Eyes Open

~ Release by Youssou N’Dour (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

CD 1
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1New Africa
recording engineer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-10)
assistant engineer:
Mamadou N'Dour (in 1991-10), Ndiaga N'Dour (in 1991-10) and Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) (in 1991-11)
associate producer:
Michel Sauvage
co-producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
producer:
Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal (in 1991-10)
mixed at:
Platinum Island Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1991-11)
3:44
2Live Television
recording engineer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-10)
assistant engineer:
Mamadou N'Dour (in 1991-10), Ndiaga N'Dour (in 1991-10) and Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) (in 1991-11)
associate producer:
Michel Sauvage
co-producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
producer:
Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal (in 1991-10)
mixed at:
Platinum Island Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1991-11)
6:00
3No More
recording engineer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-10)
assistant engineer:
Mamadou N'Dour (in 1991-10), Ndiaga N'Dour (in 1991-10) and Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) (in 1991-11)
associate producer:
Michel Sauvage
co-producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
producer:
Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal (in 1991-10)
mixed at:
Platinum Island Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1991-11)
4:15
4Country Boy
recording engineer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-10)
assistant engineer:
Mamadou N'Dour (in 1991-10), Ndiaga N'Dour (in 1991-10) and Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) (in 1991-11)
associate producer:
Michel Sauvage
co-producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
producer:
Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal (in 1991-10)
mixed at:
Platinum Island Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1991-11)
4:04
5Hope
additional recording engineer:
Jean-Philippe Rykiel (in 1991-07)
recording engineer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-10)
assistant engineer:
Mamadou N'Dour (in 1991-10), Ndiaga N'Dour (in 1991-10) and Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) (in 1991-11)
associate producer:
Michel Sauvage
co-producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
producer:
Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal (in 1991-10)
mixed at:
Platinum Island Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1991-11)
5:28
6Africa Remembers
recording engineer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-10)
assistant engineer:
Mamadou N'Dour (in 1991-10), Ndiaga N'Dour (in 1991-10) and Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) (in 1991-11)
associate producer:
Michel Sauvage
co-producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
producer:
Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal (in 1991-10)
mixed at:
Platinum Island Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1991-11)
9:23
7Couple's Choice
recording engineer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-10)
assistant engineer:
Mamadou N'Dour (in 1991-10), Ndiaga N'Dour (in 1991-10) and Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) (in 1991-11)
associate producer:
Michel Sauvage
co-producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
producer:
Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal (in 1991-10)
mixed at:
Platinum Island Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1991-11)
5:33
8Yo Lé Lé (Fulani Groove)
recording engineer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-10)
assistant engineer:
Mamadou N'Dour (in 1991-10), Ndiaga N'Dour (in 1991-10) and Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) (in 1991-11)
associate producer:
Michel Sauvage
co-producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
producer:
Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal (in 1991-10)
mixed at:
Platinum Island Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1991-11)
6:25
9Survie
recording engineer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-10)
assistant engineer:
Mamadou N'Dour (in 1991-10), Ndiaga N'Dour (in 1991-10) and Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) (in 1991-11)
associate producer:
Michel Sauvage
co-producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
producer:
Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal (in 1991-10)
mixed at:
Platinum Island Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1991-11)
4:40
10Am Am
recording engineer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-10)
assistant engineer:
Mamadou N'Dour (in 1991-10), Ndiaga N'Dour (in 1991-10) and Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) (in 1991-11)
associate producer:
Michel Sauvage
co-producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
producer:
Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal (in 1991-10)
mixed at:
Platinum Island Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1991-11)
4:14
11Marie-Madeleine La Saint-Louisienne
recording engineer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-10)
assistant engineer:
Mamadou N'Dour (in 1991-10), Ndiaga N'Dour (in 1991-10) and Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) (in 1991-11)
associate producer:
Michel Sauvage
co-producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
producer:
Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal (in 1991-10)
mixed at:
Platinum Island Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1991-11)
3:50
12Useless Weapons
recording engineer and mixer:
Jean-Philippe Rykiel (in 1991-07)
associate producer:
Michel Sauvage
co-producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
producer:
Youssou N’Dour
4:09
13The Same
recording engineer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-10)
assistant engineer:
Mamadou N'Dour (in 1991-10), Ndiaga N'Dour (in 1991-10) and Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) (in 1991-11)
associate producer:
Michel Sauvage
co-producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
producer:
Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal (in 1991-10)
mixed at:
Platinum Island Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1991-11)
5:14
14Things Unspoken
recording engineer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-10)
assistant engineer:
Mamadou N'Dour (in 1991-10), Ndiaga N'Dour (in 1991-10) and Axel Niehaus (German-born engineer and producer) (in 1991-11)
associate producer:
Michel Sauvage
co-producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
producer:
Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Michel Sauvage (in 1991-11)
recorded at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal (in 1991-10)
mixed at:
Platinum Island Studios in New York, New York, United States (in 1991-11)
7:02

Credits

Release

art direction:Christopher Austopchuk
design/illustration:Nicky Lindeman
executive producer:Lisa Jackson (technical)
Spike Lee
Thomas Rome
mastering:Greg Calbi (American mastering engineer) (in 1992-02)
mastered at:Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States (in 1992-02)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/2516904 [info]
ASIN:US: B000026W1V [info]