Amour Programme
Encyclopedia
"Amour Programmé" is a song by the French Canadian Synthpop
group Nudimension
.
The single is in the french language and was recorded at Fountain Studios, Montreal
, Canada
. Released by Illusion Records (Canada) in May 1983,; It became a breakthrough single for Nudimension and was the first to feature TV presenter Anne-Marie Cyr on vocals. It would achieve moderate success in french speaking regions of Canada, charting in the top 20 francophone charts and in Europe. It was responsible for a number of Nudimension's early TV performances including Quebec TV’s primetime Lautrec Show.
It was also released with a music video
created by the band's Marc Fontaine, which was unusual for all but the biggest bands in 1983. The Video featured footage shot during one of the band's apparences on Montreal's Musi-Video show
and scenes of Louie Louie and Cyr in the studio with basic chromakey overlay effects.
In 2009 two versions of the song were featured on the band's remastered Album "The Best of Nudimension
".
Synthpop
Synthpop is a genre of popular music that first became prominent in the 1980s, in which the synthesizer is the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s and early 1970s by the use of synthesizers in progressive rock, electronic art rock, disco and particularly the "Kraut rock" of...
group Nudimension
Nudimension
Nudimension were a francophone French Canadian New Wave/Synthpop band from Montréal, Canada who were active between 1982 and 1989.Composed of Lead Singer/composer Louie Louie , Non musician Marc Fontaine and - - vocalist Anne Marie Cyr...
.
The single is in the french language and was recorded at Fountain Studios, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Released by Illusion Records (Canada) in May 1983,; It became a breakthrough single for Nudimension and was the first to feature TV presenter Anne-Marie Cyr on vocals. It would achieve moderate success in french speaking regions of Canada, charting in the top 20 francophone charts and in Europe. It was responsible for a number of Nudimension's early TV performances including Quebec TV’s primetime Lautrec Show.
It was also released with a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
created by the band's Marc Fontaine, which was unusual for all but the biggest bands in 1983. The Video featured footage shot during one of the band's apparences on Montreal's Musi-Video show
Musi-Video show
Musi-Video show was a Music television series which ran in Canada between 1980 and 1984 on Community television. It was a very early example of the format that later would be adopted by the creation of MTV and MuchMusic....
and scenes of Louie Louie and Cyr in the studio with basic chromakey overlay effects.
In 2009 two versions of the song were featured on the band's remastered Album "The Best of Nudimension
The Best of Nudimension
The Best of Nudimension is a greatest hits album by 1980s French Canadian Synthpop group Nudimension. It includes the majority of their tracks recorded between 1981 - 1989...
".
Credits
- Anne-Marie Cyr - Vocals
- Louie Louie - Vocals, Drums, Keyboards
- Patrick Bourgeois - Electric Guitar
- Francois Laberge - Keyboards
- Ben Kaye - Producer