Femmes d'aujourd'hui

Femmes d'aujourd'hui is the second studio album by Jeanne Mas, released in April 1986 by Pathé Marconi. Music for 8 of the 10 tracks was written by Romano Musumarra. The French singer Daniel Balavoine also participated in the production of the album (including "Cœur en stéréo"). Charting from 3 May 1986, it peaked at #1 for two months on the French Albums Chart and featured for 63 weeks in the top 30, most of them in the top ten. It was certified Platinum disc and remains Mas' most successful album to date in terms of sales and chart performance.

Femmes d'aujourd'hui
Studio album by
Jeanne Mas
ReleasedApril 1986
Recorded1986
Studio du Palais des Congrès, Paris
PUK Studios, Randers
Titania Studios, Rome
GenreElectropop
Length43:47
LabelPathé Marconi
ProducerDominique Blanc-Francard, Thierry Durbet, Joe Hammer, Jeanne Mas, Romano Musumarra
Jeanne Mas chronology
Jeanne Mas
(1985)		 Femmes d'aujourd'hui
(1986)		 Les crises de l'âme
(1989)
Singles from Femmes d'aujourd'hui
  1. "En Rouge et Noir [1]"
    Released: April 1986
  2. "L'Enfant [2]"
    Released: September 1986
  3. "Sauvez-moi [3]"
    Released: February 1987

Track listing
  1. "La Geisha" (Jeanne Mas, Romano Musumarra) – 5:06
  2. "En Rouge et Noir" (J. Mas, Massimo Calabrese, Piero Calabrese, Lorenzo Meinardi, R. Musumarra) – 4:32
  3. "Idéali" (J. Mas) – 4:35
  4. "Lola" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra) – 3:44
  5. "Femme d'aujourd'hui" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra, Roberto Zaneli) – 3:34
  6. "Mourir d'ennui" (J. Mas, Joe Hammer) – 4:08
  7. "Plus forte que l'océan" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra) – 4:09
  8. "Sauvez-moi" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra, R. Zaneli) – 3:55
  9. "S'envoler jusqu'au bout" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra) – 4:43
  10. "L'Enfant" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra, R. Zaneli) – 5:22

Album credits

Personnel
  • Jeanne Mas – lead vocals, backing vocals
  • Carol Welsman – backing vocals
  • John Wooloff – guitar ("La geisha", "En rouge et noir", "Lola", "Femme d'aujourd'hui", "Mourir d'ennui" & "Plus forte que l'océan")
  • Benjamin Raffaëlli – guitar ("Sauvez-moi")
  • Romano Musumarra – guitar ("S'envoler jusqu'au bout" & "L'enfant"), piano & programming ("Femme d'aujourd'hui")
  • Dominique Grimaldi – bass ("Sauvez-moi")
  • Thierry Durbet – synthesizer, drum programming ("Sauvez-moi")
  • Walter Martino – drums ("En rouge et noir", "Ideali" & "S'envoler jusqu'au bout")
  • Joe Hammer – drums ("Plus forte que l'océan")

Production
  • Arrangements & producer - Romano Musumarra
  • Arrangements - Thierry Durbet ("Sauvez-moi")
  • Producer - Joe Hammer ("Mourir d'ennui")
  • Producers - Dominique Blanc-Francard, Thierry Durbet, Jeanne Mas ("Sauvez-moi")
  • Engineer - John "Puk" Quist at PUK Studios
  • Engineer - Dominique Blanc-Francard at Studio du Palais des Congrès
  • Engineer - Gianpaolo Bresciani at Titania Studios ("Ideali" & "S'envoler jusqu'au bout")
  • Mixing - Dominique Blanc-Francard
  • Mixing - John "Puk" Quist ("Mourir d'ennui" & "L'enfant")

Design
  • Photography - Ennio Antonangeli, Tato
  • Assistant - Silvana Fantino
  • Cover design - Jeanne Mas

Charts, certifications and sales

Covers

In 1987, Japanese singer Akina Nakamori covered Femmes d'aujourd'hui in her studio album Cross My Palm under title Modern Woman performed in the english, instead of french. Nakamori version was used as a television commercial for Pioneer Corporation's mini component stereo system Private CD770D.[6][7]

References
  1. http://www.encyclopedisque.fr/disque/9917.html
  2. http://www.encyclopedisque.fr/disque/9921.html
  3. http://www.encyclopedisque.fr/disque/9922.html
  4. Chart trajectories of various albums in France Infodisc.fr Archived June 22, 2012, at the Wayback Machine See : "Les Chart Runs" => "Jeanne MAS" (Retrieved June 4, 2008)
  5. Jeanne Mas' certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved June 4, 2008)
  6. "中森明菜 「CROSS MY PALM」|Warner Music Japan". ワーナーミュージック・ジャパン. Archived from the original on 2012-08-19. Retrieved 2011-09-28.
  7. "中森明菜オフィシャルサイト » Album". Nakamoriakina.com. Archived from the original on 2011-12-28. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
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