Femmes d'aujourd'hui is the second studio album by Jeanne Mas

Jeanne Mas

Jeanne Mas, born on 28 February 1958 in Alicante, Spain, is a French pop singer and actress.She was well known in France, Switzerland and Belgium for a number of hit singles released in the 1980s. From the late eighties onwards her career slid into the has-been category. Her first success was...

, released in April 1986 by Pathé Marconi. As for the previous album, all texts were written by Romano Musumarra. The French singer Daniel Balavoine

Daniel Balavoine

Daniel Balavoine was a French singer and songwriter. He was hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and inspired many singers in the 1980s, such as Jean-Jacques Goldman, and Michel Berger, his closest friend...

 also participated in the production of the album (including "Cœur en stéréo"). Charted from May 3, 1986, it peaked at #1 for two months on the French Albums Chart and featured for 63 weeks in the top 30, most of them in the top ten. It was certified Platinum disc and remained to date Mas' most successful album in terms of sales and chart trajectories.

Track listing

1. "La Geisha" (Jeanne Mas, Romano Musumarra) – 5:06
2. "En Rouge et Noir
   En Rouge et Noir
   "En Rouge et Noir" is a 1986 French single recorded by Jeanne Mas, from her album Femmes d'aujourd'hui. It achieved a great success in France, topping the chart during 1986 summer. At present, it is undoubtedly the most known song of this artist....
   
   " (J. Mas, R. Musumarra, Piero Calabrese, Massimo Calabrese, Lorenzo Meinardi) – 4:32
3. "Idéali" (J. Mas) – 4:35
4. "Lola" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra) – 3:44
5. "Femme d'aujourd'hui" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra, Roberto Zaneli) – 3:34
6. "Mourir d'ennui" (J. Mas, Joe Hammer) – 4:08
7. "Plus forte que l'océan" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra) – 4:09
8. "Sauvez-moi" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra, R. Zaneli) – 3:55
9. "S'envoler jusqu'au bout" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra) – 4:43
10. "L'Enfant" (J. Mas, R. Musumarra, R. Zaneli) – 5:22

Singles

#	Title	Date
1.	"En Rouge et Noir En Rouge et Noir "En Rouge et Noir" is a 1986 French single recorded by Jeanne Mas, from her album Femmes d'aujourd'hui. It achieved a great success in France, topping the chart during 1986 summer. At present, it is undoubtedly the most known song of this artist.... "	April 1986
2.	"L'Enfant"	September 1986
3.	"Sauvez-moi"	February 1987

Personnel

• Jeanne Mas – vocals
  Human voice
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  , backing vocals
• Carole Welsman – backing vocals
• John Woolof – guitar
  Guitar
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• Benjamin Raffaelli – guitar
• Romano Musumarra – guitar, piano
  Piano
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  , drum programming
• Dominique Grimaldi – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Thierry Durbet – keyboards
  Electronic keyboard
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  , drum programming
• Walter Martino – drums
  Drum kit
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• Joe Hammer – drums

Production

• Producers - Romano Musumarra, Joe Hammer, Dominique Blanc-Francard, Thierry Durbet, Jeanne Mas
• Arrangements - Romano Musumarra, Joe Hammer, Dominique Blanc-Francard, Thierry Durbet, Jeanne Mas
• Engineer - Gianpaolo Bresciani, John "Puk" Quist, Dominique Blanc-Francart
• Mixing - Dominique Blanc-Francart, John "Puk" Quist

Recorded at Studio Titania (Italy), Puk Studio (Denmark) and Studio Palais des Congrès (France)

Design

• Photography - Ennio Antonangeli, Tato
• Assistant - Silvana Fantino
• Cover design - Jeanne Mas

Charts, certifications and sales

Chart (1986-1987)	Peak position
French Albums Chart	1

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
France	Platinum	1986	400,000	1,200,000