Revolutions (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Revolutions
Type = studio
Artist = Jean Michel Jarre


Released = 1988
Recorded = ???
Genre = Electronic
Length = 44:24
Label = Disques Dreyfus
Producer = Jean Michel Jarre
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fem1z82a8yv6 link]
Last album = "Rendez-Vous"
(1986)
This album = "Revolutions"
(1988)
Next album = "Waiting for Cousteau"
(1990)

"Revolutions" is the eighth album by Jean Michel Jarre, and released in 1988 on A&M Records. The sound of this album spanned over several genres. Amongst these genres are symphonic industrial, Arabian inspired, light guitar pop and ethnic electro jazz.

The album reached number #2 in the UK charts, his best since "Oxygène" [ [http://www.connollyco.com/discography/jeanmichel_jarre/revolutions.html Connolly Company] ] . This is probably due to the large Destination Docklands concert in London which coincided with the release of the album.

The track "September" is named after and dedicated to South African ANC activist Dulcie September, who was assassinated on March 29, 1988.

There are two different versions of the album, with both having a different version of the track, "Revolutions". On the original version, the intro to the song is played on a Turkish flute whereas on the later reissue of the album, the intro is played by an Arabian string orchestra. The later reissue also has a different vocal as sung by the Arabian vocalist.

The song "London Kid" was a collaboration with Hank Marvin. Hank was living in Perth, Australia at the time and he and Jean Michel composed the song with each other over the phone.

The vast majority of the album was recorded using a Roland D-50 with many of the original presets that came with the stock version of the synthesizer.

Track listing

1988 Original Release

# "Industrial Revolution"
##Overture – 5:20
##Part 1 – 5:08
##Part 2 – 2:18
##Part 3 – 3:47
# "London Kid" – 4:34
# "Revolutions" – 5:01
# "Tokyo Kid" – 5:22
# "Computer Weekend" – 5:00
# "September" – 3:52
# "The Emigrant" – 3:56

1994 Re-issue Release

# "Industrial Revolution" Overture – 5:20
# "Industrial Revolution" Part 1 – 5:08
# "Industrial Revolution" Part 2 – 2:18
# "Industrial Revolution" Part 3 – 4:47
# "London Kid" – 4:34
# "Revolution,Revolutions" – 4:55
# "Tokyo Kid" – 5:18
# "Computer Weekend" – 4:38
# "September" – 3:52
# "The Emigrant" – 4:05

Personnel

*Jean Michel Jarre – Roland D-50, Fairlight CMI, Synthex, EMS Synthi AKS, OSC Oscar, EMS Vocoder, Dynacord ADD1, Cristal Baschet, Akai MPC60, drums programming, percussions
* Guy Delacroix – bass guitar
* Sylvain Durand – Fairlight CMI on "London Kid"
* Kudsi Erguner – Turkish flute
* Michel Geiss – ARP 2600, KAWAI K5, Geiss Matrisequencer, Cavagnolo MIDY 20, Elka AMK 800
* Joe Hammer – drums Simmons SDK, Dynacord ADD1
*Hank Marvin – guitar
* Jun Miyake – trumpet, megaphone
* Dominique Perrier – E-mu Emulator, Fairlight CMI, Ensoniq ESQ-1, Roland D-50, Synthex, OSC Oscar, AKAI MPC-60 programming
* Francis Rimbert – additional synthesizer programming

References

External links

* [http://www.jarreuk.com/discography_revolutions.htm "Revolutions"] at Jarre UK