ALAIN SOUCHON

ALAIN SOUCHON
AU RAS DES PAQUERETTES (1999)
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1999's offering from French pop/chanson guru Alain Souchon. This must be one of his most poetic and thoughtful albums and maybe that's why it didn't get as much success as Souchon's albums usually do. On this album, Alain alternatively teams with long-time companion Laurent Voulzy and his own son, Pierre. Allegedly, Au Ras des Paquerettes is not as catchy as the albums preceeding and following it, I disagree. Songs like the title track, Le Baiser, Rive Gauche or Une Guitare Un Citoyen are some of Souchon's finest in the 90s if not of his whole career. Get it, you will not be disappointed.

1. Pardon
2. Le Baiser
3. Tailler La Zone
4. Rive Gauche
5. L'horrible Bye Bye
6. Au Ras Des Paquerettes
7. C'était Menti
8. Petit Tas Tombe
9. Une Guitare Un Citoyen
10. Caterpillar