On October 22, 2021, “ABKCO Music & Records” label released “Chansons d’Ennui Tip-Top”, the fifth Jarvis Cocker album. The album features cover versions of French pop songs. It was recorded in 2021, at “Narcissus Studios” in London and at Jarvis Cocker’s home, and was produced by Jason Buckle and Jarvis Cocker.
Personnel:
- Jarvis Cocker – vocals
- Serafina Steer – harp, keyboards, female lead vocal, backing vocals
- Emma Smith – violin, saxophone, keyboards, recorder, backing vocals; string arrangements
- Jason Buckle – guitar, percussion, keyboards
- Andrew McKinney – electric bass, double bass, backing vocals
- Adam Betts – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Lætitia Sadier – vocals, keyboards, translation, French pronunciation coaching
- Bishi Bhattacharya – sitar
- Anna McKinney – vocals
- Joe Auckland – flugelhorn
- Laura Moody – string section
- Flora Curzon – string section
- Morgan Goff – string section
- Lucy Wilkins – string section
- Charlie Stock – string section
- Jennymay Logan – string section
- Philip Granell – string section
- Ian Burdge – string section
- Paloma Deike – string section
- Drew Smith – recording
- John Davis – mastering, lacquer cutting
- Brian Fitzpatrick – layout, design
- Wes Anderson – executive production
- Randall Poster – executive production
Track listing:
- Dans ma chambre – Padro Espinoza Prieto
- Contact – Serge Gainsbourg
- La tendresse – Hubert Yves Adrien Giraud, Noel Roux
- Anour, je te cherche – Nino Ferer
- Les gens sont fous, les temps sont flous – Jacques Lanzmann, Jacques Dutronc
- Il pleut sur la gare – Areski Belkacem, Brigitte Fontaine
- Paroles, paroles – Matteo Chiossom Giancarlo Del Re, Gianni Ferrio
- Requiem pour un con – Serge Gainsbourg, Michel Jean Piette Colombier
- Mon ami la rose – Cecille Caulier, Jacques Lacome D’Estalenx
- Mao Mao – Gerard Guegan, Gerard Huge
- Elle et moi – Pascal Jean Michel Valadon, Aaron Golbert, Alex Payne, Jean-Pierre Cerrone
- Aline – Daniel Georges Jacq Bevilasqua
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