Le Triomphe de l'amour (album)

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Le Triomphe de l'amour
Areski le triomphe de l amour.jpg
Studio album by
Released2010
Genre Chanson
Label Universal Music Group
Areski Belkacem chronology
Les églantines sont peut-être formidables
(1980)
Le Triomphe de l'amour
(2010)

Le Triomphe de l'amour is the second solo album by French experimental singer and composer Areski Belkacem (his ninth overall), released in 2010 on the Universal Music Group label. It is his first solo album in four decades, having instead collaborated with Brigitte Fontaine in the meantime.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Magicien Magicienne" Areski Belkacem 3:56
2."L'Air de rien"Areski3:03
3."Les Fraises"Areski4:58
4."Le Rocker"Areski2:43
5."Salomé" Brigitte Fontaine-Areski4:04
6."La Seine"Areski3:22
7."Les Babouches"Areski3:22
8."Le Billet"Areski4:11
9."On n'a qu'à dire comme ça"Areski2:53
10."Ce soir-là"Areski3:01
11."Le Triomphe de l'amour"Fontaine-Areski3:26

Personnel

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