Cadillac is a 1989 album recorded by French singer Johnny Hallyday. It was released in June 1989 and achieved success in France, where it debuted at #1 for eight consecutive weeks on the SNEP albums chart on July 2, 1989, and totalled 61 weeks in the top 50. It provided five singles in France, including a top three hit: "Mirador" (#3), "Si j'étais moi" (#25), "Les Vautours..." (#30), "Himalaya" (#30) and "Cadillac" (#39). The lyrics were written by Étienne Roda-Gil, who had worked in the 1980s with Vanessa Paradis, and the music was composed and arranged by Jacques Cardona, David Hallyday, Georges Augier, Jean-Pierre Bucolo and Jean-Claude Petit. This album was inspired by Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac, a French who founded Detroit in 1701 and who gave his name to the brand of luxury vehicles.
Track listing "Les Vautours..." (Jacques Cardona, Étienne Roda-Gil) — 4:49 "Mirador" (David Hallyday, Roda-Gil) — 4:21 "Rien à jeter" (Georges Augier De Moussac, Jean-Pierre Bucolo, Cardona, Roda-Gil) — 3:37 "Himalaya" (Augier, Bucolo, Roda-Gil) — 4:43 "Possible en moto" (Hallyday, Roda-Gil) — 4:18 "Cadillac" (Augier, Bucolo, Roda-Gil) — 4:47 "Si j'étais moi" (Bucolo, Roda-Gil) — 4:03 "L'Étoile solitaire" (Bucolo, Roda-Gil) — 3:33 "C'est du vent" (Augier, Bucolo, Roda-Gil) — 4:12 "Testament d'un poète" (Jean-Claude Petit, Roda-Gil) — 1:43
Source : Allmusic.Cadillac, track listing [ Allmusic.com] (November 27, 2008)
Personnel Produced by Etienne Roda-Gil Musical direction: Jean-Pierre Bucolo Recording: Jean-Pierre Janiaud and Olivier Do Esperito Santo Mixing: Jean-Pierre Janiaud Recorded at Studio Gang Tony Frank - photography
Releases Date Label Country Format Catalog1989Universal MusicBelgium, France, SwitzerlandCD?2000IMS8384972
Certifications Country Certification Date Sales certifiedFranceFrench certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved November 27, 2008)2 x Platinum1990600,000
Charts Chart (1989)PeakpositionFrench SNEP Albums ChartCadillac, French Albums Chart See: "Selection des autres artistes" => "Johnny HALLYDAY" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved November 27, 2008)1
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