Alertez les bébés !

Alertez les bébés ! is the sixth album by French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in 1976. The album is named after the central song on the album, a ten-minute long track, written quickly in a feverish state by the singer, with the recording being made live in one take.[1]

Alertez les bébés !
Studio album by Jacques Higelin
Released	1976
Recorded	August 1976 at Studios Ferber and in a particular house
Genre	French rock
Length	46:21
Label	Pathé-Marconi/EMI
Producer	Thierry Vincent
Jacques Higelin chronology
Irradié (1976) Alertez les bébés ! (1976) 15 chansons d'avant le déluge, suite et fin (1976)

Critical reception

The album received the Grand Prix du Disque de l'Académie Charles Cros. The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named it the 29th greatest French rock album.[2]

Track listing

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Le Minimum"	Jacques Higelin	5:32
2.	"Géant Jones"	Higelin	4:56
3.	"La Rousse au chocolat"	Higelin	3:42
4.	"Je veux cette fille"	Higelin	2:48
5.	"J'suis qu'un grain de poussière"	Higelin	4:05

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Aujourd'hui la crise !"	Higelin	4:20
7.	"Rien"	Higelin	4:45
8.	"Coup de blues"	Higelin	4:13
9.	"Alertez les bébés !"	Higelin	10:10
10.	"Demain ça s'ra vachement mieux"	Higelin	1:50

Personnel

Musicians

• Pierre Chérèze - electric guitar, lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Christian Leroux - electric guitar, rhythm guitar, acoustic lead guitar
• Jacky Thomas - bass guitar
• Michel Santangelli - drums, tambourine, mandocello
• Jacques Higelin - vocals, keyboards, piano
• Danielle Bartholetti, Françoise Walle - background vocals
• Stéphane Vilar - brass

Production

• Paul Semama: recording, mixing
• Thierry Vincent: production

References

1. "Ce que le temps a donné à l'homme". Arte.tv. Archived from the original on 2016-01-04.
2. Rolling Stone, n°18, February 2010.