Paul Daraîche, celebrating 45 years of his career, issued on the 11th of September, on terms of the 45th Festival Western de Saint-Tite, his new opus Mes Amours, Mes Amis, accompanied by Mario Pelchat who was the album’s producer. In this much expected album an impressing list of artists singing in duo with Paul Daraîche can be found, such as Isabelle Boulay, Roch Voisine, Maxime Landry, Daniel Lavoie, Lynda Lemay and even Marc Hervieux and Richard Desjardins who rarely agree to take part in creating collective albums, apart from the French ones. His Confidences, with Daniel Lavoie, is a marvellous story of friendship which the realisator Éloi Painchaud raised to the level of great songs, with the help of Guy Gagner and his violin.

The album and the booklet.
I’d like to specially underline the beauty of the album cover and the booklet. The cover is magnificent, and inside we can find a black and white photo of what can be called a western paysage, as well as the thanks that Paul Daraîche gives to the artists who helped him and his family. In the booklet, there is a big photo of every artist, as well as six mini-photos, and, surely, the lyrics of each song.

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1. Aux portes du matin
2. Le Blues d'la métropole
3. Je voudrais voir New York
4. Y'a pas grand-chose dans l'ciel à soir
5. L'ange vagabond
6. Encore et encore
7. Rivière
8. La danse du smatte
9. Tomber
10. L'escalier
11. Je voudrais voir la mer
12. Terre de Caïn
13. Jeter un sort
14. Mon Joe
15. Qui sait
16. Les gens de mon pays