Discography: Vanessa Paradis


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This document is a discography of:

        Vanessa Paradis

Copyright © 1993-2008 by John Relph.

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The latest revision of this discography can be found at:
        http://idiot-dog.com/music/paradis.vanessa/

Visit the official site of Vanessa Paradis:
        http://www.vanessaparadis.fr/

Check out these Vanessa Paradis pages:
        http://www.vanessaparadis.net/
        http://www.vanessaparadis.info/
        http://www.chez.com/vparadis/

Some information included in this discography was taken from the Boys Keep Swinging catalog, a discography included in Record Collector magazine, various other catalogs, and the odd trade magazine.

Special mention to Robert van der Bruggen for his many contributions and corrections, and to Maria Margarida P. Salvado for her many contributions including scans of album and single artwork.

Special thanks to: (in alphabetical order)

        “R.J.” Barth, Bruno Bollaert, Jason Green, Ed Halbrook, Juliette
        Hauville, Christophe Hurler, Petri Kekkonen, Griffin Lam,
        Jean-Christophe Moreau, Katsuya Odajima, Jane Pook, Jonas Ringqvist,
        Maria Margarida P. Salvado, Anthony Schorr, Joshua Silverghost,
        Bambi xxxxxx, Dirk Vael, Julian Wright, Jean-Yves Devendeville.

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News and Information

Vanessa Paradis was given awards for Best Pop Album (Divinidylle) and Best French Female Artist at the 2008 Victoires De La Musique.

Vanessa Paradis and M will be working together on the soundtrack for a animated film called Un Monstre à Paris.

Alain Chamfort has written three songs for Vanessa Paradis' forthcoming album.

Vanessa Paradis is the voice of Margotte in an animated feature entitled Pollux, Le manège enchanté, which premiered 2 February 2005.

Vanessa Paradis appears in Mon Ange, a film by Serge Frydman, premiering 19 January 2005. Ms. Paradis does not appear on the soundtrack.

Vanessa Paradis was to appear in Terry Gilliam's Don Quixote alongside Johnny Depp, in October 2000. It was a spectacular failure. The film Lost in La Mancha documents the debacle.

Vanessa Paradis is mentioned on front sleeve of L'Odyssée des Enfoirés but she does not appear on the CD. She appeared on the tour but could not appear at the Lyon, France, convert where the CD was recorded.

Vanessa Paradis does not appear on a cover single entitled Vanessa Mon Paradis. In November 2002, two CDs featuring numerous covers of "Joe Le Taxi" were released in France; Ms. Paradis does not appear. Auria Pozzi covers “Joe Le Taxi” (12" 2002 DE Kontor Kontor282). Hanayo covers “Joe Le Taxi” on a 2 Many DJ's compilation released in 2001. Stereo Total covers “Joe Le Taxi” on the La Musique De Paris Derniere V.1 compilation (CD 2001.07.26 FR Naive EUR-01258).

Vanessa Paradis has filmed the following promotional videos:

Joe le taxi1987
Manolo Manolete1987
Marilyn et John1988
Maxou1988
Coupe coupe1989
Mosquito1989
Tandem1990
Dis-lui toi que je t'aime1990
L'amour en soi1991
Be My Baby1992
Sunday Mondays1992
Natural High1993
Just As Long As You Are There1993
Les Cactus1994
Gotta Have It1994
Commando2000

Vanessa Paradis has appeared in a number of films:

Pollux, Le manège enchanté (voice), 2005
Atomik Circus, 2004
Lost in La Mancha, 2002
La Fille Sur Le Pont, 1999
Une Chance Sur Deux, 1998
Un Amour De Sorcìere, 1997
Elisa, 1995
Noce Blanche, 1989

Some singles and full length soundtrack albums for these films have been released in various formats. Although these releases may feature photographs of Vanessa Paradis on the cover, Vanessa does not perform the music. These mostly limited edition releases, available only in France, include the following:

Noce Blanche soundtrack (CD 1989 FR Fremeaux Entertainment FE 951)
Noce Blanche soundtrack single (7" 1989 FR EMI 203 666-7)
L'avant scene no. 387, Noce Blanche special (Pub Dec. 1989 FR ltd. ed. 100 pp.)
Elisa soundtrack (CD 1995 FR Philips 526 750-2)
Elisa presskit (Pub 1995 JP, square, 25 pp.)
Un amour de sorcìere soundtrack (CD 1997 FR Remark 537 475-2)
Witch Way Love/Reveille toi promo soundtrack single from Un amour de sorcìere (C5 1997 FR Remark 3542)
Un amour de sorcìere presskit (glossy Pub 1997, 20 pp., 21x30cm.)
Une chance sur deux soundtrack (CD 1998 FR BMG 7432 1570 422)
One Way Love/Une chance sur deux soundtrack single from Une chance sur deux (C5 1998 FR BMG 7432 1569 932)
L'avant scene, La Fille Sur Le Pont special (Pub 1999 FR 100 pp.)

Recent changes to this document are indicated by green type.


Abbreviations and Definitions

num.    numbered        ltd.    limited         ed.     edition
p/s     picture sleeve  std.    standard        s/s     stock sleeve
s/l     slimline        j/b     jewel box       promo   promotional
c/n     catalog number  g/f     gatefold        p/d     picture disc
b/i     back insert     p/b     paperboard      w/s     widescreen

Album:  full album release, in one or more of the formats below:
  LP    12" vinyl long-player (33 1/3 RPM)
  CD    Compact (digital) disc (std. j/b unless otherwise indicated)
  CT    (Mini-) Cassette tape
  8T    8-track tape (obsolete)
  RT    Reel-to-reel tape
  DC    Digital Compact Cassette tape
  MD    MiniDisc (digital magneto-optical)
  CR    CD-R (CD Recordable or Read-Write)
  SA    Super Audio Compact Disc (SACD)
  DA    DVD Audio
  DR    DVD-R (DVD Recordable or Read-Write)
  DD    Digital Download (see Other Formats below)

Single: single or EP release, in one or more of the formats below:
  7"    45 RPM vinyl
  10"   45 RPM vinyl
  12"   45 RPM vinyl
  C3    CD-3, 3" (8 cm) CD single
  C5    5" (12 cm) CD single (s/l j/b unless otherwise indicated)
  CS    (Mini-) Cassette single (p/b p/s unless otherwise indicated)
  EP    Extended play single or mini-album (vinyl, usually 33 1/3 RPM)
  F7    7" flexi-disc, flexible vinyl single (usually one-sided)

Video:  video release, in one or more of the formats below:
  VHS   VHS-format video tape
  Beta  Beta-format video tape
  BRD   Blu-ray Disc
  HDD   High-Definition DVD
  DVD   Digital Versatile (Video) Disc (including DVD-ROM)
  VCD   Video CD, popular in Asia (MPEG1)
  CLV   Video disc in Constant Linear Velocity format (8" or 12")
  CAV   Video disc in Constant Angular Velocity format (8" or 12")
  LDS   Laser Disc single (Japan)
  VHD   Video High Density, obsolete laser disc format (Japan)
  NTSC  Video format for U.S.A. and Japan
  PAL   Video format for the E.C. (except France) and Scandinavia
  SECAM Video format for France

Other Formats:
  ROM   CD-ROM, computer-readable disc
  MP3   Layer 3 MPEG encoded audio
  WMA   Windows Media Audio
  Pub   A publication: a book, songbook, pamphlet, magazine, etc.

Definitions:
  Q1/Q2/Q3/Q4   Calendar quarters: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall.
  Radio Show    A release specially recorded for radio airplay.
  Interview     An interview transcription disc.
  Collection    A collection of tracks by this artist, usually previously
                released on various albums and singles.
  Compilation   A compilation of tracks by various artists.
  Soundtrack    Soundtrack to a film or play released in Album format.
  Box Set       Box set of previously released and/or unreleased material.
  Songbook      Book of words and music.
  Bootleg       Unauthorized release of previously unreleased material
                consisting of concert recordings, studio outtakes, and
                radio or television broadcasts.
  Pirate        Unauthorized release of previously released material
                without attempting to make the album look like an original.
  Counterfeit   Unauthorized copy of an officially released album.

Country codes are InterNIC domain names, except for the following:
        AA  Australasia         AS  Asia                BX  BeNeLux
        EU  Europe (EC/EEC)     SC  Scandinavia         SO  South America
        WG  West Germany (prior to August 1990)         WW  Worldwide

The Fine Print

Please do not ask me where to find rare recordings, bootlegs, videos, or other releases listed in this discography.  Please do not ask me where you can get scans of artwork for these releases.  This discography is a list of releases that have been made available over time, not a list of my personal collection.  Just because any given release is listed in this discography does not mean that I own that release, nor does it indicate that I am willing to trade, sell, or make tape copies of that or any other release.  If you are looking for such recordings, try attending record shows, reading collector magazines, and hunting in used record shoppes.

While the existence of unauthorized recordings may be documented herein, I cannot advise on the legality of such recordings, nor can I advise where such recordings can be obtained.

All singles and EPs have a picture sleeve (p/s) unless otherwise noted.  Unless otherwise noted, CDs come in a standard jewel-box and CD-singles come in a slim-line jewel-box.  An “obi” is the paper strip (literally, the “sash”) that comes wrapped around most Japanese LPs and CDs.

Song authorship is denoted by names enclosed in braces, e.g., “{Blegvad/Moore}”.  Where possible, the name of the lyricist appears first.

Information flagged with a question mark has not been verified (a guess, a rumour).  If you have further information about these or other related releases or if you can supply missing artwork, please write me.

Many CD track times were found using my compact disc player and the time indicated on your CD player may vary slightly (± 1-3 seconds), due to the way different machines calculate track times.

Address all correspondence to:
       John Relph <relph at tmbg dot org>

This list was compiled and formatted by John Relph.

While information about particular releases is not copyright and may be used without permission, the compilation of this information in this discography in this format is copyright and may not be published in any form whatsoever without the permission of the author.  Just ask.

This discography may be distributed electronically and otherwise if and only if the entire copyright notice and attributions are included.


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