Absinthe (Marc Almond album)

Absinthe
Studio album by Marc Almond
Released October 1993
Recorded 1986 & 1990 at Milo Studios, London
Genre Art pop
Length 43:49
Label Some Bizzare
Producer Charles Gray, Marc Almond, Martin Watkins
Marc Almond chronology
Tenement Symphony
(1991)
Absinthe
(1993)
Fantastic Star
(1995)

Absinthe, also known as Absinthe - The French Album, is the eighth studio album by the British singer/songwriter Marc Almond. It was released by Some Bizzare in October 1993.

Background

According to the writer and poet Jeremy Reed in his biography of Almond, The Last Star, "Almond largely at his own expense worked on the songs between 1986 and 1989 at Milo Studios".[1]

The album is considered the companion piece to Jacques and in a similar vein contains cover versions of French songs that have been had their lyrics translated into English by Paul Buck.[2] The album contains liner notes by Buck explaining the origins of the songs and the reasons for their inclusion.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Absinthe received generally favourable reviews from critics. Ned Raggett states in his Allmusic review that Absinthe is "In the end, more of a curiosity than Jacques, but an enjoyable one."[3]


Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Original artist Length
1. "Undress Me (Déshabillez-Moi)"  Robert Nyel, Gaby Velor, Paul BuckJuliette Gréco 3:30
2. "Abel And Cain (Abel Et Cain)"  Charles Baudelaire, Léo Ferré, BuckCharles Baudelaire (from a poem) 2:29
3. "Lost Paradise (Le Paradis Perdu)"  Nyel, Georges Garvarentz, BuckLucienne Delyle 3:25
4. "Secret Child (L'Enfant Secret)"  Juliette Gréco, Gérard Jouannest, BuckJuliette Gréco 5:16
5. "Rue Des Blancs-Manteaux"  Jean-Paul Sartre, Joseph Kosma, BuckJuliette Gréco 1:29
6. "The Slave (L'Esclave)"  Serge Lama, Yves GilbertSerge Lama 3:34
7. "Remorse Of The Dead (Remords Posthume)"  Baudelaire, Ferré, BuckCharles Baudelaire (from a poem) 1:55
8. "Incestuous Love (Amours Incestueuses)"  Monique Andrée Serf, BuckBarbara 6:17
9. "A Man (Un Homme)"  Nyel, Garvarentz, BuckRobert Nyel 2:33
10. "My Little Lovers (Mes Petites Amoureuses)"  Arthur Rimbaud, Billy McGee, BuckArthur Rimbaud (From a poem) 7:10
11. "In Your Bed (Dans Ton Lit)"  Guy BontempelliJuliette Gréco 2:55
12. "Yesterday When I Was Young (Hier Encore)"  Charles Aznavour, Herbert KetzmerCharles Aznavour 3:16

Personnel

References

  1. Reed, Jeremy (1995). Marc Almond - The Last Star. Creation Books. p. 111. ISBN 978-1840680065.
  2. "Prolific career of singer Almond". BBC. 18 October 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
  3. 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "Absinthe - The French Album at Allmusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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