1979 Mink DeVille – Le Chat Bleu
Le Chat Bleu is the third album by the rock band Mink DeVille, released in 1980. The album received critical acclaim and elevated lead singer and composer Willy DeVille to star status. The Rolling Stone critics’ poll ranked Le Chat Bleu the fifth best album of 1980, and music historian Glenn A. Baker declared it the tenth best rock album of all time. The album cover is a photo of Willy’s first wife Toots Deville’s tattoo on her shoulder.
Tracks
1 This Must Be The Night (Willy DeVille) 02:50
2 Savoir Faire (Willy DeVille) 03:09
3 That World Outside (Doc Pomus; Willy DeVille) 03:00
4 Slow Drain (Willy DeVille) 03:30
5 You Just Keep Holding On (Doc Pomus; Willy DeVille) 02:47
6 Lipstick Traces (Willy DeVille) 02:51
7 Bad Boy (Avon Long; Lil Hardin-Armstrong) 02:52
8 Mazurka (Al Lewis; Queen Ida) 02:30 *
8 Turn You Every Way But Loose (Willy DeVille) 02:35 **
9 Just To Walk That Little Girl Home (Willy DeVille) 03:54
10 Heaven Stood Still (Willy DeVille) 02:54
* On Europe releases
** On US releases
Biography
Musicians
| Bass | Jerry Scheff |
| Drums | Ron Tutt |
| Guitar | Louie X Erlanger |
| Guitar | Willy DeVille |
| Keyboards | Kenny Margolis |
| Accordion | Kenny Margolis |
| Sax | Steve Douglas |
| Background Vocals | Eve Moon |
| Background Vocals | Jake Jacobs |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Margolis |
| Vocals | Willy DeVille |
Liner Notes
Producer – Steve Douglas
Co-producer – Willy DeVille
Arranged By (Strings) – Jean Claude Petit
Engineer – Chris Coffin, Gerry Gabinelli
Engineer (Assistant) – Eric Migliaccio, Nicola
Mixed By – Joel Dorn
Art Direction – Roy Kohara
Design – Phil Shima
Recorded At Studio Aquarium
Recorded At Music Farm Studios, New York
Remixed At Regent Sound Studios, New York City
Phonographic Copyright Capitol Records Inc