LIO_ DES FLEURS POUR UN CAMELEON_ ORIGINALY RELEASED 1991
She’s now back. She never really left. One just thought she was lost. After being labelled successively Electro Pop Lolita (Premier Album), traditional French song performer (Amour Toujours) or French Cancan Diva (Cancan) with the same cheeky success, the chameleon Lio is landing in London to make the most out of her new providential meeting - like those which seem to ponctuate her career since the beginning - Etienne Daho.
Des Fleurs Pour Un Caméléon is released in 1991, under the general direction of famous French singer/producer Etienne Daho. Recorded in London, this album is clearly influenced by the English pop-rock style of that time, however, what is remarkable here is Lio’s ability to endorse a new musical character, complementing once again her multifaceted personality. Lio’s performance here is tinged with soft and deep intonations, colored by her now famous "Joyful despair" approach.
Without overshadowing her protégée’s performance, Daho’universe is omnipresent: keyboards and guitars are harmoniously intermingling untill it reaches its homogeneous and flawless climax, melodies are catchy without being overlighted, and Lio’s smoother voice is perfectly completing this musical atmosphere. Whether it is on the electric Je Me tords, on the famous cover Girl From Ipanema, or on the single L’autre Joue (brilliantly illustraded by a video directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, the director of Amélie Poulain’s worldwide success), the touch of producer Daho is felt everywhere; add to this the collaboration of talented and confirmed artists like Gota or long time lyric writer Jacques Duvall, and you have the almost palpable ambiance of this musical journey. Des Fleurs Pour Un Caméléon maybe didn’t match the incredible commercial success of some of its predecessors, however, exactly like the underestimated movie Chambre à Part she co-stared with French music legend Jacques Dutronc at the same period, sometimes, the chameleon is doing its job so perfectly that it remains unnoticed...
ORIGINAL ALBUM
01 • Je Me Tords • 3:46
(Jacques Duvall / Jérôme Soligny)
Published by Bananamour Music / VirginMusic
02 • C'est Ma Chance • 3:51
(Etienne Daho / Nick North)
Published by Bananamour Music / VirginMusic
03 • L'autre Joue • 5:08
(Jacques Duvall / Jérôme Soligny)
Published by Bananamour Music / VirginMusic
04 • Qui M'aime Me Suive • 3:54
(Pascal Mounet - Lyn Byrd / Nicolas West)
Published by Satory Songs
05 • Chanson Pour Caméleon • 3:04
(Etienne Daho / Alain Whyte)
Published by Bananamour Music
06 • The Girl From Ipanema • 6:08
(Vinicius de Moraes / Antonio Carlos Jobim/ Norman Gimbel)
Published by Sim
07 • Le Seul Coeur Que Je Brise • 4:30
(Jacques Duvall / Laurie Mayer)
Published by Bananamour Music / Satory Songs
08 • L'Amour Est Lent • 3:00
(Benjamin Minimum/Jérôme Soligny)
Published by Bananamour Music / VirginMusic
09 • Les Voyages Immobiles • 3:1
(Etienne Daho / Helen Turner)
Published by Satory Song
BONUS TRACKS
10 • L'autre Joue • 6:20 L’autre Mix Long Version
11 • The Girl From Ipanema • 6:20 Gota Remix
12 • The Girl From Ipanema • 4:23 Radio Mix
13 • L'autre Joue • 4:38 Single Alternative Mix
14 • The Girl From Ipanema • 4:10 Dub Mix
MUSICIANS
Guitars • Xavier Geronimi / Jérome Soligny
Bass • Marcel Aubé
Drums, Percussions & Programming • Chuck Sabo
Keyboards • David Nunday / Jérome Soligny
Alto & Baryton Sax, Flute • Simon Clarke
Programming • Gota / Andy Whytmore
Trumpet • Roddy Lorimer
Harmonica • Elliot Murphy
Tenor Sax • Tim Sanders
Piano • Helen Tuner
Backgroung Vocals • The CC Sisters Lio, Helena Noguerra, Nicolas West
SOUND
Produced by Etienne Daho
Recorded at Master Rock Studios & Britania Studios, London
Assisted by Ron Asian, David Browne & John Mc Donnel
Voices Recorded at Studio Plus Trente, Paris
Assisted by Emmanuelle Ancla & Etienne de Crécy
BONUS TRACK:
L’AUTRE JOUE
Produced by Rolland Herrington & Gota • Recorded by Rolland Herrington
Mixed by Mark « Spike » Stent & Rolland Herrington at Olympic Studio, London
Assisted by Jeremy Wheatley • Additional production Guy Sigsworth
Programming : Gota & Guy Sigsworth • Bass : Guy Pratt •
Guitars : Kenji Suzuki, Phil Palmer, Keys Mini & Jess Bailley
Backgroung Vocals : The CC Sisters & Sylvaine Bordy
Originaly released in 1991
Reissue co-ordinated & produced by Michel Esteban
Remastered 2005 by Charlus de la Salle at South Factory Sudio
The copyright of this selection Sound & Artwork is owned by ZE records (p) & © 2005
under Licence by OZ
DESIGN
Original Art Cover Design by Antoine Choque
Front Cover by Frederique Veyset
Palette Graphique Denis Girault
Digipack Design by Michel Esteban
