Reviens [Import]

Garou | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 24, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000SWN9I
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #986,956 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Passe Ta Route

2. Et Si on Dormait

3. Hemingway

4. L' Aveu

5. Reviens (Où Te Caches-Tu?)

6. Pour l'Amour d'Une Femme

7. Pendant Que Mes Cheveux Poussent

8. Les Filles

9. Le Sucre et le Sel

10. Quand Passe la Passion

11. Au Coeur de la Terre

12. Prière Indienne

13. Tout Cet Amour Là

14. Ne Me Parlez Plus d'Elle

15. Ton Premier Regard

16. Une Dernière Fois Encore

Editorial Reviews

Multi-Platinum artist Garou's current album, Reviens, has produced four Top 10 Radio Singles in Quebec. This list is about to get longer with the addition of a smash duet with a living legend. Garou and Michel Sardou duet on the song, 'La Riviere De Notre Enfance' written and composed by Ddier Barbelivien. Both nostalgic and moving, this song touches on the death of a loved one and shows that the union of these two unique and highly recognizable voices is simply magical. EMI. 2005. --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Garou finds his stride on "Reviens", October 14, 2004

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Sarah - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reviens (Audio CD)

Garou (né Pierre Garand in Sherbrooke, QC) burst onto the Québec music scene in 2000 with his debut album Seul after a successful star-making run in Luc Plamondon's musical Notre Dame de Paris. His good looks and Joe Cockeresque trademark growl proved a hit with francophone music buyers, but I found his first album to be hit or miss on memorable songs.

On his sophomore album "Reviens," Garou has assembled a list that reads like the Who's Who of francophone pop stardom, almost all of whom are frequent Céline Dion collaborators: Luc Plamondon (Notre Dame de Paris, Starmania), Jean-Jacques Goldman, Jacques Veneruso, Gildas Arzel, and Erick Benzi (the four "guys" on Céline's "1 fille & 4 types" album from 2003), Didier Barbelivien, Romano Musumarra, and Aldo Nova.

This time around, Garou's thrown in an interesting mix of styles that veers away from the overproduced sound on his last album, blending old-fashioned rock with nods to country (Et si on dormait), gospel (Pendant que mes cheveux poussent), and blues (Une dernière fois encore). One song in particular (Les filles) finds Garou channeling legendary French rocker Jean-Jacques Goldman, with his intimate delivery, witty lyrics, and strummed acoustic guitar (J-J plays guitar on this track).

A standout was "Le sucre et le sel," which finds Garou en trio with two contestants of Québec's Star Académie (Pop Idol), identical twins Suzie and Annie Villeneuve of Saguenay. The sensual ballad seems to unfold in slow motion, and the girls provide a fabulous counterpoint to Garou, who sings his part with an unusual gentleness that showcases a different side of his register.

"Reviens" gives us a more confident Garou on top of his game, featuring engaging lyrics, great mixing, a knockout guitar-driven band (versus the more synthesizer-driven debut Seul), and a high-energy blend of catchy rock interspersed with quieter, reflective moments. If you're new to Garou or Québécois pop, this is a great first album to invest in.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars keep going Garou, July 8, 2005

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Lisa Buie-Collard "ecrivan" (Georgia, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Reviens (Audio CD)

At first this album was hard to hear because I was so in love with 'Seul', but now I can't stop listening to it. Garou gives us more of his musical range, his personal likes and stretches beyond the passionate base of love songs the first album gave us. We get more horns, another controversial song 'Sel et Sucre' (Garou seems fond of putting controversy out there for us to mull on), and partial a cappella tunes as well as being treated to new passionate ballads, which he does like no one else. I can't wait to hear what he comes up with next. And, I, among others, await an album in English. English speakers deserve to hear this voice and experience this character.