Sacrebleu (album)
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Sacrebleu is the debut album from Dimitri from Paris
.
Note that the album cover pictured is for the 1998 version of Sacrebleu, released on Atlantic Records
, and not the original 1996 release on Yellow Productions
, which featured a different cover.
, 8½
and The Party
.
The Prologue opens: "Hello There and Welcome to the exciting world of Hip. This is a new departure in language instruction for English-speaking people who want to talk to - and be understood by: jazz musicians, hipsters, beatniks, juvenile delinquents and the criminal fringe." This is a sample from Del Close
and John Brent
's 1959 comedy spoken word album How to Speak Hip
.
Track 4, Nothing to lose, uses Claudine Longet
's vocal performance from Peter Sellers
' The Party
.
Track 10, Une Very Stylish Fille, samples quotes from Breakfast at Tiffany's. Holly (Audrey Hepburn
) asks "How do I look?" and Paul (George Peppard
) replies "Very good. I must say I'm amazed." The song is titled after Mrs. Failenson's (Patricia Neal
) quote, "I am, a very stylish girl." This track was also used by Volvo for a commercial.
The second part of Nothing To Lose (Lounge Instrumentale), also titled separately as Toujours L'Amore, samples this quote by character Sylvia Rankinfrom (Anita Ekberg
) from Fellini's La Dolce Vita
,: "I like lots of things, but there are three things I like most: Love, love and love." The song ends with a sample from the beginning of Fellini's 8½
, which says: "Bella ragazza! Americana, eh?"
Dimitri from Paris
Dimitri from Paris is a French music producer and DJ of Greek origins. His musical influences are rooted in 1970s funk and disco sounds that spawned contemporary house music, as well as original soundtracks from 50s and 60s cult movies such as Breakfast at Tiffany's, La Dolce Vita and The Party,...
.
Note that the album cover pictured is for the 1998 version of Sacrebleu, released on Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Records is an American record label best known for its many recordings of rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and jazz...
, and not the original 1996 release on Yellow Productions
Yellow Productions
Yellow Productions is an independent record label specializing in electronic music. Based in Paris, France, it was founded in 1993 by DJ Yellow and Christophe Le Friant ....
, which featured a different cover.
Cult movies samples
Some tracks sample quotes from 50s and 60s cult movies such as Breakfast at Tiffany's, La Dolce VitaLa Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita is a 1960 comedy-drama film written and directed by the critically acclaimed director Federico Fellini. The film is a story of a passive journalist's week in Rome, and his search for both happiness and love that will never come...
, 8½
8½
8½ is a 1963 Italian fantasy film directed by Federico Fellini. Co-scripted by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, and Brunello Rondi, it stars Marcello Mastroianni as Guido Anselmi, a famous Italian film director...
and The Party
The Party (film)
The Party is a 1968 comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, starring Peter Sellers and Claudine Longet. The film has a very loose structure, and essentially serves as a series of set pieces for Sellers's improvisational comedy talents...
.
The Prologue opens: "Hello There and Welcome to the exciting world of Hip. This is a new departure in language instruction for English-speaking people who want to talk to - and be understood by: jazz musicians, hipsters, beatniks, juvenile delinquents and the criminal fringe." This is a sample from Del Close
Del Close
Del Close was an actor, improviser, writer, and teacher. Considered one of the premier influences on modern improvisational theater, Close had a prolific career, appearing in a number of films and television shows...
and John Brent
John Brent
-Biography:Brent was born at Rotherhithe on 21 Aug. 1808, and was the eldest son of a father of the same name, a shipbuilder there, who about the year 1821 removed to Canterbury, and became thrice mayor of the city and deputy-lieutenant of the county. His mother was Susannah, third daughter of the...
's 1959 comedy spoken word album How to Speak Hip
How to Speak Hip
How to Speak Hip was a comedy album by Del Close and John Brent, released by Mercury Records in 1959. The album is designed as a satire of language-learning records, where the secret language of the 'hipster' is treated as a foreign language...
.
Track 4, Nothing to lose, uses Claudine Longet
Claudine Longet
Claudine Georgette Longet is a French singer and recording artist who was popular during the 1960s and 1970s. She is also an actress and a dancer.Born in Paris, France, Longet was married to pop singer Andy Williams from 1961 until 1975...
's vocal performance from Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers
Richard Henry Sellers, CBE , known as Peter Sellers, was a British comedian and actor. Perhaps best known as Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther film series, he is also notable for playing three different characters in Dr...
' The Party
The Party (film)
The Party is a 1968 comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, starring Peter Sellers and Claudine Longet. The film has a very loose structure, and essentially serves as a series of set pieces for Sellers's improvisational comedy talents...
.
Track 10, Une Very Stylish Fille, samples quotes from Breakfast at Tiffany's. Holly (Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Although modest about her acting ability, Hepburn remains one of the world's most famous actresses of all time, remembered as a film and fashion icon of the twentieth century...
) asks "How do I look?" and Paul (George Peppard
George Peppard
George Peppard, Jr. was an American film and television actor.Peppard secured a major role when he starred alongside Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's , portrayed a character based on Howard Hughes in The Carpetbaggers , and played the title role of the millionaire sleuth Thomas Banacek in...
) replies "Very good. I must say I'm amazed." The song is titled after Mrs. Failenson's (Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal was an American actress of stage and screen. She was best known for her film roles as World War II widow Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still , wealthy matron Emily Eustace Failenson in Breakfast at Tiffany's , middle-aged housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud , for which she won...
) quote, "I am, a very stylish girl." This track was also used by Volvo for a commercial.
The second part of Nothing To Lose (Lounge Instrumentale), also titled separately as Toujours L'Amore, samples this quote by character Sylvia Rankinfrom (Anita Ekberg
Anita Ekberg
Kerstin Anita Marianne Ekberg is a Swedish model, actress and cult sex symbol. She is best known for her role as Sylvia in the 1960 Federico Fellini film La Dolce Vita which features the legendary scene of her cavorting in Trevi Fountain alongside Marcello Mastroianni.-Biography:Ekberg was born in...
) from Fellini's La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita
La Dolce Vita is a 1960 comedy-drama film written and directed by the critically acclaimed director Federico Fellini. The film is a story of a passive journalist's week in Rome, and his search for both happiness and love that will never come...
,: "I like lots of things, but there are three things I like most: Love, love and love." The song ends with a sample from the beginning of Fellini's 8½
8½
8½ is a 1963 Italian fantasy film directed by Federico Fellini. Co-scripted by Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, Ennio Flaiano, and Brunello Rondi, it stars Marcello Mastroianni as Guido Anselmi, a famous Italian film director...
, which says: "Bella ragazza! Americana, eh?"
Track listing
- Prologue – 0:36
- Sacre Francais – 4:54
- Monsieur Dimitri Joue Du Stylophone – 1:02
- Nothing To Lose – 4:58
- Un Termede – 0:46
- Reveries (Edit) – 3:43
- Attente Musicale – 1:07
- Dirty Larry (Crue-L Grand Orchestra Remix) – 8:04
- Un Terlude – 2:25
- Une Very Stylish Fille – 3:18
- Love Love Mode – 7:05
- Un Woman's Paradis – 3:15
- Back In The Daze – 8:02
- Le Moogy Reggae – 5:07
- Encore Un Terlude – 0:46
- Un World Mysteriouse – 4:09
- Par Un Chemin Different – 6:30
- Nothing To Lose (Lounge Instrumentale) – 10:11
- Souvenirs de Paris