Polnareff's

Polnareff's
Studio album by Michel Polnareff
Released	1971
Recorded	1971
Genre	Rock
Label	AZ Disques
Michel Polnareff chronology
Le Bal des Laze (1968) 'Polnareff's (1971) Fame à la Mode (1975)

Polnareff's is an album by Michel Polnareff released in 1971 on AZ Disques. At the time of its release, Polnareff was "one of the most successful musicians in France", according to The Independent.^[1] The album reflected some very personal and serious issues for Polnareff, including the suicide of Europe 1 radio director Lucien Morisse, a close friend, to whom the song "Qui a tué grand'maman?" was dedicated.^[2] In 1997, the album was first reissued on compact disc by Universal Records, along with his albums Le Bal des Lazes and Love Me, Please Love Me.^[3]

Track list

1. "Voyages" (M. Polnareff) – 2:52
2. "Né dans un ice-cream" (J.-L. Dabadie/M. Polnareff) – 3:22
3. "Petite, petite" (J.-L. Dabadie/M. Polnareff) – 3:20
4. "Computer's Dream" (M. Polnareff) – 4:16
5. "Le désert n'est plus en Afrique" (M. Polnareff/M. Polnareff) – 3:04
6. "Nos mots d'amour" (J.-L. Dabadie/M. Polnareff) – 3:13
7. "...Mais encore" (M. Polnareff) – 2:15
8. "Qui a tué grand'maman ?" (M. Polnareff/M. Polnareff) – 2:37
9. "Monsieur l'Abbé" (M. Polnareff/M. Polnareff) – 3:30
10. "Hey You Woman" (P. Delanoe/M. Polnareff) – 5:21
11. "À minuit, à midi" (J.-L. Dabadie/M. Polnareff) – 3:36

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

In its review, Allmusic describes the album as a "psychedelic pop masterpiece", "so bloody well-executed and produced, it cannot be anything but brilliant....pretentious French psychedelic soul at its most garish and essential."^[4]

Personnel

Performance

• Michel Polnareff

Technical

• Jean-Loup Dabadie – text
• Pierre Delanoé – text
• Peter Gallen – assistant
• Paul Holland – sound recording
• Anthony King – arranger, orchestra director
• Barry Kingston – collaboration
• Jean- Marie Perier – photography
• François Plassat – illustrations
• Michel Polnareff – vocals, piano, mellotron, organ, electric piano, guitars, percussions, xylophone, bass, arranger, orchestra director
• Bill Shepherd – arranger, orchestra director

Releases

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
France	1971	AZ Disques	stereo LP	STEC 81
	1997	Universal Records	CD
	2003	Universal	CD	9809172
	2003	Semi-Meridian	CD	7841552
	2006	Umvd Import	CD	784155

References

1. Lichfield, John (3 March 2007). "France's ageing pop fans reunited with their exiled hero". The Independent. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
2. "Polnareff, de Nérac à Bercy" (in French). nouvelobs.com. 27 February 2007. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
3. Franck, Par Erikson; Florence Castelnau-Mendel; Sophie Grassin; Martine Lachaud; Gilles Médioni (18 December 1997). "Musique - Albums et coffrets: les choix de L'Express" (in French). L'Express. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
4. Jurek, Thom. "Polnareff's (review)". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-08-03.