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Wikipedia article




"'Joue pas'" is a 1989 song recorded by French artist Franois Feldman as a duet with the American singer Joniece Jamison. It was released in July 1989 as the first single from Feldman's album 'Une Prsence', and was his fifth single overall. It achieved great success, becoming a number two hit and a popular song throughout the years.

The song was included on Feldman's three best of compilations 'Two Feldman' (1996), 'Best Feldman' (1998) and 'Gold' (2008). It was also performed during Feldman's 1991 tour and was thus included on the live album 'Feldman Bercy' (1992).

Lyrics and music



Written and composed by Franois Feldman and Thierry Durbet, "Joue pas" has funky sonorities, starts with a brief guitar riff, and was "very well received by the public".. It was Feldman's first duet in his career, followed by other two ones with Joniece Jamison, namely "J'ai peur", released as a single in 1991, and "Love platonique" in 1996.

Critical reception



A review in Pan-European magazine 'Music & Media' deemed "Joue pas" as "a commercial pop song, profiting from a bouncing dance beat. Jamison's vocals have a definite R&B feel"; it also considered it as "an outstanding duo in the tradition of romantic and touching love songs".

Chart performance



In France, "Joue pas" debuted at number 47 on 15 July 1989, climbed quickly and entered the top ten in its fourth week. It hit number two for five non consecutive weeks, but was unable to dislodge Kaoma's smash hit "Lambada" which topped the chart then. Thereafter, it dropped and totaled 14 weeks in the top ten and 22 weeks on the top 50. On the European Hot 100 Singles, it started at number 71 on 12 August 1989 and reached a peak of number 12 seven weeks later.

Cover versions



The song was covered in 2000 by Karen Mulder, Roch Voisine and Ophlie Winter on Les Enfoirs' album 'Les Enfoirs en 2000'. This 3:46 version is the 11th track.'Enfoirs en 2000', track listing and charts [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=3216&cat=a Lescharts.com] (Retrieved November 16, 2008) It was also covered in 2002 by Houcine and Anne-Laure Sibon, two contestants of Star Academy 2, on the album 'Fait sa boum'.'Fait sa boum', track listing and charts [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=4333&cat=a Lescharts.com] (Retrieved November 16, 2008) In 2008, French DJ Soma Riba, who covered many 1980s songs, made his own version of the song and, as for the original one, recorded it as a duet with Joniece Jamison."Soma Riba & Joniece Jamison, le nouveau clip "Joue Pas"", 'TF1' [http://videos.tf1.fr/video/musique/clips/clips_vmusic/0,,3914740,00-soma-riba-joniece-jamison-nouveau-clip-joue-.html Video.TF1.fr] (Retrieved November 16, 2008)

Track listings



* '7" single'

# "Joue pas" 4:02

# "Joue pas" (instrumental) 4:00

* '12" maxi'

# "Joue pas" (maxi) 6:45

# "Joue pas" (instrumental) 6:10

Charts and certifications



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Category:1989 singles

Category:1989 songs

Category:Franois Feldman songs

Category:Malefemale vocal duets

Category:Phonogram Records singles

Category:Joniece Jamison songs

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