{"product_id":"portraits","title":"Portraits","description":"\u003cp\u003eTo paint the portrait of a singer, First paint songs. Then paint, Something pretty, Something simple Something beautiful, Something useful.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt may sound presumptuous to paraphrase and quote Prévert in a presentation of Portraits, until one considers how poetry, nowadays, is most vivid through songs – and that words are no longer its only vehicle. The object here is to paint the portrait of Doriand, whose songwriting talents have been requisitioned by the most demanding artists (earning him the distinction of “author of the year 2019” by the Society of Authors, Composers and Publishers of Music). His solo career, however, has not been met with the spoils of notoriety. Since his breakthrough 1996 hit \u003ci\u003eAu diable le Paradis\u003c\/i\u003e, the now-forty-something has released four critically-acclaimed albums. But commercial success came through songs he had written for others, such as L5’s \u003ci\u003eToutes les Femmes de ta Vie\u003c\/i\u003e, Mika’s \u003ci\u003eBoum Boum Boum\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eElle me Dit\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as luminaries like Alain Bashung and Michel Polnareff. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThose friends then rushed to participate to this new type of project, bringing their own signature to songs that Doriand had recorded for his own albums: Mika brings \u003ci\u003eAu diable le Paradis\u003c\/i\u003e down to earth, Keren Ann and Edith Fambuena (singing together for the first time) celebrate their union on \u003ci\u003eLa Mariée\u003c\/i\u003e, Brigitte provides a graceful rendition of \u003ci\u003eEt va la Vie,\u003c\/i\u003e Peter Von Poehl waxes nostalgic on \u003ci\u003eAdolescence\u003c\/i\u003e, Lio confesses on \u003ci\u003eLe Pardon du Chevreuil\u003c\/i\u003e, Helena Noguerra transfigures \u003ci\u003eL’Age des Saisons\u003c\/i\u003e, Philippe Katerine directs us towards \u003ci\u003eIci.\u003c\/i\u003e “The idea was that the singers would contribute their vocals on top of the original productions. So we went back into the sessions, dug up the tapes, and I had them sing over the tracks as they appeared on my albums. We were lucky that the tones were pitch perfect every time. The new album’s coherence is built around the choice of the songs, as well the singer’s perception of them – that’s the link. It’s not only a portrait of myself, but of the person who sings them, like an exchange.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kwaidan Records","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50449239474507,"sku":"1082316","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/341ed438-5ab6-4bc8-ade3-46ecdf71e6ef_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727100602","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/products\/portraits","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}