Polnareff's is an album by Michel Polnareff released in 1971 on AZ Disques. At the time of its release, Polnareff was "one of the most successful musicians in France", according to The Independent.[1] The album reflected some very personal and serious issues for Polnareff, including the suicide of Europe 1 radio director Lucien Morisse, a close friend, to whom the song "Qui a tué grand'maman?" was dedicated.[2] The album was remixed in quadraphonic for release in Japan in 1972.[3] In 1997, the album was first reissued on compact disc by Universal Records, along with his albums Le Bal des Lazes and Love Me, Please Love Me.[4]

Polnareff's
Studio album by Michel Polnareff
Released	1971
Recorded	1971
Genre	Rock
Label	AZ Disques
Michel Polnareff chronology
Le Bal des Laze (1968) Polnareff's (1971) Fame à la Mode (1975)

Track list

1. "Voyages" (M. Polnareff) – 2:52
2. "Né dans un ice-cream" (J.-L. Dabadie, M. Polnareff) – 3:22
3. "Petite, petite" (J.-L. Dabadie, M. Polnareff) – 3:20
4. "Computer's Dream" (M. Polnareff) – 4:16
5. "Le désert n'est plus en Afrique" (M. Polnareff, M. Polnareff) – 3:04
6. "Nos mots d'amour" (J.-L. Dabadie, M. Polnareff) – 3:13
7. "...Mais encore" (M. Polnareff) – 2:15
8. "Qui a tué grand'maman ?" (M. Polnareff, M. Polnareff) – 2:37
9. "Monsieur l'Abbé" (M. Polnareff, M. Polnareff) – 3:30
10. "Hey You Woman" (P. Delanoe, M. Polnareff) – 5:21
11. "À minuit, à midi" (J.-L. Dabadie, M. Polnareff) – 3:36

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

Thom Jurek of AllMusic described the album as a "psychedelic pop masterpiece", "so bloody well-executed and produced, it cannot be anything but brilliant ... pretentious French psychedelic soul at its most garish and essential."[5]

Personnel

Performance

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• Michel Polnareff

Technical

• Jean-Loup Dabadie – text
• Pierre Delanoé – text
• Peter Gallen – assistant
• Paul Holland – sound recording
• Anthony King – arranger, orchestra director
• Barry Kingston – collaboration
• Jean- Marie Perier – photography
• François Plassat – illustrations
• Michel Polnareff – vocals, piano, mellotron, organ, electric piano, guitars, percussions, xylophone, bass, arranger, orchestra director
• Bill Shepherd – arranger, orchestra director

Releases

References