Genre
French pop and new wave. Recorded in New York with American session musicians and engineers, the album brought a more international, polished rock sound to Daho's characteristically melancholic songwriting and his low, whispery vocal delivery marking a sonic departure from the synth-driven productions of his earlier Virgin albums.
Release
Released on December 6, 1991, by Virgin France. It was Daho's fifth studio album.
Production
Produced and arranged by Étienne Daho and Edith Fambuena, with Tom Durack as recording and mixing engineer. Pre-production took place at Skyline Studios, New York City; live recordings and overdubs at Soundtrack Studios, New York City; mixing at Studio Plus Trente, Paris; mastering at Masterdisk, New York City.
Reception
Paris ailleurs was a major commercial success, continuing the run of gold and platinum certifications that had begun with Pop Satori (1986). The album reached number ten on the French Albums Chart, sold over 700,000 copies in France, and was certified Platinum by the SNEP. It produced the single "Des attractions désastre" and is regarded by critics and fans as a high point in Daho's catalogue, frequently noted alongside "Pop Satori" and "Pour nos vies martiennes" as among his most accomplished and enduring works.
Étienne Daho
Étienne Daho (born January 14, 1956, Oran, French Algeria) is a French singer-songwriter and record producer, one of the most influential figures in French pop and new wave music since the early 1980s. His family relocated to Rennes in 1965 following Algerian independence, where as a teenager he immersed himself in the local punk scene around the band Marquis de Sade. He launched his recording career in 1981 with Mythomane, produced by Jacno, before achieving national fame with "Week-end à Rome" from La notte, la notte... (1984). Beyond his solo work, he has produced and collaborated extensively with other artists, including Lio's Des fleurs pour un caméléon (1991) and several projects with the British band Saint Etienne. He was made a Knight of the National Order of Merit in 2001 and Officer of the "Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" in 2006.
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