album · May 24, 2018
Love on the Beat
Universal Music Division Mercury RecordsSee this day
funksynth-poppop
This 2018 reissue of Gainsbourg's 1984 funk-pop landmark arrives decades after its initial release, featuring the artist's signature blend of provocative French chanson and then-contemporary electronic sounds.
- The album was originally released in 1984.
- The album features guest vocals from Brigitte Arens and Kid Creole.
- Upon its initial release, "Love on the Beat" was a commercial success in France.
Serge Gainsbourg was a ubiquitous French pop iconoclast, known for his provocative lyrics and genre-bending musical explorations. In 2018, Universal Music Division Mercury Records reissued his 1984 album "Love on the Beat," which found him exploring funk and synth-pop with a harder edge than his previous work.
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