Lorada Explained

Lorada
Type:	Album
Artist:	Johnny Hallyday
Cover:	Lorada.jpg
Released:	June 20, 1995
Recorded:	France, 1995
Genre:	Pop, rock
Label:	Mercury, Universal Music
Producer:	Erick Benzi
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Lorada is a 1995 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released on June 20, 1995, and achieved success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where, however, it failed to top the charts, being blocked by Michael Jackson's and Céline Dion's D'eux. It provided four singles in France, but a sole top ten hit : "J'la croise tous les matins" (#7), "Ne m'oublie pas" (#18), "Quand le masque tombe" (#22) and "Rester libre" (#26). Several songs of the album were written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, including the first hit single.

Track listing

1. "Lorada" (Erick Benzi, Gildas Arzel, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Jacques Veneruso) — 0:47
2. "Est-ce que tu me veux encore ?" (Gildas Arzel) — 4:42
3. "Rester libre" (Erick Benzi, Canada) — 4:01
4. "Le regard des autres" (Jean-Jacques Goldman) — 5:10
5. "Lady Lucille" (Gildas Arzel) — 4:02
6. "Un rêve à faire" (Gildas Arzel) — 4:39
7. "J'la croise tous les matins" (Jean-Jacques Goldman) — 4:31
8. "Chercher les anges" (Jacques Veneruso) — 6:26
9. "Tout feu, toute femme" (Jacques Veneruso) — 4:29
10. "Quand le masque tombe" (Erick Benzi) — 4:41
11. "Ami" (Erick Benzi) — 3:44
12. "Aime-moi" (Erick Benzi) — 4:20
13. "Ne m'oublie pas" (Jacques Veneruso, Gildas Arzel, Erick Benzi, Gwenael Arzel) — 4:44

Source : Allmusic.^[1]

Personnel

Musicians

• Ian Wallace - drums (tracks 2,3,5-11,13)
• Phil Soussan - bass (tracks 2,3,5-11,13)
• Jim Prime - organ (tracks 2–5,7-11,13)
• Erick Benzi - keyboards (tracks 2–8,10-13)
• Erick Benzi (tracks 2,3,7,10), Marc Chantereau (tracks 4,13) - percussion
• Robin Le Mesurier (tracks 2–4,7-13), Gildas Arzel (tracks 4,6) - slide guitar
• Gildas Arzel (track 2,3,5,7,10,11), Jacques Veneruso (tracks 8,9,13) - electric guitar
• Jacques Veneruso (track 2–4,6,7,10-12), Robin Le Mesurier (track 5), Gildas Arzel (tracks 9,12,13), Jean-Jacques Goldman (track 12) - acoustic guitar
• Christophe Duplu - harmonica (track 2,4,9,13)
• Jim Prime (tracks 5,6), Erick Benzi (track 5) - piano
• Erick Benzi - tambourine (track 11)
• Erick Benzi (tracks 1–3,5,8-13), Jacques Veneruso (tracks 1–3,5,6,8-13), Gildas Arzel (tracks 1,2,5,6,8-13), Jean-Jacques Goldman (tracks 1,2,8-10,12,13) - backing vocals

Recording

• Artistic production : Jean-Jacques Goldman
• Arrangements and production : Erick Benzi
• Recorded at Lorada and at Guillaume Tell, by Erick Benzi
• Mixed at Guillaume Tell by Chris Kimsey for Chris Kimsey Production
  • Except tracks 7,10 : mixed by Erick Benzi
• Assistants :
  • At Lorada : Antonio Martinez
  • At Guillaume Tell : Myriam Eddaira, Stéphane Briand and Jérôme Devoise
• Technical team at Lorada : Guy Marseguerra, Guy Laroutis and Luc Vindras
• Engraving : Raphaël Jonin / Dyam
• Photos : Roberto Frankenberg, Gilles LHOTE / OREP and Tony Frank
• Design : Antonietti, Pascault

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1995/96)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart^[3]	3
French SNEP Albums Chart^[4]	2

End of year charts

End of year chart (1995)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart^[5]	18
French Albums Chart^[6]	9

Notes and References

1. Lorada, track listing [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r745591|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com] (November 26, 2008)
2. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved November 25, 2008)
3. Lorada, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 26, 2008)
4. Lorada, French Albums Chart See: "Selection des autres artistes" => "Johnny HALLYDAY" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved November 26, 2008)
5. 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 26, 2008)
6. 1995 French Albums Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved October 14, 2010)