Revolutions
Studio album by
Jean-Michel Jarre
Released26 September 1988[1]
Recorded1987-1988
StudioCroissy studio
Length44:21
LabelDisques Dreyfus
ProducerJean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre chronology
Rendez-Vous
(1986)		 Revolutions
(1988)		 Jarre Live (Destination Docklands)
(1989)
Singles from Revolutions
  1. "Revolutions"
    Released: October 1988
  2. "London Kid"
    Released: December 1988
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]

Revolutions is the ninth studio album by electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, first released in September 1988. The album reached number 2 in the UK charts, Jarre's best chart position since Oxygène. The Destination Docklands concert in London coincided with the release of the album.

Composition and recording

The album was recorded and mixed at Croissy studio.[3] The song "London Kid" was a collaboration with Shadows guitarist Hank Marvin.[4] The title track contains reworked samples of an unpublished composition by Turk Kudsi Erguner, which Jarre had acquired from ethnologist Xavier Bellenger. Erguner took his case to court and won a modest indemnity.[5] Jarre removed the flute part—the Ney—from new releases of the record and from live performances, the track was later retitled as "Revolution, Revolutions". The title track also featured vocoder by Jarre and Michel Geiss. The track "September" is dedicated to South African ANC activist Dulcie September, who was assassinated in Paris on 29 March 1988.[3]

Track listing

1988 vinyl edition

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Révolution industrielle" (Industrial Revolution)16:51
2."London Kid"4:27
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Révolutions" (Revolutions)4:57
2."Tokyo Kid"5:21
3."Computer Weekend (recorded and released in 1987)"4:42
4."September"3:53
5."L'Emigrant" (The Emigrant)4:10
Total length:44:21

1988 CD edition

No.TitleLength
1."Industrial Revolution Overture"5:11
2."Industrial Revolution Part 1"5:10
3."Industrial Revolution Part 2"2:17
4."Industrial Revolution Part 3"4:13
5."London Kid"4:27
6."Revolutions"4:57
7."Tokyo Kid"5:21
8."Computer Weekend"4:42
9."September"3:53
10."L'Emigrant" (The Emigrant)4:10
Total length:44:21

1991 remaster

No.TitleLength
1."Industrial Revolution Overture"5:11
2."Industrial Revolution Part 1"5:10
3."Industrial Revolution Part 2"2:17
4."Industrial Revolution Part 3"4:13
5."London Kid"4:27
6."Revolution, Revolutions"4:55
7."Tokyo Kid"5:21
8."Computer Weekend"4:42
9."September"3:53
10."L'Emigrant" (The Emigrant)4:10
Total length:44:19

Personnel

Personnel listed in album liner notes:[3]

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] 28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 17
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[9] 4
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 13
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 2

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[13] 2× Gold 200,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Gold 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Notes
  1. ↑ "BPI".
  2. ↑ Revolutions at AllMusic
  3. 1 2 3 Revolutions (liner notes). Disques Dreyfus. 1988. 837 098-2.
  4. ↑ Larkin, Colin (1995). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Glebb, Lloyd-Lincoln, Abbey. Guinness Pub. p. 2137. ISBN 978-1-56159-176-3. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Aubert, Seeger & Ribeiro 2007, p. 61
  6. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jean Michel Jarre – Revolutions" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jean Michel Jarre – Revolutions" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Jean Michel Jarre – Revolutions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Jean Michel Jarre – Revolutions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Jean Michel Jarre – Revolutions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Jean Michel Jarre | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "French album certifications – J-Michel JARRE – Revolutions" (in French). InfoDisc. Select J-MICHEL JARRE and click OK. 
  14. ↑ "British album certifications – Jean Michel Jarre – Revolutions". British Phonographic Industry.
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