Amour toujours

Amour toujours
Studio album by
Released1983
GenresPop
Chanson
Disco[1]
LabelsAriola
ZE
ProducerAlain Chamfort
Lio chronology
Suite sixtine
(1982)
Amour toujours
(1983)
Pop model
(1986)
Singles from Amour toujours
  1. "Zip a doo wah"
    Released: 1983
  2. "La reine des pommes"
    Released: 1982
  3. "Tétéou (Lio featuring Jacky) (on 2005 re-release only)"
    Released: 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star[2]

Amour toujours is the second studio album by the Belgian pop singer Lio and her third LP overall.

Singles

Release
date
Single Chart
Position
1983 "Zip a doo wah"[3]
1983 "La reine des pommes"[4]
1983 "Tétéou" (Featuring Jacky)[5] #48 FRA

Release information and re-issues

The album was originally released by Ariola Records in 1983. It was re-released in France in 2005 as part of ZE Records's reissue of Lio's discography. This re-issue has four bonus tracks, including the extended version of the single "Zip a doo wah" and the standalone Top 50 hit "Tétéou".

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jacques Duvall, except where noted; all music is composed by Alain Chamfort, except where noted.

Original Album
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."La Reine des pommes"   
2."La Vérité toute nue" Jay Alanski 
3."Zip a doo wah"   
4."Grenade"   
5."Trou de mémoire" Jay Alanski 
6."Je voudrais bien me sentir mal" Jay Alanski 
7."J'aime un fantome" Marc Moulin 
8."Motus a la muette"   
9."Plus je t'embrasse" Ben Ryan 
10."Je m'ennuie de toi"Pierre Grosz  
Bonus Tracks (on ZE Records 2005 re-release)[6]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Zip a doo wah (Long Version)"   
2."Noël" Jay Alanski 
3."Por Quem Sonha Anamaria"Juca ChavezJuca Chavez 
4."Sleighride"Man ParrishLeroy Anderson 
5."Tétéou (featuring Jacky)"Boris Bergman  

Personnel

  • Arranged by – Alain Chamfort (tracks: 15), Bruno Coulais (tracks: 1, 4, 6 to 8), Dan Lacksman (tracks: 9), John Sulznick (tracks: 9), Marc Moulin (tracks: 9, 15), Slim Pezin (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 10)
  • Artwork by [original art cover design] – Marc Borgers
  • Engineer – Ryan Ulyate
  • Mastered by [digitally remastered by] – Charlus de la Salle
  • Photography – Robert Doisneau
  • Fairlight programming – John Kongos
  • Supervised by [reissue co-ordinated & produced by] – Michel Esteban[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Lio - Amour Toujours". Discogs. 1983.
  2. ↑ Ned Raggett. "Amour toujours". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "Les ventes de Lio : Lio canta Caymmi [1979-...]". 26 July 2012.
  4. ↑ "Les ventes de Lio : Lio canta Caymmi [1979-...]". 26 July 2012.
  5. ↑ "Les ventes de Lio : Lio canta Caymmi [1979-...]". 26 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Lio – Amour Toujours (2005, Digipak, CD)". Discogs. November 2005.
  7. ↑ "Lio – Amour Toujours (2005, Digipak, CD)". Discogs. November 2005.