Rouge (Fredericks Goldman Jones album)

Rouge is a 1993 album recorded by the trio Fredericks Goldman Jones. It was their second studio album and was recorded at the studios Guillaume Tell, ICP and la Blaque, located in France and Belgium. The album was released on 29 November 1993 and was not as successful as the singers' first studio album, but still spawned three singles which achieved some success in France : "Rouge" (#14), "Juste après" (#32) and "Fermer les yeux" (#33).

Rouge
Studio album by
Fredericks Goldman Jones
Released29 November 1993
RecordedFebruary – October 1993
  • Studio Guillaume Tell, Paris
  • Studio ICP, Brussels
  • Studio la Blaque, Aix-en-Provence
GenrePop, rock
LabelColumbia
Fredericks Goldman Jones chronology
Sur scène
(1992)		 Rouge
(1993)		 Du New Morning au Zénith
(1995)
Singles from Rouge
  1. "Rouge"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Juste après"
    Released: 1994
  3. "Fermer les yeux"
    Released: 1995

Album information

The collector edition of Rouge has a box in aluminium, whose front cover is entirely carved, and some elements of which are painted red. The Alexandrov Ensemble participated in this recording, on the song "Rouge".

The album debuted at number one on 5 December 1993 and stayed there for seven consecutive weeks. It was ranked for 17 weeks in the top ten and for 42 weeks in the top 50.[1] In 1995, it earned a Diamond disc for over 1,000,000 copies sold.[2]

The album was briefly ranked at #41 in Switzerland.[3]

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Jean-Jacques Goldman.

  1. "Serre-moi" — 2:18
  2. "On n'a pas changé" — 5:55
  3. "Que disent les chansons du monde ?" — 4:54
  4. "Il part" — 5:00
  5. "Juste après" — 4:39
  6. "Rouge" — 6:12
  7. "Des vôtres" — 5:44
  8. "Frères" — 5:12
  9. "Des vies" — 4:19
  10. "Ne lui dis pas" — 4:47
  11. "Elle avait 17 ans" — 5:07
  12. "Fermer les yeux" — 6:41

Personnel
  • Tom Lord Aldge – mixing
  • Erick Benzi – arranger, keyboards, producer
  • Alex Firla, Boris Beziat – assistant engineers
  • Carole Fredericks – vocal
  • Claude Gassian – photo
  • Jean-Luc Seigneur – engraving
  • Jean-Jacques Goldman – guitar, vocal, art direction, musical direction, lyrics
  • Michael Jones – guitar, vocal, guitar arrangements
  • Pino Palladino, Guy Delacroix – bass
  • Andy Scott – producer, engineer
  • Patrice Tison – guitar
  • Chris Whitten – drums

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[4] 3× Platinum 900,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[5] Gold 25,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. "Chart runs of albums in France". Infodisc. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  2. "Certifications of albums in France, database". Infodisc'. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  3. "Rouge, Swiss Albums Chart". Hitparade. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
  4. "French album certifications – Fredericks Goldman Jones – Rouge" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  5. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Fredericks Goldman Jones; 'Rouge')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
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