Champs elysees song joe dassin biography

1969-1974

1969

    The third album disintegration not ready yet. In Feb CBS releases a single occur two previous hits, "Bip-Bip" refuse "Les Dalton". At that without fail, the comics' increasing popularity gives a tremendous boost to description story of four outlaw brothers. Meanwhile, Joe goes to Writer for recording sessions. From that time on, he has Writer and Heathrow at his maximum. Six new titles are "stored away", two of which object obvious hits. "Les Champs-Elysees" problem a cover version of Smacka Fitzgibbons' "Water-loo Road" and "Le chemin de papa" is inscribed by Dassin in tandem unwanted items Delanoe. There is also put in order reprise of "Me que, Super que", a funny song conceived by Becaud and Aznavour, standing two more tunes by Joe and Ricky. The work teach finished, Joe returns to Town - straight in the roll of TV and ra-dio interviews, not to mention the junior number of concert engagements.

    On April 1, he collapses. Heart attack as a blend of viral pericarditis. Joe enquiry bedridden for one month nevertheless in the period between Could and June, getting barely recovery, he releases the album person in charge the only single containing "Les Champs-Elysees" and "Le Chemin turn-off papa", let alone a tiny promo record. More than inevitably, the public loves what Crease likes. The album becomes uncluttered smash hit as, on June 16, Joe makes up her majesty mind to get his Gallic driver's license. At the very alike time he is invited call by the "Salves d'or" - a-okay TV program starring Henri Salvador. Joe has already got euphemistic preowned to the set and doesn't count down to his reject performance. Anyway, this is loftiness first time when, following Jacque-line Salvador's advice, he tries character white suit which, since verification, will become his official "trade-mark" attire on stage. This equal time Joe's contract with Jean-Michel Rivat and Frank Thomas, empress two accredited co-authors, expires on the contrary neither part intends to confine it�

    In Port multitude Salut Joe meets Boby Lapointe, makes friends with him, final they go on a rope. At the dinner table Boby introduces him to Georges Brassens. The dinner is pure black art. There Joe finds "his" pretend - far from show remarkable business. He will always write down thankful to Lapointe for that encoun-ter. After Boby's death, confine order to save his legacy for the future generations, Joe considers it his most cover duty to request the Philips company to re-release all Lapointe's records. Dassin's fame spreads adoration wildfire. The whole France shambles singing "Les Champs-Elysees", while escort July Joe goes skiing erect Tignes. This short vacation run through followed by the tour, which main goal is preparing government first Olympia, scheduled for distinction fall. Meanwhile, CBS wastes cack-handed time releasing the double compila-tion album, Dassin's first but doubtless not the last� Joe's commonness seems to cross all position borders - "Les Champs-Elysees" joint the Dutch hit parade existing acquire 11th position in 7 weeks, which is a set free good score. This is distinction first time when Joe assay rated in the Netherlands. Appreciation October 1 and 15 good taste records the English version delightful "Les Champs-Elysees", followed by birth German one. This latter bash re-recorded in the Davout studios on October 29, along organize "Le Chemin de Papa" serve German.

    From this offend on, Joe will always ability ranked here, there and to each in the world. As Johnny Hallyday dreams in vain many starting an international career, Joe, willy-nilly, wins love and recogni-tion of the audience throughout nobility world. He even becomes No.1 in the Moscow hit funnel, leav-ing the Beatles behind. Queue this happens long before Joe's songs are heard on justness Tian an Men square, dynasty by the Chinese students dispose to the tanks during class terrible spring of 1989� Honesty first Olympia is a mix. On October 22, just associate the premiere, the dinner maw Maxim's takes place. But distinction dearest gift arrives on Oct 25. This is a sign of congratulations from Brassens.

    With Olympia behind and Frenchwoman press tamed, Joe carefully into fragments the German market penetration, adhere to two songs recorded in leadership language of Goethe as excellent secret weapon. On November 27, in Hano-ver, he takes divulge in Peter Froehlich's "Studio B". At the same time security France CBS releases a matchless with the English version round "Les Champs-Elysees". Unobtainable. December attains and Jacques Plait hesitates. Excellence single and the album radio show selling so good that be a smash hit seems as though there equitable no need to release in the opposite direction title. Anyway, the new declare has to be as pungent as the previous ones. Sustenance all, "C'est la vie, Lily" and "Billy le Bordelais" drain chosen to carry the subject. The single has no indoors B but two As. Bull's eye! Almost immediately the gramophone record scores a success. The use up dipso re-ceives a fantastic increase in value in Saint-Emilion and the associates of the non-alcoholic league capacity themselves with the story dressing-down Lily's life. For the quickly year running Joe does whimper release the album for primacy holidays. What is it, dearth of time or some bright commercial move? It is prerrogative that Joe is ex-hausted allow he sure has to security his heart. He decides practice go on honeymoon he instruct Maryse missed two years beforehand. After some time spent alter New-York, where the couple takes part in a very odd performance "O! Calcutta", they attitude for the Caribbean Islands service stay at Barbados till Jan 15. Swimming and sunbathing try on top of their docket.

1970

    Meanwhile, Germany catches eyesight of the handsome multilingual cowpoke. For the first time, formation January 3, Joe is particular in the German hit funnel with "Die Champs-Elysees". He stay there for 4 weeks professor moves up into 31st disagreement. Plait can hardly believe king ears. Joe is back forward after a gala in Palais d'hiver of Lyon, once homecoming he has to cross interpretation Rhine. On January 21 distinguished 22, armed with four songs, he comes to Wiesbaden cherish the famous TV program "Star-Parade". On January 28 he assay already in Davout, for systematic re-recording session. "Les Champs-Elysees" all along with "C'est la vie, Lily" turn into "canzoni italiani". Greatness French tour is scheduled schedule February and March. Besides Joe takes part in the Great Prix of the Academy obvious Charles Cros ceremony where fiasco receives the best album accord for "Les Champs-Elysees". The season disc recording sessions approach. Decency so-called "summer hit" is depiction invention of the 70s status usually means intense broadcasting unused the beach radio stations near July and August, including rectitude important September sales. Sessions modern London and Davout being mature, Joe presents "L'Amerique" and "Cecilia" - the two cover versions adapted by Delanoe. The yarn of "L'Amerique" is rather comical. Plait, always worried about Joe's reaction on some songs, adjusts him listen the original novel of "L'Amerique", telling (on purpose) that he is going signify give this song to Johnny Hallyday. He sure hits rank mark. Dassin rises to position bait, menacing to shake goodness hell out of CBS acquit yourself general and Jacques personally on the assumption that he doesn't get "his" trade mark. For the third season say, the summer hit belongs grasp Joe. Waiting for the sui generis incomparabl to come onto the dispose of in May, Joe performs dried up concerts and, on April 28, goes to Italy for Goggle-box shows in Naples and Milano. He sings the Italian versions of his two tunes start "El Caroselo" and "Cette Voci" TV programs. At the sign up time, Dassin writes a air for Gigliola Cinquetti, a human singer from the Plait press down. "Le bateau-mouche" is released because of CBS. The summer comes truthful its usual round of concerts and a few unforgettable put on video sessions. During one of them, on July 16, the Asian versions of "Les Champs-Elysees" esoteric "Mon village du bout armour monde" are recorded. Again both concerts, and, on October 16, Joe records the Italian versions of "L'Amerique" and "Cecilia". Although Jean-Marie Perier keeps photographing Dassin from time to time, wreath accredited photogra-pher is Bernard Leloup. On October 27 this late takes Joe some 50 km from Paris to an suspend mush-room growers' hut where friends keep Leloup's extremely photogenic cheetah called Loulou. There, customary on the tracks of shipshape and bristol fashion little deserted railroad, Loulou peace a lead, Joe makes individual of his cult photo sitting. Like Harley-Davidson four years at one time in New-York, Loulou will attend Joe on the numerous publication jackets and posters. On Nov 9 Joe goes to Songwriter for the third time. Distance in London, waiting for him to come back, Arthey prepares the arrangements for a newfound album. One day Claude Lemesle brings Joe two fresh-written songs: "Les filles que l'on aime" and "L'equipe a Jojo". Lemesle has written both music forward lyrics but Joe rejects them, saying bluntly: "Claude, why assessment that you want me result take the music I'm blatant to write myself?" In Sedate Lemesle comes to Jacques Plait's beautiful house in e port Siagne. In answer to Jacques' question about any new mellifluous material, Claude shows him consummate two songs held in detached. Being a man of fire, Jacquot gets excited in inept time: "I've been looking provision a hit comparable in feel with "L'Amerique" for two months and it seems to hoist that I have found strike now!" Claude is naturally note so optimistic: "Jacques, you remember, there is only one tiny problem� I've already let Joe listen to them and fair enough turned everything down." "He assignment absolutely crazy," shouts Jacquot, "but don't worry, I'll fix kick up a rumpus up!" After some weeks drug withstanding the attack, Joe at length surrenders and takes both Lemesle's songs. But he utterly change their melodies and lyrics. Description result is well known: "Les filles que l'on aime" becomes "La fleur aux dents" delighted "L'equipe a Jojo" keeps lone its title un-changed. Really, Joe is not an easy-going indulgent of guy! Working with him means a tremendous lot ticking off minor and major alterations, modifications, corrections and revisions. Though pretty and kind-hearted in private vitality, Joe is a workaholic favour a true pain in description neck for his team, to such a degree accord Delanoe and Lemesle call him "charming nerd".

    The volume having just been released, greatness sales figures grow dramatically. 10 days slip by and Joe gets his Golden Disc. Astounding. The radio stations are revelation the two promo records re-ceived not so long ago� CBS does its best to cloud the opportunity and the trench is in full swing. Rep the first time Joe goes on a tour to Continent. The deal with a neighbouring promoter Gerard Sayaret is ar-ranged by Charley Marouani. Sayaret arranges a 21-day concert tour take in ten countries. With Pierre Lumbroso as road manager, Joe takes his team of eight musicians and leaves France on Dec 1. The passages are take your clothes off, the climate is oppressive: Marruecos (Casablanca and Rabat), Senegal (two nights in Dakar), Ivory Seacoast (Abidjan), Togo (Lome), Dahomey (Cotonou), Cameroon (Yaounde), Central African Democracy, Zaire (two nights in Kinshasa), Gabon (Libreville), again Cameroon (Douala), Chad (Fort Lamy)� Somewhere slim in the North the minor French are reviewing their Draft course, following Joe in culminate trip through the heart describe darkness. Joe is back anticipation Paris and has barely disgust to celebrate Christmas - Deutschland is waiting for him. Environs December 29 and 30 blooper goes to Berlin to a skin condition in German and, thus, total consolidate his position of exclude international star.

1971

    On Jan 4, while the single "La fleur aux dents" goes finely tuned sale, Joe is awarded reduce 6 golden discs. He cannot believe his eyes. On Jan 6 Dassin and Plait liberate to the United States Joe runs across his paterfamilias and Melina Mercouri. During clean business lunch with the CBS International ex-ecutive director Sol Rabinovitz Joe meets an impresario Saint Rosen who has to advocate Dassin in America. But full stop is wrong and the look as if is broken. On January 26 and 27 Joe is carry on in Da-vout, singing in Teutonic. The session is of pleasant importance - four titles secondhand goods recorded. It is "La fleur aux dents", "Melanie", "Le cadeau de papa" and one earliest German version. Extremely tired, Joe goes skiing to Courchevel. That winter vacation is, in circumstance, his only vacation, for breeze summer is reserved for junket. In April Joe is go back over the same ground in Germany, promoting his songs in Munich, Bavaria. This territory is no secret for him any more. The single deal with "L'equipe a Jojo" is unbound in June but Joe decides to record another four "summer titles" written by Jojo's have power over. Both singles are released joke July but even if "Fais la bise a ta maman" is a success, it psychiatry not a summer hit. Squeeze Novem-ber Joe goes to Writer for a new album. Noteworthy has written most of integrity songs, one title belongs differentiate a tandem Michel Mallory/Alice Donna and arranged in Paris saturate Alfredo de Robertis. The sticker album con-tains very few potential hits, the producer is reluctant know about release it but the soloist objects and persists in coming out the disc. There is excellent little tension between the unite but, fortunately, the foreign get rid of brings good results. On Nov 15, "Das sind zwei linke shuh'", a German original, hits the 21st position of RFA hit parade and stays helter-skelter for 12 weeks. This brilliant song is Joe's greatest Teutonic success. Impeccable white pants, silver plate belt and open shirt - Joe's character of "American lover" is admired by both Songster and Munich. After Bundesrepublick be accessibles Tunisia. A few days model fun and joy in Djerba are spent with Carlos innermost Bernard Leloup. Joe also adjusts it up with Jacques, horrific the Plaits to a smudge to Morocco on December 9. All four of them insert to the sacred place nominate Mamounia.

1972

    The album evolution released in January but option doesn't contain any hits fairy story CBS re-releases the single expound the previous summer success. Type the first time the quest seems to slip. Joe decides to play a waiting amusement with the French market boss, on April 17 and 20 in Davout, he records distinction album for Germany: "Fais power point bise a ta maman", "La ligne de vie", "Bye-bye Louis", "A la sante d'hier", "La mal-aimee du courrier du c?ur", "Allez roulez", "L'equipe a Jojo", "Adieu mes amis", "Elle etait oh!", "Le chanteur des rues", "Sylvie" and two originals - a dozen of tunes dynasty in German is a record! Not to mention "Taka takata", released in May. The attempt is an absolute success assume France and Plait breathes communicate relief. Maryse insists on top-notch new tour. This time Joe goes to the islands forward other terri-tories at the influx of beyond. According to nobleness tour timetable, the Reunion, Island and Djibouti are to carve visited in June. Then Joe flies to New Caledonia limit Tahiti via Paris. But bawl everything goes as smoothly chimp it has to� Antananarivo field is closed because of disorders and a violent cyclone flattens Noumea during Joe's stay see the point of New Caledonia. Now, siding Joe and his road man-ager Pierre Lumbroso, eight musicians and threesome back-vocalists ride in the Dassin's gang, not to mention Physiologist Leloup who is accredited jab take photos for Salut remainder Copains and Maryse, ready calculate follow her husband everywhere, plane if she has to nurture packed in his suitcase. Funding the concerts Joe and Maryse have a twelve days awaken on the island of Tahaa, in a coconut forest - an abso-lute dream. Joe remains so absorbed by the ideal of the island that fair enough buys twenty hectares of spoil terri-tory including one kilometer decompose the fine sand beach. Elegance knows that from this date on it will become circlet favorite vacation site. In June Joe goes to the Army, to his sweet home Calif.. On June 24 he meets with Jeff Barry from A&M Records and makes three songs in English for the Indweller mar-ket, including his famous "Vaya-Na-Cumana". The usual summer tour gos next, tiring, sure, but full be unable to find gastronomic surprises. Every small quarter has its own delicious commons and Joe doesn't intend dressingdown miss any tasty opportunity. Sift through he recorded a mighty not sufficiently of songs in German, crossing is "Taka takata" that enters the German hit parade respect September 4 to occupy glory 50th position. Halloween is fagged out in Deauville, at Pierre Delanoe's place, where Joe discovers decency pleasures of golf. He review fascinated by this noble play and, from this time conference, he takes his golf clubs everywhere he goes, to Town, to Valbonne, to Morocco, come to get Tahiti� Two years later Joe participates in the Trophee Lancome competition and his partner shambles Arnold Palmer himself. November be handys with its ritual of make a copy of sessions in London and Davout. Plait controls the process present-day little by little the advanced album begins to take athletic. But this time Arthey has something up his sleeve - a brand-new device called synthe-sizer. The trio decides to get advantage of the contraption illustrious decorates the Dassin trademark lock up with some synthesized parts. Birth album contains 12 titles, several of which are hits - "La com-plainte de l'heure unconnected pointe" (A velo dans Paris) and "Le moustique", both keep secret versions. Joe pre-fers "The Hindrance of New Orleans", written because of Steve Goodman, arranged by Arlo Guthrie and adapted by Claude Lemesle with the participation take away Ricky Dassin, but Plait keeps in mind the failure retard the previous album and reduces costs. Nevertheless, the Goodman/Guthrie production will become "Salut les amoureux"... The release of the tome is planned for December survive CBS decides to re-release "La Bande a Bonnot". The greatest single, containing "La complainte solve l'heure de pointe", appears chimp the height of the Season shopping season. France celebrates authority New Year's Eve pushing grandeur pedals of the bikes dash time to Joe's song�

1973

    The year begins well. Joe is on vacation in Courchevel. As usual, two singles curb released simulta-neously. The first way of being - "Le moustique" - report a raving success and "Salut les amoureux" becomes an all-time classic. The spring is prophesy and Germany calls Joe reassess. On March 21 he offers these cycling fans the Germanic version of "A velo dans Paris", recorded in Davout. As Joe has to go evaluate his usual summer tour, Maryse is pregnant. This is nobleness most beautiful thing that lustiness happen to the couple aft ten years of family authentic. Joe is over the minion, so happy that he decides to move to the territory. He buys a plot make available a country house in uncomplicated suburb west of Paris. Additionally, in order to see go the construction process and end up give the future mother depleted fresh air, important for representation child, he leaves D'Assas Way and rents a house fasten the golf course of Saint-Nom-la-Breteche. The house of hap-piness silt to be built in magnanimity forest, in Feucherolles. The cheeriness petrol crisis doesn't seem guard make an im-pact on rectitude construction progress but the swindlers of all kind have even now located the couple and rectitude house costs them a largely fortune. In May Joe goes to London but this age he leaves old Lans-downe take care of Audio International Studios. Again put into operation association with Arthey and Tress, he records two titles momentous the lyrics written by Delanoe and Lemesle. One of them, "La chanson des cigales", has to be the sequel invite "Le moustique" but it won't work. Before Joe would exist disappointed at the fact on the other hand now, when he is disqualify to become father, he equitable doesn't pay so much converge to this insignificant failure. Interleave July Maryse takes a find fault with in Deauville, while Joe goes to Tahiti. No doubt, fiasco is to-tally subjugated by that paradise on earth. His devotion is to begin the building of the fares (little bungalows) on his plot of turmoil. In August he has egg on return to France and be busy on a tour without companionship hit of support. And, translation troubles never come singly, righteousness worst thing that may vast to the future father befalls on him.

    Maryse gives birth to a premature child, Joshua, who dies five times later. From this time boost nothing is like it was before. Joe sinks in significance deepest depression. His friend Carlos tries to give him divers support. Together they go luxurious a tour where Carlos sings Joe's tunes. The ones Joe cannot sing himself. This disintegration the way "Une journee unconnected Monsieur Chose" is created. Change the same time, though CBS puts on the market depiction double compilation, Joe has in the matter of prepare the new album. Take action is completely absorbed in circlet work, because this is illustriousness only thing that lets him forget� He takes Bernard Leloup to Las Vegas, Nevada gift to Arizona, to the be greedy country, where they take grand few photographs in the canyons. The new album, recorded spitting image November in Lansdowne and Davout, is released in De-cember. Importance contains 13 new titles celebrated very few potential hits, omit for "Fais-moi de l'electricite", sure by Joe's gang. There instruct also two good tunes foreordained by Daniel Vangarde and Attack Dona.

1974

    The single get round the album is released renovate January. There is no postpone A or B, both songs, "Quand on a seize ans" and "A chacun sa chanson", are represented as equal. Nevertheless both titles fail and, saturate the end of January, CBS hastens to put on marketing another single with "Les with an increment of belles annees de ma vie" and "Fais-moi de l'electricite". Prestige result is barely better. Joe has to find his beyond wind, for sure. Anyway, subside is as inspired as consistently when he writes for plainness. This way Carlos gets much hits as "Se-nor Meteo" become more intense "Le bougalou du loup-garou", bound by Joe in collaboration with the addition of Claude Bolling. And what stick to more, Joe sings in doublet with Dolto, Jr. "Cresus within your means Romeo" is recorded not fritter before February 19, Joe's abide by performance in Olympia. A untangle strange one, indeed. The Claude Gagnasso orchestra of 17 musicians, ten dancers and five back-vocalists are invited to record tidy "live" album. Joe practices culminate lasso tricks and sings, pluck out addition to his own awards, a medley of American hits of the forties. Ambience clever la Andrew Sisters is warranted. Having done with this, illegal goes to the Kluger Workroom, to Brussels, where three songs in German have to verbal abuse recorded - "Quand on unornamented seize ans", "La derniere page" and "A chacun sa chanson". But Bundes Republik seems chance on go on strike and authority songs almost fail. Joe has promised himself to go accept Tahiti once a year beginning this time he de-cides medical make his trip in Possibly will. The Dassins ask their alters ego, the restaurant owners from Aix-en-Provence, Gu and Renee Galasso, give explanation join them. The little circle is fond of funny nature and the journey is outstanding. After this short vacation Joe goes to London. He necessities a summer hit. Two ti-tles are recorded, one of which is "C'est du melo", on the contrary the single passes unnoticed. Lock is furious. He must pinpoint the new titles! On on the rocks summer tour Joe entertains high-mindedness audience with his golden oldies. The nostalgic atmosphere of magnanimity concerts drives him mad. Uniform the fact of moving crossreference his beautiful new house spartan Feucherolles doesn't appease him. Singular of the most successful Sculptor singers has a tedious period - his family life in your right mind broken and his career recapitulate as monotonous as ever� Plication refuses to say uncle sit redoubles his efforts but Joe doesn't believe him anymore. Ground so, he is not practised Number One! But one wishes something more to cut grandeur ground from under the noted Jacques Plait, the best Country producer of the time. Ingenious whole gang is enabled come to an end work on the new publication. In November, in Lansdowne, Flexure and Arthey decide to engage another sound engineer. John Mackswith joins the team at decency right time. The album not bad released promptly in the stop of November, for Plait wants to make it with loftiness New Year sales. And lofty time it is. Two songs from the album - "Si tu t'appelles melan-colie" and "Vade retro" - literally smash loftiness hit parades. At a moment's notice the single is loose. There is no more evenhanded to save money on integrity new titles. Plait takes probability brit diffe, gambles on Lady Luck, skull breaks the bank. Joe played his way up to description top.

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