Revolutions (Jean-Michel Jarre album)

There are two versions of the album, each containing a different version of the track "Revolutions". On the original release, the introduction to the tune is played on a Turkish flute, whereas the later reissue of the album uses an Arabian string orchestra for the introduction. This version also has a different vocal accompaniment, as sung by an Arabian vocalist. "Revolutions" contains reworked samples of an unpublished composition by Turk Kudsi Erguner, which Jarre had acquired from ethnologist Xavier Bellenger. Erguner took his case to court and won a modest indemnity.[2] Jarre removed the flute part—the Ney—from new releases of the record and from live performances.

The song "London Kid" was a collaboration with Hank Marvin. Hank was living in Perth, Australia at the time and he and Jean-Michel composed the song with each other over the phone.

As stated in the liner notes, the track "September" is named after and dedicated to South African ANC activist Dulcie September, who was assassinated in Paris on 29 March 1988.[3]

The majority of the album was played with a Roland D-50 synthesizer, with the majority of sound programming gathered from custom sound banks, compiled into a single bank and later released for French Keyboards magazine.

• Jean-Michel Jarre – Roland D-50, Korg DSS-1, Korg DSM-1, Fairlight CMI, Synthex, EMS Synthi AKS, OSC OSCar, EMS Vocoder, Dynacord Add-one, Cristal Baschet, Akai MPC60, drum programming, percussions, Vocoder on "Revolutions"
• Guy Delacroix – Bass guitar
• Sylvain Durand – Fairlight CMI on "London Kid"
• Kudsi Erguner – Turkish flute
• Michel Geiss – ARP 2600, Kawai K5, Matrisequencer, Cavagnolo MIDY 20, Elka AMK 800, vocoder on "Revolutions"
• Joe Hammer – Drums, Simmons, SDX, Dynacord Add-one
• Patrice Tison – Guitar
• Hank Marvin – Guitar on "London Kid"
• Jun Miyake – Trumpet and Megaphone on "Tokyo Kid"
• Dominique Perrier – E-mu Emulator, Fairlight CMI, Ensoniq ESQ-1, Roland D-50, Elka Synthex, OSC Oscar, Akai MPC 60 programming
• Mireille Pombo – Vocal chorus on "September"
• Francis Rimbert – Additional synthesizer programming
• The Bruno Rossignol Choir, directed by Bruno Rossignol – choir on "Industrial Revolution", "London Kid" and "The Emigrant"
• Female choir from Mali, directed by Sori Bamba – choir on "September"

Notes

Bibliography

• Revolutions at Discogs
• Revolutions at JarreUK