Métamorphoses (album)

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Métamorphoses
Jean Michel Jarre
Joachim Garraud
Jean-Michel Jarre chronology
Odyssey Through O2
(1998) 		Métamorphoses
(2000) 		Interior Music
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Release Magazine[2]

Métamorphoses is the thirteenth

Disques Dreyfus on May 25, 2004 in the U.S. The album was followed by two singles
: "C'est la Vie" and "Tout Est Bleu".

Critical reception

In Release Magazine, Niklas Forsberg wrote that "it is a musical flashback to a more enthusiastic and innovative Jean Michel Jarre" and added that "Jarre does it better when he's not influenced by anyone but himself."[2] AllMusic writer, Thom Jurek described the album as "the most adventurous recording of Jarre's in a decade, and articulates his universal language of transcultural musicality and futuristic altruism fantastically."[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jean-Michel Jarre

No.TitleLength
1."Je Me Souviens" (feat. Laurie Anderson)4:25
2."C'est la Vie" (feat. Natacha Atlas)7:11
3."Rendez-vous à Paris" (feat. Sharon Corr)4:19
4."Hey Gagarin"6:20
5."Millions of Stars" (feat. Veronique Bossa and Lisa Jacobs)5:41
6."Tout Est Bleu"6:01
7."Love Love Love"4:26
8."Bells"3:49
9."Miss Moon" (feat. Dierdre Dubois)6:08
10."Give Me a Sign" (feat. Veronique Bossa)3:49
11."Gloria, Lonely Boy"5:31
12."Silhouette" (feat. Ozlem Cetin)2:29
Total length:60:09

Personnel

Adapted from album booklet:[3]

  • synthesizers
  • Joachim Garraud – drum programming, sound design, additional keyboards
  • Laurie Anderson – vocals on "Je me souviens"
  • Natacha Atlas – vocals on "C'est la vie"
  • Sharon Corr – violin on "Rendez-vous à Paris"
  • Veronique Bossa – vocals on "Give Me a Sign" and "Millions of Stars"
  • Dierdre Dubois – vocals on "Miss Moon"
  • Lisa Jacobs – vocals on "Millions of Stars"
  • Ozlem Cetin – vocals on "Silhouette"
  • Olivier Constantin - vocals
  • Leslie Jacobs - vocals
  • Rabah Khalfa -
    darbouka
  • Raphael Garraud – additional keyboards
  • Christopher Papendieck – additional bass keyboards
  • Francis Rimbert – additional keyboards
  • John Davis - mastering
  • Nuit de Chine - art direction, graphic design
  • Patrick Pelamourgues - technical assistance
  • Jean Baptise Saudray - choir conductor
  • Yvan Cassar - string arrangements

Charts

Chart performance for Métamorphoses
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 26
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 42
Finnish Albums (
Suomen virallinen lista)[8]
 7
French Albums (
SNEP)[9]
 7
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 19
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[12] 20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 32
UK Albums (OCC)[15] 37

References

  1. ^
    AllMusic
  2. ^ a b "Jean Michel Jarre: Metamorphoses - Release On Line review". releasemagazine.net. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  3. ^ Métamorphoses (booklet). Epic. 2000-01-24. 496022 2.
  4. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jean Michel Jarre – Metamorphoses" (in German). Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jean Michel Jarre – Metamorphoses" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Jean Michel Jarre – Metamorphoses" (in French). Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jean Michel Jarre – Metamorphoses" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  8. Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland
    .
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Jean Michel Jarre – Metamorphoses". Hung Medien.
  10. Phononet GmbH
    .
  11. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Jean Michel Jarre – Metamorphoses". Hung Medien.
  12. ISBN 84-8048-639-2
    .
  13. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Jean Michel Jarre – Metamorphoses". Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jean Michel Jarre – Metamorphoses". Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Jean Michel Jarre | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.

External links

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