Climax.

by Alain Bashung

Climax. cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 15 May 2000
  • Label: Barclay
  • Country: France
  • Length: 2:36:51
  • Community rating: 3.89/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A two-CD Barclay retrospective of Alain Bashung's career to 2000, thirty-eight tracks including re-recorded versions of older songs as duets. Among them is 'Volontaire', his 1986 collaboration with Noir D茅sir, re-cut for this set.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, male-vocals, storytelling, guitars, ballad

Tracklist

  1. La nuit je mens (4:25)
  2. Volutes (Version acoustique) (3:22)
  3. Madame r锚ve (4:48)
  4. Malaxe (4:16)
  5. Les mots bleus (5:09)
  6. J'茅cume (Live) (3:58)
  7. 脌 Ostende (Remix) (4:48)
  8. Vertige de l'amour (Live) (3:06)
  9. Osez Jos茅phine (2:56)
  10. Toujours sur la ligne blanche (Live) (6:09)
  11. C'est comment qu'on freine (3:13)
  12. Bijou bijou (Remix 1992) (4:06)
  13. Happe (3:05)
  14. Samuel Hall (Remix) (5:30)
  15. Lavabo (3:17)
  16. 脌 perte de vue (5:07)
  17. Ode 脿 la vie (Remix) (4:37)
  18. Bombez (Version 92) (3:02)
  19. Gaby oh Gaby (Remix 1991) (3:55)
  20. What's In A Bird (Remix) (3:47)
  21. 脟a cache quekchose (2:46)
  22. Ma petite entreprise (4:13)
  23. Les petits enfants (Remix 1992) (1:11)
  24. Les grands voyageurs (Remix) (3:20)
  25. L'apiculteur (Live) (7:47)
  26. Aucun express (4:06)
  27. Climax 4 (Instrumental) (4:22)
  28. Un 芒ne plane (3:56)
  29. Le tango fun猫bre (4:17)
  30. Nights In White Satin (4:52)
  31. J'passe pour une caravane (3:26)
  32. Imb茅cile (Remix 1992) (6:24)
  33. Volontaire (Remix) (3:24)
  34. Rebel (Live) (4:09)
  35. Hey Joe (Climax Version) (4:56)
  36. Reviens va-t'en (Remix 1992) (3:10)
  37. S.O.S. Amor (Remix) (4:02)
  38. Pas question que j'perde le feeling (Remix 1992) (3:54)

Credits

  • Alain Bashung - primary artist, written-by, harmonica
  • Jean-Paul Roy - featuring [bass]
  • Marc Ribot - featuring [guitar]
  • Jean-Pierre Pilot - programmed by, keyboards
  • Rodolphe Burger - featuring [guitar, programmed by], written-by
  • Rachid Taha - featuring [vocals]
  • Vincent Segal - cello [electric]
  • Matthieu Chedid - featuring [backing vocals, guitar]
  • Christian "Djoum" Ramon - recorded by, mixed by
  • Restez Vivants ! - artwork
  • Herv茅 Dutournier - mastered by
  • Arnault Joubin - photography by
  • Jean Fauque - written-by
  • Pierre Grillet - written-by
  • Christophe - written-by
  • Jean-Michel Jarre - written-by
  • Boris Bergman - written-by
  • Serge Gainsbourg - written-by
  • Daniel Tardieu - written-by
  • Olivier Cadiot - written-by
  • Pascal Jacquemin - written-by
  • Laurent Petitgand - written-by
  • Andr茅 Georget - written-by
  • G茅rard Jouannest - written-by
  • Jacques Brel - written-by
  • Justin Hayward - written-by
  • Billy Roberts - written-by
  • Didier Golemanas - written-by

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