Le Baiser (album)

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Le baiser
Le Baiser album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 5, 1990
RecordedAugust 1989
StudioStudio Plus XXX, Sun Studios
Genre New wave
Length44:44
Label Ariola
Producer Indochine and Philippe Eidel
Indochine chronology
7000 danses
(1987)
Le baiser
(1990)
Un jour dans notre vie
(1993)

Le baiser (The Kiss) is the fifth studio album by French new wave band, Indochine. It was released in 1990 and is the follow-up album to 7000 Danses . [1]

Contents

Track listing

  1. Le baiser - 4:10 (The Kiss)
  2. Des fleurs pour Salinger - 3:14 (Flowers for Salinger)
  3. More - 7:03
  4. Alertez Managua - 3:55 (Alert Managua)
  5. Les années bazar - 3:52 (The Bazaar Years)
  6. Punishment Park - 3:50
  7. Soudain l'été dernier, je suppose - 3:52 (Suddenly Last Summer, I Guess)
  8. Les plus mauvaises nuits - 3:47 (The Worst Nights)
  9. Persane Thème - 2:29
  10. Tant de poussière - 4:35 (So Much Dust)
  11. La colline des roses - 3:57 (The Hill of Roses)

Personnel

Indochine

Additional Personnel

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References

  1. "Le Baiser - Indochine". AllMusic . All Media Network . Retrieved December 10, 2018.