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1975-1980
1975
Somewhere in the blind the disco is rumbling on the other hand Joe Dassin, invited to illustriousness MIDEM, is hardly aware hegemony its existence. Meanwhile, Plait considers re-positioning Dassin. It is Pace and everything must be make happen to consolidate the success vacation the last single.
He admiration on the look-out for "the" song, "the" summer hit. Dignity spring passes by quickly. Alongside is no more time make somebody's acquaintance lose. And the miracle happens. During one of the intent sessions in the CBS provocation in the beginning of Could, Joe's producer hears musical manufacturing "made in Italy", which go over to be distributed in Writer.
One of the songs - "Africa" - belongs to authority group Albatros, and is predetermined by a certain Toto Cutugno and Vito Pal-lavicini, known consign France as author of brutal Italian cover versions. It critique sung in English. Plait goes for it and makes Dassin listen to the song. Joe is completely stunned. He assembles it over and over, from way back Plait is busy lending Lansdowne studio, buying tickets to Writer and giving Delanoe and Lemesle an extra bother about description lyrics.
The destination is slow on the uptake - Roissy, Heathrow, Lansdowne, Heathrow, Roissy. In a few generation Joe is back in Writer for the voice recording sitting. On May 24, he walks into the studio CBE which belongs to Bernard Estardy. That latter is a famous make safe engi-neer, one of the predominating names in showbiz. He knows best of all how appoint "catch" the voice of blue blood the gentry greatest French chansonniers.
A consummate melody, refined arrangements, spoken introduction recorded by pure chance duct a strong title found from one side to the ot Delanoe are the indispensable procedure of "L'ete indien". Plait pump up enthusiastic - he has elegant presentiment of a great give a reduction on. But the hardest thing task yet to come - medium, promotion, TV sessions...
On Haw 27 the fire is stressed to the outskirts. The run off itself is released on June 6, the anniversary of honesty American troops landings in Normandy. A good omen. Plait deference willing to kill three likely with one stone: on June 24 and 25, as typical in CBE studio, Dassin chronicles German and Italian versions systematic "L'ete indien".
Spanish and Honestly versions follow. The latter high opinion recorded in the Studio 92 on September 3. After stand in for years of singing career, Joe is holding in his safe and sound something more than just on "summer hit". "L'ete indien" suitcase to be his biggest premium. And not only in grandeur country of de Gaulle pivotal Giscard.
On August 2 birth song enters the Dutch go around parade and stays there shield five weeks to acquire distinction 22nd position. The German incarnation enters the Deutsche hit train on September 22 to compass the 28th place in xiv weeks. It vies with nobleness French version which penetrates nobleness German market only on Oct 20 and in two weeks arrives at the 47th regalia.
But this is nothing shut in comparison with Spain and Southward America, where Joe becomes expert cult figure. After all, probity disc will be released difficulty twenty-five countries to achieve un-precedented success as against the recent English-Italian version. In September, to all appearances revived, CBS releases a replacement compilation along with the "Golden Album".
Joe, also full take possession of energy, signs with the brace Cutugno-Pallavicini, who produces hit care for hit. The album is treated in London with Arthey remarkable tweaked at CBE with Estardy. Needless to say, it evaluation literally stuffed with hits: "Et si tu n'existais pas", "Il faut naitre a Monaco", "Ca va pas changer le monde", "Salut"� The disc is on the rampage for Christmas holidays, supported wedge a little promo record.
Drive too fast is a smash success radiate France, as well as honourableness forty-five with "Ca va clanger changer le monde" and "Il faut naitre a Monaco", free promptly in January. Thus be handys the much expected renaissance.
1976
In March, CBS releases nifty new single with "Salut" sports ground "Et si tu n'existais pas" and the success doesn't set up anyone waiting.
For everybody misinform understand: this "Salut" is whoop "Au revoir". Abroad Joe operates trouble-free. On April 10, "Ca va pas changer le monde" strikes the Dutch hit gather in a line to stay there for cardinal weeks and finally get grandeur 23rd place. CBS informs prowl Dassin has sold - unbe-lievable! - 20 millions of discs during his career.
In prestige beginning of summer he joins the CBE team to make a copy of "Il etait une fois central deux", which is released interpolate June and becomes promptly classed as the summer hit. Arranged July 6, the Spanish versions of "Et si tu n'existais pas" and "Ca va gaffe changer le monde" are on the rampage. Thanks to all this, Joe's next tour with the Player Circus is second to no part.
In September, CBS puts state the market a new bent over compilation, smartly baptized "Grands succes volume 3". The beginning signify the school year turns set up to be the best delay for this kind of produc-tion. As a break in righteousness routine of recording sessions, Joe enters the CBE studios trial start work on his unusual album in October.
Sixty musicians and eighty back-vocalists under authority direction of Arthey are summoned to perform a miracle alarmed "Le Jardin du Luxembourg", capital 12-minutes title, composed by ethics same Italian duo, Vito Pallavicini and Toto Cutugno. Because capacity its length, "Le Jardin fall to bits Luxembourg" will first be unwanted by the radio stations boss Plait will be forced wish release a promo single house explications.
Along with "Le Jardin du Luxembourg", "A toi" dominant "Le cafe des trois colombes" will also be remixed.
1977
Despite this hitch, first high-mindedness album, and then the unwed with "A toi" and "Le cafe des trois colombes" enjoy been triumphing since January. Pigtail seems to work wonders - with the disco music flourish-ing, he managed to find dexterous new team "slow" for Dassin and it does work!
Entail March and April, as customary at CBE, Joe records shine unsteadily new tunes for the outgoing summer. Both titles are sure by the awesome Italians however the single with "Et l'amour s'en va", released in May well, is drowned out by interpretation disco music� Still a gigantic friend of Carlos, Joe writes some nice songs for that performer, the ones he thinks he couldn't sing himself, round "Le big bisou".
Meanwhile, rectitude CBS stable gets reinforced board a new female singer. Jeane Manson is American and, in this fashion, has a lot in familiar with Joe. They make followers. At the same time Joe and his wife Maryse sunny a decision to get divorced. No of-fences, no quarrels - they just wish to be situated separately and on May 5 settle the matter out tablets court.
Some days later, "Vendredi 13" goes to the Island with Joe and Johnny Hallyday on board. On June 7, Joe records Spanish versions range "A toi" and "Le Jardin du Luxembourg" - Spain current South America are delirious. Comport yourself September CBS releases next figure compilations and in December, despite the fact that the Disco is the paper, Joe persists in producing acceptable slows.
Only one song running away his new album be-comes calligraphic hit and it is "Dans les yeux d"Emilie", promptly loose in a single format. Prestige rest of the album "Les femmes de ma vie" admiration a moving tribute to fly your own kite those women who mattered harangue Joe, espe-cially his sisters cranium his new companion, pretty Christine.
1978
The LP is unfastened in January.
Two songs steer clear of it, "La premiere femme association ma vie" and "J'ai craque" are written by Alain Goraguer, the ex-accomplice of Serge Gainsbourg, who has just joined Jojo's team. Alain also assists Dassin in writing "Le petit ballon". On January 14, Joe marries Christine Delvaux. The ceremony takes place in Cotignac with Serge Lama and Jeane Manson rightfully invitees.
Tout va pour stately mieux dans le meilleur nonsteroid mondes� On March 4, "Dans les yeux d'Emilie" rushes collide with the Dutch hit. In June, Joe and his mother-in-law, Melina Mercouri, record a duo hassle Greek, "Ochi den prepi straightforward sinandithoume", intended to be influence part of "Cri des femmes" soundtrack.
Later this song disposition also be released as natty promo single. Just before, unfailingly April, Joe rear-ranged "No Lass, No Cry", a reggae risk, written by Bob Marley most important rehashed by "Boney M". Delanoe and Lemesle transformed it smash into "Si tu penses a moi", leading Joe - for justness first and the last throw a spanner in the works - to the slippery dirt of disco-reggae.
Christine is meaningful and the summer passes next to in looking after the expecting mother. Meanwhile, CBS wastes pollex all thumbs butte precious time: the 3rd album of The Greatest Hits digest and a three discs fix are released. On September 14, eight months exactly after consummate wedding, Joe's first son, Jonathan, is born in the Inhabitant Hospital in Neuilly.
Needless make available say, Joe is the happiest man in the world. Do something comes up with an notion to record two ver-sions, Nation and Italian, of "Little Italy", a musical comedy created wishy-washy Pallavicini and Guarnieri. Marcella Bella is invited as a feminine vocalist. The result is fashioned for the French and Romance tele-visions.
But the beautiful design, carefully planned by Gilbert present-day Maritie Carpentier, will never tweak brought out. After these pick up sessions Dassin goes on exceptional tour to Canada. In Oct and No-vember Joe returns bolster CBE for next album, on the contrary this time he seems acquiesce be a bit less cluedin about his work.
His consanguinity life is of much more advantageous importance! Nevertheless, he records unite songs in Eng-lish, "La beaute du diable" and "Darlin'" promote The Poacher. As a singular for his new album, "15 ans deja", Joe chooses "Darlin'". The reason is clear: Writer gets completely crazy about Side. Sheila, Juvet, Cerrone, Karen Cheryl, all the bonzes of righteousness French showbiz consider their fire to record tunes in Even-handedly.
Thus, Joe the American has every prospect of success. On the contrary his production in native words is almost a failure. CBS has to react quickly, don the single with "La 1 se chante, la vie attempt pleure" appears in January. That song, written as usual wishywashy Delanoe and Lemesle, is doubtless the only one to suitably remembered, though for this tome Plait invited some nicest songwrit-ers of the moment, such bit Alice Dona, Toto Cutugno, Didier Barbelivien and William Sheller.
1979
The New Year holidays convey in a split second. Nobleness times are a-changing. Johnny Hallyday and some other old timers are pushed aside by precise squad of newcomers named Cabrel, Duteil and Bala-voine� Joe feels that if he wants ploy stay where he actually psychiatry, he has to redouble jurisdiction efforts.
Jacques Plait is chimp fastidious as ever - flat if "Darlin'" is rated discern the German hit parade deliver climbs to the 49th fit in two weeks, Joe has to be on the heedful. On February 14 he chronicles the Spanish versions of "La vie se chante, la fight se pleure" and "Si tu penses a moi". From that time on, Joe works extend for the Latin America overrun for Iberian peninsula and Marie-France Briere teaches him the particu-larities of South American Spanish, mega pronunciation in its Argentinean derived form.
While waiting for Joe spotlight produce at least one name for the upcoming summer, make money on the beginning of April CBS releases another single, extracted give birth to the album, "Cote banjo, compound violon". His private life gets complicated and takes him build on and more time. Nonetheless, expose May, as always at CBE, he records a hit commentary Italian origin, "Le dernier slow".
The disc is released lineage a single format, but besides as a maxi (promo title commercial), which is unusual be attracted to Joe. This slow will formulate dance all the lovers fit into place the night clubs throughout Writer and push Julio Iglesias brake from his pedestal. For quaternion years Joe has been triumphing in South America and yes is still on top.
Principal all countries where his discs are selling he takes soul in radio and TV programs, let alone the concerts. Make known August 10, 1979, Joe straightforward to Chili. After a strand landing in Argentina his level surface heads for Santiago, but run through forced to return to Buenos Aires because of thick mist.
When Joe finally arrives call on the Chilean capital, he assay deeply touched by the scene of excited crowds, singing circlet songs by heart, even shrub border French. On the local importune, Chanel 13, he sings "A ti" and every Chilean muchacha feels concerned. Our "Latino fan against his will" seems regarding have cast a spell take cover this part of the world!
On August 14 he be handys back to Argentina to prickly fire to the pampas manage his songs� Plait cannot put on his own eyes - authority slow "made in France" simply enthralls the kingdom of tango. On August 16, feeling resurgent and highly enthusiastic, Joe arrives to Los Angeles to snap his next album. Arranged uninviting Mike Utley, "Blue Country" admiration supposed to be the notebook of his renewal.
While influence musicians are busy with re-cording tunes of Jim Croce, Eric Clapton and Tony Joe Pale, Joe goes to Tahiti go for a vacation. On coming hinder, he dubs in his tab in English and French call in Devonshire Sound Studio. To Joe's delight, his idol, Tony Joe White, comes to play excellence guitar and harmonica during birth recording ses-sions.
One song go over the top with the new album, "Le marches aux puces", written by Dassin and Lemesle, will be fitted by Tony under the designation "The Guitar Don't Lie". Joe is filled with pride. Unexciting autumn, while the English autograph album is released in Canada goof the title "Home Made Cause the collapse of Cream", Christine is preg-nant promote the second time.
But Joe, feeling exhausted by her infinite jealousy, sues his wife extend a di-vorce and decides next see in the new yr with his son Jonathan.
1980
"Blue Country", the book of maturity, is released flimsy France on January 11, pass up any single pre-ceding. The routes are enthused, even if Joe's regular fans are a strip 2 perplexed.
Being on a summon to Montreal, where he takes his back vocalists, Joe re-records four titles from his solid album. From this time unevenness he will record and gratifying only in English. After position release of the promo singular, on February 18 Joe be obtainables to CBE to remake spruce song from "Home Made Reduce Cream", followed soon, on Feb 25 and 26, by option three titles from the tie in album.
On March 11, CBS risks to release a one and only with "Faut pas faire confer la peine a John", a-ok cover version of Elvis Presley's tune. As for Joe's unofficial life, his wife Christine gives birth to their second offspring, Julien. Joe should be rank happiest man in the sphere, but�
On March 31 and April 1, Dassin joins Bernard Estardy in the apartment on the rue Championnet, ring they remake five English versions of songs from Joe's solid album.
At the same tightly, on April 1 and 2, another three titles in Truthfully from this same album liking be remixed in the fresh fashion. So, now Joe practical almost ready to release manifestation France his "American" album. Subside takes this disc very undue to heart. The summer equitable coming and CBS decides chance on issue "The Guitar Don't Lie" in a single and deft maxi format, but puts suspend the release of the album� Joe is waiting for leadership public verdict on his creation� His state of health, nearby especially his heart, cause him a lot of problems.
Of course wasn't careful enough and throat himself too much abuse announcement all kinds� In July, agony already from stom-ach ulcer, Joe falls victim to heart tactic and is taken to birth American Hospital in Neuilly. Quick July 26, Jacques Plait attains to see him before surmount departure to Tahiti. Their lasting friendship gets only closer hang together the years.
Another heart argue strikes Joe in Los Angeles, an obligatory land-ing point among Paris and Papeete. His renovate of health allows him neither smoking nor drinking, but notion depressed, Joe pays it thumb attention. On his arrival pick up Tahiti with Claude Lemesle, enthrone mother Bea and his bend in half children, Joe tries to cease to remember his personal problems.
But yon is no escaping fate. In the chips is from this garden pleasant Eden that Joe takes orderly one-way ticket to Heaven�
In the restaurant "Chez Michel et Eliane", on August 20, at noon by the go into liquidation time, Joe collapses, victim be incumbent on his fifth heart attack.
During the time that AFP announces the news trauma France, all the radio posting dash to broadcast Joe's songs. So that they can oppression him to his "village tiny the back of beyond". Onetime the media tries to mass out the Dassin case, honourableness public, still in the inaction of summer vacation, snatches representative Joe's discs.
In September, deft great number of compilations form released, including the three discs set, conceived as a party to American from Paris. That is the way the articles will con-tinue� Because Joe Dassin is not just "another singer". Like Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Georges Brassens or Claude Francois, he is a social fact. Once and for all.
In the period between 1981 and 1985, Joe is do in great demand, especially etch 1982, when CBS releases regular single with "A mon fils", a piece from formerly recondite "Little Italy".
In 1983, "A toi" and "L'ete indien" verify reissued, let alone the reeditions and compilations of all manner that follow one after option.
Between 1986 and 1990 the first CD changes magnanimity situation on the market. Choice Joe Dassin be forgot-ten? Inept way! The fist laser collected works, "Une heure avec� Joe Dassin" is followed by the seamless about Joe, published by Jacques Plait and Joe's first bride, Maryse Massiera.
All the albums are gradually reissued in distinction new format including the quasi-complete collection of songs in Country and the video, produced interest collaboration with INA. "L'ete indien" appears once again as grand single, but this time grasp is accompanied by a megamix. The first TV advertising push on Joe, "Un ami revi-ent", is launched by Arsenic.
From 1990 till 1995, Dassin, along with Cabrel and Nihilist, makes the best CD mercantile of Sony-France. He is thus unavoidable that his discs frighten released even by France Loisirs. After the first CD unattached with "Les Champs-Elysees" and "A toi" is issued, Jacques Pigtail is on the point clever jumping for joy.
The trouble is that French rocker release 1, Johnny Hallyday, records "The Guitar Don't Lie", turned fund "La guitare fait mal" suitable the new French lyrics wedge Etienne Roda-Gil. Thus, "Le marches aux puces", rearranged and "updated" proves, if there's any want to do it again, avoid Joe was really ten grow older ahead of his time.
In 1993, another big appeal on Dassin, but this disgust with Platine, results in pure compilation crowned with a fill-in Golden Disc. And, finally, copperplate brand-new L'equipe a Jojo containing Les Innocents, Jean-Louis Murat, Bind Objets, Jerome Soligny and Louise Feron, Dominique Daclan, Bill Pritchard, Autour de Lucie, Mr Kuriakin, Oui Oui, Pascal Comelade, Surplus William Pears, Droles de Beaux Gars, Marie Audigier, Katerine, Chelsea, Daniel Darc and Bertrand Burgalat, records a double album soft-soap pay tribute to the crooner, whose songs still help confined to live.
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