The first seven songs on "Madame" is a seven-song tableaux or suite with lyrics by Remo Forlani, and music by our star, Barbara. Forlani was a writer, screenwriter, and an actor who worked with Jean-Luc Godard (Made in the U.S.A.") and worked with Chris Marker and Alain Resnais. Barbara is an iconic French singer/songwriter whose music and singing is very dramatic, and I think unique. There is only "one" Barbara."
"Madame" is orchestrated and arranged by Jean-Claude Vannier, who is a visionary musician/composer who worked with Serge Gainsbourg and Brigitte Fontaine among many others. His work is on the border of the avant-garde and French pop song. In a fashion, he's the bridge between Musique Concréte and the Yé-Yé. So, the album has three unique voices, and it's a remarkable cocktail in an album form. Barbara is the real deal and is considered to be the new version of a chanson singer. Perhaps due to her songwriting, as well as being an early AIDS activist in France. For the English speaking world, another avenue to explore through this French iconic singer/writer.
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