Harmonium (Harmonium album)

Harmonium (Harmonium album)

Infobox Album | Name = Harmonium
Type = Album
Artist = Harmonium


Released = April 1974
Recorded = 6 days period in April 1974
Genre = Folk rock
Length = 47:08
Label = PolyGram
Producer = Bob Morten
Reviews = *François Couture, Allmusic (3/5) [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:arkvikcabb69 link]
* [http://www.canuckistanmusic.com Canuckistan Music] [http://www.canuckistanmusic.com/index.php?maid=67 review] | Last album =
This album = "Harmonium" (1974)
Next album = "Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison" (1975)

"Harmonium" was the eponymous debut album by Quebecois band Harmonium released in 1974. It was their most folk driven album, and features the song that made them famous "Pour un instant". It features nowhere near as exotic instrumentation as on their later albums, mostly sticking to simple guitar and bass arrangements, with occurrences of drums on a few songs.

Track listing

#"Harmonium" (4:11)
#"Harmonium (Suite)" (2:25)
#"Si doucement" (4:25)
#"Aujourd'hui, je dis bonjour à la vie" (5:44)
#"Vieilles courroies" (5:47)
#"100,000 raisons" (3:42)
#"Attends-moi" (4:40)
#"Pour un instant" (3:21)
#"De la chambre au salon" (5:43)
#"Un musicien parmi tant d'autres" (7:05)

Translation:

#"Harmonium" ("Harmonium")
#"Harmonium (Follow)" ("Harmonium (Suite)")
#"So Softly" ("Si doucement")
#"Today, I Say Hello to Life" ("Aujourd'hui, je dis bonjour à la vie")
#"Old Straps" ("Vieilles courroies")
#"100,000 Reasons" ("100,000 raisons")
#"Wait for Me" ("Attends-moi")
#"For a Moment" ("Pour un instant")
#"From the room to the lounge" ("De la chambre au salon")
#"A Musician amongst so many" ("Un musicien parmi tant d'autres")

Trivia

* "100,000 Raisons" is only on the CD reissue. It was originally released as the b-side of "Pour un instant's single".
* On the CD re-release "Harmonium" and "Harmonium (Suite)" are combined into a whole song. It appears to be the same situation for the vinyl release, however the second part is different from most of the song. It was therefore noted to be in two parts.


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