For the 1870 painting of La Vérité, see Jules Joseph Lefebvre

Jules Joseph Lefebvre

Jules Joseph Lefebvre was a French figure painter.Lefebvre entered the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in 1852 and was a pupil of Léon Cogniet. He won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1861. Between 1855 and 1898, he exhibited 72 portraits in the Paris Salon...

For the 1960 film by Henri-Georges Clouzot

Henri-Georges Clouzot

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, see La Vérité (film)

La Vérité (film)

The Truth is a 1960 French film directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.- Cast :*Brigitte Bardot as Dominique Marceau*Charles Vanel as Maître Guérin*Paul Meurisse as Maître Éparvier...

La Vérité was the last album by Niagara

Niagara (band)

Niagara is the name of a French synthpop duo that achieved popularity both in France and Canada from 1986 to 1989. The band, whose was known under the name L'Ombre jaune from 1982 to 1984, was formed in Rennes, France, in 1984, by vocalist Muriel Laporte and keyboardist Daniel Chenevez...

. Niagara was one of the few French bands who had success and critical acclaim outside of France

France

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 despite not singing in English, because of this they embarked on an international tour in 1991 which included many sold out concerts. Based on this success, Polydor decided to spare no expense on La Vérité which was recorded with a big band consisting of 45 musicians and had a special jewel case with a relief

Relief

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 of the logo of the band on the cover.

The album was dark with an apocalyptic

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 sound, sometimes bordering on hard rock

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 with ballads intermixed and deals with subjects like the state of the planet, the weird role of the media, the problems of being accepted and being a woman. Up to now they were known for an acid rock

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 sound which was reasonably happy. The change of theme resulted in an album which didn't go straight to #1 like their previous two albums, . The album was nevertheless certified Gold. On the personal side, the relationship between Muriel Moreno, the flamboyant singer, and Daniel Chenevez, the guitar and keyboard player, was not as it used to be. Niagara gave a final concert in Le Zénith, Paris

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on 25 March 1992 before going their separate ways with moderately successful solo careers.

Track listing

#	Title	Length
1.	"Je Suis De Retour"	3:48
2.	"C'est Maintenant"	4:10
3.	"La Fin Des Étoiles"	3:50
4.	"Le Minotaure"	2:53
5.	"Plus Belle Qu'une Femme"	3:55
6.	"Un Million D'Années"	4:01
7.	"Le Prochain Payera Pour Les Autres"	3:20
8.	"De La Victoire"	3:35
9.	"Je N'Oublierai Jamais"	3:35
10.	"Aux Coeurs Blessés"	4:11
11.	"Ma Dernière Pensée"	3:20
12.	"Ultravision"	1:20
13.	"Les Sapins"	2:59