Femmes d'aujourd'hui

Femmes d'aujourd'hui
Studio album by Jeanne Mas
Released	April 1986
Recorded	1986 Studio du Palais des Congrès, Paris PUK Studios, Randers Titania Studios, Rome
Genre	Electropop
Length	43:47
Label	Pathé Marconi
Producer	Dominique Blanc-Francard, Thierry Durbet, Joe Hammer, Jeanne Mas, Romano Musumarra
Jeanne Mas chronology
Jeanne Mas (1985) Femmes d'aujourd'hui (1986) Les crises de l'âme (1989) Singles from Femmes d'aujourd'hui "En Rouge et Noir [1]" Released: April 1986 "L'Enfant [2]" Released: September 1986 "Sauvez-moi [3]" Released: February 1987

Femmes d'aujourd'hui is the second studio album by Jeanne Mas, released in April 1986 by Pathé Marconi. Music for 8 of the 10 tracks was written by Romano Musumarra. The French singer Daniel Balavoine also participated in the production of the album (including "Cœur en stéréo"). Charting from 3 May 1986, it peaked at #1 for two months on the French Albums Chart and featured for 63 weeks in the top 30, most of them in the top ten. It was certified Platinum disc and remains Mas' most successful album to date in terms of sales and chart performance.

Track listing

1. "La Geisha" (Jeanne Mas, Romano Musumarra) – 5:06
2. "En Rouge et Noir" (J. Mas, Massimo Calabrese, Piero Calabrese, Lorenzo Meinardi, R. Musumarra) – 4:32
3. "Idéali" (J. Mas) – 4:35
4. "Lola" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra) – 3:44
5. "Femme d'aujourd'hui" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra, Roberto Zaneli) – 3:34
6. "Mourir d'ennui" (J. Mas, Joe Hammer) – 4:08
7. "Plus forte que l'océan" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra) – 4:09
8. "Sauvez-moi" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra, R. Zaneli) – 3:55
9. "S'envoler jusqu'au bout" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra) – 4:43
10. "L'Enfant" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra, R. Zaneli) – 5:22

Album credits

Personnel

• Jeanne Mas – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Carol Welsman – backing vocals
• John Wooloff – guitar ("La geisha", "En rouge et noir", "Lola", "Femme d'aujourd'hui", "Mourir d'ennui" & "Plus forte que l'océan")
• Benjamin Raffaëlli – guitar ("Sauvez-moi")
• Romano Musumarra – guitar ("S'envoler jusqu'au bout" & "L'enfant"), piano & programming ("Femme d'aujourd'hui")
• Dominique Grimaldi – bass ("Sauvez-moi")
• Thierry Durbet – synthesizer, drum programming ("Sauvez-moi")
• Walter Martino – drums ("En rouge et noir", "Ideali" & "S'envoler jusqu'au bout")
• Joe Hammer – drums ("Plus forte que l'océan")

Production

• Arrangements & producer - Romano Musumarra
• Arrangements - Thierry Durbet ("Sauvez-moi")
• Producer - Joe Hammer ("Mourir d'ennui")
• Producers - Dominique Blanc-Francard, Thierry Durbet, Jeanne Mas ("Sauvez-moi")
• Engineer - John "Puk" Quist at PUK Studios
• Engineer - Dominique Blanc-Francard at Studio du Palais des Congrès
• Engineer - Gianpaolo Bresciani at Titania Studios ("Ideali" & "S'envoler jusqu'au bout")
• Mixing - Dominique Blanc-Francard
• Mixing - John "Puk" Quist ("Mourir d'ennui" & "L'enfant")

Design

• Photography - Ennio Antonangeli, Tato
• Assistant - Silvana Fantino
• Cover design - Jeanne Mas

Charts, certifications and sales

Chart (1986-1987) Peak position French Albums Chart[4] 1

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales France[5] Platinum 1986 400,000 1,200,000

References

1. http://www.encyclopedisque.fr/disque/9917.html
2. http://www.encyclopedisque.fr/disque/9921.html
3. http://www.encyclopedisque.fr/disque/9922.html
4. Chart trajectories of various albums in France Infodisc.fr See : "Les Chart Runs" => "Jeanne MAS" (Retrieved June 4, 2008)
5. Jeanne Mas' certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved June 4, 2008)

External links

• Official site