Un Jour Parfait

Un Jour Parfait (French for "a perfect day") is the second solo album by the Stranglers' bassist Jean-Jacques Burnel, released on 23 September 1988 by Epic Records.^[3] The album was aimed at the French market^[4] and its release limited to certain territories,^[5] but was available in the UK as an import.^[6] All songs were written in French,^[6] except "Garden of Eden".

Un Jour Parfait
Studio album by Jean-Jacques Burnel
Released	23 September 1988
Genre	Pop[1]
Length	44:27 (CD) 39:58 (LP)
Label	Epic
Producer	Jean-Jacques Burnel
Jean-Jacques Burnel chronology
Fire & Water (Ecoutez Vos Murs) (with Dave Greenfield) (1983) Un Jour Parfait (1988) Gankutsuou (Soundtrack) (2005)
Singles from Un Jour Parfait
"Le Whiskey" Released: 1988 "Rêves" Released: 1988[2]
Alternative cover
1994 and 1998 reissues album cover

Background

In a 1992 interview, Burnel explained: "with this I wanted to do something with French sounds and sensibilities".^[1] Pat Gilbert of Record Collector magazine described the album as a "collection of melodic pop songs ... including a number of Latin-tinged tracks which faintly echoed the light, whimsical strains of the Stranglers' Feline album."^[1] In his book Peaches: A Chronicle of The Stranglers 1974-1990, Robert Endeacott described it as having "a gentle Euro disco vibe mixed in with a strong sense of melancholy, soaked in majestic keyboards."^[4]

The track "Weekend" is a reworking of "Les Dames de Rochefort", a 1988 song by Belgian band Glacier Georges.^[7][8]

The album was reissued on CD in 1994 by Stranglers Information Service and again in 1998 by Eastworld Recordings. Both reissues featured new cover artwork and bonus tracks.^[9]

Track listing

All lyrics and music written by Jean-Jacques Burnel, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Un Jour Parfait (Thème)" (instrumental)			0:43
2.	"Si J'étais"			4:34
3.	"Weekend"	Burnel, Glaciers George	Burnel, Glaciers George	4:26
4.	"Triste Ville Ce Soir"			3:13
5.	"Un Jour Parfait"	Stern		5:47
6.	"Via Dolorosa"	Dominique Buxin		4:19
7.	"Le Whiskey"	Buxin		4:51
8.	"Crazy (She Drives Me)"	Burnel, Stern		3:07
9.	"Garden of Eden"			4:17
10.	"Rêves"	Burnel, Buxin		3:21
11.	"Waltz" (instrumental)			1:32
12.	"Via Dolorosa" (Spanish version) (CD only)	Burnel, Santiago Auserón		4:29
Total length:				44:27

1994 CD reissue bonus tracks

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
13.	"Le Whiskey" (12" mix)	Buxin	5:08
14.	"Elle Assure" (non-album single, 1989[10])		3:41
15.	"Rêves" (12" mix)	Burnel, Buxin	4:53
Total length:			58:11

1998 CD reissue bonus track

This reissue includes the same 3 bonus tracks, and in the same order, as the 1994 reissue.

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Les Mensonges et les Larmes" (previously unreleased)	4:42
Total length:		62:53

Personnel

Adapted from the album liner notes.^[11]

Musicians

• Jean-Jacques Burnel - bass, guitar, programming, drums
• Dave Greenfield - keyboards
• Glaciers George - keyboards on "Weekend"
• Alex Gifford - saxophone
• Chris Lawrence - trombone
• Jason Votier - trumpet

Technical

• Jean-Jacques Burnel - producer, engineer
• Owen Morris - engineer
• Dave Greenfield - engineer
• Bang Hai Ja - cover painting
• Jean-Yves Legras - photography
• Grant Louden - graphics
• Jean-Luke Epstein - graphics
• Simon J. Webb - cover design (1994 and 1998 reissues)^[12]