Champagne et Caviar
Champagne et Caviar is the eighth album by French rock singer Jacques Higelin, released in December 1979. It was initially released simultaneously as two separate albums titled Champagne pour tout le monde, and Caviar pour les autres..., but has since been released as a double album under its current title.
Reception
Commercial performance
Both halves of the album were commercially successful, being certified Gold the following year, in 1980.Critical reception
The French edition of Rolling Stone magazine named it the 35th greatest French rock album.Personnel
Musicians
- Jacques Higelin: vocals, piano, clavinets, mandocello, salt box, sanza, accordion, banjo, guitar, synthesizer, organ, keyboards.
- Bernard Paganotti: bass guitar.
- Mickey Finn: guitars.
- Freddy Wall: guitars.
- Robbi Finkel: piano, keyboards.
- Bruce Yaw: bass guitar.
- Michael Suchorsky: drums.
- Laurent Thibault: synths, water drops.
- Ken Higelin: The Little Prince.
- Dominique Bouvier: drums, percussions.
- Richard Raux: brass.
- Les Frères Guillard: brass.
- Serge Derrien: mandolin, bel canto vocals.
- Élisabeth Wiener: vocals, background vocals.
- Geneviève McLaughlin: alto.
- Anny Flamer: violin.
- Earl Tubington: saxophone.
- Birds of the Château d'Hérouville: background chirps…
- Random noises: Concorde, toad of the Château d'Hérouville and Omer the myna.