L'eau rouge
{{about|the 1989 album by the Young Gods|the stream in Belgium|Eau Rouge|the turn|Eau Rouge corner}}
{{Infobox album
| name = L'eau rouge
| type = studio
| artist = The Young Gods
| cover = The Young Gods L'Eau Rouge.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 1989
| recorded = Artag Studio
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| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Industrial rock, dark cabaret, symphonic metal
| length = 33:46
40:50 (CD release)
| label = PIAS
| producer = Roli Mosimann
| prev_title = The Young Gods
| prev_year = 1987
| next_title = The Young Gods Play Kurt Weill
| next_year = 1991
| misc = {{Singles
| name = L'eau rouge
| type = album
| single1 = Longue route (Remix)
| single1date = March 1990
}}
}}
L'eau rouge (French for The Red Water) is the second album by industrial band The Young Gods, released in September 1989 by Play It Again Sam Records.{{cite magazine |first1=Jem |last1=Aswad |first2=Greg |last2=Fasolino |url=http://trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=young_gods |title=Young Gods |magazine=Trouser Press |year=2007 |access-date=April 19, 2016}} It is usually referred to as their masterpiece and was included in 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die in 2005.
Reception
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = Allmusic
|rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web |first=Ned |last=Raggett |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000654523|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Young Gods: L'eau rouge [Red Water] > Review |website=Allmusic |access-date=April 19, 2016}}
}}
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Track listing
{{Tracklist
| headline = Side one
| all_lyrics = Franz Treichler
| all_music = The Young Gods
| title1 = La fille de la mort
| note1 = "The Daughter of Death"
| length1 = 7:58
| title2 = Rue des Tempêtes
| note2 = "Tempest Street"
| length2 = 2:51
| title3 = L'eau rouge
| note3 = "The Red Water"
| length3 = 4:20
| title4 = Charlotte
| length4 = 2:01
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Longue route
| note1 = "Long Route"
| length1 = 3:41
| title2 = Crier les chiens
| note2 = "Screaming the Dogs"
| length2 = 3:15
| title3 = Ville nôtre
| note3 = "City of Ours"
| length3 = 4:07
| title4 = Les enfants
| note4 = "The Children"
| length4 = 5:33
}}
{{Tracklist
| headline = CD bonus tracks
| title9 = L'Amourir
| note9 = "The Love Beat"
| length9 = 4:18
| title10 = Pas Mal
| note10 = "Not Bad"
| length10 = 2:46
}}
Personnel
Adapted from the L'eau rouge liner notes.{{cite AV media notes |title=L'eau rouge |others=The Young Gods |year=1989 |type=booklet |publisher=Play It Again Sam Records |location=Brussels, Belgium}}
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;Production and additional personnel
- Michele Amar – programming
- Voco Fauxpas – engineering
- Roli Mosimann – production
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Charts
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| scope="col" | Chart (1989)
! scope="col" | Peak |
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| UK Indie Chart{{cite book |first=Barry |last=Lazell |url=http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/y.htm |title=Indie Hits 1980–1989 |publisher=Cherry Red Books |date=1997 |access-date=September 5, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514090320/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/books/indiehits/y.htm |archive-date=May 14, 2008 }}
| style="text-align:center;"|3 |
Release history
| class="wikitable"
! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog |
| Belgium
| 1989 | PIAS | BIAS 130 |
| United States
| 1995 | CD | 92629 |
Footnotes
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External links
- {{Discogs master |master=10872 |name=L'eau rouge}}
- [http://www.radio3net.ro/dbartists/supersearch/TCdFYXUgUm91Z2U=/L%27Eau%20Rouge Album online] on Radio3Net a radio channel of Romanian Radio Broadcasting Company
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