Jacques Dutronc (1966 album)

Jacques Dutronc is the first studio album by the French singer-songwriter Jacques Dutronc, released in 1966. Since Dutronc's first seven albums are all self-titled, the album is commonly referred to by the title of any of its three tracks which were released as singles ("Et moi, et moi, et moi", "Les play boys" and "Les Cactus").

Jacques Dutronc
Studio album by
Jacques Dutronc
Released1966 (France)
Recorded1966
GenreFrench rock
Length32:43
LabelDisques Vogue
Jacques Dutronc chronology
Jacques Dutronc
(1966)		 Jacques Dutronc
(1968)

Reception

The album went straight to number one in the French charts upon its release and sold over a million copies in total.[1] The single "Les play boys" was number one in the French charts from 3 December 1966 until 13 January 1967. In recognition of the album's success, Dutronc was awarded a special Grand Prix du Disque by the Académie Charles Cros, in memoriam of one of its founders.[1]

The album is included in Philippe Manœuvre's 2010 book Rock français, de Johnny à BB Brunes, 123 albums essentiels, which contains reviews of the 123 "most essential" French-language rock albums.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Music Story[4]

Track listing

Words by Jacques Lanzmann and music by Jacques Dutronc, with the exception of La Compapadé, words and music by Jacques Dutronc.

No.TitleLength
1."Les play boys"3:08
2."L'espace d'une fille"2:45
3."Sur une nappe de restaurant"2:15
4."J'ai mis un tigre dans ma guitare"2:21
5."Les Cactus"2:42
6."Et moi, et moi, et moi"2:55
7."L'opération"3:09
8."On nous cache tout, on nous dit rien"2:36
9."La fille du Père Noël"2:36
10."Les gens sont fous, les temps sont flous"3:03
11."La compapadé"3:19
12."Mini-mini-mini"1:54

Personnel
  • Jacques Dutronc - voice, rhythm and lead guitars, percussion, arrangements, orchestra director
  • Hadi Kalafate - bass, percussion
  • Alain Le Govic (alias Alain Chamfort) - piano, organ
  • Jean-Pierre Alarcen - guitar
  • Jacques Pasut - rhythm guitar
  • Michel Pelay - drums
Technical

References
  1. "Jacques Dutronc biography". RFI music. Archived from the original on 2014-01-10.
  2. Philippe Manœuvre, Philippe Manœuvre présente : Rock français, de Johnny à BB Brunes, 123 albums essentiels, Hoëbeke, 2010 (ISBN 9782-84230-353-2)
  3. Kik, Quint. "Jacques Dutronc- Jacques Dutronc". AllMusic.
  4. Picaud, Loïc. "Jacques Dutronc- 1966". Music Story. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
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