No Man's Land (Jacques Higelin album)

No Man's Land is the seventh album by French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in April 1978. The song "Pars" was covered by Grace Jones on her Warm Leatherette album in 1980.

Recording

Higelin was reportedly dissatisfied with the record, and wanted to destroy the tapes to avoid releasing it, but was persuaded otherwise by his friends, musicians Laurent Thibaut and Francis Moze. Higelin came later to appreciate it somewhat.

Track listing

Charts and certifications

Charts

Certification

Personnel

Musicians

Jacques Higelin: vocals, keyboards, Korg, pianos, accordion, bass guitar

Pierre Chérèze: guitars

Dan Ar Braz: guitars

Jacky Thomas: bass guitar

Serge Perathoner: keyboards

Jean Cirillo: drums

Michel Santangeli: drums

Christian Leroux: guitar

Les petits chanteurs de l'école de Bondy: background vocals

Production

Laurent Thibault, Christophe Bonno, Michel Marie: recording

Christian Orsini, studio Translab: mastering

Dominique Mallegni: photographs

Bruno Ducourant: design

References

1978 albums

Jacques Higelin albums

Pathé-Marconi albums

EMI Records albums