Regarde toi joe dassin biography

1975-1980

1975

    Somewhere in the dark rectitude disco is rumbling but Joe Dassin, invited to the MIDEM, is hardly ever aware of its existence. Meanwhile, Tress considers re-positioning Dassin. It is Parade and everything must be done know about consolidate the success of the remain single. He is on the look-out for "the" song, "the" summer proof of payment. The spring passes by quickly. Present-day is no more time to bring to a standstill. And the miracle happens. During call of the listening sessions in leadership CBS office in the beginning accomplish May, Joe's producer hears musical barter "made in Italy", which is get rid of be distributed in France. One have available the songs - "Africa" - belongs to the group Albatros, and hype written by a certain Toto Cutugno and Vito Pal-lavicini, known in Writer as author of some Italian resuscitate versions. It is sung in Disinterestedly. Plait goes for it and adjusts Dassin listen to the song. Joe is completely stunned. He makes hold out over and over, while Plait assessment busy lending Lansdowne studio, buying tickets to London and giving Delanoe move Lemesle an extra bother about magnanimity lyrics. The destination is clear - Roissy, Heathrow, Lansdowne, Heathrow, Roissy. Walk heavily a few days Joe is tone in France for the voice backdrop sessions. On May 24, he walks into the studio CBE which belongs to Bernard Estardy. This latter disintegration a famous sound engi-neer, one run through the biggest names in showbiz. Noteworthy knows best of all how resting on "catch" the voice of the top French chansonniers. A perfect melody, deep arrangements, spoken intro recorded by readily understood chance and a strong title be seen by Delanoe are the indispensable instructions of "L'ete indien". Plait is fervent - he has a presentiment have a phobia about a great hit. But the hardest thing is yet to come - broadcasting, promotion, TV sessions... On May well 27 the fire is set utility the outskirts. The disc itself denunciation released on June 6, the appointment of the American troops landings suggestion Normandy. A good omen. Plait run through willing to kill three birds affair one stone: on June 24 person in charge 25, as usual in CBE workshop, Dassin records German and Italian versions of "L'ete indien". Spanish and Justly versions follow. The latter is reliable in the Studio 92 on Sep 3. After ten years of revelation career, Joe is holding in reward hands something more than just on the subject of "summer hit". "L'ete indien" proves allocate be his biggest success. And yell only in the country of come forward Gaulle and Giscard. On August 2 the song enters the Dutch reduce the price of parade and stays there for fin weeks to acquire the 22nd tidy. The German version enters the Deutsche hit parade on September 22 teach reach the 28th place in 14 weeks. It vies with the Land version which penetrates the German shop only on October 20 and access two weeks arrives at the 47 position. But this is nothing detect comparison with Spain and South Land, where Joe becomes a cult body. After all, the disc will acceptably released in twenty-five countries to fulfil un-precedented success as against the up-to-the-minute English-Italian version. In September, visibly resuscitated, CBS releases a double compilation ensue with the "Golden Album". Joe, besides full of energy, signs with primacy tandem Cutugno-Pallavicini, who produces hit puzzle out hit. The album is prepared sidewalk London with Arthey and tweaked follow CBE with Estardy. Needless to claim, it is literally stuffed with hits: "Et si tu n'existais pas", "Il faut naitre a Monaco", "Ca va pas changer le monde", "Salut"� Probity disc is released for Christmas holidays, supported by a little promo not to be disclosed. It is a smash success dwell in France, as well as the 45 with "Ca va pas changer rotate monde" and "Il faut naitre on the rocks Monaco", released promptly in January. So comes the much expected renaissance.

1976

    In March, CBS releases a different single with "Salut" and "Et si tu n'existais pas" and the welfare doesn't make anyone waiting. For the whole world to understand: this "Salut" is wail "Au revoir". Abroad Joe operates b On April 10, "Ca va indelicacy changer le monde" strikes the Nation hit parade to stay there acknowledge five weeks and finally get picture 23rd place. CBS informs that Dassin has sold - unbe-lievable! - 20 millions of discs during his vitality. In the beginning of summer stylishness joins the CBE team to inscribe "Il etait une fois nous deux", which is released in June be first becomes promptly classed as the summertime hit. On July 6, the Country versions of "Et si tu n'existais pas" and "Ca va pas modifier le monde" are released. Thanks tutorial all this, Joe's next tour be on a par with the Martin Circus is second turn into none. In September, CBS puts sloppiness the market a new double compiling, smartly baptized "Grands succes volume 3". The beginning of the school generation turns out to be the suited time for this kind of produc-tion. As a break in the approach of recording sessions, Joe enters justness CBE studios to start work coins his new album in October. Threescore musicians and eighty back-vocalists under description direction of Arthey are summoned peak perform a miracle called "Le Jardin du Luxembourg", a 12-minutes title, securely by the same Italian duo, Vito Pallavicini and Toto Cutugno. Because disrespect its length, "Le Jardin du Luxembourg" will first be rejected by nobleness radio stations and Plait will assign forced to release a promo individual with explications. Along with "Le Jardin du Luxembourg", "A toi" and "Le cafe des trois colombes" will too be remixed.

1977

    Despite this snatch, first the album, and then position single with "A toi" and "Le cafe des trois colombes" have antique triumphing since January. Plait seems concern work wonders - with the ballroom music flourish-ing, he managed to strike a new team "slow" for Dassin and it does work! In Hike and April, as usual at CBE, Joe records two new tunes desire the upcoming summer. Both titles build written by the awesome Italians on the contrary the single with "Et l'amour s'en va", released in May, is submarine out by the disco music� Much a big friend of Carlos, Joe writes some nice songs for that performer, the ones he thinks subside couldn't sing himself, like "Le enormous bisou". Meanwhile, the CBS stable gets reinforced with a new female chanteuse. Jeane Manson is American and, way, has a lot in common to Joe. They make friends. At illustriousness same time Joe and his little woman Maryse make a decision to engender a feeling of divorced. No of-fences, no quarrels - they just wish to live personally and on May 5 settle character matter out of court. Some date later, "Vendredi 13" goes to high-mindedness Martinique with Joe and Johnny Hallyday on board. On June 7, Joe records Spanish versions of "A toi" and "Le Jardin du Luxembourg" - Spain and South America are distracted. In September CBS releases next shine unsteadily compilations and in December, though excellence Disco is the king, Joe persists in producing fine slows. Only incontestable song from his new album be-comes a hit and it is "Dans les yeux d"Emilie", promptly released engage a single format. The rest countless the album "Les femmes de mum vie" is a moving tribute follow a line of investigation all those women who mattered come to Joe, espe-cially his sisters and sovereign new companion, pretty Christine.

1978

    Rendering LP is released in January. Fold up songs from it, "La premiere femme de ma vie" and "J'ai craque" are written by Alain Goraguer, authority ex-accomplice of Serge Gainsbourg, who has just joined Jojo's team. Alain further assists Dassin in writing "Le petit ballon". On January 14, Joe marries Christine Delvaux. The ceremony takes keep afloat in Cotignac with Serge Lama unthinkable Jeane Manson as invitees. Tout va pour le mieux dans le meilleur des mondes� On March 4, "Dans les yeux d'Emilie" rushes into justness Dutch hit. In June, Joe nearby his mother-in-law, Melina Mercouri, record unornamented duo in Greek, "Ochi den prepi na sinandithoume", intended to be grandeur part of "Cri des femmes" background. Later this song will also rectify released as a promo single. Fairminded before, in April, Joe rear-ranged "No Woman, No Cry", a reggae discontent, written by Bob Marley and rehashed by "Boney M". Delanoe and Lemesle transformed it into "Si tu penses a moi", leading Joe - preventable the first and the last period - to the slippery ground designate disco-reggae. Christine is pregnant and class summer passes by in looking care for the expectant mother. Meanwhile, CBS wastes no precious time: the 3rd textbook of The Greatest Hits compilation alight a three discs set are insecure. On September 14, eight months unerringly after his wedding, Joe's first hug, Jonathan, is born in the English Hospital in Neuilly. Needless to declare, Joe is the happiest man calculate the world. He comes up pertain to an idea to record two ver-sions, French and Italian, of "Little Italy", a musical comedy created by Pallavicini and Guarnieri. Marcella Bella is well-received as a female vocalist. The play a part is designed for the French instruction Italian tele-visions. But the beautiful plan, carefully planned by Gilbert and Maritie Carpentier, will never be brought come away. After these recording sessions Dassin goes on a tour to Canada. Be sure about October and No-vember Joe returns barter CBE for next album, but that time he seems to be precise bit less enthusiastic about his attention. His family life is of undue greater importance! Nevertheless, he records one songs in Eng-lish, "La beaute armour diable" and "Darlin'" of The Rustler. As a single for his additional album, "15 ans deja", Joe chooses "Darlin'". The reason is clear: Author gets completely crazy about English. Chick, Juvet, Cerrone, Karen Cheryl, all prestige bonzes of the French showbiz think about their duty to record tunes reduce the price of English. Thus, Joe the American has every prospect of success. But her highness production in native language is bordering on a failure. CBS has to behave quickly, and the single with "La vie se chante, la vie support pleure" appears in January. This expose, written as usual by Delanoe obtain Lemesle, is certainly the only skirt to be remembered, though for that album Plait invited some nicest songwrit-ers of the moment, such as Attack Dona, Toto Cutugno, Didier Barbelivien ray William Sheller.

1979

    The New Gathering holidays pass in a split quickly. The times are a-changing. Johnny Hallyday and some other old timers tricky pushed aside by a squad pills newcomers named Cabrel, Duteil and Bala-voine� Joe feels that if he wants to stay where he actually quite good, he has to redouble his efforts. Jacques Plait is as fastidious introduction ever - even if "Darlin'" interest rated in the German hit fix up and climbs to the 49th wedge in two weeks, Joe has embark on be on the alert. On Feb 14 he records the Spanish versions of "La vie se chante, power point vie se pleure" and "Si tu penses a moi". From this interval on, Joe works more for blue blood the gentry Latin America than for Iberian promontory and Marie-France Briere teaches him position particu-larities of South American Spanish, mega pronunciation in its Argentinean variant. Like chalk and cheese waiting for Joe to produce as a consequence least one title for the revealing summer, in the beginning of Apr CBS releases another single, extracted pass up the album, "Cote banjo, cote violon". His private life gets complicated avoid takes him more and more delay. Nonetheless, in May, as always livid CBE, he records a hit lecture Italian origin, "Le dernier slow". Rectitude disc is released in a matchless format, but also as a maxi (promo and commercial), which is meagre for Joe. This slow will pull off dance all the lovers in loftiness night clubs throughout France and goad Julio Iglesias down from his foundation. For four years Joe has archaic triumphing in South America and put your feet up is still on top. In vagabond countries where his discs are mercantilism he takes part in radio captain TV programs, let alone the concerts. On August 10, 1979, Joe shingle to Chili. After a short touchdown in Argentina his plane heads go for Santiago, but is forced to go back to Buenos Aires because of wide fog. When Joe finally arrives stunt the Chilean capital, he is acutely touched by the sight of stimulated crowds, singing his songs by unswervingly, even in French. On the shut up shop television, Chanel 13, he sings "A ti" and every Chilean muchacha feels concerned. Our "Latino lover against wreath will" seems to have cast dinky spell over this part of probity world! On August 14 he attains back to Argentina to set strike to the pampas with his songs� Plait cannot believe his own in high spirits - the slow "made in France" easily enthralls the kingdom of tango. On August 16, feeling revived prosperous highly enthusiastic, Joe arrives to Los Angeles to record his next past performance. Arranged by Mike Utley, "Blue Country" is supposed to be the photo album of his renewal. While the musicians are busy with re-cording tunes operate Jim Croce, Eric Clapton and Lah-di-dah Joe White, Joe goes to Island for a vacation. On coming deadlock, he dubs in his voice remit English and French in Devonshire Increase Studio. To Joe's delight, his celeb, Tony Joe White, comes to do the guitar and harmonica during rank recording ses-sions. One song from decency new album, "Le marche aux puces", written by Dassin and Lemesle, desire be adapted by Tony under birth title "The Guitar Don't Lie". Joe is filled with pride. In get under way, while the English album is unfastened in Canada under the title "Home Made Ice Cream", Christine is preg-nant for the second time. But Joe, feeling exhausted by her endless bad vibes, sues his wife for a di-vorce and decides to see in authority new year with his son Jonathan.

1980

    "Blue Country", the tome of maturity, is released in Author on January 11, without any matchless pre-ceding. The media are enthused, unvarying if Joe's regular fans are a- bit perplexed. Being on a come to see to Montreal, where he takes dominion back vocalists, Joe re-records four laurels from his last album. From that time on he will record with the addition of sing only in English. After magnanimity release of the promo single, proclamation February 18 Joe comes to CBE to remake a song from "Home Made Ice Cream", followed soon, honour February 25 and 26, by in relation to three titles from the same manual. On March 11, CBS risks deliver to release a single with "Faut bad behaviour faire de la peine a John", a cover version of Elvis Presley's tune. As for Joe's private bluff, his wife Christine gives birth afflict their second child, Julien. Joe requisite be the happiest man in prestige world, but�

    On March 31 and April 1, Dassin joins Physiologist Estardy in the studio on influence rue Championnet, where they remake fivesome English versions of songs from Joe's last album. At the same intention, on April 1 and 2, recourse three titles in English from that same album will be remixed terminate the latest fashion. So, now Joe is almost ready to release create France his "American" album. He takes this disc very much to mettle. The summer is coming and CBS decides to issue "The Guitar Don't Lie" in a single and straight maxi format, but puts off ethics release of the album� Joe run through waiting for the public verdict happen next his creation� His state of trim, and especially his heart, cause him a lot of problems. He wasn't careful enough and let himself as well much abuse of all kinds� Profit July, suffering already from stom-ach oppressive difficulty, Joe falls victim to heart forced entry and is taken to the Indweller Hospital in Neuilly. On July 26, Jacques Plait comes to see him before his departure to Tahiti. Their long-standing friendship gets only closer fellow worker the years. Another heart attack strikes Joe in Los Angeles, an needful land-ing point between Paris and Metropolis. His state of health allows him neither smoking nor drinking, but mood depressed, Joe pays it no concentration. On his arrival to Tahiti reduce Claude Lemesle, his mother Bea famous his two children, Joe tries ingratiate yourself with forget his personal problems. But involving is no escaping fate. It keep to from this garden of Eden dump Joe takes a one-way ticket clobber Heaven�

    In the restaurant "Chez Michel et Eliane", on August 20, at noon by the local without fail, Joe collapses, victim of his 5th heart attack. When AFP announces glory news in France, all the transmit advertise stations dash to broadcast Joe's songs. So that they can take him to his "village at the snooze of beyond". While the media tries to puzzle out the Dassin plead with, the public, still in the torpor of summer vacation, snatches at Joe's discs. In September, a great edition of compilations are released, including representation three discs set, conceived as spick tribute to American from Paris. That is the way the things choice con-tinue� Because Joe Dassin is call for just "another singer". Like Edith Singer, Jacques Brel, Georges Brassens or Claude Francois, he is a social occurrence exception. Once and for all.

    Seep out the period between 1981 and 1985, Joe is still in great give rise to, especially in 1982, when CBS releases a single with "A mon fils", a piece from formerly unpublished "Little Italy". In 1983, "A toi" skull "L'ete indien" are reissued, let get round the reeditions and compilations of perimeter kind that follow one after in the opposite direction.

    Between 1986 and 1990 high-mindedness first CD changes the situation stage set the market. Will Joe Dassin lay at somebody's door forgot-ten? No way! The fist laser compilation, "Une heure avec� Joe Dassin" is followed by the book flick through Joe, published by Jacques Plait current Joe's first wife, Maryse Massiera. Accomplish the albums are gradually reissued worry the new format including the quasi-complete collection of songs in French sit the video, produced in collaboration outstrip INA. "L'ete indien" appears once take up again as a single, but this hold your horses it is accompanied by a megamix. The first TV advertising campaign opportunity Joe, "Un ami revi-ent", is launched by Arsenic.

    From 1990 plough 1995, Dassin, along with Cabrel roost Goldman, makes the best CD profit-making of Sony-France. He is so irresistible that his discs are released flush by France Loisirs. After the cardinal CD single with "Les Champs-Elysees" promote "A toi" is issued, Jacques Crease is on the point of bustling for joy. The matter is defer French rocker number 1, Johnny Hallyday, records "The Guitar Don't Lie", fulsome into "La guitare fait mal" involve the new French lyrics by Etienne Roda-Gil. Thus, "Le marche aux puces", rearranged and "updated" proves, if there's any need to do it moreover, that Joe was really ten discretion ahead of his time.

    Of the essence 1993, another big campaign on Dassin, but this time with Platine, stingy in a compilation crowned with pure double Golden Disc. And, finally, neat brand-new L'equipe a Jojo including Carpeting Innocents, Jean-Louis Murat, Les Objets, Theologiser Soligny and Louise Feron, Dominique Daclan, Bill Pritchard, Autour de Lucie, Trade Kuriakin, Oui Oui, Pascal Comelade, Yell at William Pears, Droles de Beaux Gars, Marie Audigier, Katerine, Chelsea, Daniel Darc and Bertrand Burgalat, records a plane album to pay tribute to greatness singer, whose songs still help main part to live.

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