She (Viktor Lazlo album)

She is the first studio album by French-Belgian singer Viktor Lazlo.

She
Studio album by
Viktor Lazlo
Released1985
GenrePop, Pop jazz
LabelPolydor, PolyGram
ProducerJ.P. Hawks
Viktor Lazlo chronology
She
(1985)		 Viktor Lazlo
(1987)

The album consists of several original jazz pop compositions and includes two cover versions, the first one being Rita Hayworth's Put the Blame on Mame and a French version of the Julie London song Cry Me a River, entitled Pleurer Des Rivieres. The song was successful on the French single charts peaking at No. 27.[1]

Seven songs were eventually released as a single off the album: Backdoorman, Last Call For An Angel, Loser and Sweet, Soft'N'Lazy, which although it never charted anywhere became quite successful. Another single, Canoë Rose, however was successful in Belgium, peaking at No. 33 on the single charts, and in France, peaking at No. 14.[1] The song Slow Motion was later added to the CD version of the album and released as a single too, but was not included on the original album.

The album became an overnight success, and fell just short of platinum in Belgium, where it was released as a Mini LP. It went on to sell over 100,000 copies in Germany and 60,000 in Japan.[2]

Lazlo presented songs off this album on various TV shows, such as the single Loser on the Michael Schanze Show in September 1986.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."She"G. Cadiere1:36
2."Sweet, Soft N' Lazy"Cl. Bofane, G. Cadiere, V. Lazlo5:20
3."Ain't Gonna Come"Pierre Van Dormael, V. Lazlo4:00
4."Stories"Gillie Waddy, J. Walravens, V. Lazlo4:40
5."Put the Blame on Mame"Roberts Alan2:47
6."I Don't Wanna Love Again"Antioco, F. Philipo4:17
7."Pleurer Des Rivieres"Hamilton, B. Bergman3:42
8."Last Call For An Angel"Boris Bergman, Pierre Roger[4]3:36
9."Backdoorman"A. Chamfort, B. Bergman3:25
10."Loser"P. Roger, V. Lazlo3:30
11."Canoë Rose" (French version of Stories)B. Bergman, J. Walravens4:40
12."Slow Motion"Verheyen, Vandenheuvel4:22

Charts

Album
Chart Peak
position
German Albums Chart[5] 34
Swiss Albums Chart[5] 27

Single releases
Year Single FR[6] BE[7]
1985Pleurer des rivières27—
1985Canoë rose1433

References
  1. "Viktor Lazlo". Hitparade.ch (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. "Viktor Lazlo - - The Belgian Pop & Rock Archives". Houbi.com/. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  3. "Viktor Lazlo - Loser (Single)" (Press release). Polydor Records press information. 1986.
  4. She (Viktor Lazlo album) at Discogs
  5. "Viktor Lazlo - Alben". Chartsurfer.de (in German). Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  6. "LesCharts.com:Viktor Lazlo". LesCharts.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  7. "Viktor Lazlo - Hitparade.ch". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 April 2015.



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