Un Jour Parfait

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Un Jour Parfait
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Studio album by
Jean-Jacques Burnel
Released23 September 1988
Genre Pop [1]
Length44:27(CD)
39:58 (LP)
Label Epic
Producer Jean-Jacques Burnel
Jean-Jacques Burnel chronology
Fire & Water (Ecoutez Vos Murs)
(with Dave Greenfield)
(1983)		Un Jour Parfait
(1988)		 Gankutsuou
(Soundtrack)
(2005)
Singles from Un Jour Parfait
  1. "Le Whiskey"
    Released: 1988
  2. "Rêves"
    Released: 1988 [2]
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Un Jour Parfait (Thème)" (instrumental)  0:43
2."Si J'étais"  4:34
3."Weekend"Burnel, Glaciers GeorgeBurnel, Glaciers George4:26
4."Triste Ville Ce Soir"  3:13
5."Un Jour Parfait"Stern 5:47
6."Via Dolorosa" Dominique Buxin  4:19
7."Le Whiskey"Buxin 4:51
8."Crazy (She Drives Me)"Burnel, Stern 3:07
9."Garden of Eden"  4:17
10."Rêves"Burnel, Buxin 3:21
11."Waltz" (instrumental)  1:32
12."Via Dolorosa" (Spanish version) (CD only)Burnel, Santiago Auserón  4:29
Total length:44:27
1994 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLyricsLength
13."Le Whiskey" (12" mix)Buxin5:08
14."Elle Assure" (non-album single, 1989 [10] ) 3:41
15."Rêves" (12" mix)Burnel, Buxin4:53
Total length:58:11
1998 CD reissue bonus track

This reissue includes the same 3 bonus tracks, and in the same order, as the 1994 reissue.

No.TitleLength
16."Les Mensonges et les Larmes" (previously unreleased)4:42
Total length:62:53

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes. [11]

Musicians
Technical

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