Rock'n'Roll Attitude

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Rock'n'Roll Attitude
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Studio album by
ReleasedJune 26, 1985
RecordedDecember 1984 – April 1985
StudioStudio Gang, Paris
Studio Tempo, Montréal
Genre Pop, rock
Length41:17
Label Philips, Universal Music
Producer Michel Berger
Johnny Hallyday chronology
Johnny au Bois de Boulogne
(1983)
Rock'n'Roll Attitude
(1985)
Gang
(1986)
Singles from Rock 'n' roll attitude
  1. "Le Chanteur Abandonné"
    Released: April 1985
  2. "Rock 'n' roll attitude"
    Released: September 1985
  3. "Quelque chose de Tennessee"
    Released: October 1985
  4. "Aimer vivre"
    Released: February 1986

Rock'n'Roll Attitude is the 34th studio album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. [1] It was released on 26 June 1985. [2]

Rock'n'Roll Attitude was a critical and commercial success, marking the singer's return to the forefront in terms of sales with 472,600 copies in France. It was on the French charts from July 1985 to early 1986, occupying the number two position for four weeks. [3]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Michel Berger

  1. "Le chanteur abandonné"
  2. "Qui ose aimer"
  3. "Quelque chose de Tennessee"
  4. "Équipe de nuit"
  5. "La blouse de l'infirmière"
  6. "Rock'n'roll attitude"
  7. "Seul mais pas solitaire"
  8. "Parker, connais pas"
  9. "Aimer vivre"
  10. "Pendue à mon cou"

Source: [4]

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References

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  2. ""Rock'n'Roll Attitude" - Johnny Hallyday - Rock Fever". 12 December 2009.
  3. Lesueur. "InfoDisc : Les Chart Runs de chaque Album depuis 1985". www.infodisc.fr.
  4. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r745751