditRegion Certification Certified units salesBelgium BEA 12 Gold 15 000 France SNEP 13 Platinum 200 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 14 Gold 15 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit Alain Bashung rocker en equilibre Le Monde 25 March 2008 in French Birchmeier Jason Bleu petrole Allmusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved 10 July 2012 Rolling Stone n 18 February 2010 ISSN 1764 1071 Comte Christophe 4 October 2008 Critique de l album Bleu Petrole Les Inrockuptiblesles in French Retrieved 12 November 2012 Ultratop be Alain Bashung Bleu petrole in French Hung Medien Retrieved 19 October 2021 Lescharts com Alain Bashung Bleu petrole Hung Medien Retrieved 19 October 2021 Swisscharts com Alain Bashung Bleu petrole Hung Medien Retrieved 19 October 2021 Rapports Annuels 2008 Ultratop Retrieved 19 October 2021 Top de l annee Top Albums 2008 in French SNEP Retrieved 19 October 2021 Rapports Annuels 2009 Ultratop Retrieved 19 October 2021 Top de l annee Top Albums 2009 in French SNEP Retrieved 19 October 2021 Ultratop Goud en Platina albums 2008 Ultratop Hung Medien Retrieved 1 February 2019 French 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