Alertez les bébés !

Alertez les bébés !
Studio album by
Released1976
RecordedAugust 1976 at Studios Ferber and in a particular house
GenreFrench rock
Length46:21
LabelPathé-Marconi/EMI
ProducerThierry Vincent
Jacques Higelin chronology
Irradié
(1976)
Alertez les bébés !
(1976)
15 chansons d'avant le déluge, suite et fin
(1976)

Alertez les bébés ! is the sixth album by French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in 1976. The album is named after the central song, a ten-minute-long track, written quickly in a feverish state by the singer, with the recording being made live in one take.[1]

Critical reception

The album received the Grand Prix du Disque de l'Académie Charles Cros. The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named it the 29th greatest French rock album.[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jacques Higelin.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Le Minimum"5:32
2."Géant Jones"4:56
3."La Rousse au chocolat"3:42
4."Je veux cette fille"2:48
5."J'suis qu'un grain de poussière"4:05
Side B
No.TitleLength
6."Aujourd'hui la crise !"4:20
7."Rien"4:45
8."Coup de blues"4:13
9."Alertez les bébés !"10:10
10."Demain ça s'ra vachement mieux"1:50

Personnel

Musicians

Production

  • Paul Semama: recording, mixing
  • Thierry Vincent: production

References

  1. ^ "Ce que le temps a donné à l'homme". Arte.tv. Archived from the original on 2016-01-04.
  2. ^ Rolling Stone, n°18, February 2010.