Beau Dommage – Beau Dommage

Beau Dommage is the debut album from the band of the same name. It was extremely popular, achieving triple platinum status for sales of over 300,000.

Several singles were released from the album, including "Le picbois," "Tous les palmiers"/"Montréal" and "La complainte du phoque en Alaska," and several other tracks, such as "Harmonie du soir à Châteauguay" and "23 décembre," are considered Quebecois classics.

I'm pretty sure that my brother Tim introduced me to this album, probably during our bicycle trip to the Rouyn-Noranda area of Quebec, circa 1977, although I am not sure when I actually picked up a copy for myself.

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Track Listing

1. "Tous les palmiers" (Robert Léger) – 3:20
2. "À toutes les fois" (Robert Léger) – 4:14
3. "Chinatown" (Michel Rivard) – 3:05
4. "La complainte du phoque en Alaska" (Michel Rivard) – 5:15
5. "Le picbois" (Robert Léger, Michel Rivard, Pierre Bertrand) – 3:25
6. "Harmonie du soir à Châteauguay" (Robert Léger) – 3:06
7. "Le Géant Beaupré" (Pierre Huet, Robert Léger) – 4:02
8. "Ginette" (Pierre Huet, Michel Rivard) – 2:35
9. "Un ange gardien" (Pierre Huet, Michel Rivard) – 2:56
10. "23 décembre" (Pierre Huet, Michel Rivard) – 2:14
11. "Montréal" (Pierre Huet, Robert Léger) – 4:44

Personnel

• Pierre Bertrand – vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, keyboards
• Marie-Michèle Desrosiers – vocals, piano, Eminent, synthesizer
• Réal Desrosiers – drums, percussion
• Robert Léger – piano, Eminent, synthesizer, flute, bass
• Michel Rivard – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bottle-neck guitar

• Beau Dommage – La Complainte du Phoque en Alaska (song)
• Beau Dommage – Harmonie du soir à Châteauguay (song)