Le Bonheur (Brigitte Fontaine and Areski Belkacem album)

Le Bonheur is the eighth album by experimental French singer Brigitte Fontaine and the sixth by Areski Belkacem, released in 1975 on the Saravah label. It is their fourth collaborative album.

Le Bonheur
Studio album by Brigitte Fontaine and Areski Belkacem
Released	1975
Genre	Chanson
Length	36:48
Label	Saravah
Brigitte Fontaine chronology
L'Incendie (1974) Le Bonheur (1975) 15 chansons d'avant le déluge, suite et fin (1976)
Areski Belkacem chronology
L'Incendie (1974) Le Bonheur (1975) Vous et Nous (1977)

The album features some abstracts from plays and noises (like animal cries). The booklet claims that the album was recorded "during Winter 1975 in a theater, a kitchen, a barn and a studio."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"La Citrouille"	Brigitte Fontaine - Areski Belkacem	4:09
2.	"Théâtre"	Fontaine - Belkacem	1:28
3.	"Les Étoiles et les Cochons"	Fontaine - Belkacem	2:42
4.	"Le Propriétaire"	Fontaine - Belkacem	3:05
5.	"Boudali"	Belkacem	2:06
6.	"Bobo"	Fontaine - Belkacem	2:04
7.	"Les Vergers"	Fontaine - Belkacem	3:56
8.	"Mephisto"	Fontaine - Belkacem	2:42
9.	"Y'a du lard"	Fontaine - Belkacem	3:18
10.	"Le Bonheur"	Fontaine - Belkacem	8:31
11.	"L'Oubliana"	Fontaine - Belkacem	2:47

Personnel

Musicians

• Areski Belkacem: guitar, percussion, flute, vocals
• Brigitte Fontaine: vocals, toys, theater drum
• Djamel: percussions
• Les Amis de la Bête: background vocals (track 11)

Production

• Recording: Jean-Pierre Chambard
• Production: Pierre Barouh
• Photographs: Ned Burgess