Métamorphoses
Métamorphoses is the thirteenth studio album by French electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, released by Sony Music on January 24, 2000. It was released in the U.S. on Disques Dreyfus in 2004.
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| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Electronica, dance, breakbeat, downtempo, electro, ambient, world music | |||
| Length | 60:09 | |||
| Label | Sony Music Disques Dreyfus | |||
| Producer | Jean Michel Jarre Joachim Garraud | |||
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This album was, to fans, a surprising break from his previous works, as it makes extensive use of vocal elements, as well as house, techno, trance, dance-pop, breakbeat, and downtempo sounds. The vocal elements are not short, sampled pieces as highlighted in his album Zoolook, but longer, more integral parts of the work, and thus quite surprising for an artist known for his instrumental works. Métamorphoses is also Jarre's first album to contain actual songs with lyrics. Jarre's own voice is heard through a vocoder in many of the songs, but the album contains several other voices as well, mostly of female singers. "Rendez-vous à Paris" features Sharon Corr on violin. "Rendez-vous à Paris" and "Bells" are the only largely instrumental tracks on the album; in the former only the track title is repeated in rhythm, the latter does not have intelligible lyrics. Although the album was generally not badly received by critics, and despite the collaborations and a number of single releases ("C'est la vie" and "Tout est bleu"), Jarre did not achieve great mainstream success with this album.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jean-Michel Jarre.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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
- Jean Michel Jarre – vocals, processed vocals, keyboards, 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 - bendir, 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
References
External links
- Metamorphoses at Discogs
- Metamorphoses at JarreUK