Louis Philippe

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Lazy English Sun 03:54 Tools
You Mary You 03:16 Tools
Guess I'm Dumb 03:12 Tools
Flying Man 04:50 Tools
She Means Everything To Me 04:25 Tools
The Hill and the Valley 04:14 Tools
Martine 02:50 Tools
Le Voyageur 04:35 Tools
La Pluie Fait Des Claquettes 02:52 Tools
Like Nobody Do 02:54 Tools
Lights Were Dancing on the Ceiling 04:12 Tools
If You're Missing Someone 02:50 Tools
Rafaella 03:40 Tools
No Sun, No Sky At All 01:58 Tools
L'hiver Te Va Bien 03:26 Tools
Born Beautiful 02:24 Tools
Liverpool 02:39 Tools
House of Sleep 02:28 Tools
Fallen Snow 02:39 Tools
Touch of Evil 03:20 Tools
Sunshine 01:59 Tools
An Unknown Spring 03:11 Tools
Man Down the Stairs 00:00 Tools
Angelica My Love 02:47 Tools
Walking on Air 02:36 Tools
Sweet Dollar Bill 04:25 Tools
When I'm an Astronaut 02:30 Tools
Aperitivo 00:51 Tools
Fires Rise and Die 03:45 Tools
Partir 07:56 Tools
Heaven Is Above My Head 03:20 Tools
Carioca 02:58 Tools
The Orchard 03:23 Tools
I Didn't Like The Film 01:27 Tools
Only A Fool 03:06 Tools
We Live on an Island 01:25 Tools
When The Love Has Gone 03:37 Tools
Miss Lake 03:35 Tools
Rescue the Titanic 01:59 Tools
Ballad of Sophie Scholl 02:46 Tools
Eldorado Tales 02:27 Tools
Boy 04:06 Tools
I Will 01:17 Tools
Ainsi Va Sa Vie 03:14 Tools
A Face In the Crowd 03:32 Tools
Venus 03:15 Tools
With You and without You 02:23 Tools
Seven Years 02:47 Tools
Every Day Gone By 04:57 Tools
Bus #13 02:30 Tools
Delta Kiss 03:19 Tools
Domenica 04:02 Tools
Ulysses And The Siren 01:49 Tools
Don't Blame it on the Summer 03:07 Tools
The Wonder of It All 03:33 Tools
La Pointe du Jour 03:10 Tools
Endless September 04:25 Tools
Ruby Blue 03:59 Tools
Toi le coeur de la rose 01:21 Tools
All Stands Still 03:53 Tools
When Georgie Died 04:18 Tools
Anna 02:56 Tools
Jackie Girl 04:53 Tools
Wild-Eyed And Dishevelled 02:21 Tools
Smash Hit Wonder 02:05 Tools
Chocolate Soldiers 02:40 Tools
Azure 03:17 Tools
Cavaliere Servente 02:56 Tools
My Favourite Part Of You 03:30 Tools
Monsieur Leduc 02:51 Tools
A Paris 03:22 Tools
You'll Never Catch The Sun 06:20 Tools
Diamond 03:58 Tools
A Wiser Fool 03:41 Tools
Did You Say Her Name Was Peg? 05:47 Tools
The Girl in the Attic 01:54 Tools
Heaven 03:29 Tools
Night Talk 03:10 Tools
Deauville 06:01 Tools
Down By The River Bank 04:37 Tools
Lolita's Back In Town 02:34 Tools
On Our Last Day Together 02:58 Tools
Montparnasse 02:44 Tools
Yuri Gagarin 05:47 Tools
Lazy Thunderstorms 03:43 Tools
Jealous 04:28 Tools
Cicely 04:18 Tools
I Knew It All Along 03:03 Tools
Little Pad 02:05 Tools
Il Ne Reste Plus Rien de L'Ete 01:43 Tools
Tokyo Waltz 01:52 Tools
Ripples On The River 04:31 Tools
Anna S'en Va 04:29 Tools
Sixteen 02:58 Tools
Every Word Meant Goodbye 02:53 Tools
The One You Love 03:30 Tools
Oiseau De Paradis 02:21 Tools
With All Our Loving 02:54 Tools
I Collect Stamps 03:53 Tools
Mindreader 02:39 Tools
The 13th Day of Christmas 03:31 Tools
Your Life 06:26 Tools
Our Boat Can Wait 03:07 Tools
An Ordinary Girl 04:58 Tools
Siren's Call 00:00 Tools
Let's Fall In Love Again 02:13 Tools
Mad Mad World 01:39 Tools
Like Any Other 04:53 Tools
Jolis Avions 02:21 Tools
L'Aventure 03:24 Tools
Bali Lied 02:03 Tools
Ivory Tower 04:27 Tools
Roll Back the Years 03:38 Tools
Because Of Us 02:20 Tools
Anna doesn't live here anymore 03:21 Tools
Hôtel Dyonisos 02:36 Tools
I Can't Own Her 06:14 Tools
No Sun No Sky At All 01:59 Tools
I Need It 04:20 Tools
Big Bear 03:25 Tools
Boxing Clever 05:14 Tools
Hot Summer Evenings 02:57 Tools
True Love 02:58 Tools
Peace At Last 05:04 Tools
Sunday Morning Camden Town 03:20 Tools
Sleep Angry Beauty 03:24 Tools
She's Great 04:18 Tools
A Kiss in the Funhouse 00:47 Tools
Anna's Garden 03:46 Tools
From Season To Season 04:14 Tools
Oiseau De Paris 02:21 Tools
Jean And Me 03:43 Tools
A Vision 03:02 Tools
Red And Blue 00:55 Tools
Wichi Tai To 03:48 Tools
Songs Like These 03:36 Tools
Ripples in the River 04:16 Tools
Before the Rain 03:10 Tools
I Picked a Flower in Ispahan 03:29 Tools
Chinese Doll 01:35 Tools
Goodbye Again 03:24 Tools
Stalemate 03:23 Tools
Eusebio 02:51 Tools
Teacher's Pet 03:06 Tools
Lucia 05:16 Tools
My Favorite Part of You 03:30 Tools
Cantilena 02:33 Tools
My England 04:20 Tools
Wonderfull 04:39 Tools
Simon Bolivar Airport 03:37 Tools
Here's Where Mary Used To Be 02:24 Tools
Mr. Songbird 04:18 Tools
Perfume 02:27 Tools
Anthony Bay 02:16 Tools
House of 1,000 Windows 01:26 Tools
Another Boy 03:51 Tools
This Puzzle of Mine 03:49 Tools
Two Birds In Paradise 03:02 Tools
(It's Been a) Long Long Summer 02:57 Tools
Soul Coat 03:29 Tools
Hail Mary 02:43 Tools
My Kind Of Girl 03:50 Tools
Life's Unhurried Prose 02:35 Tools
When You Retire Into Winter 03:29 Tools
Write Your Letter 03:52 Tools
An Ordinary Street 02:58 Tools
Destination Moon 04:55 Tools
Evenings Fall 03:33 Tools
Rue Mouffetard 02:37 Tools
The Rubens Room 02:59 Tools
haida 04:45 Tools
Farewell Maria 03:45 Tools
If That Is Youth 05:00 Tools
Twangy Twangy 02:15 Tools
Apertivo 00:51 Tools
If You're Missing Someone* 00:00 Tools
What if a Day 02:12 Tools
Le Bal De Laze 05:13 Tools
Siren's Call* 01:45 Tools
I Just Wasn't Made For These TIme 01:40 Tools
Diamond (Karaoke) 03:53 Tools
True Lovers 02:58 Tools
You Mary You (Mediterranean) 03:01 Tools
My Cheri Amour 03:08 Tools
Jean And Me (Karaoke) 03:50 Tools
Talking Truffles 00:54 Tools
The Red Shoes Ballet Suite 01:39 Tools
the man down the stairs 03:06 Tools
Le bal des Laze 05:13 Tools
Sirens Call 02:05 Tools
Telephone Box 03:45 Tools
What If a Day? 02:11 Tools
La Marseillaise 01:24 Tools
Little by Little 00:00 Tools
Nowhere Square 04:25 Tools
Dakishimetai 03:25 Tools
Viens 00:00 Tools
Aperitivo [Instrumental] 00:51 Tools
Wild 03:45 Tools
Jean Renoir 04:47 Tools
Funky Aria (feat. Doug Hream Blunt & Makeda Monnet) 02:05 Tools
Rainfall 03:56 Tools
Natsu No Omoide 00:00 Tools
Il Ne Reste Plus Rien De L'été 01:44 Tools
Every Word Ment Goodbye 02:50 Tools
Boomerang 03:37 Tools
The Captain's Apprentice 03:58 Tools
Mister Songbird 04:22 Tools
Before the Train 03:10 Tools
True Men 04:27 Tools
L'oiseau de nuit 03:11 Tools
X'mas sun 00:00 Tools
Xmas Sun 02:43 Tools
Toi. Le coeur de la rose 03:11 Tools
La Grenouillère 01:52 Tools
Sorry 02:07 Tools
La Vie En Rose 03:43 Tools
Spice Boy 04:15 Tools
Une Ile 04:18 Tools
When The Party Is Over 02:54 Tools
Sous Le Ciel De Paris 03:53 Tools
An American Friend 06:30 Tools
Sleep 09:14 Tools
Les Chemins De L'Amour 11:01 Tools
Still Life 03:47 Tools
Green Park 02:40 Tools
C'est Le Joli Printemps 02:05 Tools
Tout Bas 03:58 Tools
Smash Hit Wonders 02:05 Tools
Nous Avons Fait La Nuit 02:40 Tools
Somniloquy 00:00 Tools
So Long, Sailor 04:58 Tools
Vicky Page 03:56 Tools
Don't Talk 03:16 Tools
Hunters 03:34 Tools
Le Grenouillere 01:52 Tools
I'm only sleeping 02:46 Tools
Blue Roofs Of Ispahan 02:09 Tools
C'est Si Bon 04:22 Tools
Rescue The Titantic 01:59 Tools
Mon Dieu 02:59 Tools
La Reine De Coeur 01:59 Tools
Mr Songbird 04:22 Tools
La Pointe du Jour [Instrumental] 04:22 Tools
The Sally Gardens 01:45 Tools
Toi, le coeur de la rose 02:23 Tools
Chansons Eusebio 00:00 Tools
Algebra Spaghetti 02:10 Tools
When Will You Be Back 03:00 Tools
Hôtel 02:10 Tools
Martine (demo) 02:56 Tools
Your American Songs 03:07 Tools
Let's Shed The Blues This Christmas 03:12 Tools
A Cloudless Day 03:00 Tools
Une Ile (Greenwich Tunnel Secret Choir) 03:27 Tools
The Girl in the Attic [Instrumental] 01:54 Tools
夏の思い出 03:13 Tools
The Corncircle Dance 03:49 Tools
The Metempsychosis Song 04:12 Tools
This Picture Is Nailed To My Heart 02:59 Tools
This Picture is Nailed on My Heart 02:09 Tools
I Wasn't Made for These Times 03:38 Tools
Mon Manège A Moi 03:17 Tools
The Dark 02:59 Tools
Chelsea Bridge 02:52 Tools
Joli A vions 02:59 Tools
Three Views Of Cicely 02:55 Tools
Maria Celesta Demo 02:59 Tools
The Exodus Song 03:17 Tools
Bleuet 02:59 Tools
Ce Doux Petit Visage 02:59 Tools
抱きしめたい 02:23 Tools
Louis Philippe-Hôtel Dyonisos 02:36 Tools
Ça Bergers 02:59 Tools
New York, New York 02:50 Tools
Milord 02:50 Tools
La Goualante Du Pauvre Jean 02:04 Tools
Mrs Bluebird 03:17 Tools
Lights Were Dancing 02:09 Tools
When Will You Be Back? 02:50 Tools
Heaven Is Above My Heat 03:20 Tools
Venez, Divin Messie/O Come Divine Messiah 03:23 Tools
The Little Boy That Santa Claus Forgot 04:32 Tools
Long, Long Summer 02:50 Tools
Lune D'Avril 02:04 Tools
Novelette No.3 02:04 Tools
Nightingales 02:04 Tools
Jean and Me (demo) 03:28 Tools
Les Feuilles Mortes 03:51 Tools
C 04:32 Tools
Hymne A L'Amour 04:32 Tools
Tu vois le feu le feu du soir 04:32 Tools
Hotel Dyonisos 02:36 Tools
Maria Celesta (demo) 03:20 Tools
Hill and the Valley 04:15 Tools
Shoot! 02:07 Tools
Sweet Dallar Bill 04:24 Tools
Siren's Call [frm Red Roses and Red Noses 12'] 03:20 Tools
Introduction By Bertrand Burgalat 03:20 Tools
Simon Boliver Airport 03:20 Tools
God's Surprise 03:27 Tools
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien 03:20 Tools
Une Ruine Coquille Vide 03:51 Tools
L'Accordeoniste 03:20 Tools
Mouvement perpétuel No.3 03:51 Tools
Louis Philippe - Touch Of Evil 03:51 Tools
The Reubens Room 02:58 Tools
Down By The Riverbank (The Spitz) 03:25 Tools
Wild Eyed and Dishevelled 02:07 Tools
Il ne reste plus rien de l'été (Radio 4 session) 03:25 Tools
la pluie fait 03:58 Tools
Louis Philippe - Little Pad 03:20 Tools
Prendre Un Enfant 03:53 Tools
Une Court Promenade A Bicyclette 03:20 Tools
Spiceboy 04:12 Tools
Mr.Songbird 04:12 Tools
(Be Like Eric) Do The Frog 00:00 Tools
It's been a long long summer 03:25 Tools
Life's Unhurried Prose (Alternate) 04:23 Tools
Twangy Twangy (The Spitz) 04:12 Tools
Anna Doesn`t Like Here Anymore 03:53 Tools
Did You Say Her Name Was Peg 03:53 Tools
True Love (Radio 4 session) 02:51 Tools
Do Not Blame It On The Summer (With Anthony Adverse) 03:30 Tools
Partir (demo) 03:53 Tools
The Last King of the French 03:53 Tools
Oiseaau De Paradis 03:53 Tools
Guess I'm Dum 03:53 Tools
Hark, The Herald Angels Sing 03:12 Tools
Louis Philippe - Smash Hit Wonder 03:53 Tools
Bonne Chance Mon Garçon 03:53 Tools
I Wonder As I Wander 02:48 Tools
Louis Philippe - Twangy Twangy 02:48 Tools
La Pulie Fait des Claquettes 03:22 Tools
My Favourite Part Of You (Encore) 00:00 Tools
Il Ne Reste Plus Rich de rE'te' 04:24 Tools
Wonder-full 03:53 Tools
Hфtel Dyonisos 04:24 Tools
Louis Philippe - I'm Only Sleeping 04:24 Tools
Act 1 Scene 5 03:32 Tools
Flying Man - earthbound 03:38 Tools
Act 2 03:38 Tools
Whem I'm An Astronaut 03:38 Tools
Aujourd'hui Le Roi Des Cieux 03:00 Tools
Jean and Me D 03:00 Tools
Siren'sCall 01:47 Tools
Anna Dosen`t Live Here Anymore 03:00 Tools
Partir (Louis Philippe) 03:53 Tools
Il Ne Reste Plus Rien De I`etc 03:53 Tools
Long Long Summer 03:53 Tools
If You `re Missing Someone 03:53 Tools
Almost Christmas 03:21 Tools
Les Anges Dans Nos Campagnes 03:22 Tools
Funky Aria 03:22 Tools
A Parisian In London: Martine 02:53 Tools
An unknoxn spring 02:53 Tools
La Pluie Fair Des Clacquettes 02:53 Tools
Pluie Fait des Claquettes 02:55 Tools
The Wonder of It All (demo) 02:55 Tools
Every Day Goes By 02:55 Tools
My Favourite 02:55 Tools
Yuri Again 02:55 Tools
Little By Little [from NOT FOUND 1997] 02:59 Tools
À Paris 02:55 Tools
Il Ne Reste Plus Rien de I'Ete 02:55 Tools
Hotel Dyonisos/Louis Philippe 02:59 Tools
Sainte Nuit 03:32 Tools
Les Oiseaux de Paradis 03:32 Tools
Cavaliere 03:32 Tools
did you say her name was peggy 03:32 Tools
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Born in 1959, Louis Philippe first recorded for Belgian label Les Disques du Crepuscule, under the names 'The Border Boys' (the 'Tribute' 12" EP, produced by Andy Paley, who'd worked with The Ramones and the Modern Lovers previously), and 'The Arcadians' (one single and one album, 'It's a Mad, Mad World', 1986, later re-released on a variety of labels as 'Let's Pretend'). On the advice of A&R man Mike Alway, Louis Philippe moved to London in late 1986, and soon became one of the major figures of cult indie label él Records (1986-1989), a subsidiary of Cherry Red Records for which he recorded five singles and three albums ('Appointment With Venus', 1987; 'Ivory Tower', 1988; 'Yuri Gagarin', 1989). He also appeared in one guise or another - as songwriter, arranger, backing vocalist or instrumentalist - on more than half of all the label's releases. él, now considered to be one of the most influential labels of its time, was, however, not a commercial success in the UK; but it scored a string of independent hits in Japan, where Louis Philippe (whose 'You Mary You' was él's best-selling single) became an iconic figure for the so-called Shibuya-kei, or 'Shibuya Sound'. Following the demise of él in 1989, he turned to Japan to pursue his career, with the support of celebrity fans such as Cornelius. A number of albums followed, all of them released on the über-chic Trattoria label: 'Rainfall', 1991; 'Jean Renoir', 1992, both of them recorded with multi-instrumentalist Dean Brodrick; 'Delta Kiss', 1993; 'Sunshine', produced by Bertrand Burgalat, 1994; 'Jackie Girl', 1996, the first of his records to feature XTC guitarist Dave Gregory; 'Azure', recorded with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, and 'Nusch', a collection of Francis Poulenc mélodies, 1999. All these albums were conceived and realised with the help of long-time collaborator, pianist and double-bassist Danny Manners. Trattoria's help enabled him to find licenses for these records, first in France, Britain and Spain, then in the USA, where he'd assembled a limited but devoted fanbase. These critically well-received records consolidated his 'cult' status in the indiepop world; a couple of them charted: 'L'Hiver te va bien' reached the Top 30 in France in 1994, while 'She Means Everything To Me' reached the no.1 spot on the Campus Radios Charts in the USA in 1998, following an appearance at New York's CMJ Music Marathon. However, crossover success still proved, and proves elusive, despite the accessibility of his music and the regard he's held in among pop connoisseurs. Collaborations Louis Philippe has enjoyed a parallel career as an arranger, producer and instrumentalist since the late 80's. The artists he's worked with, or for, include Valerie Lemercier, April March, P.J. Proby, Martin Newell, Nina Morato, Cinnamon, Laïla Amezian, La Buena Vida, The Clientele and many others. A collaboration of note was the album '9th & 13th' (Tricatel, 2001), in which he teamed up with Danny Manners and novelist Jonathan Coe, to produce musical settings for the latter's writings. Jonathan Coe, who'd contributed the sleevenotes to 'Azure', and had used a verse of his song 'Yuri Gagarin' as an epigraph for his best-seller 'What a carve up!', has also written a number of lyrics for him since 'My Favourite Part of You' (2002). Recent Projects Louis Philippe has lately been working with ex-Young Marble Giants leader Stuart Moxham, with whom he regularly plays live, and now runs his own record label, Wonder Records, in London. His latest releases include 'My Favourite Part of You' (2002) and 'The Wonder of it All' (2004). A live album was released in February 2007, and a new studio album, provisionally entitled 'An Unknown Spring' should be completed by the spring of the same year. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.