Lorada is a 1995 album recorded by French

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. It was released on June 20, 1995, and achieved success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where, however, it failed to top the charts, being blocked by Michael Jackson

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. It provided four singles in France, but a sole top ten hit : "J'la croise tous les matins" (#7), "Ne m'oublie pas" (#18), "Quand le masque tombe" (#22) and "Rester libre" (#26). Several songs of the album were written by Jean-Jacques Goldman

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, including the first hit single.

Track listing

1. "Lorada" (Erick Benzi
   Erick Benzi
   Erick Benzi is a French musician, songwriter, composer and record producer.He is the former member of group Canada . Benzi is one of biggest and the most requested Francophone producers...
   
   , Gildas Arzel, Jean-Jacques Goldman
   Jean-Jacques Goldman
   Jean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
   
    and Jacques Veneruso) — 0:47
2. "Est-ce que tu me veux encore ?" (Gildas Arzel) — 4:42
3. "Rester libre" (Erick Benzi / Canada) — 4:01
4. "Le regard des autres" (Jean-Jacques Goldman) — 5:10
5. "Lady Lucille" (Gildas Arzel) — 4:02
6. "Un rêve à faire" (Gildas Arzel) — 4:39
7. "J'la croise tous les matins" (Jean-Jacques Goldman) — 4:31
8. "Chercher les anges" (Jacques Veneruso) — 6:26
9. "Tout feu, toute femme" (Jacques Veneruso) — 4:29
10. "Quand le masque tombe" (Erick Benzi
    Erick Benzi
    Erick Benzi is a French musician, songwriter, composer and record producer.He is the former member of group Canada . Benzi is one of biggest and the most requested Francophone producers...
    
    ) — 4:41
11. "Ami" (Erick Benzi) — 3:44
12. "Aime-moi" (Erick Benzi) — 4:20
13. "Ne m'oublie pas" (Gildas Arzel / Jacques Veneruso,Gildas Arzel, Erick Benzi and Gwenael Arzel) — 4:44

Source : Allmusic.

Personnel

Musicians

• Drums : Ian Wallace
  Ian Wallace (drummer)
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   (tracks 2,3,5-11,13)
• Bass : Phil Soussan (tracks 2,3,5-11,13)
• Organ : Jim Prime (tracks 2-5,7-11,13)
• Keyboards : Erick Benzi (tracks 2-8,10-13)
• Percussion : Erick Benzi (tracks 2,3,7,10), Marc Chantereau (tracks 4,13)
• Slide guitar : Robin Le Mesurier (tracks 2-4,7-13), Gildas Arzel (tracks 4,6)
• Electric guitar : Gildas Arzel (track 2,3,5,7,10,11), JacquesVeneruso (tracks 8,9,13)
• Acoustic guitar : Jacques Veneruso (track 2-4,6,7,10-12, Robin Le Mesurier (tracks 5), Gildas Arzel (tracks 9,12,13), Jean-Jacques Goldman (track 12)
• Harmonica : Christophe Duplu (track 2,4,9,13)
• Piano : Jim Prime (tracks 5,6), Erick Benzi (track 5)
• Tambourine : Erick Benzi (track 11)
• Background vocals : Erick Benzi (tracks 1-3,5,8-13), Jacques Veneruso (tracks 1-3,5,6,8-13), Gildas Arzel (tracks 1,2,5,6,8-13), Jean-Jacques Goldman (tracks 1,2,8-10,12,13)

Recording

• Artistic production : Jean-Jacques Goldman
• Arrangements and production : Erick Benzi
• Recorded at Lorada and at Guillaume Tell, by Erick Benzi
• Mixed at Guillaume Tell by Chris Kimsey
  Chris Kimsey
  Christopher Kenneth Kimsey is a record producer, mixer and musician most famous for having co-produced The Rolling Stones' Undercover and Steel Wheels albums...
  
  for Chris Kimsey Production
  • Except tracks 7,10 : mixed by Erick Benzi
• Assistants :
  • At Lorada : Antonio Martinez
  • At Guillaume Tell : Myriam Eddaira, Stéphane Briand and Jérôme Devoise
• Technical team at Lorada : Guy Marseguerra, Guy Laroutis and Luc Vindras
• Engraving : Raphaël Jonin / Dyam
• Photos : Roberto Frankenberg, Gilles LHOTE / OREP and Tony Frank
• Design : Antonietti, Pascault

Releases

Date	Label	Country	Format	Catalog
1995	Universal Music	Belgium, France, Switzerland	CD	5283692

Certifications and sales

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
France	2 x Platinum	1995	600,000

Peak positions

Chart (1995/96)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart	3
French SNEP Albums Chart	2

End of year charts

End of year chart (1995)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart	18
French Albums Chart	9