Malicorne 1

Malicorne 1 is the debut studio album by Malicorne, released in October 1974. It is sometimes referred to as Colin because the album is called "Malicorne" and "Colin" is the first track.

Malicorne 1
Studio album by
Malicorne
ReleasedOctober 1974
RecordedSpring 1974
StudioStudio Acousti, Paris, France
GenreFolk, Celtic
Length38:49
LabelHexagone
Malicorne chronology
Pierre de Grenoble
(1973)		 Malicorne 1
(1974)		 Malicorne 2
(1975)

Content

The absence of any rock drummer and the complexity of the sound makes it closer to folk than rock.

Track listing

All tracks are traditionals, arrangements: Malicorne – except for "La Pernette" (lyrics: trad.; music: Gabriel Yacoub; arrangements: Malicorne)[1]

  1. "Colin" – 1:02[a]
  2. "Dame Lombarde" – 3:11[f]
  3. "La Pernette" – 7:07[e]
  4. "Les Filles sont volages / Ronde" – 3:23[g]
  5. "La Fille soldat" – 3:59[h]
  6. "Landry" – 4:07 [i]
  7. "Le Chant des livrées" – 3:04[a]
  8. "Bourrée" – 2:26[b]
  9. "Réveillez-vous belle endormie / Branle poitevin" – 3:49[c]
  10. "Le Deuil d'amour" – 5:38)[d]
  11. "Colin" – 0:57[a]

Notes

  • ^[a] – Traditional from the Berry province.
  • ^[b] – Traditional from the Limousin region.
  • ^[c] – Traditional from the Berry province. The branle was learnt from Serge Soulet, a "veuze" bagpipes player from the Poitou province.
  • ^[d] – Traditional; most of the lyrics and melodies originate from "Belle je me suis levé", a song from the Québec province.
  • ^[e] – Traditional from the Dauphiné province / Gabriel Yacoub
  • ^[f] – Traditional from the Cantal; adaptation of a Piedmont song
  • ^[g] – Traditional from the Québec province; the ronde is a Picardy version of the song "La Belle est au jardin d'amour"
  • ^[h] – Traditional from the Savoie region; the melody is the one from "Réveillez-vous Picards"
  • ^[i] – Traditional from the Savoie region

Personnel

Malicorne
  • Gabriel Yacoub – acoustic and electric guitar, Epinette des Vosges, vocals (on "Les Filles sont volages", "La Fille soldat", "Landry", "Le Chant des livrées", "Réveillez-vous belle endormie", "Le Deuil d'amour")
  • Marie Yacoub – electric dulcimer, bouzouki, hurdy-gurdy, vocals (on "La Pernette", "Landry", "Le Chant des livrées", "Réveillez-vous belle endormie")
  • Laurent Vercambre – violin, bouzouki, psaltry, harmonium, mandolin, vocals
  • Hughes de Courson – electric guitar, bass, crumhorn, percussion, vocals (on "Dame Lombarde")

Production
  • Nic Kinsey – recording engineer
  • Clément Ziegler – recording engineer
  • Irina Ionesco – photo
  • Albert Riou – artwork

References
  1. "Malicorne – Malicorne (album #1)". gabrielyacoub.com. 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
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