La Biographie de Luka Philipsen
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La Biographie de Luka Philipsen is Keren Ann
’s first album. The name "Luka Philipsen" is derived from Suzanne Vega
's song "Luka
" and Keren Ann's grandmother's last name.
Keren Ann
Keren Ann Zeidel is a singer-songwriter-composer-producer and engineer based largely in Paris, Tel Aviv and New York City. She plays guitar, piano and clarinet, engineers and writes choir and musical arrangements.-Life and career:...
’s first album. The name "Luka Philipsen" is derived from Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Nadine Vega is an American songwriter and singer known for her eclectic folk-inspired music.Two of Vega's songs reached the top 10 of various international chart listings: "Luka" and "Tom's Diner"...
's song "Luka
Luka (song)
"Luka" is a song recorded by Suzanne Vega and released as a single in 1987. It remains her highest-charting hit in the United States, reaching #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song was one of the earliest to deal with child abuse and domestic violence...
" and Keren Ann's grandmother's last name.
Track listing
- "Dimanche en Hiver" (Ann, Benjamin BiolayBenjamin BiolayBenjamin Biolay is a French singer, songwriter, musician, actor and record producer. He is the brother of singer Coralie Clément, whose two albums he wrote and produced, and the ex-husband of Chiara Mastroianni, the daughter of Catherine Deneuve and Marcello Mastroianni.His low-key vocal style is...
) - 3:51 - "Dans Ma Ville" (Ann, Biolay) - 3:05
- "Seule" (Ann, Biolay) - 3:30
- "On Est Loin" (Ann, Biolay) - 3:42
- "Sur le Fil" (Ann, Biolay) - 4:38
- "Peut-Être" (Ann) - 3:14
- "Reste Là" (Ann, Biolay) - 3:05
- "Décrocher Les Étoiles" (Ann, Biolay) (duet with Benjamin Biolay) - 3:53
- "Jardin d'Hiver" (Ann, Biolay, Henri SalvadorHenri SalvadorHenri Salvador was a French Caribbean singer.-Biography:Salvador was born in Cayenne, French Guiana. His father, Clovis, and his mother, Antonine Paterne, daughter of a native Indian from the Caribbean, were both from Guadeloupe, French West Indies...
) - 2:58 - "Aéroplane" (Ann, Biolay) - 3:52
- "Deux" (Ann) - 3:18
- "Mercenaires" (Ann, Biolay) - 3:39
- "Autour de l'Arbre" (Ann, Biolay) - 3:46
Personnel
- Keren Ann: Vocal, Guitar, Piano, ClarinetClarinetThe clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
- Benjamin Biolay: Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards & Piano, TromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
, TrumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air... - Lionel Gaillardin: Electric & Acoustic Guitars, Drum Programming
- Laurent Vernerey: Bass
- David Maurin: Drums
- Karen Brunon, Christophe Morin: Celli
- OrchestraOrchestraAn orchestra is a sizable instrumental ensemble that contains sections of string, brass, woodwind, and percussion instruments. The term orchestra derives from the Greek ορχήστρα, the name for the area in front of an ancient Greek stage reserved for the Greek chorus...
(Guy Arbion, J.B. Beauchamps, Christophe Briquet, Isabelle Sajot, Lucien Schmit, Sebastien Surel) & ChoirChoirA choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...
Arranged & Conducted By Benjamin Biolay