Delta Kiss by Louis Philippe
Following the more experimental 'Rainfall' and 'Jean Renoir', 'Delta Kiss' saw Louis Philippe return to the 'pure pop' stylings of his él days, with jazz double bass player and pianist Danny Manners coming to the fore as accompanist and arranger for the first time - the start of a collaboration which has carried on to this day. This album also sees the transition to a more orchestral sound, with the Covent Garden String Quartet appearing for the first time of many on a Louis Philippe album.
Tracklist
| 1. | Like Any Other | 4:54 |
| 2. | Wonderfull | 4:41 |
| 3. | Wichi Tai To | 3:50 |
| 4. | Hail Mary | 2:44 |
| 5. | Boy | 4:09 |
| 6. | L'Aventure | 3:26 |
| 7. | Jealous | 4:30 |
| 8. | A Paris | 3:23 |
| 9. | Evenings Fall | 3:36 |
| 10. | Haida | 4:48 |
| 11. | Anna's Garden | 3:49 |
| 12. | Destination Moon | 5:00 |
| 13. | Eusebio | 2:55 |
Credits
Louis Philippe: vocals, guitar
Danny Manners: electric bass, double bass, keyboards, backing vocals and programming
Chris Batchelor: trumpet & flugelhorn
Pete Whyman: clarinet in Bb, bass clarinet
Clive Bell: flute, shakuhachi, accordion
Rick Bolton: electric guitar
Glen Fox: percussion
Melissa Holding: backing vocals
Ken Brake: backing vocals
The Covent Garden String Quartet, leader: Abigail Trundle (cello)
All songs written by Philippe Auclair, except (3), written by Jim Pepper
Arranged and produced by Louis Philippe and Danny Manners
Recorded by Ken Brake and mixed by Gerard Johnson at Momentum Studio, Parson's Green, London
License
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A central figure of the legendary él label, French singer-songwriter, arranger and producer Louis Philippe has been creating a refined world of pop songs influenced by Maurice Ravel as well as the Beach Boys for nearly forty years now. He has also collaborated with Danny Manners, Stuart Moxham, Bertrand Burgalat, Alasdair McLean, Sean O'Hagan, Matilde Santing, Valérie Lemercier and many others.