Véronique Sanson has been in the music business for more than thirty years. She is a singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist who took France by storm with her 1974 debut album, Amoureuse (covered by Hart Rouge in 1994). Ever since then she has remained one of the number one artists in the business, a no-nonsense woman capable of creating art on her own terms. In fact, one of her hits was a song called "Besoin de personne"! In my search for CDs to review in this site, I have been frustrated at the imbalance of male and female solo artists. Véronique Sanson is the remedy for that.

     Indestructible finds the diva in top form. The material on this release, written mostly by Sanson (with additional material by Bernard Swell), is a collection of strong songs that are opinionated and bold without sacrificing any sentimentality. Sanson's throaty alto sounds refreshing and nicely aged with time.

     The album opens with the bouncy title song, "Indestructible". Here Sanson sings of the balancing act that life can be: "On continue notre errance entre le bien et le mal/ Entre l'eau pure et l'eau sale, mais toujours avec élégance/ Indestructible".

To hear a sample

"Dans la même ville"

"Je Me Suis Tellement Manquée"


Véronique Sanson
Indestructible
Item#04734   $21.95
Songs: Indestructible, Les tyrans, Un amour qui m'irait bien, Hôtel Biron - Chambre 22, Histoire sans intérêt, Les fiancés, Un être idéal, Dans la même ville, J'ai l'horreur d'être une fille, Je me suis tellement manquée. Lyrics included.

     On the second track, "Les tyrans", she writes about living in a male-dominated society: "J'ai toujours vécu dans un monde d'hommes/ En plein sourire dans un non-dit/ Celui qui a mangé la pomme/ C'est pas une femme/ Dieu me l'a dit". The production is influenced by American R&B of today: smooth beats glide along in the background while layers of keyboards carry the melody.

     Indestructible is an impressive album by an artist of force, a woman who has been making powerful and important music for three decades. For fans this is a must-have; for those unfamiliar with Sanson's music this is the perfect introduction.