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Following on from the world music stylings of 2002's remarkable Arabesque album, but dispensing with that album's reliance on Serge Gainsbourg compositions, 2004's Rendez-Vous is Jane Birkin's most wide-open album in years, a joyous romp whose only downfall is, contrarily, the very factor that brought it so much attention. A collection of duets, Rendez-Vous pairs Birkin with singers as far-flung as Etienne Daho and Bryan Ferry, Françoise Hardy and Beth Gibbons, and the success rate is thrown as far across the spectrum as the guests. Alain Chamfort, for example, can add nothing to "T'As Pas le Droit d'Avoir Moins Mal Que Moi" simply because his vocal approach really isn't that different to Birkin's own, while Placebo frontman Brian Molko sounds more overwhelmed writing and singing for Birkin than he ever did alongside David Bowie. Plus, "Smile" really isn't a very good song. The triumphs, on the other hand, stand alongside (almost) any duet Birkin has recorded in the past. Her partnership with Hardy, "Surannée," is as astonishing as it ought to be; Gibbons' "Strange Melody" is a haunted atmosphere for two shattered voices; while linking with Ferry for a sparsely sinister (if a little fast) rendition of Roxy Music's "In Every Dream Home a Heartache" has a bizarre symmetry that defies belief. It is, after all, one thing for Ferry to sing a love song to a blow-up doll, but what are listeners to make of Birkin's half of the duet? Is the doll singing back to him? Does she have one of her own? Or are the protagonists locked into so dysfunctional a relationship that neither can see past the other's most obvious charms? But for all the album's failings (or, rather, those of its guests), Rendez-Vous is a wonderful album, a remarkable achievement, and as valuable a Birkin album as any of her '90s releases.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
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Mickaël Furnon, Composer, Writer - Jane Birkin, Lead Vocals, MainArtist - Mickey 3d, MainArtist, Second Vocals, Guest Musicians
© 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France Label Parlophone, ℗ 2003 Warner Music France
Jean-Noel Chaleat, Composer - Alain Chamfort, Production, MainArtist, Second Vocals, Guest Musicians - Jane Birkin, Vocals, MainArtist - Jacques Duvall, Lyricist
© 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France Label Parlophone, ℗ 2003 Warner Music France
Bryan Ferry, Composer, Writer, MainArtist, Spoken Voice Vocals - Jane Birkin, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France Label Parlophone, ℗ 2003 Warner Music France
Alain Souchon, Musician, MainArtist, Second Vocals - Jean-Noel Chaleat, Composer - Alain Chamfort, Composer - Jay Alanski, Lyricist - Jane Birkin, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France Label Parlophone, ℗ 2003 Warner Music France
Jacques Higelin, Composer - Brigitte Fontaine, Lyricist - Etienne Daho, MainArtist, Second Vocals, Guest Musicians - Jane Birkin, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France Label Parlophone, ℗ 2003 Warner Music France
Beth Gibbons, Composer, Writer, Chorus - Jane Birkin, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France Label Parlophone, ℗ 2003 Warner Music France
CAetano Veloso, Composer, Writer, MainArtist, Spoken Voice Vocals, Guest Musicians - Jane Birkin, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France Label Parlophone, ℗ 2003 Warner Music France
Roland Vincent, Composer - Michel Delpech, Lyricist - Jane Birkin, Vocals, MainArtist - Christophe Miossec, MainArtist, Second Vocals, Guest Musicians
© 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France Label Parlophone, ℗ 2003 Warner Music France
Gonzales, Composer, Writer - Feist, Composer, Writer, MainArtist, Second Vocals, Guest Musicians - Jane Birkin, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France Label Parlophone, ℗ 2003 Warner Music France
MANU CHAO, Composer, Producer, Electric Guitar, Writer, MainArtist, Second Vocals - Jane Birkin, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France Label Parlophone, ℗ 2003 Warner Music France
Brian Molko, Lyricist, Performance, MainArtist, Second Vocals, Guest Musicians - Jane Birkin, Vocals, MainArtist - Rachel Corkett, Composer
© 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France Label Parlophone, ℗ 2003 Warner Music France
Keren Ann Zeidel, Composer - Françoise Hardy, MainArtist, Second Vocals, Guest Musicians - Benjamin Biolay, Composer, Writer - Jane Birkin, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France Label Parlophone, ℗ 2003 Warner Music France
Yosui Inoue, Composer, Writer, MainArtist, Second Vocals, Guest Musicians - Jane Birkin, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France Label Parlophone, ℗ 2003 Warner Music France
Paolo Conte, Composer, Writer, Music, MainArtist, Second Vocals, Guest Musicians - Jane Birkin, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France Label Parlophone, ℗ 2003 Warner Music France
Album review
Following on from the world music stylings of 2002's remarkable Arabesque album, but dispensing with that album's reliance on Serge Gainsbourg compositions, 2004's Rendez-Vous is Jane Birkin's most wide-open album in years, a joyous romp whose only downfall is, contrarily, the very factor that brought it so much attention. A collection of duets, Rendez-Vous pairs Birkin with singers as far-flung as Etienne Daho and Bryan Ferry, Françoise Hardy and Beth Gibbons, and the success rate is thrown as far across the spectrum as the guests. Alain Chamfort, for example, can add nothing to "T'As Pas le Droit d'Avoir Moins Mal Que Moi" simply because his vocal approach really isn't that different to Birkin's own, while Placebo frontman Brian Molko sounds more overwhelmed writing and singing for Birkin than he ever did alongside David Bowie. Plus, "Smile" really isn't a very good song. The triumphs, on the other hand, stand alongside (almost) any duet Birkin has recorded in the past. Her partnership with Hardy, "Surannée," is as astonishing as it ought to be; Gibbons' "Strange Melody" is a haunted atmosphere for two shattered voices; while linking with Ferry for a sparsely sinister (if a little fast) rendition of Roxy Music's "In Every Dream Home a Heartache" has a bizarre symmetry that defies belief. It is, after all, one thing for Ferry to sing a love song to a blow-up doll, but what are listeners to make of Birkin's half of the duet? Is the doll singing back to him? Does she have one of her own? Or are the protagonists locked into so dysfunctional a relationship that neither can see past the other's most obvious charms? But for all the album's failings (or, rather, those of its guests), Rendez-Vous is a wonderful album, a remarkable achievement, and as valuable a Birkin album as any of her '90s releases.
© Dave Thompson /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:19
- Main artists: Jane Birkin
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Parlophone (France)
- Genre: World Europe French Music
© 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France ℗ 2003 - CAPITOL UNE DIVISION DU GROUPE Parlophone Music France
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