By the release of this album, Francis Cabrel had assembled quite a formidable team of instrumentalists, arrangers, and producers, and this album reflects their confidence and ability.
More varied than any of Cabrel's earlier releases, Photos de Voyages maintains a high level of excellence musically.
The arrangements are compelling and the instrumental performances are strong and tasteful.
However, the disc is missing the knockout songs of Quelqu'un de l'interieure, not to mention the intensity and insightful social observations of his earlier work.
The album is a transitional work: Cabrel moving from savant singer-songwriter to relaxed, reminiscent musical shape-shifter, an approach which he is to master on later releases.
Overall, this is a better forum for Gerard Bikialo (producer) than Cabrel, but a nice indicator of what is to come.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tourner Les HelicosFrancis Cabrel | Francis Cabrel | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 2 | L' Homme Qui MarcheFrancis Cabrel | Francis Cabrel | Play | 04:25 | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| 3 | Qu'est-Ce Que Je Viens de Dire?Francis Cabrel | Francis Cabrel | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 4 | Je Te SuivraiFrancis Cabrel | Francis Cabrel | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 18 MB |
| 5 | GitansFrancis Cabrel | Francis Cabrel | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| 6 | Encore et EncoreFrancis Cabrel, Roger Secco | Francis Cabrel | Play | 04:33 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | LisaFrancis Cabrel | Francis Cabrel | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| 8 | DocteurFrancis Cabrel | Francis Cabrel | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 9 | Photos de VoyagesFrancis Cabrel | Francis Cabrel | Play | 04:17 | 9 MB | 19 MB |
| 10 | Le Lac | Francis Cabrel | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| 42 mins | 98 MB | |||||
| 42 mins | 214 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Azzola | Accordion |
| 2 | Guy Battarel | Producer |
| 3 | Gérard Bikialo | Clavier, Musical Direction, Realization |
| 4 | Jean-Yves Bikialo | Synthesizer |
| 5 | Patrick Bourgoin | Brass, Saxophone |
| 6 | Francis Cabrel | Choeurs, Composer, Digital Layout, Guitar (Acoustic), Musical Direction, Primary Artist |
| 7 | Marc Chantereau | Percussion |
| 8 | Christophe Guiot | Violone |
| 9 | Joe Hammer | Percussion |
| 10 | Denys Lable | Guitar (Electric) |
| 11 | Bernard Paganotti | Basse |
| 12 | Serge Pauchard | Assistant Engineer |
| 13 | Slim Pezin | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 14 | Kamil Rustam | Guitar (Electric) |
| 15 | Claude Salmiéri | Drums |
| 16 | Roger Secco | Choeurs, Composer |
| 17 | Trevor Vallis | Mixing |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |