Cadillac is a 1989 album recorded by French

France

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 singer Johnny Hallyday

Johnny Hallyday

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. It was released in June 1989 and achieved success in France, where it debuted at #1 for eight consecutive weeks on the SNEP albums chart on July 2, 1989, and totaled 61 weeks in the top 50. It provided five singles in France, including a top three hit : "Mirador" (#3), "Si j'étais moi" (#25), "Les Vautours..." (#30), "Himalaya" (#30) and "Cadillac" (#39). The lyrics were written by Étienne Roda-Gil

Étienne Roda-Gil

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, who had worked in the 1980s with Vanessa Paradis

Vanessa Paradis

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, and the musics were composed and arranged by Jacques Cardona, David Hallyday

David Hallyday

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, Georges Augier, Jean-Pierre Bucolo et Jean-Claude Petit. This album was inspired by Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac

Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac

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, a French who founded Detroit in 1701 and who gave his name to the brand of luxury vehicles

Cadillac

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.

Track listing

1. "Les Vautours..." (Cardona, Étienne Roda-Gil
   Étienne Roda-Gil
   Étienne Roda-Gil was a songwriter and screenwriter. He was married to the painter Nadine Roda-Gil until her death in 1990.-Biography:...
   
   ) — 4:49
2. "Mirador" (David Hallyday
   David Hallyday
   David Hallyday is a French singer/songwriter and amateur sports car racer. He was born in Boulogne-Billancourt and is the son of the French singers Sylvie Vartan and Johnny Hallyday....
   
   , Roda-Gil) — 4:21
3. "Rien à jeter" (Augier, Bucolo, Cardona, Roda-Gil) — 3:37
4. "Himalaya" (Augier, Bucolo, Roda-Gil) — 4:43
5. "Possible en moto" (Hallyday, Roda-Gil) — 4:18
6. "Cadillac" (Augier, Bucolo, Roda-Gil) — 4:47
7. "Si j'étais moi" (Bucolo, Roda-Gil) — 4:03
8. "L'Étoile solitaire" (Bucolo, Roda-Gil) — 3:33
9. "C'est du vent" (Augier, Bucolo, Roda-Gil) — 4:12
10. "Testament d'un poète" (Petit, Roda-Gil) — 1:43

Source : Allmusic.

Credits

• Produced by Etienne Roda-Gil
• Musical direction : Jean Pierre Bucolo
• Recording : Jean Pierre Janiaud and Olivier Esperito Santo
• Mixing : Jean Pierre Janiaud
• Recorded at Studio Gang

Releases

Date	Label	Country	Format	Catalog
1989	Universal Music	Belgium, France, Switzerland	CD	?
2000	IMS			8384972

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
France	2 x Platinum	1990	600,000

Charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
French SNEP Albums Chart	1