Jean-Pierre Danel

born on 4/6/1968 in La Varenne, France

Jean-Pierre Danel

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Jean-Pierre Danel

Jean-Pierre Danel (born 4 June 1968) is a French guitarist, record producer and composer. He hit the #1 spot in France with his album Guitar Connection in 2006 which received a gold disc,[1][2][3] and several hit racords followed. As a producer, he obtained many international hits, with global sales of more than 22 million copies [4][5]

Biography

Danel, the son of the French pop singer Pascal Danel and the nephew of opera director Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, started his career as a professional guitarist in July 1982, at the age of 14. After many tours and studio recordings with French session musicians, he released various guitar albums, winning 8 gold discs in Europe.[6][7] In the US, his album Stratospheric was named Best Album of the Year 2000 by the Instrumental Rock Guitar Hall of Fame.[8] In 2001, he was invited on the album Les Masters de la Guitare, on which Eric Clapton, BB King, Carlos Santana or Al Di Meola also recorded.[9]

His own album Guitar Connection, released by Sony/BMG in July 2006 reaches the #1 spot in the album charts in France and gets a gold disc.[10][11][12]

Guitar Connection 2 was released in March 2007. It contains a duet with British guitar legend Hank Marvin. The album hits the charts at #8 and several hit albums follow.[13][14]

In June 2007, Danel received the "Grand Prix Français de la Guitare" award.[15]

In November 2010, his charitable Out of the Blues guitar album to the benefit of AIDS research, is released by Universal. Danel records duets with 24 guitars greats such as Hank Marvin again, Albert Lee (recorded at the legendary Abbey Road Studio 2), Scott Henderson, Andy Powell of Wishbone Ash, Jake Shimabukuro and various very popular French artists.[16] The album gets to #3 in the French charts a generates several hit singles as well as a string of Top 10 hits on iTunes as well, including a No. 1 hit single in Belgium,[17] a long-running Top 5 hit with Axel Bauer, staying in the charts for more than two years and a half. 8 singles in all hit the ITunes charts in several countries, such as the USA, Ireland, Portugal, Mexico, Denmark, Austria, Germany, France, Sweden, Finland, Luxemburg, Belgium, etc.[18] The album gets support by various people, such as Carla Bruni,[19] then First Lady of France, or Brian May of Queen, who also writes a note in the booklet. The pair was reunited in a charity organized by Danel in 2013.[20][21][22][23]

His digital compilation (on downloading exclusively) "The Hit List" enters the French charts at #18, and charts in the U.K. (#28) and the U.S (#32), while 2 singles hit the French Top 20, including "Philippine's Smiles", which also reaches #12 on the iTunes Jazz charts in the US, while two other singles hit the Top 100 in Australia (at #53 and #69).[24] Five years after its original release, "The Pink Side of Miss Daisy" finds its way in the Billboard U.S. charts at #86.[25] Globally, Danel's records have charted in 24 countries.[26]

As a record producer, he started his own company, Puzzle Productions, in 1989. He produced dozens of hit records and also bought the rights for many songs from other companies, creating an 18,000 songs catalogue. Record industry specialists presented Danel in various TV documentaries as one of the biggest independent producers in France, with 22,4 million copies sold and 183 gold and platinum discs at the time.[27][28] His work also includes the production, with DJ Da French Guy, of radio remixes for artists such as Madonna, Britney Spears, Daft Punk, and Moby.[29]

Danel also wrote a dozen of books, including a biography of French playwright and actor Sacha Guitry [30] and a book about the Fender Stratocaster (foreword by Hank Marvin).[31]

Hits

Albums

Year Album Chart position
FR BEL/WAL CH
1993 Chorus
25
9
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1994 Remember Shadows/Les Années Shadows
34
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1997 Guitar Line
61
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2002 Tribute to The Shadows
135
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2006 Guitar Connection
1
3
70
2007 Guitar Connection 2
8
7
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2008 Guitar Connection 3
18
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89
2009 Guitar Connection Tribute to The Shadows
6
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2009 The Best of Guitar Connection
23
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2009 Guitar Connection (re-entry)
7
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2009 Guitar Connection 2 (re-entry)
33
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2009 Jean-Pierre Danel plays The Shadows
38
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2009 Guitar Connection Anthology
19
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2009 Guitar Connection 3 (ré-entry)
26
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2010 The Best of Guitar Connection (ré-entry)
2
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2010 Out of the blues
3
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2011 When the guitar rocks
9
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2011 Guitar Guitar Guitar
14
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2011 Stratospheric
46
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2011 Out of the blues (re-entry)
26
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2011 Rock Guitar Legends
117
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2012 Guitar Greatest Hits
15 (iTunes Dominican Republic)
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2012 The Guitar Greatest Hits
179 (iTunes Taiwan)
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2012 When the guitar rocks
33 (ITunes Israël)
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2013 The Blues Album
134 (ITunes USA)
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2013 Best of guitar
23 (ITunes Kazakhstan)
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2013 Best of guitar
23 (ITunes Russia)
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2013 The greatest hits
9 (ITunes Colombia)
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2013 The Hit List
18 (ITunes France)
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2013 The Hit List
32 (ITunes USA)
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2013 The Hit List
28 (ITunes UK)
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2013 Air Guitar : The Anthems
24 (ITunes India)
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Singles

Year Single Chart position / Album
FR EUR
2006 "A love theme for Sabine" 15 Guitar Connection
2006 "Sleepwalk" 18 Guitar Connection
2006 "Ballad for a friend" 39 Guitar Connection
2007 "Nz girl blues" 5 23 Guitar Connection 2
2007 "My song of you" (duet with Laurent Voulzy) 7 26 Guitar Connection 2
2007 "Guitar Connection Medley (Part I)" 13 44 Guitar Connection 2
2007 "Nivram" (duet with Hank Marvin) 15 50 Guitar Connection 2
2007 "Nivram" (duet with Hank Marvin) 8 (Norway) Guitar Connection 2
2007 "Nivram" (duet with Hank Marvin) 86 (Germany) Guitar Connection 2
2008 "The pink side of miss daisy" 9 29 Guitar Connection 3
2008 "Honky Tonk Woman" 18 Guitar Connection 3
2009 "The rise and fall of flingel bunt" 43 Guitar Connection Tribute to The Shadows
2009 "Good Guitar Vibrations" 20 The Best of Guitar Connection
2009 "Come together" 21 The Best of Guitar Connection
2009 "Concerto de aranjuez" 30 Jean-Pierre Danel plays The Shadows
2009 "While my guitar gently weeps" (duet with Pascal Danel) 29 -- Guitar Connection Anthology
2010 "Out of the blues (Single)" 20 -- Out of the blues
2010 "Rock Me Baby" (duet with Axel Bauer) 36 -- Out of the blues
2011 "Rock Me Baby" (duet with Axel Bauer) 4 (iTunes) -- Out of the blues
2011 "Rock Me Baby" (duet with Axel Bauer) 112 (Norway) -- Out of the blues
2011 "This incredible fortune to be two" (with Louis Bertignac and Beverly Jo Scott) 12 -- Out of the blues
2011 "This incredible fortune to be two" (with Louis Bertignac and Beverly Jo Scott) 25 (iTunes Belgium) -- Out of the blues
2011 "This incredible fortune to be two" (with Louis Bertignac and Beverly Jo Scott) 7 (iTunes Luxemburg) -- Out of the blues
2011 "This incredible fortune to be two" (with Louis Bertignac and Beverly Jo Scott) 51 (iTunes Ireland) -- Out of the blues
2011 "Forbidden Games" 47 (iTunes Finland) -- Guitar Guitar Guitar
2012 "M Appeal" (duet with Hank Marvin) 7 (Norway) - Out of the blues
2012 "M Appeal" (duet with Hank Marvin) 99 (Finland) - Out of the blues
2012 "This incredible fortune to be two" (with Louis Bertignac and Beverly Jo Scott) 1 (iTunes Belgium)(re-entry) -- Out of the blues
2012 "Saint Louis Blues" 7 (iTunes France) -- Out of the blues
2012 "Saint Louis Blues" 8 (iTunes Portugal) -- Out of the blues
2012 "Tulsa Time" (Duet with Albert Lee) 9 (iTunes Portugal) -- Out of the blues
2012 "Tulsa Time" (Duet with Albert Lee) 111 (iTunes Norway) -- Out of the blues
2012 "Tulsa Time" (Duet with Albert Lee) 62 (iTunes Austria) -- Out of the blues
2012 "Tulsa Time" (Duet with Albert Lee) 67 (iTunes Denmark) -- Out of the blues
2012 "Tulsa Time" (Duet with Albert Lee) 80 (iTunes Ireland) -- Out of the blues
2012 "Tulsa Time" (Duet with Albert Lee) 104 (iTunes Mexico) -- Out of the blues
2012 "United Colors" (Duet with Anne Ducros) 18 (iTunes Jazz France) -- Out of the blues
2012 "Revolution" (Duet with Laurent Voulzy) 7 (iTunes Blues France) -- Out of the blues
2012 "Revolution" (Duet with Laurent Voulzy) 55 (iTunes Blues USA) -- Out of the blues
2013 "Nivram EP 2013" (duet with Hank Marvin) 50 (Ireland) The Hit List
2013 "Nivram EP 2013" (duet with Hank Marvin) 87 (Finland) The Hit List
2013 "Jeux Interdits" 8 (Cambodia) Guitar Connection
2013 "Europa" 11 (Cambodia) Guitar Connection
2013 "Indian Horse" 19 (iTunes France) The Hit List
2013 "Philippine's Smiles" 16 (iTunes France) The Hit List
2013 "Philippine's Smiles" 12 (iTunes Jazz USA) The Hit List
2013 "The Pink Side of Miss Daisy" 86 (USA Billboard) -- The Hit List
2013 "United Colors" (Duet with Anne Ducros) 69 (iTunes Jazz Australia) -- Jazz Guitar
2013 "All Shook Up" 50 (iTunes Mexico) -- The Hit List
2013 "The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt" 53 (iTunes Australia) -- The Hit List

Discography (France & international)

Albums

  • Rarities (1982)
  • Vocals (1986)
  • Chez Toi Et Moi (Maxi) (1989)
  • The Twist Sessions (1990)
  • Chorus (1993) No. 25
  • Remember Shadows(1994) No. 34
  • Guitar Generation (1995)
  • Le Meilleur Des Shadows (1995)
  • Guitar Line (1997) No. 61
  • Play 18 Hits of the Shadows (1997)
  • Tribute to the Shadows 40 Years 40 Tracks (2 Cds) (1998)
  • Les Annees Shadows (2 Cds / 46 Tracks) (1998)
  • The Best of the Guitar Legends (3 Cds / 75 Tracks) (1998)
  • The Best of the Guitar Legends Vol.1 (1998)
  • The Best of the Guitar Legends Vol.2 (1998)
  • The Best of the Guitar Legends Vol.3 (1998)
  • A Tribute to the Shadows The Gold Series (1998)
  • Guitar Greatest (2 Cds) (2000)
  • La Legende Des Shadows (2000)
  • A Tribute to the Shadows (2000)
  • The Guitar Album (2000)
  • Stratospheric (2000)(re-released in 2011) No. 46
  • Play Hits of the Shadows (2000)
  • Tribute to the Shadows (2001)#135
  • The Playback Collection Vol. 1 (2001)
  • The Playback Collection Vol. 2 (2001)
  • The Playback Collection Vol. 3 (2001)
  • The Playback Collection Vol. 4 (2001)
  • Guitarmania (4 Cds / 88 Tracks) (2001)
  • Nuits Parisiennes (2001)
  • A Tribute to the Shadows (4 Cds / 80 Tracks) (2001)
  • A Tribute to the Shadows Vol 1 (2001)
  • A Tribute to the Shadows Vol 2 (2001)
  • A Tribute to the Shadows Vol 3 (2001)
  • A Tribute to the Shadows Vol 4 (2001)
  • Guitar Classics (2002)
  • Guitar Gold Themes (2002)
  • The Shadows Anthology The Tribute Album By Jean-Pierre Danel (2002)
  • Essential Guitar (2002)
  • All The Best (2 Cds) (2002)
  • Guitare 5 Cd 100 Titres (2003)
  • Guitar Greatest Hits (2005)
  • Guitar Connection (1 CD + 1 DVD) (2006) No. 1
  • Guitar Connection 2 (1 CD + & DVD) (2007) No. 8
  • Coffret Guitar Connection 1 & 2 (2007)
  • Guitar Connection 3 (2008) No. 18
  • Guitar Connection Tribute to The Shadows (2009) No. 6
  • The Best of Guitar Connection (2009) No. 23
  • Jean-Pierre Danel plays The Shadows (2009) No. 38
  • Guitar Connection Anthology (2009) No. 19
  • Out of the blues (2010) No. 3
  • Guitar Anthology Les 100 plus grands tubes (5-CD box set compilation)(2011)
  • When the guitar rocks (compilation)(2011) No. 9
  • Guitar Guitar Guitar (compilation)(2011) No. 14
  • Rock Guitar Legends (2011) No. 117
  • Guitar Greatest Hits (2011) No. 15
  • The Guitar Greatest Hits (2012) No. 179
  • Guitar Greatest Hits (3-CD metal box)(2012)
  • The Blues Album (2013) No. 134
  • Best of Guitar (2013) No. 23
  • The Hit List (2013) No. 18
  • Air Guitar - The Anthems (2013) No. 24
  • Jazz Guitar (2013)

Participations

  • Les Masters De La Guitare Les Plus Grands Guitaristes Du Monde (2001)

Videos

  • In Concert (1990)
  • Guitar Connection (2006)
  • Guitar Connection 2 (2007)
  • Coffret Guitar Connection 1 & 2 (2007)
  • Guitar Connection 3 (2008)
  • The Best of Guitar Connection (2009)
  • Out of the blues (2010)

Books (in English)

  • Legend of the Fender Stratocaster (Foreword by Hank Marvin)(Auteurs du Monde, 2012)

Books (in French)

  • Femme Mode d'Emploi (NM7, 2000)
  • Tribute to the Fender Stratocaster (JA, 2001)
  • Le Destin fabuleux de Sacha Guitry (Le Marque-Page, 2007)
  • Chroniques d'une Vie Passionnante (enfin, je crois...) (Courcelles Publishing, 2008)
  • Petites explications sur les femmes à l'attention des hommes perdus et désespérés (Courcelles Publishing, 2008)
  • Clean Ex (Courcelles Publishing, 2009)
  • Elvis Presley, La légende du King (2009, Courcelles Publishing)
  • 365 Moyens de rendre son homme heureux (2009, Courcelles Publishing)
  • 365 Moyens d'essayer de se faire pardonner (2009, Courcelles Publishing)
  • 365 Moyens d'adopter le life-style des people (et de devenir hyper important chez son coiffeur (2009, Courcelles Publishing)
  • Voyages Immobiles (2010, Courcelles Publishing)
  • Sacha Guitry et les Femmes (Auteurs du Monde, 2012)
  • Légende de la Fender Stratocaster (Préface de Hank Marvin)(Auteurs du Monde, 2012)

CD-Rom

  • 20 Ans D'occupations... (2002)

References

  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Npnc3BVu0A(French)
  2. "http://groove-tendances.com/portraits/item/134-jean-pierre-danel.(French)
  3. http://www.music-story.com/jean-pierre-danel/biographie(French)
  4. http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Jean-Pierre-Danel/news-72332.html
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  8. "http://groove-tendances.com/portraits/item/134-jean-pierre-danel.(French)
  9. http://www.lastfm.fr/music/Various+Artists/Les+Masters+de+la+guitare
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  16. http://www.idolesmag.com/interview-93-Jean-Pierre-Danel.html
  17. (English) http://www.music-chart.info/song/572190/This-Incredible-Fortune-To-Be-Two
  18. "http://groove-tendances.com/portraits/item/134-jean-pierre-danel(French)
  19. (French) http://www.purepeople.com/article/carla-bruni-a-partage-un-bon-coup-de-blues-avec-jean-pierre-danel_a69049/1
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  23. http://www.spa.asso.fr/node/69240(French)
  24. "http://groove-tendances.com/portraits/item/134-jean-pierre-danel.(French)
  25. (English) http://www.billboard.com/song/jean-pierre-danel/410249/the-pink-side-of-miss-daisy
  26. "http://groove-tendances.com/portraits/item/134-jean-pierre-danel.(French)
  27. "http://groove-tendances.com/portraits/item/134-jean-pierre-danel(French)
  28. http://www.20minutes.fr/livres/1275609-20140118-elvis-presley-intime-icone-perdue-1-cd-audio-jean-pierre-danel-chez-contre-dires-paris-france(French)
  29. "http://groove-tendances.com/portraits/item/134-jean-pierre-danel(French)
  30. http://www.lefigaro.fr/livres/2007/06/22/03005-20070622ARTFIG90040-le_destin_fabuleux_de_sacha_guitry_de_jean_pierre_danel_marque_pages_p_eur_.php(French)
  31. http://forums.fender.com/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=86135(French)

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