Pop model

Pop model is Belgian pop singer Lio's third studio album of entirely new material and fourth album overall. It features two of her biggest hits: "Les brunes comptent pas pour des prunes" and "Fallait pas commencer". It is her second best-selling album and was certified gold in France.

Pop model
Studio album by
Lio
Released1986
GenrePop
Label
Producer
Lio chronology
Amour toujours
(1983)		 Pop model
(1986)		 Can can
(1988)
Singles from Pop model
  1. "Les brunes comptent pas pour des prunes"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Fallait pas commencer"
    Released: 1987
  3. "Je casse tout ce que je touche"
    Released: 1987
  4. "Chauffeur suivez cette voiture"
    Released: 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Background

Pop model was released after the failure of her previous album, Amour toujours. Between the two albums, Lio teamed up with French TV presenter Jacky and scored a Top 50 hit with the single "Tétèoù?",[2] written and produced by her then-boyfriend, singer-songwriter Alain Chamfort.
According to Lio's autobiography,[3] Alain Chamfort worked on the production of the lead single "Les brunes comptent pas pour des prunes" as a "breakup gift".

Singles
Release
date		 Single Sales
Figures		 Peak positions
1986 "Les brunes comptent pas pour des prunes" 250,000+ #10 FRA[4]
1987 "Fallait pas commencer" 355,000 #5 FRA[4]
1987 "Je casse tout ce que je touche" 90,000+ #22 FRA[4]
1987 "Chauffeur suivez cette voiture"[4] 20,000

Re-Issues

The album was originally released by the record company Polydor in 1986.[5] It was re-released by Ze Records in 2005 with four bonus tracks, including a cover of T. Rex's "Hot Love", the English version of "Les brunes comptent pas pour des prunes" and the extended versions of many songs.

Track listing
Original Album[6]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Pop song"Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski3:21
2."Je casse tout ce que je touche"Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski3:52
3."Les deux pour le prix d'une"Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski2:40
4."Les filles veulent tout"Guillaume Israël / Isabelle Fasy3:36
5."Dallas"Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski3:53
6."Les brunes comptent pas pour des prunes"Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski3:05
7."Fallait pas commencer"Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski3:57
8."Veste du soir"Guillaume Israël / Yann Leker3:46
9."Barbie"Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski3:47
10."Chauffeur suivez cette voiture"Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski3:23
Bonus Tracks (on ZE Records 2005 re-release)[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."Hot Love"Marc Bolan3:36
12."Brunettes Are No Puppets"Jacques Duvall / Marc Moulin3:09
13."Les Deux Pour Le Prix D'Une (Long Version Club)"Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski5:10
14."Les Brunes Comptent Pas Pour Des Prunes (Long Version Club)"Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski4:48
15."Fallait Pas Commencer (Long Version Club)"Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski5:02
16."Je Casse Tout Ce Que Je Touche (Long Version Club)"Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski5:11
17."Chauffeur, Sauvez Cette Voiture (Long Version Club)"Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski5:02
18."Barbie (Alternative Mix No Drum)"Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski3:48

Personnel
  • Backing vocals [additional] – Helena Noguerra
  • Backing vocals, arranged by [backing vocals] – Sylvaine Bordy
  • Bass – Marc Navez
  • Cello – David Shamban
  • Drums – Gilbert Levy, Philippe Draï (tracks: 6, 12, 14)
  • Guitar – Vincent Palmer (tracks: 6, 12, 14)
  • Guitar, arranged by [horns] – Yann Lecker
  • Keyboards, arranged by [strings] – John Cale
  • Percussion – Marcal Filho
  • Producer – Alain Chamfort (tracks: 6, 12, 14), John Cale (tracks: 5, 8, 10, 18), Marc Moulin (tracks: 6, 12, 14), Michel Esteban
  • Saxophone – Spider Mittleman
  • Synthesizer, mixed by – Steven Stanley
  • Trumpet – Dale Turner
  • Viola – Peter Hatch
  • Violin – Edith S. Shayne, Henri Ferber*, Michael Markman[8]

Certifications
Region Certification
France Gold (100,000)[4]

References
  1. Ned Raggett. "Pop model". Allmusic. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
  2. http://www.discogs.com/Lio-Et-Jacky-T%C3%A9t%C3%A8o%C3%B9/release/1979777
  3. Lio & Gilles Verlant, Pop Model, Editions Flammarion, 2004.
  4. http://www.chartsinfrance.net/communaute/index.php?/topic/44253-lio-est-de-retour-recap-1979-2012/
  5. http://www.discogs.com/Lio-Pop-Model/master/69816
  6. http://www.discogs.com/Lio-Pop-Model/release/2262794
  7. http://www.discogs.com/Lio-Premier-Album/release/585579
  8. http://www.discogs.com/Lio-Pop-Model/release/608129
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