Beau dommage (1974 album)
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Beau Dommage is the self-titled debut album by québécois folk-rock group Beau Dommage
Beau Dommage
Beau Dommage is a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, who achieved popular success in Quebec and France in the 1970s. The group's style included rich vocal harmonies and elements borrowed from folk and country music.-History:...

, released in 1974.

History

In 1974 Beau Dommage
Beau Dommage
Beau Dommage is a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, who achieved popular success in Quebec and France in the 1970s. The group's style included rich vocal harmonies and elements borrowed from folk and country music.-History:...

 released their most popular album to date, making triple platinum with many hit singles such as Le Picbois, Tous Les Palmiers, and La Complainte du Phoque en Alaska.

Side One

  1. "Tous Les Palmiers" - 3:20
  2. "À Toutes Les Fois" - 4:14
  3. "Chinatown" (written by Michel Rivard
    Michel Rivard
    Michel Rivard , is a singer-songwriter and musician from Quebec. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His father was an actor, Robert Rivard...

    ) - 3:05
  4. "La Complainte du Phoque en Alaska" (written by Michel Rivard) - 5:15
  5. "Le Picbois" (written by Robert Léger, Michel Rivard, and Pierre Bertrand
    Pierre Bertrand
    Pierre Bertrand may refer to:*Pierre Bertrand , French cardinal and theologian*Pierre Bertrand de Colombier , cardinal, nephew of the above*Pierre Bertrand , Canadian politician...

    ) - 3:25

Side Two

  1. "Harmonie du Soir à Chateauguay" -3:06
  2. "Le Géant Beaupré" (written by Pierre Huet) - 4:02
  3. "Ginette" (written by Pierre Huet and Michel Rivard) - 2:35
  4. "Un Ange Gardien" (written by Pierre Huet and Michel Rivard) - 2:56
  5. "23 Décembre" (written by Pierre Huet and Michel Rivard) - 2:14
  6. "Montréal" (written by Pierre Huet and Robert Léger) - 4:44

Band

  • Pierre Bertrand
    Pierre Bertrand
    Pierre Bertrand may refer to:*Pierre Bertrand , French cardinal and theologian*Pierre Bertrand de Colombier , cardinal, nephew of the above*Pierre Bertrand , Canadian politician...

     – lead vocals
    Singing
    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

    , acoustic guitar
    Acoustic guitar
    An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...

    , keyboards
    Keyboard instrument
    A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...

    ,
  • Marie-Michèle Des Rosiers – vocals
    Singing
    Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

    , synthesiser
  • Réal Desrosiers – drums
  • Robert Léger
    Robert Léger
    -Early career:Robert Léger is responsible for writing many of the québécois group Beau Dommage's biggest hits. He, along with Pierre Huet and Michel Rivard studied at l'Université de Québec à Montréal as part of the Quenouille Bleue, a theatre group at the school, during the early 70s.-Beau...

     – piano
    Piano
    The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...

    , synthesiser, flute
    Flute
    The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening...

    , bass
    Double bass
    The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...

  • Michel Rivard
    Michel Rivard
    Michel Rivard , is a singer-songwriter and musician from Quebec. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His father was an actor, Robert Rivard...

     – vocals, acoustic guitar
    Acoustic guitar
    An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...

    , electric guitar
    Electric guitar
    An electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...


Production

  • Michel Lachance - Producer / Mixer
  • Pierre Dubord - Art Director
  • Pierre Guimond - Makeup and Photography
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