| No Man's Land | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 1978 | |||
| Recorded | September 1977 at the Château d'Hérouville, France | |||
| Genre | French rock | |||
| Label | Pathé-Marconi/EMI | |||
| Producer | Jacques Higelin | |||
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No Man's Land is the seventh album by French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in April 1978. The song "Pars" was covered by Grace Jones on her Warm Leatherette album in 1980.
Higelin was reportedly dissatisfied with the record, and wanted to destroy the tapes to avoid releasing it, but was persuaded otherwise by his friends, musicians Laurent Thibaut and Francis Moze. Higelin came later to appreciate it somewhat. [1]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Banlieue Boogie Blues" | Jacques Higelin | 4:10 |
| 2. | "Pars" | Higelin | 3:48 |
| 3. | "Denise" | Higelin | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Un aviateur dans l'ascenseur" | Higelin | 4:29 |
| 5. | "Lettre à la p'tite amie de l'ennemi public no 1" | Higelin | 4:09 |
| 6. | "L... comme beauté" | Higelin | 5:03 |
| 7. | "Les Robots" | Higelin | 3:14 |
| 8. | "L'Amour sans savoir ce que c'est" | Higelin | 10:28 |
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| France (SNEP) [2] | 1 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP) [3] | Gold | 100,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
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