Les Fleurs du Mal (Therion album)

Les Fleurs du Mal

Cover art by Saturno Buttò
Studio album by Therion
Released 28 September 2012
Recorded Adulruna Studio, Sweden, 2011—2012
Genre Symphonic metal
Length 47:56
Language French
Label Self-publishing
Producer Christofer Johnsson
Therion chronology
Sitra Ahra
(2010)
Les Fleurs du Mal
(2012)
Tour album CD cover

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

No. TitleWriter(s)Original artist Length
1. "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"  Serge GainsbourgFrance Gall in 1965 2:51
2. "Une fleur dans le cœur"  Christophe Schaeffer, Pawson/ChambersVictoire Scott in 1968 3:03
3. "Initials B.B." (B.B. is for Brigitte Bardot)Serge GainsbourgSerge Gainsbourg in 1968 3:44
4. "Mon amour, mon ami[4]"  Eddy Marnay, André PoppMarie Laforêt in 1967 4:35
5. "Polichinelle"  Pierre Saka, Jean BernardFrance Gall in 1967 2:28
6. "La Maritza"  Pierre Delanoë, Jean RenardSylvie Vartan in 1968 3:54
7. "Sœur Angélique"  Michel Rivgauche, Georges LifermanAnnie Philippe in 1966 3:05
8. "Dis-moi poupée[5]"  Jean-François Maurice,[6] Johnny RechIsabelle in 1967 3:24
9. "Lilith"  Léonie Lousseau, Karl-Heinz SchäferLéonie in 1972 2:30
10. "En Alabama"  Sébastien Poitrenaud, Jean-Claude VannierLéonie in 1971 2:39
11. "Wahala Manitou"  Étienne Roda-Gil, ChristopheLéonie in 1971 2:34
12. "Je n’ai besoin que de tendresse"  Claire Dixon, Daniel FaureClaire Dixon in 1967 2:14
13. "La Licorne d’or"  Christian Turban, Michel BernholcVictoire Scott in 1968 2:45
14. "J’ai le mal de toi"  Michaële/Georges Costa, Gabriel YaredBetty Mars in 1974 2:51
15. "Poupée de cire, poupée de son"  Serge GainsbourgFrance Gall in 1965 2:31
16. "Les Sucettes" (bonus track)Serge GainsbourgFrance Gall in 1966 2:40

Personnel

The album was recorded by the following artists:[7]

Band members
Guest musicians
  • 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

References

  1. 1 2 "THERION's 'Long-Term Plans' Revealed". Blabbermouth. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 Christofer Johnsson: Important news. 14 September 2012, accessed on 6 October 2012.
  3. Christofer Johnsson: New album. 2 September 2012, accessed on 6 October 2012.
  4. "Mon amour, mon ami" on Encyclopédisque
  5. "Dis-moi poupée" on Encyclopédisque
  6. Writer Jean Albertini as Jean-François Maurice on (fr) Wikipédia.
  7. Les Fleurs du Mal (Album notes). Therion. End of Light. 2012.
  8. http://ecover.to/?Module=ViewEntry&ID=664269
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