Room with a View

• Artist: Henri Salvador
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• Release Date: February 12, 2002
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Vocal Music

Review

Henri Salvador was born in 1917 in Cayenne, French Guiana. He studied music in Paris and played with Django Reinhardt on one occasion. He started playing guitar seriously in Paris in 1935. His stay in the interior of Brazil is evident in much of his music. His sound is a combination of Parisian cabaret, Brazilian bossa nova, and French Antillean influences. This particular album shows his range of influences very well. His unguent vocals infuse an ambience of sensuous silk and soft tropical breezes. He also displays his great sense of humor in his lyrics, for which he is renowned in France and his homeland. "Jardin D'Hiver" tells of all the images he would like to have inhabit his winter garden. It is a touching portrait and sung very soulfully. The instrumental accompaniment throughout the album is very much muted but exceptional in its evocation of the ambience that his voice creates. The duet with Francoise Hardy on "Le Fou de la Reine" is a fine example of the finesse of both artists. The album won the Victoire de la Musique award in France for the year 2000. A highly recommended introduction to this prolific artist. [This album was rereleased under the title Room With a View in early 2002 on the Blue Note label, including a bonus track.] ~ Mark Romano, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Jazz, Silver Moonlight	Benjamin Biolay	Henri Salvador	(3:24)
Jardim	Benjamin Biolay	Henri Salvador	(2:47)
Room With a View	Henri Salvador, Benjamin Biolay	Henri Salvador	(2:41)
J'Ai Vu	Henri Salvador	Henri Salvador	(3:30)
All I Really Want Is Love	Jacques Duvall, Salvadore Poe	Lisa Ekdahl, Henri Salvador	(4:08)
La Muraille de Chine	Henri Salvador	Henri Salvador	(3:19)
Il Fait Dimanche	Art Mengo	Henri Salvador	(3:57)
Un Tour de Manège	Keren Ann	Toots Thielemans, Henri Salvador	(3:38)
Vagabond	Art Mengo	Henri Salvador	(3:22)
Je Sais Que Tu Sais	Paul Misraki	Henri Salvador	(4:26)
Mademoiselle	Henri Salvador, Armand Garoux	Henri Salvador	(3:54)
Faire des Ronds Dans l'Eau	Benjamin Biolay	Henri Salvador	(2:48)
Aime-Moi	Henri Salvador	Henri Salvador	(3:13)
Le Fou de la Reine	Françoise Hardy, Henri Salvador	Françoise Hardy, Henri Salvador	(3:10)

Credits

Bernie Arcadio (Piano), Bernie Arcadio (Arranger), Bernie Arcadio (Conductor), Bernie Arcadio (Musical Director), Patrick Artero (Trumpet), Tony Cousins (Mastering), Denis Leloup (Trombone), Toots Thielemans (Performer), Laurent Vernerey (Bass), André Villéger (Saxophone), Eric Le Lann (Trumpet), Herve Mechinet (Flute), Lisa Ekdahl (Performer), Henri Salvador (Main Performer), Thomas Dutronc (Guitar), Yan Leuvrey (Design), Guillemette Gobbi (Design), Jacques Ehrhart (Producer), Jacques Ehrhart (Engineer), Jacques Ehrhart (Mixing), Vincent Artaud (Bass), Marc Di Domenico (Producer), Marc Di Domenico (Executive Producer), Daniele Scannapieco (Saxophone), Florin Niculescu (Violin), Dominique Cravic (Guitar), Keren Ann (Adaptation), Regis Ceccarelli (Art Coordinator), B. Ehlinger (Assistant Engineer), European Symphonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Nicolas Folmer (Trumpet), Bia Krieger (Adaptation), Maghyar Budapest (Orchestra), G. Mis (Assistant Engineer), Cristophe Guiot (Orchestra), Michelino Silvano (Adaptation), Aldo Soares (Photography)