Après

For other uses, see Après (disambiguation).
Après
Studio album by
Iggy Pop
Released9 May 2012
RecordedFebruary 2010 – June 2011
StudioSilverlake Sound, Los Angeles; Crescent Moon Studios, Miami, Florida; The Groove Room, San Rafael, California; Bedford Studios
Genre
Length28:33
LabelThousand Mile Inc
ProducerHal Cragin
Iggy Pop chronology
Préliminaires
(2009) 		Après
(2012) 		Post Pop Depression
(2016)

Après is the sixteenth studio album by American rock singer Iggy Pop.

Background

Consisting partly of covers sung in French,[2] it was released on 9 May 2012 on Thousand Mile Inc[3] after the album was rejected by Virgin EMI Records. Pop said his record company would have 'preferred that I do a rock album with popular punks' and that "They didn't think they would make any money, they didn't think my fans would like it - very sensible attitudes for a sensible sort of person - but that's a different sort of person than I am."[4]

The album has been described as containing ″crooning vocals, Cole Porter covers, soft melodies, and an all-around sense of everything suave″.[5]

When asked by Bill Flanagan if he had heard any good records lately, Bob Dylan mentioned Après.[6]

The cover photo is referring to the figure La Conscience played by Iggy Pop in the French movie L'Étoile du jour (Morning Star) by Sophie Blondy.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Original artistLength
1."Et si tu n'existais pas"lyrics: Vito Pallavicini, Pierre Delanoë, Claude Lemesle; music: Pasquale Losito, Salvatore CutugnoJoe Dassin3:36
2."La Javanaise"Serge GainsbourgSerge Gainsbourg2:33
3."Everybody's Talkin'"Fred NeilFred Neil2:51
4."I'm Going Away Smiling"Yoko OnoYoko Ono2:40
5."La Vie en rose"lyrics: Édith Piaf; music: Louis GuglielmiÉdith Piaf2:09
6."Les Passantes"lyrics: Antoine Pol; music: Georges BrassensGeorges Brassens4:12
7."Syracuse"lyrics: Bernard Dimey; music: Henri SalvadorHenri Salvador2:06
8."What Is This Thing Called Love?"Cole PorterCole Porter2:51
9."Michelle"John Lennon, Paul McCartneyThe Beatles2:45
10."Only the Lonely"lyrics: Sammy Cahn; music: Jimmy Van HeusenFrank Sinatra2:51

Personnel

Adapted from Discogs.[7][better source needed]

  • Iggy Pop – vocals
  • Hal Cragin – guitar (tracks 1–9), bass guitar, piano (tracks 3–5, 7, 8), vocals (track 9)
  • Steven Ulrich – electric guitar (tracks 1, 2)
  • Danny Blume – acoustic guitar (tracks 1, 2), electric guitar (track 9)
  • Jerry Zaslavsky – organ (tracks 1, 2)
  • Jon Cowherd – piano (track 10)
  • Ben Perowsky (tracks 5, 9), Jerry Marotta (tracks 4, 7), Kevin Hupp (tracks 1–3) – drums, percussion
  • Jainardo Batista – percussion (tracks 1, 2)
  • Aaron Halva – tres guitar (tracks 1, 2)
  • Lucie Aimé (tracks 1, 5), Sarah Fimm (tracks 1, 2, 9) – backing vocals
  • Tim Ouimette – horn arrangements (tracks 5, 8), horns (track 5), trombone (track 8)
  • Lulu Gainsbourg – horn arrangement (track 2)

Technical

  • Hal Cragin – producer, engineer, mixing
  • Andy Tommasi – additional production, engineer
  • Guillaume le Grontec, Sophie Blondy – photography

Charts

2022 chart performance for Après
Chart (2022) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 61

References

  1. ^ "Iggy Pop – Après". Discogs.
  2. ^ "Iggy Pop Announces Album of Mostly French Covers". Rollingstone.com. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  3. ^ Jaroslav Špulák (25 April 2012). "Iggy Pop vydá album s coververzemi". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Iggy Pop album shuns 'humiliating' record labels". The Daily Telegraph. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  5. ^ Maren McGlashan (22 June 2012). "Iggy Pop: Après Album Review". Louderthanwar.com. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  6. ^ "Q&A with Bill Flanagan | The Official Bob Dylan Site". Bobdylan.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Iggy Pop – Après (2012, Digisleeve, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Iggy Pop – Après" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 2, 2022.