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1982 studio album by F. R. David
Words
Studio album by F. R. David
Released1982
Genre
Length33:58
LabelCarrere
Producer
  • Frédéric Leibovitz
  • Jean-Michel Gallois-Montbrun
F. R. David chronology
Words
(1982) 		Long Distance Flight
(1984)

Words is the debut studio album by French singer F. R. David. Its title track, "Words", was a commercial success in Europe, reaching number one in ten countries across the continent, as well as peaking at No. 2 in the United Kingdom, France and Netherlands.

Track listing

  1. "Words" (Robert Fitoussi) – 3:31
  2. "Someone to Love" (Fitoussi, Daniel Darras, Richelle Dassin) – 3:28
  3. "Take Me Back" (Fitoussi, Darras) – 3:55
  4. "Pick Up the Phone" (Fitoussi, Richelle Dassin) – 3:10
  5. "Music" (Frédéric Leibovitz, Darras, Sam Choueka) – 3:13
  6. "Rocker Blues" (Fitoussi, Dassin) – 3:41
  7. "Givin' It Up" (Fitoussi, Pepin) – 3:19
  8. "He" (Fitoussi, Pepin, Dassin) – 3:13
  9. "Porcelain Eyes" (Darras, Fitoussi) – 2:41
  10. "Can't Get Enough" (Fitoussi, Pepin, Dassin) – 4:00

Personnel

  • F.R. David: Rhythm guitar, vocals
  • Patrice Tison: Lead guitar
  • Daniel Darras: Keyboards, saxophone
  • Gilles Douieb, Michel Assa: Bass
  • Benjamin Cohen, Roger Rizzitelli: Electronic drums
  • Joël Fajerman: Drum programming


Production

  • Arranged by F.R. David, Daniel Darras and Frédéric Leibovitz
  • Produced by Jean-Michel Gallois-Montbrun and Frédéric Leibovitz
  • Engineered by Daniel Darras
  • Mixed by Dominique Poncet
  • Design, photography – Richard Charpagne

Charts

Chart performance for Words
Chart (1982–1983) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 1
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 3
UK Albums (OCC) 46

References

  1. ^ Monger, Timothy. "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  2. UK Singles Chart Official Charts Company (Retrieved April 30, 2009)
  3. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  4. "Offiziellecharts.de – F-R David – "Words"" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  5. "Norwegiancharts.com – F-R David – %22Words%22". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  6. "Swedishcharts.com – F-R David – %22Words%22". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 November 2021.



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