1990 Michel Berger – Ça Ne Tient Pas Debout
Ça Ne Tient Pas Debout is the 9th and final studio album by Michel Berger, released in May 1990. This album, which sold 182,000 copies, marked Berger’s return as a singer after a four-year absence (in 1986, his friends Daniel Balavoine and Coluche died tragically, five months apart), during which he devoted himself to writing songs for his wife France Gall.
Tracks
1 Ça Ne Tient Pas Debout (Michel Berger)
2 À Quoi Il Sert (Michel Berger)
3 Les Enfants Chantent Toujours (Michel Berger)
4 Privé D’amour (Michel Berger)
5 Le Paradis Blanc (Michel Berger)
6 Danser Sur La Glace (Michel Berger)
7 L’un Sans L’autre (Michel Berger)
8 Chanson Pour Man Ray (Michel Berger)
9 L’orange Bleue (Michel Berger)
Biography
Musicians
1 Ça Ne Tient Pas Debout
| Bass | Jannick Top |
| Drums (programming) | Jimmy Bralower |
| Guitar | Eddie Martinez |
| Guitar | Ira Siegel |
| Keyboards | Jeff Bova |
| Background Vocals | Marina Albert |
| Background Vocals | Olivier Constantin |
| Vocals | Michel Berger |
2 À Quoi Il Sert
| Bass | Jannick Top |
| Drums (programming) | Jimmy Bralower |
| Guitar | Eddie Martinez |
| Guitar | Ira Siegel |
| Keyboards | Jeff Bova |
| Background Vocals | Jean-Pierre Janiaud |
| Background Vocals | Michel Berger |
| Background Vocals | France Gall |
| Vocals | Michel Berger |
3 Les Enfants Chantent Toujours
| Bass | Jannick Top |
| Drums (programming) | Jimmy Bralower |
| Guitar | Ira Siegel |
| Keyboards | Jeff Bova |
| Vocals | Michel Berger |
4 Privé D’amour
| Bass | Jannick Top |
| Drums (programming) | Claude Salmieri |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | Robbie Buchanan |
| Keyboards | Serge Perathoner |
| Background Vocals | Michel Berger |
| Background Vocals | Tess |
| Vocals | Michel Berger |
5 Le Paradis Blanc
| Bass | Jannick Top |
| Drums (programming) | Jimmy Bralower |
| Keyboards | Jeff Bova |
| EWI | Michael Brecker |
| Vocals | Michel Berger |
6 Danser Sur La Glace
| Bass | Jannick Top |
| Drums (programming) | Jimmy Bralower |
| Guitar | Ira Siegel |
| Keyboards | Jeff Bova |
| Sax | Michael Brecker |
| Background Vocals | Tess |
| Background Vocals | Jean-Pierre Janiaud |
| Background Vocals | Michel Berger |
| Vocals | Michel Berger |
7 L’un Sans L’autre
| Bass | Jannick Top |
| Drums (programming) | Jimmy Bralower |
| Guitar | Ira Siegel |
| Keyboards | Jeff Bova |
| Vocals | Michel Berger |
8 Chanson Pour Man Ray
| Bass | Jannick Top |
| Drums (programming) | Jimmy Bralower |
| Keyboards | Jeff Bova |
| Vocals | Michel Berger |
9 L’orange Bleue
| Bass | Jannick Top |
| Drums (programming) | Claude Salmieri |
| Guitar | Christian Leroux |
| Keyboards | Serge Perathoner |
| Vocals | Michel Berger |
Other Musicians
Choir – Petits Écoliers Chantants De Bondy (Tracks 1, 3)
Liner Notes
Producer – Michel Berger
Engineer (Assistant) – Ben Fowler
Musical Director – Jannick Top
Mixed By – Jean-Pierre Janiaud
Mixed By (Assistant) – Frédéric Rall, Roy Hendrickson
Recorded By – Roy Hendrickson, Alex Haas, Peter Iversen, Jean-Pierre Janiaud
Photography – Youri Lenquette
Mastered At Translab
Recorded At Studio Gang, Paris
Recorded At Power Station, New York
Recorded At Puk Recording Studios, Denmark
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