Les Fleurs du Mal (Therion album)
Les Fleurs du Mal is the fifteenth full-length musical album by the Swedish symphonic metal band Therion. It was released on 28 September 2012 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the band.[1] The album was financed by Christofer Johnsson who considers the album an art project.[1][2] It was made available for pre-order at Therion's webstore on 2 September 2012.[3] Johnsson announced that the version sold at concerts with a different cover, would include a bonus track and a poster, and that his "aim is to sign and personally dedicate every single one of them at the shows".[2] The album is fully sung in french and the album title is the same of Charles Baudelaire poetry volume Les fleurs du mal.
Track listing
| 1. |
"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" | Serge Gainsbourg | France Gall in 1965 |
2:51 |
| 2. |
"Une fleur dans le cœur" | Christophe Schaeffer, Pawson/Chambers | Victoire Scott in 1968 |
3:03 |
| 3. |
"Initials B.B." (B.B. is for Brigitte Bardot) | Serge Gainsbourg | Serge Gainsbourg in 1968 |
3:44 |
| 4. |
"Mon amour, mon ami[4]" | Eddy Marnay, André Popp | Marie Laforêt in 1967 |
4:35 |
| 5. |
"Polichinelle" | Pierre Saka, Jean Bernard | France Gall in 1967 |
2:28 |
| 6. |
"La Maritza" | Pierre Delanoë, Jean Renard | Sylvie Vartan in 1968 |
3:54 |
| 7. |
"Sœur Angélique" | Michel Rivgauche, Georges Liferman | Annie Philippe in 1966 |
3:05 |
| 8. |
"Dis-moi poupée[5]" | Jean-François Maurice,[6] Johnny Rech | Isabelle in 1967 |
3:24 |
| 9. |
"Lilith" | Léonie Lousseau, Karl-Heinz Schäfer | Léonie in 1972 |
2:30 |
| 10. |
"En Alabama" | Sébastien Poitrenaud, Jean-Claude Vannier | Léonie in 1971 |
2:39 |
| 11. |
"Wahala Manitou" | Étienne Roda-Gil, Christophe | Léonie in 1971 |
2:34 |
| 12. |
"Je n’ai besoin que de tendresse" | Claire Dixon, Daniel Faure | Claire Dixon in 1967 |
2:14 |
| 13. |
"La Licorne d’or" | Christian Turban, Michel Bernholc | Victoire Scott in 1968 |
2:45 |
| 14. |
"J’ai le mal de toi" | Michaële/Georges Costa, Gabriel Yared | Betty Mars in 1974 |
2:51 |
| 15. |
"Poupée de cire, poupée de son" | Serge Gainsbourg | France Gall in 1965 |
2:31 |
| 16. |
"Les Sucettes" (bonus track) | Serge Gainsbourg | France Gall in 1966 |
2:40 |
Personnel
The album was recorded by the following artists:[7]
- Band members
- Guest musicians
- Snowy Shaw - vocals in "Initials B.B." and "Dis-moi Poupee"
- Mari Paul - vocals on "Mon Amour, Mon Ami"
- Johanna Najla - vocals on "Initials B.B."
- Mattias Olsson - synthesizers, mellotron and percussion on "En Alabama", "Mon Amour, Mon Ami" and "Lilith"
- Mattias Torrel - acoustic guitars on "Mon Amour, Mon Ami" and "La Licorne D'or"
- Stefan Jernståhl - accordion on "Wahala Manitou"[8]
- Anders Åkered
- Fredrik Syberg
- Hanna Ekström
- Isa Holmesund
- Lars Wehlin
- Natalia Migdal
- Anna Manell
- Pär Lindqvist
- Eva-Tea Lundberg
- Ida Freji
- Johan Ahlin
- Magnus Wretblad
- Kristoffer Siggstedt
- Magnus Werner
- Staffan Findin
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