On March 24, 2008, “Barclay” label released “Bleu pétrole”, the twelfth and the last Alain Bashung studio album. It was recorded in 2022, at “Alice’s Restaurant” in New York City, “Buzz Studio” in Paris, “Studios ICP” in Brussels, “Jackpot Studios” in Portland, “Looking Glass Studios” in New York, and was produced by Gaëtan Roussel and Mark Plati.

Personnel:

• Alain Bashung – vocals
• Gaëtan Roussel – acoustic and electric guitar, ukulele
• Marc Ribot – electric guitar, banjo
• M. Ward – acoustic and electric guitar
• Arman Méliès – electric guitar, banjo
• Mark Plati – bass guitar, guitars, keyboard, drum machine
• Simon Edwards – bass guitar
• Shawn Pelton – drums
• Martyn Barker – drums, bongo
• Tahar Boukhlifa – drums
• Marian Tache, Erik Sluys, Dick Uten, Bart Lemmens, Tatjana Scleck, Christophe Pochet, Cristina Constantinescu, Annelies Broeckhoven – violin
• François Grietje – viola
• Hans Vandaele, Karel Steylaerts – cello
• Mark Steylaerts – strings direction
• Jérôme Witz, element-s – cover art and graphisms
• Ludovic Carême – photos

Track listing:

All tracks by Gaëtan Roussel, except where noted.

1. Je t’ai manqué
2. Résidents de la République
3. Tant de nuits – Joseph d’Anvers, Arman Méliès, Alain Bashung
4. Hier à Sousse
5. Vénus
6. Comme un lego – Gérard Manset
7. Sur un trapeze
8. Je tuerai la pianiste – Gérard Manset – Gaëtan Roussel, Alain Bashung
9. Suzanne – Leonard Cohen, adapted by Graeme Allwright
10. Le Secret des Banquises – Gaëtan Roussel, Alain Bashung
11. Il voyage en solitaire – Gérard Manset