Singles
Release date |
Single |
Sales Figures |
Peak positions |
1979 |
"Le Banana Split" |
700,000 |
#1 FRA[2] |
1980 |
"Amoureux solitaires" |
964,000 |
#1 FRA, #1 ITA, #10 AUT, #11, GER[2] |
1980 |
"Amicalement votre" |
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#19 FRA, #59 GER[2] |
Re-Issues
The album was originally released by the record company Arabella in 1980.[3] It was re-released by Warner Music Group in 1996. Finally, a second re-issue by Ze Records followed in 2005 with four bonus tracks, including the extended version of the main hit single "Le Banana Split", "Teenager" (the b-side of "Le Banana Split") and the Spanish version of the single "Amoureux solitaires".
Track listing
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1. | "Amicalement Votre" | Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski | 2:44 |
2. | "J'obtiens toujours tout ce que je veux" | Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski | 2:33 |
3. | "Comix Discomix" | Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski | 3:36 |
4. | "La panthère rose" | Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski | 2:35 |
5. | "You Go To My Head" | Haven Gillespie / J. Fred Coots | 3:39 |
6. | "Amoureux solitaires" | Elli Medeiros / Jacno / Jacques Duvall (translation - uncredited) | 3:25 |
7. | "Si belle et inutile" | Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski | 2:54 |
8. | "Bébé vampire" | Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski | 2:40 |
9. | "Speedy Gonzales" | Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski | 3:14 |
10. | "La petite amazone" | Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski | 3:13 |
11. | "Le Banana Split" | Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski | 2:31 |
12. | "Oz" | Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski | 2:17 |
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1. | "Teenager" | Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski | 5:23 |
2. | "Je ne sais pas dire oui" | Jacques Duvall / Marc Moulin | 4:37 |
3. | "Amantes Solitarios" | Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski | 4:00 |
4. | "Le Banana Split (Version Longue 1979)" | Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski | 6:19 |
According to Lio's autobiography Pop Model,[5] it was her lyricist Jacques Duvall who translated the lyrics of "Lonely Lovers", the original English-language song by French punk band Stinky Toys which became "Amoureux solitaires". However, if composer-guitarist Jacno approved the cover, singer-lyricist Elli Medeiros didn't. In the end, Duvall couldn't have his name in the official credits of the song and didn't get any royalties for it.
Personnel
- Coordinator [Reissue Co-ordination], Liner Notes, Design [Digipak & Booklet Design] – Michel Esteban
- Design [Original Art Cover Design] – Marc Borgers
- Photography [Photos Booklet] – Guido Marco
- Producer – Dan Lacksman (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 16), Marc Moulin (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 16)
- Recorded By – Alan Ward
- Remastered By – Charlus de la Salle[4]
B-sides
Song |
Single |
"Teenager" | "Le Banana Split"/7" vinyl (Belgium & France) |
"Le Banana Split (Long Disco Version)" | "Le Banana Split"/12" maxi vinyl (Belgium & France) |
"Marie Antoinette" (English Version of "Le Banana Split") | "Le Banana Split"/7" vinyl (UK)[6] |
"Petite amazone" | "Amoureux solitaires"/7" vinyl |
"Speedy Gonzales" | "Amoureux solitaires"/7" vinyl (Canada)[7] |
"Si belle et inutile" | "Amicalement votre"/7" vinyl (France, Germany & Netherlands) |
"You Go To My Head" | "Amicalement votre"/7" vinyl (Japan)[8] |