Revolutions is the ninth studio album by electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, first released in August 1988. The album spans several genres, including symphonic industrial, Arabian inspired, light guitar pop and ethnic electro jazz. The album reached number #2 in the UK charts, Jarre's best chart position since Oxygène. The Destination Docklands concert in London coincided with the release of the album.
There are two versions of the album, each containing a different version of the track "Revolutions". On the original release, the introduction to the tune is played on a Turkish flute, whereas the later reissue of the album uses an Arabian string orchestra for the introduction. This version also has a different vocal accompaniment, as sung by an Arabian vocalist.[citation needed] "Revolutions" contains reworked samples of an unpublished composition by Turk Kudsi Erguner, which Jarre had acquired from ethnologist . Erguner took his case to court and won a modest indemnity.[2] Jarre removed the flute part—the Ney—from new releases of the record and from live performances.
The song "London Kid" was a collaboration with Hank Marvin. Hank was living in Perth, Australia at the time and he and Jean-Michel composed the song with each other over the phone.
The majority of the album was played with a Roland D-50synthesizer, with the majority of sound programming gathered from custom sound banks, compiled into a single bank and later released for French Keyboards magazine.[citation needed]
Track listing[]
1988 Original Release[]
Side one
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Révolution industrielle" (Industrial Revolution)
1. Overture (5:11)
2. Part 1 (5:10)
3. Part 2 (2:17)
4. Part 3 (4:13)
16:51
2.
"London Kid"
4:27
Side two
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Révolutions" (Revolutions)
4:57
2.
"Tokyo Kid"
5:21
3.
"Computer Weekend (recorded and released in 1987)"
