Les Fleurs du Mal (Therion album)
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Les Fleurs du Mal | ||||
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Length | 47:56 | |||
Language | French | |||
Label | Self-publishing | |||
Producer | Christofer Johnsson | |||
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Les Fleurs du Mal is the fifteenth studio album by Swedish
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Production
The album was financed by Christofer Johnsson who considers the album a part of an art project.[1][2] It was made available for pre-order at Therion's webstore on 2 September 2012.[3] Johnsson announced that the version sold at concerts with a different cover, would include a bonus track and a poster, and that his "aim is to sign and personally dedicate every single one of them at the shows".[2]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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1. | "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" ("Wax Doll, Rag Doll") | Serge Gainsbourg | France Gall (1965) | 2:51 |
2. | "Une fleur dans le cœur" ("A Flower in the Heart") | Christophe Schaeffer, Pawson/Chambers | Victoire Scott (1968) | 3:03 |
3. | "Initials B.B." (B.B. is for Brigitte Bardot) | Serge Gainsbourg | Serge Gainsbourg (1968) | 3:44 |
4. | "Mon amour, mon ami" ("My Love, my Friend"[4]) | Eddy Marnay, André Popp | Marie Laforêt (1967) | 4:35 |
5. | "Polichinelle" ("Pulcinella") | Pierre Saka, Jean Bernard | France Gall (1967) | 2:28 |
6. | "La Maritza" ("The Maritsa") | Pierre Delanoë, Jean Renard | Sylvie Vartan (1968) | 3:54 |
7. | "Sœur Angélique" ("Sister Angelica") | Michel Rivgauche, Georges Liferman | Annie Philippe (1966) | 3:05 |
8. | "Dis-moi poupée" ("Tell me Doll"[5]) | Jean Albertini, Johnny Rech | Isabelle (1967) | 3:24 |
9. | "Lilith" | Léonie Lousseau, Karl Heinz Schäfer | Léonie (1972) | 2:30 |
10. | "En Alabama" ("In Alabama") | Sébastien Poitrenaud, Jean-Claude Vannier | Léonie (1971) | 2:39 |
11. | "Wahala Manitou" | Étienne Roda-Gil, Christophe | Léonie (1971) | 2:34 |
12. | "Je n’ai besoin que de tendresse" (I Need Only Tenderness") | Claire Dixon, Daniel Faure | Claire Dixon 1967 | 2:14 |
13. | "La Licorne d’or" ("The Gold Unicorn") | Christian Turban, Michel Bernholc | Victoire Scott (1968) | 2:45 |
14. | "J’ai le mal de toi" ("I Miss You") | Michaële/Georges Costa, Gabriel Yared | Betty Mars (1974) | 2:51 |
15. | "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" ("Wax Doll, Rag Doll") | Serge Gainsbourg | France Gall (1965) | 2:31 |
Total length: | 45:16 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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16. | " Les Sucettes " ("The Lollipops") | Serge Gainsbourg | France Gall 1966 | 2:40 |
Total length: | 47:56 |
Personnel
The album was recorded by the following artists:[6]
Band
- Lori Lewis - soprano and main vocals
- Thomas Vikström - tenor and main vocals
- rhythm guitars, synthesizers, Hammond organ and programming, of tubular bells, timpani, clarinet, double bass and harp. Arrangements, audio engineer and record producer.
- solo guitars, electric sitar
- Nalle "Grizzly" Påhlsson – 4 and 8 string bass guitars
- Johan Kullberg - drums
Guest musicians
- Snowy Shaw - vocals in "Initials B.B." and "Dis-moi Poupee"
- Mari Paul - vocals on "Mon Amour, Mon Ami"
- Johanna Najla - vocals on "Initials B.B."
- Mattias Olsson - synthesizers, mellotron and percussion on "En Alabama", "Mon Amour, Mon Ami" and "Lilith"
- Mattias Torrel - acoustic guitarson "Mon Amour, Mon Ami" and "La Licorne D'or"
- Stefan Jernståhl - accordion on "Wahala Manitou"[7]
- Violin
- Anders Åkered
- Fredrik Syberg
- Hanna Ekström
- Isa Holmesund
- Lars Wehlin
- Natalia Migdal
- Anna Manell
- Pär Lindqvist
- Eva-Tea Lundberg
- Ida Freji
- Johan Ahlin
- Magnus Wretblad
- Kristoffer Siggstedt
- Magnus Werner
- Staffan Findin
References
- ^ Blabbermouth. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
- ^ a b Christofer Johnsson: Important news Archived 2013-12-24 at the Wayback Machine. 14 September 2012, accessed on 6 October 2012.
- ^ Christofer Johnsson: New album Archived 2012-09-12 at the Wayback Machine. 2 September 2012, accessed on 6 October 2012.
- ^ "Encyclopédisque - Disque : Mon amour, mon ami". Encyclopedisque.fr. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Encyclopédisque - Disque : Dis-moi poupée". Encyclopedisque.fr. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ Les Fleurs du Mal (Album notes). Therion. End of Light. 2012.
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