Images – The Best of Jean-Michel Jarre
1991 greatest hits album by Jean-Michel Jarre
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Images – The Best of Jean-Michel Jarre is a compilation album by Jean-Michel Jarre originally released in 1991.
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 14 October 1991[1] | |||
| Recorded | 1976–1991 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | about 58 minutes, depending on release | |||
| Label | Dreyfus | |||
| Producer | Jean-Michel Jarre | |||
| Jean-Michel Jarre chronology | ||||
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Unlike previous Jean-Michel Jarre compilation albums, Images is not just a collection of separate tracks. Instead, most of the tracks appear in edited form and segued together.
Apart from Jarre's best-known tracks, the album also contains two previously unreleased tracks composed for the canceled Teotihuacan solar eclipse concert scheduled for 11 July 1991, four new versions of older work, and one rare track "Moon Machine", which had previously appeared on a flexi disc of March 1986 issue of Keyboard and on a 12" single of "Rendez-Vous IV (Special Remix)" from that same year.
At the time of release two versions were issued with different track listings. In 1997 a new version was released with both track listings combined and a few extra tracks added. The compilation was also released in VHS format in 1991. The VHS contains all Jarre's videos from 1976 to 1991, except "Equinoxe 5".
Track listing
"IMAGES" includes 4 new versions : MAGNETIC FIELDS 2, EQUINOXE 4, RENDEZ-VOUS 2 and ZOOLOOKOLOGIE (this track is sadly missing on the 1991 INTERNATIONAL RELEASE).
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "OXYGENE 4" | 3:09 |
| 2. | "EQUINOXE 5" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "MAGNETIC FIELDS 2" (NEW VERSION) | 3:57 |
| 4. | "OXYGENE 2" | 3:11 |
| 5. | "COMPUTER WEEKEND" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "EQUINOXE 4" (NEW VERSION) | 3:12 |
| 7. | "ETHNICOLOR 1" | 3:41 |
| 8. | "LONDON KID" | 3:45 |
| 9. | "THE BAND IN THE RAIN" | 1:26 |
| 10. | "ORIENT EXPRESS" | 3:26 |
| 11. | "CALYPSO 1" | 2:59 |
| 12. | "CALYPSO 3 (FIN DE SIÈCLE)" | 3:42 |
| 13. | "RENDEZ-VOUS 4" | 3:24 |
| 14. | "MOON MACHINE" (RARE TRACK) | 2:58 |
| 15. | "ELDORADO" (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) | 3:39 |
| 16. | "GLOBE TROTTER" (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) | 3:29 |
| 17. | "RENDEZ-VOUS 2" (NEW VERSION) | 8:48 |
| Total length: | 1:01:43 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "OXYGÈNE 4" | 3:09 |
| 2. | "ÉQUINOXE 5" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "CHANTS MAGNÉTIQUES 2" (NEW VERSION) | 3:57 |
| 4. | "OXYGÈNE 2" | 3:11 |
| 5. | "COMPUTER WEEKEND" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "ÉQUINOXE 4" (NEW VERSION) | 3:12 |
| 7. | "ETHNICOLOR 1" | 3:41 |
| 8. | "ZOOLOOKOLOGIE" (NEW VERSION) | 3:45 |
| 9. | "L'ORCHESTRE SOUS LA PLUIE" | 1:26 |
| 10. | "ORIENT EXPRESS" | 3:26 |
| 11. | "CALYPSO 1" | 2:59 |
| 12. | "CALYPSO 3 (FIN DE SIÈCLE)" | 3:42 |
| 13. | "RENDEZ-VOUS 4" | 3:24 |
| 14. | "MOON MACHINE" (RARE TRACK) | 2:58 |
| 15. | "ELDORADO" (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) | 3:39 |
| 16. | "GLOBE TROTTER" (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) | 3:29 |
| 17. | "RENDEZ-VOUS 2" (NEW VERSION) | 8:48 |
| Total length: | 1:01:43 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "OXYGENE 4" | 3:09 |
| 2. | "EQUINOXE 5" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "MAGNETIC FIELDS 2" (NEW VERSION) | 3:57 |
| 4. | "OXYGENE 2" | 3:11 |
| 5. | "COMPUTER WEEKEND" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "EQUINOXE 4" (NEW VERSION) | 3:12 |
| 7. | "ETHNICOLOR 1" | 3:41 |
| 8. | "THE BAND IN THE RAIN" | 1:26 |
| 9. | "ORIENT EXPRESS" | 3:26 |
| 10. | "CALYPSO 1" | 2:59 |
| 11. | "CALYPSO 3 (FIN DE SIÈCLE)" | 3:42 |
| 12. | "RENDEZ-VOUS 4" | 3:24 |
| 13. | "MOON MACHINE" (RARE TRACK) | 2:58 |
| 14. | "ELDORADO" (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) | 3:39 |
| 15. | "GLOBE TROTTER" (PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED) | 3:29 |
| 16. | "WOOLOOMOOLOO" | 3:18 |
| 17. | "BLAH BLAH CAFÉ" | 3:21 |
| 18. | "LONDON KID" | 3:47 |
| 19. | "ZOOLOOKOLOGIE" (NEW VERSION) | 3:46 |
| 20. | "RENDEZ-VOUS 2" (NEW VERSION) | 8:48 |
| Total length: | 1:12:10 | |
| No. | Title | Director | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "OXYGENE 4" | ||
| 2. | "EQUINOXE 4" | Gilles Amado | |
| 3. | "MAGNETIC FIELDS 2" | Julien Temple | |
| 4. | "ORIENT EXPRESS" | Andrew Piddington | |
| 5. | "SOUVENIR OF CHINA" | Andrew Piddington | |
| 6. | "ZOOLOOK" | Jean-Pierre Jeunet - Marc Caro | |
| 7. | "ZOOLOOKOLOGIE" | Frank Coppolla | |
| 8. | "RENDEZ-VOUS 4" | Bob Giraldi | |
| 9. | "REVOLUTIONS" | Mike Mansfield | |
| 10. | "LONDON KID" (LIVE IN DOCKLANDS) | Mike Mansfield | |
| 11. | "OXYGENE 4" (PENGUIN VERSION) | Jean-Michel Jarre | |
| 12. | "CALYPSO 1" (ANIMATION VERSION) | Andy Goff | |
| 13. | "CALYPSO 1" (LIVE IN PARIS) | Mike Mansfield |
Charts
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[2] | 85 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[3] | 15 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[4] | 2 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] | 20 |
| Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[6] | 7 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] | 23 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[8] | 14 |
Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[9] | Platinum | 300,000* |
| Germany (BVMI)[10] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[11] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[12] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Worldwide | — | 1,500,000[13] |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||