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Charles Aznavour's double-disc Duos album boasts a lot of starpower and a bunch of his greatest hits, but there's less than initially meets the eye here. Sure, a quick glance at the track listing shows a long list of international superstars who team up with Aznavour to sing duets on the album, including Céline Dion, Julio Iglesias, Placido Domingo, Laura Pausini, Elton John, Johnny Hallyday, Nana Mouskouri, Sting, Josh Groban, Carole King, Paul Anka, Herbert Gronemeyer, Liza Minnelli, and Bryan Ferry. Even the late Edith Piaf, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin show up for duets. Moreover, the track listing reads like a greatest-hits collection, compiling the classics "Toi et Moi," "Hier Encore," and "La Bohème," among many others. Yet a more careful study of the track listing reveals that the featured superstars show up not once but twice -- once on each disc, in general -- and that the songs are likewise duplicated -- once on the French-language first disc and then, with some exceptions, again on the English-language second disc. Essentially, Aznavour and the guest vocalists cut a French- and English-language version of each song, one for each disc. So there's less than meets the eye here on Duos, as the second disc mostly repeats the first disc, albeit in a secondary language (English in most cases, but also Spanish, Italian, and German in the case of the respective Domingo, Pausini, and Gronemeyer duets). This repetition is one thing, but the duets sound almost as canned as the musical backing tracks, as if this were an Aznavour karaoke session. Granted, Aznavour is in fine form, but the duet vocals sound terribly overdubbed and often half-hearted, and worst of all is the music, which couldn't be blander. With little more than novelty appeal going for it, Duos is for Aznavour fanatics only.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
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Phil Ramone, Producer - Charles Aznavour, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jacques Revaux, ComposerLyricist - Celine Dion, MainArtist - Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, ComposerLyricist - Erick Benzi, Producer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Charles Aznavour, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Francoise Dorin, ComposerLyricist - Julio Iglesias, MainArtist - Erick Benzi, Producer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Charles Aznavour, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Placido Domingo, MainArtist - BERNARD DIMEY, ComposerLyricist - Erick Benzi, Producer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Charles Aznavour, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Laura Pausini, MainArtist - Steve Jeffries, Producer - Georges Garvarentz, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Shart, Producer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Elton John, MainArtist - Charles Aznavour, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Jeffries, Producer - Patrick Shart, Producer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Phil Ramone, Producer - Charles Aznavour, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Hallyday, MainArtist - Erick Benzi, Producer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Charles Aznavour, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Erick Benzi, Producer - Nana Mouskouri, MainArtist
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Phil Ramone, Producer - Charles Aznavour, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Sting, MainArtist - Erick Benzi, Producer - Yves Stephane, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Josh Groban, MainArtist - Jacques Plante, Author - Charles Aznavour, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Eric Mouquet, Producer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Phil Ramone, Producer - Carole King, MainArtist - Charles Aznavour, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Erick Benzi, Producer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Paul Anka, Producer, MainArtist - Charles Aznavour, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Herbert Grönemeyer, MainArtist - Charles Aznavour, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Erick Benzi, Producer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Edith Piaf, MainArtist - Charles Aznavour, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Pierre Roche, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
DISC 2
Elton John, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Aznavour, Producer, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Herbert Kretzmer, Adapter - Steve Jeffries, Producer - Patrick Shart, Producer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Phil Ramone, Producer - Charles Aznavour, Composer, Author, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Liza Minnelli, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Fred Ebb, Adapter
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Phil Ramone, Producer - Charles Aznavour, Composer, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sting, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marcel Stellman, Adapter - Erick Benzi, Producer - Yves Stephane, Author
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Charles Aznavour, Producer, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Frank Sinatra, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - CAROLYN LEIGH, Author - JOHNNY RICHARDS, Composer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Frank Sinatra Enterprises, LLC
Charles Aznavour, Composer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Erick Benzi, Producer - Nana Mouskouri, MainArtist - Howard H. Liebling, Adapter
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Phil Ramone, Producer - Charles Aznavour, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Herbert Kretzmer, ComposerLyricist - Bryan Ferry, MainArtist - Erick Benzi, Producer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Paul Anka, Producer, MainArtist - Charles Aznavour, Composer, Author, MainArtist - Herbert Kretzmer, Adapter
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Phil Ramone, Producer - Dee Shipman, Adapter - Charles Aznavour, Author, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jacques Revaux, Composer - Celine Dion, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Composer - Erick Benzi, Producer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Josh Groban, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jacques Plante, Author - Charles Aznavour, Composer, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Kretzmer, Adapter - Eric Mouquet, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Charles Aznavour, Composer, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Placido Domingo, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - BERNARD DIMEY, Author - Erick Benzi, Producer - Pascal Noel, Adapter
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Phil Ramone, Producer - Carole King, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Aznavour, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Herbert Kretzmer, Adapter - Erick Benzi, Producer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Phil Ramone, Producer - Charles Aznavour, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Hallyday, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Marcel Stellman, Adapter - Erick Benzi, Producer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Bruno Pallesi, Adapter - Charles Aznavour, Composer, Author, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Laura Pausini, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Jeffries, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Pierre Roche, Composer - Patrick Shart, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2007 Universal Music B.V.
Herbert Grönemeyer, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Aznavour, Interprète Vocal, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Kunze, Adapter - Erick Benzi, Producer
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
Charles Aznavour, FeaturedArtist - Dean Martin, MainArtist - Taylor, ComposerLyricist - Ken Lane, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2008 EMI Music Netherlands BV ℗ 2007 The Dean Martin Family Trust
Album review
Charles Aznavour's double-disc Duos album boasts a lot of starpower and a bunch of his greatest hits, but there's less than initially meets the eye here. Sure, a quick glance at the track listing shows a long list of international superstars who team up with Aznavour to sing duets on the album, including Céline Dion, Julio Iglesias, Placido Domingo, Laura Pausini, Elton John, Johnny Hallyday, Nana Mouskouri, Sting, Josh Groban, Carole King, Paul Anka, Herbert Gronemeyer, Liza Minnelli, and Bryan Ferry. Even the late Edith Piaf, Frank Sinatra, and Dean Martin show up for duets. Moreover, the track listing reads like a greatest-hits collection, compiling the classics "Toi et Moi," "Hier Encore," and "La Bohème," among many others. Yet a more careful study of the track listing reveals that the featured superstars show up not once but twice -- once on each disc, in general -- and that the songs are likewise duplicated -- once on the French-language first disc and then, with some exceptions, again on the English-language second disc. Essentially, Aznavour and the guest vocalists cut a French- and English-language version of each song, one for each disc. So there's less than meets the eye here on Duos, as the second disc mostly repeats the first disc, albeit in a secondary language (English in most cases, but also Spanish, Italian, and German in the case of the respective Domingo, Pausini, and Gronemeyer duets). This repetition is one thing, but the duets sound almost as canned as the musical backing tracks, as if this were an Aznavour karaoke session. Granted, Aznavour is in fine form, but the duet vocals sound terribly overdubbed and often half-hearted, and worst of all is the music, which couldn't be blander. With little more than novelty appeal going for it, Duos is for Aznavour fanatics only.
© Jason Birchmeier /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 28 track(s)
- Total length: 01:38:34
- Main artists: Charles Aznavour
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: World Europe French Music
© 2008 Universal Music B.V. ℗ 2008 Universal Music B.V.
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