Nothing’s in Vain (Coono du réér)

~ Release by Youssou N’Dour (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Tracklist

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1Tan bi
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Segui Niang
recording engineer:
Philippe Brun (mastering engineer)
producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Ben Findlay (engineer and producer)
balafon:
Al-Seyni Camara
bowed string instruments [riti]:
Mbaye Ndiaye
guitar:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer)
keyboard:
Jean-Philippe Rykiel
kora:
Edouard Manga
percussion [Senegalese]:
Mbaye Dieye Faye and Jaco Largent (percussion)
xalam:
Barou Sall and Thiama Sy
vocals:
Youssou N’Dour
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal
34:00
2Moor Ndaje
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Segui Niang
recording engineer:
Philippe Brun (mastering engineer)
producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Ben Findlay (engineer and producer)
balafon:
Al-Seyni Camara
bass and guitar:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer)
keyboard:
Jean-Philippe Rykiel
kora:
Edouard Manga
membranophone:
Alain Bergé (drummer)
percussion [Senegalese]:
Mbaye Dieye Faye
talking drum [tama]:
Assane Tham (tama player)
xalam:
Thiama Sy
background vocals:
Mbantan Cissoko, Ngoundo Cissoko, Sokhna Cissoko and Mamy Kanouté
vocals:
Youssou N’Dour
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal
4:14
3Li ma weesu
recording engineer:
Michel Sauvage
programming:
Max Calò
producer:
Max Calò, Mbacké Dioum, Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Youssou N’Dour
assistant mixer:
Segui Niang
mixer:
Ben Findlay (engineer and producer)
balafon:
Al-Seyni Camara
bass and guitar:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer)
keyboard:
Max Calò and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
kora:
Edouard Manga
membranophone:
Alain Bergé (drummer)
percussion [Senegalese]:
Mbaye Dieye Faye and Jaco Largent (percussion)
talking drum [tama]:
Assane Tham (tama player)
xalam:
Barou Sall
background vocals:
Mbantan Cissoko, Ngoundo Cissoko, Sokhna Cissoko and Mamy Kanouté
vocals:
Youssou N’Dour
recorded at:
B5 Atomic in New York, New York, United States and Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal
mixed at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal
3:54
4Genné
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Segui Niang
recording engineer:
Philippe Brun (mastering engineer)
producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Ben Findlay (engineer and producer)
bass and guitar:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer)
bowed string instruments [riti]:
Mbaye Ndiaye
flute [Senegalese wooden]:
Issa Dioula
keyboard:
Jean-Philippe Rykiel
kora:
Baboulaye Cissokho
membranophone:
Alain Bergé (drummer)
percussion [Senegalese]:
Mbaye Dieye Faye
talking drum [tama]:
Assane Tham (tama player)
xalam:
Barou Sall
background vocals:
Crescendo (vocals)
vocals:
Youssou N’Dour
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal
4:09
5La femme est l’avenir de l’amour
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Segui Niang
recording engineer:
Philippe Brun (mastering engineer)
producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Ben Findlay (engineer and producer)
balafon:
Al-Seyni Camara
bass and guitar:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer)
keyboard:
Jean-Philippe Rykiel
kora:
Edouard Manga
membranophone:
Alain Bergé (drummer)
percussion [Senegalese]:
Mbaye Dieye Faye and Jaco Largent (percussion)
talking drum [tama]:
Assane Tham (tama player)
xalam:
Barou Sall
background vocals:
Mbantan Cissoko, Ngoundo Cissoko, Sokhna Cissoko, Célia Faussart, Hélène Faussart and Mamy Kanouté
vocals:
Youssou N’Dour
recorded at:
Twin Studios (Paris Recording, Mixing Studio) in Paris, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal
3:51
6Mbëggéél noonu la
assistant recording engineer:
Segui Niang
recording engineer:
Philippe Brun (mastering engineer)
producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Youssou N’Dour
bass:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer)
guitar:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer), Jimi Mbaye (guitarist) and Papa Omar Ngom
keyboard:
Ibrahima Cissé and Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer)
membranophone:
Youssoupha Camara
percussion [Senegalese]:
El Hadji Oumar Faye and Mbaye Dieye Faye
talking drum [tama]:
Assane Tham (tama player)
background vocals:
Viviane N'Dour
vocals:
Youssou N’Dour
recorded at:
Studios de la Seine in Paris, Île-de-France, France
mixed at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal
4:59
7Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Segui Niang
recording engineer:
Philippe Brun (mastering engineer)
producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Ben Findlay (engineer and producer)
accordion:
Régis Gizavo
guitar:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer)
keyboard:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Jean-Philippe Rykiel
percussion [Senegalese]:
Doudou N’diaye Rose
vocals:
Youssou N’Dour
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal
cover recording of:
Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux
lyricist:
Louis Aragon (French poet) and Georges Brassens
composer:
Georges Brassens
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
is based on:
Il n’y a pas d’amour heureux (Louis Aragon poem)
2:16
8Sagal ko
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Segui Niang
recording engineer:
Philippe Brun (mastering engineer)
producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Ben Findlay (engineer and producer)
bass:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer)
guitar:
Jimi Mbaye (guitarist) and Papa Omar Ngom
keyboard:
Ibrahima Cissé and Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer)
membranophone:
Abdoulaye Lô
percussion [Senegalese]:
El Hadji Oumar Faye, Mbaye Dieye Faye and Jaco Largent (percussion)
talking drum [tama]:
Assane Tham (tama player)
background vocals:
Viviane N'Dour
vocals:
Youssou N’Dour
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal
3:35
9C’est l’amour
recording engineer:
Michel Sauvage
programming:
Max Calò
producer:
Max Calò, Mbacké Dioum, Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Youssou N’Dour
assistant mixer:
Segui Niang
mixer:
Ben Findlay (engineer and producer)
balafon:
Al-Seyni Camara
bass and guitar:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer)
keyboard:
Max Calò and Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer)
kora:
Edouard Manga
membranophone:
Alain Bergé (drummer)
percussion [Senegalese]:
Mbaye Dieye Faye and Jaco Largent (percussion)
talking drum [tama]:
Assane Tham (tama player)
xalam:
Barou Sall
background vocals:
Viviane N'Dour
vocals:
Youssou N’Dour
recorded at:
B5 Atomic in New York, New York, United States and Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal
mixed at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal
3:44
10Doole
recording engineer and mixer:
Ndiaga N'Dour
producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Youssou N’Dour
bass:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer)
guitar:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer), Jimi Mbaye (guitarist) and Papa Omar Ngom
keyboard:
Ibrahima Cissé
membranophone:
Abdoulaye Lô
percussion [Senegalese]:
El Hadji Oumar Faye and Mbaye Dieye Faye
talking drum [tama]:
Assane Tham (tama player)
vocals:
Youssou N’Dour
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal
5:50
11So Many Men
recording engineer and mixer:
Volodia
programming:
Pascal Obispo and Matthew Vaughan (UK producer)
producer:
Pascal Obispo
bass:
Laurent Vernerey
guitar:
Pierre Jaconelli, Pascal Obispo and Benjamin Raffaelli
membranophone:
Manu Katché
additional guest lead vocals:
Pascal Obispo
vocals:
Youssou N’Dour and Pascal Obispo
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio Omega (Studio Mega in 1996-2004, then renamed Omega) in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
5:14
12Yaru
assistant recording engineer and assistant mixer:
Segui Niang
recording engineer:
Philippe Brun (mastering engineer)
producer:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer) and Youssou N’Dour
mixer:
Ben Findlay (engineer and producer)
bass:
Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer)
guitar:
Jimi Mbaye (guitarist) and Papa Omar Ngom
keyboard:
Ibrahima Cissé and Habib Faye (singer, musician, songwriter, producer)
membranophone:
Abdoulaye Lô
percussion [Senegalese]:
Mbaye Dieye Faye and Jaco Largent (percussion)
talking drum [tama]:
Assane Tham (tama player)
background vocals:
Lat Ndiaye, N'Deye Marie Ndiaye, Ndeye Fatou Ndiaye, Ouzin Ndiaye and Ndikou Thioune
vocals:
Youssou N’Dour
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio Xippi in Dakar, Dakar (Dakar Region), Senegal
4:15
13Africa, Dream Again
recording engineer and mixer:
Volodia
programming:
Pascal Obispo and Christophe Voisin
producer:
Pascal Obispo
bass:
Laurent Vernerey
guitar:
Pierre Jaconelli
vocals:
Youssou N’Dour
recorded at and mixed at:
Studio Omega (Studio Mega in 1996-2004, then renamed Omega) in Suresnes, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, France
3:13

Credits

Release

design/illustration:John Gall
executive producer:David Bither (President of Nonesuch Records since Jan 2017)
Michelle Lahana
Thomas Rome
mastering:Greg Calbi (American mastering engineer)
mastered at:Sterling Sound (original NYC studio; split/relocated to Nashville and Edgewater in 2018) in Chelsea, New York, New York, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/4722400 [info]
ASIN:US: B00006JP29 [info]