Pop model

Pop model is Belgian pop singer Lio's third studio album of entirely new material and fourth album overall. It features two of her biggest hits: "Les brunes comptent pas pour des prunes" and "Fallait pas commencer". It is her second best-selling album and was certified gold in France.

Pop model
Studio album by Lio
Released	1986
Genre	Pop
Label	Arabella Polydor Warner Music ZE
Producer	Michel Esteban Alain Chamfort Marc Moulin John Cale
Lio chronology
Amour toujours (1983) Pop model (1986) Can can (1988)
Singles from Pop model
"Les brunes comptent pas pour des prunes" Released: 1986 "Fallait pas commencer" Released: 1987 "Je casse tout ce que je touche" Released: 1987 "Chauffeur suivez cette voiture" Released: 1987

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Background

Pop model was released after the failure of her previous album, Amour toujours. Between the two albums, Lio teamed up with French TV presenter Jacky and scored a Top 50 hit with the single "Tétèoù?",^[2] written and produced by her then-boyfriend, singer-songwriter Alain Chamfort.
According to Lio's autobiography,^[3] Alain Chamfort worked on the production of the lead single "Les brunes comptent pas pour des prunes" as a "breakup gift".

Singles

Release date	Single	Sales Figures	Peak positions
1986	"Les brunes comptent pas pour des prunes"	250,000+	#10 FRA[4]
1987	"Fallait pas commencer"	355,000	#5 FRA[4]
1987	"Je casse tout ce que je touche"	90,000+	#22 FRA[4]
1987	"Chauffeur suivez cette voiture"[4]	20,000

Re-Issues

The album was originally released by the record company Polydor in 1986.^[5] It was re-released by Ze Records in 2005 with four bonus tracks, including a cover of T. Rex's "Hot Love", the English version of "Les brunes comptent pas pour des prunes" and the extended versions of many songs.

Track listing

Original Album^[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pop song"	Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski	3:21
2.	"Je casse tout ce que je touche"	Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski	3:52
3.	"Les deux pour le prix d'une"	Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski	2:40
4.	"Les filles veulent tout"	Guillaume Israël / Isabelle Fasy	3:36
5.	"Dallas"	Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski	3:53
6.	"Les brunes comptent pas pour des prunes"	Jacques Duvall / Marc Moulin	3:05
7.	"Fallait pas commencer"	Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski	3:57
8.	"Veste du soir"	Guillaume Israël / Yann Leker	3:46
9.	"Barbie"	Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski	3:47
10.	"Chauffeur suivez cette voiture"	Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski	3:23

Bonus Tracks (on ZE Records 2005 re-release)^[7]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Hot Love"	Marc Bolan	3:36
12.	"Brunettes Are No Puppets"	Jacques Duvall / Marc Moulin	3:09
13.	"Les Deux Pour Le Prix D'Une (Long Version Club)"	Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski	5:10
14.	"Les Brunes Comptent Pas Pour Des Prunes (Long Version Club)"	Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski	4:48
15.	"Fallait Pas Commencer (Long Version Club)"	Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski	5:02
16.	"Je Casse Tout Ce Que Je Touche (Long Version Club)"	Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski	5:11
17.	"Chauffeur, Sauvez Cette Voiture (Long Version Club)"	Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski	5:02
18.	"Barbie (Alternative Mix No Drum)"	Jacques Duvall / Jay Alanski	3:48

Personnel

• Backing vocals [additional] – Helena Noguerra
• Backing vocals, arranged by [backing vocals] – Sylvaine Bordy
• Bass – Marc Navez
• Cello – David Shamban
• Drums – Gilbert Levy, Philippe Draï (tracks: 6, 12, 14)
• Guitar – Vincent Palmer (tracks: 6, 12, 14)
• Guitar, arranged by [horns] – Yann Lecker
• Keyboards, arranged by [strings] – John Cale
• Percussion – Marcal Filho
• Producer – Alain Chamfort (tracks: 6, 12, 14), John Cale (tracks: 5, 8, 10, 18), Marc Moulin (tracks: 6, 12, 14), Michel Esteban
• Saxophone – Spider Mittleman
• Synthesizer, mixed by – Steven Stanley
• Trumpet – Dale Turner
• Viola – Peter Hatch
• Violin – Edith S. Shayne, Henri Ferber*, Michael Markman^[8]

Certifications

Region	Certification
France	Gold (100,000)[4]