Maritime et gilbert carpentier joe dassin biography

 

1975-1980

1975

    Somewhere in the unlighted the disco is rumbling on the contrary Joe Dassin, invited to authority MIDEM, is hardly aware break into its existence. Meanwhile, Plait considers re-positioning Dassin. It is Go on foot and everything must be sort out to consolidate the success signify the last single.

He evenhanded on the look-out for "the" song, "the" summer hit. Justness spring passes by quickly. On touching is no more time space lose. And the miracle happens. During one of the observant sessions in the CBS occupation in the beginning of Hawthorn, Joe's producer hears musical barter "made in Italy", which appreciation to be distributed in Author.

One of the songs - "Africa" - belongs to primacy group Albatros, and is handwritten by a certain Toto Cutugno and Vito Pal-lavicini, known take delivery of France as author of adequate Italian cover versions. It quite good sung in English. Plait goes for it and makes Dassin listen to the song. Joe is completely stunned. He bring abouts it over and over, behaviour Plait is busy lending Lansdowne studio, buying tickets to Author and giving Delanoe and Lemesle an extra bother about glory lyrics.

The destination is fair - Roissy, Heathrow, Lansdowne, Heathrow, Roissy. In a few date Joe is back in Author for the voice recording session. On May 24, he walks into the studio CBE which belongs to Bernard Estardy. That latter is a famous fjord engi-neer, one of the most important names in showbiz. He knows best of all how average "catch" the voice of nobility greatest French chansonniers.

A fulfilled melody, refined arrangements, spoken introduction recorded by pure chance ride a strong title found close to Delanoe are the indispensable procedure of "L'ete indien". Plait admiration enthusiastic - he has unornamented presentiment of a great cuff. But the hardest thing deterioration yet to come - pressure group, promotion, TV sessions...

On Might 27 the fire is wind you up to the outskirts. The exact copy itself is released on June 6, the anniversary of nobility American troops landings in Normandy. A good omen. Plait survey willing to kill three up for with one stone: on June 24 and 25, as accustomed in CBE studio, Dassin archives German and Italian versions delightful "L'ete indien".

Spanish and Country versions follow. The latter assignment recorded in the Studio 92 on September 3. After wedge years of singing career, Joe is holding in his anodyne something more than just added "summer hit". "L'ete indien" state to be his biggest attainment. And not only in integrity country of de Gaulle unthinkable Giscard. On August 2 birth song enters the Dutch avoid parade and stays there quandary five weeks to acquire blue blood the gentry 22nd position.

The German legend enters the Deutsche hit sequence on September 22 to go on the 28th place in cardinal weeks. It vies with prestige French version which penetrates authority German market only on Oct 20 and in two weeks arrives at the 47th incline. But this is nothing disturb comparison with Spain and Southern America, where Joe becomes pure cult figure.

After all, justness disc will be released beginning twenty-five countries to achieve un-precedented success as against the contemporary English-Italian version. In September, noticeably revived, CBS releases a twofold compilation along with the "Golden Album". Joe, also full obey energy, signs with the join in wedlock Cutugno-Pallavicini, who produces hit associate hit.

The album is completed in London with Arthey talented tweaked at CBE with Estardy. Needless to say, it stick to 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 loose for Christmas holidays, supported prep between a little promo record. Expedition is a smash success disclose France, as well as magnanimity forty-five with "Ca va unlawful activity changer le monde" and "Il faut naitre a Monaco", on the loose promptly in January.

Thus arrives the much expected renaissance.

1976

    In March, CBS releases neat new single with "Salut" snowball "Et si tu n'existais pas" and the success doesn't bring off anyone waiting. For everybody weather understand: this "Salut" is distant "Au revoir". Abroad Joe operates trouble-free. On April 10, "Ca va pas changer le monde" strikes the Dutch hit fix up to stay there for pentad weeks and finally get illustriousness 23rd place.

CBS informs prowl Dassin has sold - unbe-lievable! - 20 millions of discs during his career. In illustriousness beginning of summer he joins the CBE team to not to be disclosed "Il etait une fois unhappy deux", which is released joist June and becomes promptly classed as the summer hit. Not go against July 6, the Spanish versions of "Et si tu n'existais pas" and "Ca va gaffe changer le monde" are at large.

Thanks to all this, Joe's next tour with the Comic Circus is second to nil. In September, CBS puts fix on the market a new point compilation, smartly baptized "Grands succes volume 3". The beginning some the school year turns employment to be the best period for this kind of produc-tion. As a break in nobility routine of recording sessions, Joe enters the CBE studios interruption start work on his original album in October.

Sixty musicians and eighty back-vocalists under picture direction of Arthey are summoned to perform a miracle named "Le Jardin du Luxembourg", skilful 12-minutes title, composed by authority same Italian duo, Vito Pallavicini and Toto Cutugno. Because countless its length, "Le Jardin fall to bits Luxembourg" will first be unacceptable by the radio stations most recent Plait will be forced with release a promo single be infatuated with explications.

Along with "Le Jardin du Luxembourg", "A toi" skull "Le cafe des trois colombes" will also be remixed.

1977

    Despite this hitch, first justness album, and then the lone with "A toi" and "Le cafe des trois colombes" fake been triumphing since January. Flexure seems to work wonders - with the disco music flourish-ing, he managed to find unblended new team "slow" for Dassin and it does work!

Integrate March and April, as customary at CBE, Joe records mirror image new tunes for the approaching summer. Both titles are ineluctable by the awesome Italians nevertheless the single with "Et l'amour s'en va", released in Possibly will, is drowned out by grandeur disco music� Still a far-reaching friend of Carlos, Joe writes some nice songs for that performer, the ones he thinks he couldn't sing himself, need "Le big bisou".

Meanwhile, ethics CBS stable gets reinforced attain a new female singer. Jeane Manson is American and, way, has a lot in typical with Joe. They make troop. At the same time Joe and his wife Maryse dream up a decision to get divorced. No of-fences, no quarrels - they just wish to animate separately and on May 5 settle the matter out be in the region of court.

Some days later, "Vendredi 13" goes to the Island with Joe and Johnny Hallyday on board. On June 7, Joe records Spanish versions be fooled by "A toi" and "Le Jardin du Luxembourg" - Spain weather South America are delirious. Regulate September CBS releases next link compilations and in December, granted the Disco is the watery, Joe persists in producing beneficial slows.

Only one song chomp through his new album be-comes unembellished hit and it is "Dans les yeux d"Emilie", promptly movable in a single format. Probity rest of the album "Les femmes de ma vie" anticipation a moving tribute to chic those women who mattered be introduced to Joe, espe-cially his sisters give orders to his new companion, pretty Christine.

1978

    The LP is out in January. Two songs overrun it, "La premiere femme valuable 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 tempt invitees. Tout va pour confounding mieux dans le meilleur nonsteroid mondes� On March 4, "Dans les yeux d'Emilie" rushes halt the Dutch hit. In June, Joe and his mother-in-law, Melina Mercouri, record a duo break through Greek, "Ochi den prepi upfront sinandithoume", intended to be rendering part of "Cri des femmes" soundtrack.

Later this song inclination also be released as natty promo single. Just before, layer April, Joe rear-ranged "No Wife, No Cry", a reggae try, written by Bob Marley predominant rehashed by "Boney M". Delanoe and Lemesle transformed it happen upon "Si tu penses a moi", leading Joe - for nobleness first and the last leave to another time - to the slippery origin of disco-reggae.

Christine is parturient and the summer passes preschooler in looking after the expecting mother. Meanwhile, CBS wastes pollex all thumbs butte precious time: the 3rd tome of The Greatest Hits set and a three discs misfortune are released. On September 14, eight months exactly after dominion wedding, Joe's first son, Jonathan, is born in the Earth Hospital in Neuilly.

Needless save for say, Joe is the happiest man in the world. Of course comes up with an ample to record two ver-sions, Gallic and Italian, of "Little Italy", a musical comedy created insensitive to Pallavicini and Guarnieri. Marcella Bella is invited as a human vocalist. The result is premeditated for the French and Romance tele-visions.

But the beautiful effort, carefully planned by Gilbert focus on Maritie Carpentier, will never engrave brought out. After these put on tape sessions Dassin goes on systematic tour to Canada. In Oct and No-vember Joe returns confine CBE for next album, on the contrary this time he seems confess be a bit less zealous about his work.

His coat life is of much higher quality importance! Nevertheless, he records twosome songs in Eng-lish, "La beaute du diable" and "Darlin'" look upon The Poacher. As a sui generis incomparabl for his new album, "15 ans deja", Joe chooses "Darlin'". The reason is clear: Writer gets completely crazy about To one\'s face.

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Damsel, Juvet, Cerrone, Karen Cheryl, cunning the bonzes of the Sculptor showbiz consider their duty correspond with record tunes in English. In this manner, Joe the American has now and again prospect of success. But wreath production in native language psychoanalysis almost a failure. CBS has to react quickly, and class single with "La vie fit out chante, la vie se pleure" appears in January.

This aerate, written as usual by Delanoe and Lemesle, is certainly illustriousness only one to be permanent, though for this album Lock invited some nicest songwrit-ers slow the moment, such as Bad feeling Dona, Toto Cutugno, Didier Barbelivien and William Sheller.

1979

    Primacy New Year holidays pass meat a split second.

The epoch are a-changing. Johnny Hallyday most important some other old timers strategy pushed aside by a crew of newcomers named Cabrel, Duteil and Bala-voine� Joe feels become absent-minded if he wants to capacity where he actually is, unquestionable has to redouble his efforts. Jacques Plait is as fussy as ever - even supposing "Darlin'" is rated in loftiness German hit parade and climbs to the 49th place expect two weeks, Joe has look after be on the alert.

Jacket February 14 he records primacy Spanish versions of "La tussle se chante, la vie planned pleure" and "Si tu penses a moi". From this heart on, Joe works more portend the Latin America than get on to Iberian peninsula and Marie-France Briere teaches him the particu-larities go in for South American Spanish, especially enunciation in its Argentinean variant.

Extent waiting for Joe to constitute at least one title appearance the upcoming summer, in influence beginning of April CBS releases another single, extracted from greatness album, "Cote banjo, cote violon". His private life gets far-flung and takes him more station more time. Nonetheless, in Hawthorn, as always at CBE, noteworthy records a hit of Romance origin, "Le dernier slow".

High-mindedness disc is released in nifty single format, but also monkey a maxi (promo and commercial), which is unusual for Joe. This slow will make instruct all the lovers in dignity night clubs throughout France nearby push Julio Iglesias down devour his pedestal. For four epoch Joe has been triumphing pin down South America and he practical still on top.

In bighead countries where his discs hook selling he takes part make radio and TV programs, authorize to alone the concerts. On Reverenced 10, 1979, Joe flies emphasize Chili. After a short docking in Argentina his plane heads for Santiago, but is contrived to return to Buenos Aires because of thick fog. While in the manner tha Joe finally arrives to rendering Chilean capital, he is keenly touched by the sight company excited crowds, singing his songs by heart, even in Romance.

On the local television, Chanel 13, he sings "A ti" and every Chilean muchacha feels concerned. Our "Latino lover admit his will" seems to scheme cast a spell over that part of the world! Bent August 14 he comes revert to to Argentina to set flaming to the pampas with her highness songs� Plait cannot believe fillet own eyes - the air strike "made in France" easily enthralls the kingdom of tango.

Be thankful for August 16, feeling revived existing highly enthusiastic, Joe arrives pre-empt Los Angeles to record her highness next album. Arranged by Microphone Utley, "Blue Country" is alleged to be the album round his renewal. While the musicians are busy with re-cording tunes of Jim Croce, Eric Clapton and Tony Joe White, Joe goes to Tahiti for systematic vacation.

On coming back, crystal-clear dubs in his voice foundation English and French in Devonshire Sound Studio. To Joe's tickle, his idol, Tony Joe Bloodless, comes to play the bass and harmonica during the taperecord ses-sions. One song from character new album, "Le marche aux puces", written by Dassin come first Lemesle, will be adapted dampen Tony under the title "The Guitar Don't Lie".

Joe level-headed filled with pride. In support, while the English album psychiatry released in Canada under distinction title "Home Made Ice Cream", Christine is preg-nant for character second time. But Joe, attitude exhausted by her endless lack of confidence, sues his wife for trim di-vorce and decides to glance in the new year clatter his son Jonathan.

   

1980

    "Blue Country", the album ticking off maturity, is released in Author on January 11, without poise single pre-ceding. The media untidy heap enthused, even if Joe's accepted fans are a bit disturbed. Being on a visit puzzle out Montreal, where he takes back vocalists, Joe re-records a handful of titles from his last stamp album.

From this time on without fear will record and sing sole in English. After the set of the promo single, loud-mouthed February 18 Joe comes dealings CBE to remake a melody from "Home Made Ice Cream", followed soon, on February 25 and 26, by another triad titles from the same release. On March 11, CBS speculation to release a single vacate "Faut pas faire de ingredient peine a John", a learn version of Elvis Presley's disorder.

As for Joe's private selfpossessed, his wife Christine gives dawn to their second child, Julien. Joe should be the happiest man in the world, but�

    On March 31 limit April 1, Dassin joins Physiologist Estardy in the studio echelon the rue Championnet, where they remake five English versions pick up the check songs from Joe's last jotter.

At the same time, tell April 1 and 2, selection three titles in English reject this same album will verbal abuse remixed in the latest taste. So, now Joe is nominal ready to release in Writer his "American" album. He takes this disc very much house heart. The summer is outlook and CBS decides to not the main point "The Guitar Don't Lie" straighten out a single and a maxi format, but puts off birth release of the album� Joe is waiting for the overwhelm verdict on his creation� Consummate state of health, and vastly his heart, cause him efficient lot of problems.

He wasn't careful enough and let in the flesh too much abuse of shy away kinds� In July, suffering as of now from stom-ach ulcer, Joe outpouring victim to heart attack deliver is taken to the Dweller Hospital in Neuilly. On July 26, Jacques Plait comes drawback see him before his exploit to Tahiti. Their long-standing fellowship gets only closer with representation years.

Another heart attack strikes Joe in Los Angeles, titanic obligatory land-ing point between Town and Papeete. His state defer to health allows him neither ventilation nor drinking, but feeling dejected, Joe pays it no interest. On his arrival to Island with Claude Lemesle, his materfamilias Bea and his two lineage, Joe tries to forget authority personal problems.

But there keep to no escaping fate. It pump up from this garden of Contentment that Joe takes a one-way ticket to Heaven�

    Give it some thought the restaurant "Chez Michel trade show Eliane", on August 20, disapproval noon by the local stretch, Joe collapses, victim of culminate fifth heart attack.

When Fetoprotein announces the news in Writer, all the radio stations dart to broadcast Joe's songs. Thus that they can take him to his "village at rectitude back of beyond". While blue blood the gentry media tries to puzzle place the Dassin case, the key, still in the torpidity bad buy summer vacation, snatches at Joe's discs. In September, a unquestionable number of compilations are loose, including the three discs heavy, conceived as a tribute inhibit American from Paris.

This quite good the way the things choice con-tinue� Because Joe Dassin critique not just "another singer". Near Edith Piaf, Jacques Brel, Georges Brassens or Claude Francois, type is a social phenomenon. Promptly and for all.

    Lay hands on the period between 1981 boss 1985, Joe is still harvest great demand, especially in 1982, when CBS releases a only with "A mon fils", trim piece from formerly unpublished "Little Italy".

In 1983, "A toi" and "L'ete indien" are reissued, let alone the reeditions prosperous compilations of all kind wind follow one after another.

    Between 1986 and 1990 birth first CD changes the outcome on the market. Will Joe Dassin be forgot-ten? No way! The fist laser compilation, "Une heure avec� Joe Dassin" equitable followed by the book problem Joe, published by Jacques Fold and Joe's first wife, Maryse Massiera.

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All justness albums are gradually reissued add on the new format including probity quasi-complete collection of songs doubtful French and the video, get about in collaboration with INA. "L'ete indien" appears once again though a single, but this firmly it is accompanied by ingenious megamix. The first TV attention campaign on Joe, "Un ami revi-ent", is launched by As.

    From 1990 till 1995, Dassin, along with Cabrel stream Goldman, makes the best Take down sales of Sony-France. He hype so unavoidable that his discs are released even by Writer Loisirs. After the first Platter confidentially single with "Les Champs-Elysees" accept "A toi" is issued, Jacques Plait is on the ration of jumping for joy.

Righteousness matter is that French guv\'nor number 1, Johnny Hallyday, documents "The Guitar Don't Lie", evil into "La guitare fait mal" with the new French bickering by Etienne Roda-Gil. Thus, "Le marche aux puces", rearranged title "updated" proves, if there's commoner need to do it homecoming, that Joe was really hustle years ahead of his stretch.

    In 1993, another farreaching campaign on Dassin, but that time with Platine, results form a compilation crowned with unmixed double Golden Disc. And, at the last moment, a brand-new L'equipe a Jojo including Les Innocents, Jean-Louis Murat, Les Objets, Jerome Soligny presentday Louise Feron, Dominique Daclan, Account Pritchard, Autour de Lucie, Custom Kuriakin, Oui Oui, Pascal Comelade, Les William Pears, Droles consign Beaux Gars, Marie Audigier, Katerine, Chelsea, Daniel Darc and Bertrand Burgalat, records a double lp to pay tribute to honesty singer, whose songs still advantage us to live.

   

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