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Serge Gainsbourg - You're Under Arrest (1987)

Posted By: Designol

Date: 11 Sep 2025 18:55:41

You're Under Arrest, Gainsbourg's final album, was another collaboration with American Billy Rush in New Jersey. It's difficult to say what Rush was going for here with Gainsbourg. There's the feeling that Rush was taken with both Nile Rodgers' Chic and Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five (especially with the "hugh, hugh, hugh" in the refrains). These are overly slick funk tunes that border on both new wave and rap, and seem to leave the subtle ironies of Gainsbourg's demented lyrics behind – which is too bad because this record is a step up lyrically from Love on the Beat. There are a few places where Gainsbourg's particular brand of nocturnal street urchin genius shines through: "Five Easy Pieces," with its wordplay and its gorgeous tenor solo by Stan Harrison, is one. The groove is laid-back, easy, and airy, with Gainsbourg reciting his poetry way up in front of the too-big backing chorus. Also, in Gainsbourg's world, his jazzy Caribbean-kissed version of the infamous "Gloomy Sunday" is a lounge-y love song instead of the infamous ballad that was credited with suicides in the 1950s. Finally, the shifty disco of "Mon Legionnaire" should be a schlock-fest, but it's not. It's easy groove and – uncharacteristically – subtle synth programs work well with Gainsbourg's gravelly delivery. Again, this is a record of solid material that misses (if only just) because of Billy Rush's heavy hand. No matter though, because the Gainsbourg faithful will have to have it anyway.

Review by Thom Jurek, Allmusic.com

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Tracklist:

01. You're Under Arrest (04:13)
02. Five Easy Pisseuses (03:28)
03. Baille Baille Samantha (03:24)
04. Suck Baby Suck (03:46)
05. Gloomy Sunday (03:43)
06. Aux Enfants De La Chance (04:07)
07. Shotgun (04:01)
08. Glass Securit (03:37)
09. Dispatch Box (02:53)
10. Mon Legionnaire (05:36)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008

EAC extraction logfile from 9. February 2009, 15:48

Serge Gainsbourg / You're Under Arrest

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Range status and errors

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DR log

foobar2000 1.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2013-09-09 18:04:34

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Analyzed: Serge Gainsbourg / You're Under Arrest
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR12 -2.81 dB -15.69 dB 4:14 01-You're Under Arrest
DR12 -2.67 dB -15.77 dB 3:28 02-Five Easy Pisseuses
DR12 -2.84 dB -17.28 dB 3:25 03-Baille Baille Samantha
DR12 -2.84 dB -16.19 dB 3:47 04-Suck Baby Suck
DR11 -3.35 dB -16.02 dB 3:45 05-Gloomy Sunday
DR12 -3.05 dB -16.18 dB 4:07 06-Aux Enfants De La Chance
DR12 -3.73 dB -17.48 dB 4:02 07-Shotgun
DR12 -3.33 dB -16.32 dB 3:39 08-Glass Securit
DR11 -3.08 dB -15.99 dB 2:53 09-Dispatch Box
DR11 -2.41 dB -14.97 dB 5:36 10-Mon Lйgionnaire
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Number of tracks: 10
Official DR value: DR12

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 901 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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