Les Fleurs du Mal (Therion album)
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| Les Fleurs du Mal | ||||
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 Cover art by Saturno Buttò | ||||
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| Released | 28 September 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2012 | |||
| Studio | Adulruna Studio, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Symphonic metal, ye-ye | |||
| 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 symphonic metal band Therion. It is a cover album that was released on 28 September 2012 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band.[1] Named after the 1857 volume of poetry Les Fleurs du mal, the album is fully sung in French language. It consist of metal cover versions of French pop songs from 1960s and 1970s, mostly from the ye-ye genre.
Production
[edit]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
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Les Sucettes" ("The Lollipops") | Serge Gainsbourg | France Gall 1966 | 2:40 |
| Total length: | 47:56 | |||
Personnel
[edit]The album was recorded by the following artists:[6]
Band
- Lori Lewis - soprano and main vocals
- Thomas Vikström - tenor and main vocals
- Christofer Johnsson - rhythm guitars, synthesizers, Hammond organ and programming, of tubular bells, timpani, clarinet, double bass and harp. Arrangements, audio engineer and record producer.
- Christian Vidal - 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 guitars on "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
[edit]- ^ a b "THERION's 'Long-Term Plans' Revealed". 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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