Lorada is a 1995 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on June 20, 1995, and achieved success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where, however, it failed to top the charts, being blocked by Michael Jackson's HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I and Céline Dion's D'eux. It provided four singles in France, but a sole top ten hit : "J'la croise tous les matins" (#7), "Ne m'oublie pas" (#18), "Quand le masque tombe" (#22) and "Rester libre" (#26). Several songs of the album were written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, including the first hit single.

Lorada
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 20, 1995
RecordedFrance, 1995
GenrePop, rock
LabelMercury, Universal Music
ProducerErick Benzi
Johnny Hallyday chronology
À La Cigale
(1994)
Lorada
(1995)
Lorada Tour
(1995)
Singles from Lorada
  1. "J'la croise tous les matins"
    Released: June 1995
  2. "Ne m'oublie pas"
    Released: August 1995
  3. "Quand le masque tombe"
    Released: November 1995
  4. "Rester libre"
    Released: March 1996

Track listing

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  1. "Lorada" (Erick Benzi, Gildas Arzel, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Jacques Veneruso) — 0:47
  2. "Est-ce que tu me veux encore ?" (Gildas Arzel) — 4:42
  3. "Rester libre" (Erick Benzi, Canada) — 4:01
  4. "Le regard des autres" (Jean-Jacques Goldman) — 5:10
  5. "Lady Lucille" (Gildas Arzel) — 4:02
  6. "Un rêve à faire" (Gildas Arzel) — 4:39
  7. "J'la croise tous les matins" (Jean-Jacques Goldman) — 4:31
  8. "Chercher les anges" (Jacques Veneruso) — 6:26
  9. "Tout feu, toute femme" (Jacques Veneruso) — 4:29
  10. "Quand le masque tombe" (Erick Benzi) — 4:41
  11. "Ami" (Erick Benzi) — 3:44
  12. "Aime-moi" (Erick Benzi) — 4:20
  13. "Ne m'oublie pas" (Jacques Veneruso, Gildas Arzel, Erick Benzi, Gwenael Arzel) — 4:44

Source : Allmusic.[1]

Personnel

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Musicians
  • Ian Wallace - drums (tracks 2,3,5-11,13)
  • Phil Soussan - bass (tracks 2,3,5-11,13)
  • Jim Prime - organ (tracks 2–5,7-11,13)
  • Erick Benzi - keyboards (tracks 2–8,10-13)
  • Erick Benzi (tracks 2,3,7,10), Marc Chantereau (tracks 4,13) - percussion
  • Robin Le Mesurier (tracks 2–4,7-13), Gildas Arzel (tracks 4,6) - slide guitar
  • Gildas Arzel (track 2,3,5,7,10,11), Jacques Veneruso (tracks 8,9,13) - electric guitar
  • Jacques Veneruso (track 2–4,6,7,10-12), Robin Le Mesurier (track 5), Gildas Arzel (tracks 9,12,13), Jean-Jacques Goldman (track 12) - acoustic guitar
  • Christophe Duplu - harmonica (track 2,4,9,13)
  • Jim Prime (tracks 5,6), Erick Benzi (track 5) - piano
  • Erick Benzi - tambourine (track 11)
  • Erick Benzi (tracks 1–3,5,8-13), Jacques Veneruso (tracks 1–3,5,6,8-13), Gildas Arzel (tracks 1,2,5,6,8-13), Jean-Jacques Goldman (tracks 1,2,8-10,12,13) - backing vocals
Recording
  • Artistic production : Jean-Jacques Goldman
  • Arrangements and production : Erick Benzi
  • Recorded at Lorada and at Guillaume Tell, by Erick Benzi
  • Mixed at Guillaume Tell by Chris Kimsey for Chris Kimsey Production
    • Except tracks 7,10 : mixed by Erick Benzi
  • Assistants :
    • At Lorada : Antonio Martinez
    • At Guillaume Tell : Myriam Eddaira, Stéphane Briand and Jérôme Devoise
  • Technical team at Lorada : Guy Marseguerra, Guy Laroutis and Luc Vindras
  • Engraving : Raphaël Jonin / Dyam
  • Photos : Roberto Frankenberg, Gilles LHOTE / OREP and Tony Frank
  • Design : Antonietti, Pascault

Releases

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Date Label Country Format Catalog
1995 Universal Music Belgium, France, Switzerland CD 5283692

Certifications and sales

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Country Certification Date Sales certified
France[2] 2 x Platinum 1995 600,000

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ Lorada, track listing Allmusic.com (November 26, 2008)
  2. ^ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2008-12-12 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved November 25, 2008)
  3. ^ Lorada, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 26, 2008)
  4. ^ Lorada, French Albums Chart See: "Selection des autres artistes" => "Johnny HALLYDAY" Infodisc.fr Archived 2012-06-22 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved November 26, 2008)
  5. ^ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 26, 2008)
  6. ^ 1995 French Albums Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved October 14, 2010)