| Le Chat Bleu | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | L'Aquarium, Paris Music Farm, New York | |||
| Genre | Rock, Cajun, soul, Latin, cabaret | |||
| Length | 30:57 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Producer | Willy DeVille, Steve Douglas | |||
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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,[1] 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.[2]
- ^ Rolling Stone magazine. 1980 - Critics. Rolling Stone End off Year Critics & Readers Polls. (Retrieved 3-14-08.)
- ^ Baker, Glenn A. (1987) "Individual Critics Top 10s." The World Critics Lists ~ 1987. (Retrieved 3-14-08.)