Piaf | ||||
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Released | November 1994 | |||
Label | Warner Music Group | |||
Producer | Mike Moran | |||
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Piaf is the title of an album released by Elaine Paige in 1994.
It consists of a number of covers of songs originally recorded by Édith Piaf and was released to coincide with Paige's appearance in Pam Gems' biographical play Piaf in London.
The album was recorded at Master Rock, Olympic, Maison Rouge, Imagination and Lansdowne Studios. It was mixed at Master Rock.
It was released by Warner Music UK on the WEA label. It peaked at #46 on the UK Albums Chart and stayed on the chart for six weeks.
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Mike Moran |
Arrangements | Del Newman, Mike Moran |
Musical Director | Del Newman, Laurie Holloway, Mike Moran |
Recording and mixing engineer | Tony Taverner |
Assistant Engineers | James Brown, David Browne (Master Rock), Chris Bandy (Olympic), David Tyler (Maison Rouge) |
Additional engineering | Larry Bartlett (Imagination) |
Digital Editing | Bob Butterworth, Tony Cousins |
Mastering Engineer | Tony Cousins (Metropolis) |
Role | Contributor |
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Drums | Brett Morgan |
Bass | Trevor Barry |
Accordion | Jack Emblow |
Cello | Tony Pleeth |
Leader / Violin | Jack Rothstein |
Piano | Laurie Holloway |
PIano / Fender Rhodes | Mike Moran |
Orchestral Contractor | David Katz |
Singers | Andy Busher, Steve Butler, Phil Nicholl, Lindsay Benson |
Role | Contributor |
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French Coach | Michel Vallat |
Art Direction | Rob Dickins |
Photography | David Scheinmann |
Sleeve Design | Sooky |
Stylist | Christopher Lawrence-Price |
Make-up | Nikki Whelan |
Personal Management | Deke Arlon for D & J Arlon Enterprises Ltd |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [1] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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