Histoires by Bernard Lavilliers - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

Volume 1

Volume 2

Volume 3

Bernard Lavilliers' discography is littered with partial "greatest hits" collections and half-hearted CD reissues. This "best of" stands two full heads above anything else as the definitive introduction to the man's socially conscious songs. The only flaw of Histoires ("Stories") is the fact that it includes not a single track from the singer's first three albums -- but Barclay/Polygram doesn't own them. Most key cuts from 1976's Les Barbares up to 1997's Clair Obscur have been included. Lavilliers rarely sticks to a single style for the course of an album. Instead he builds contrasts between pop beat and world music, political themes and acrid love ballads. The decision to present the songs in chronological order could be seen as ill-advised but in fact pieces together a very accurate picture of both the persona and his music. Key tracks include the scorching "15e Round" (Lavilliers never expressed better the dichotomy between virility and feelings), the new wave song "Idées Noires," the worldbeat hits "Stand the Ghetto," "Kingston," and "Melody Tempo Harmony" (featuring Jimmy Cliff). The French market version is a three-disc affair, while the international version is limited to two discs in order to keep it at an introductory price. Careful remastering and the inclusion of all lyrics make Histoires the perfect point of entry into Lavilliers' irresistible songwriting.
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Volume 1

1. Y'a peut-être un ailleurs

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bernard Lavilliers; Other

2. 15e round

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Performer: Yvan Jullien; Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Bernard Lavilliers; Other

3. Fortaleza

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Performer: Bernard Lavilliers; Performer
Vocals: Bernard Lavilliers; Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Bernard Lavilliers; Other

4. Sertão

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

5. Fensch vallée

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

6. Les Barbares

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

7. Idées noires

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Performer: Nicoletta; Performer
Vocals: Nicoletta; Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers
Jean Paul Drand; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Bernard Lavilliers
Jean Paul Drand; Other

8. Carmencita

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers
Jean Paul Drand; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Bernard Lavilliers
Jean Paul Drand; Other

9. Plus Dure Sera La Chute

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers
François Bréant
Pascal Arroyo; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Francois Bréant
Pascal Arroyo
Bernard Lavilliers; Other

10. L'amour et la mort

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Performer: Bernard Lavilliers
Yvan Jullien; Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Recording Arrangement: Yvan Jullien; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bernard Lavilliers; Other

11. La Fleur Du Mal

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers
Jean Paul Drand; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

12. Sax'Aphone

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Bernard Lavilliers; Other

13. Ecoute

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

14. La danseuse du Sud

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

15. La malédiction du voyageur

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Francois Bréant; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

Volume 2

1. Tango

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Performer: F Breant; Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production
Recording Arrangement: F Breant; Production

2. La salsa

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

3. Melody Tempo Harmony

by Bernard Lavilliers

Featured Artist: Jimmy Cliff; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Bernard Lavilliers; Other

4. Minha Selva

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Georges Baux; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

5. San Salvador

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

6. Noir et blanc

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

7. Betty

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

8. La Frontière

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

9. Gentilshommes de fortune

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Performer: Pascal Arroyo; Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers
Pascal Arroyo; Composer
Recording Arrangement: Pascal Arroyo; Production
Composer Lyricist: Pascal Arroyo
Bernard Lavilliers; Other

10. Solidao

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Manasses De Souza; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

11. Eldorado

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Francois Bréant
Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

12. Mister H.

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Performer: Serge Perathoner
Jannick Top; Performer
Composer: Serge Perathoner
Jannick Top; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production
Recording Arrangement: Serge Perathoner
Jannick Top; Production

13. Manila Hotel

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Performer: Sébastian Santa Maria; Performer
Composer: Sebastien Santa Maria; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production
Recording Arrangement: Sébastian Santa Maria; Production

14. On The Road Again

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers
Sebastián Santa María; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Bernard Lavilliers
Sébastian Santa Maria; Other

15. J'Voudrais Pas Crever

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Boris Vian; Composer
Author: Boris Vian; Production

Volume 3

1. If

by Bernard Lavilliers

Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Author: Rudyard Kipling; Production

2. Extérieur Nuit

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

3. Pigalle la blanche

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers
E. Dufaure; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Bernard Lavilliers
E. Dufaure; Other

4. Faits Divers

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Performer: Pascal Arroyo; Performer
Composer: Pascal Arroyo; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production
Recording Arrangement: Pascal Arroyo; Production

5. Petit

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers
Pascal Arroyo; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Pascal Arroyo
Bernard Lavilliers; Other

6. Borinqueno

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

7. Attention fragile

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

8. A Suivre

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers
Pascal Arroyo; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Pascal Arroyo
Bernard Lavilliers; Other

9. Urubus

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Performer: Bernard Lavilliers; Performer
Vocals: Bernard Lavilliers; Performer
Composer: Pascal Arroyo; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

10. Traffic

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

11. New York juillet

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

12. Night Bird

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers
F Breant; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Bernard Lavilliers
F Breant; Other

13. Le venin

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Performer: Georges Baux; Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production
Recording Arrangement: Georges Baux; Production

14. Stand The Ghetto

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Bernard Lavilliers; Composer
Author: Bernard Lavilliers; Production

15. Est-Ce Ainsi Que Les Hommes Vivent?

by Bernard Lavilliers

Primary Artist: Bernard Lavilliers; Main Performer
Composer: Leo Ferre; Composer
Author: Louis Aragon; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

3 volumes in total

Tracks

45 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

3 hours, 22 minutes and 0 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1689x1689 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

32/45 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

French Music, Europe, World, French Pop, Alternative, New Wave, Rock

Label

Universal Music Division Barclay

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

France

Language

French (France)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1997

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

73145578742