| Téo & Téa | ||||
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| Released | 2007 | |||
| Length | 50:30 | |||
| Label | Warner Music | |||
| Producer | Jean Michel Jarre | |||
| Jean-Michel Jarre chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| The Guardian | [2] |
| Indie London | [3] |
Téo & Téa is the sixteenth studio albumbyFrench electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, released in 2007 on Aero Productions and Warner Music labels. Two singles were released, the first, "Téo & Téa", as a promotional for clubs and radio stations and then as a general release. The second, "Vintage", was released in digital download format only, on July 16, 2007, and included two remixesbyATB.
The album describes the different stages of a loving relationship, and explores the idea that the length of such relationships is unpredictable. Its release demonstrated a move away from virtual instruments and computers that Jarre had been using up to that point; he instead chose to use a simplified range of devices, including several new prototype instruments. The album's cover was inspired by the David Lynch film Wild at Heart.[4] Jarre's then-wife, Anne Parillaud, provided wailing to the track "Beautiful Agony".[2][5]
The album was released on CD in 2007 by Aero Productions and Warner Music labels.[6][7] It was also released with a bonus DVD which features the same tracks mixed for 5.1 surround sound, as well as the video clip for the title track in high-definition, viewable on personal computers.[8] The two computer-generated characters which appeared in the video clip of the title track are "like twins", one is male and one is female.[4]
The Guardian writer Dave Simpson described the album melodies as "infantile", commenting that they "sound like a music-shop demonstration room in 1979".[2] IndieLondon classified the album as "incredibly lively and sets the tone for the tracks that follow."[3] Thom Jurek of AllMusic wrote "he may be retro but he's far from tired".[1]
All tracks are written by Jean-Michel Jarre
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Fresh News" | 2:42 |
| 2. | "Téo & Téa" | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Beautiful Agony" | 4:38 |
| 4. | "Touch to Remember" | 6:07 |
| 5. | "OK, Do It Fast" | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Partners in Crime 1" | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Partners in Crime 2" | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Chatterbox" | 2:14 |
| 9. | "In the Mood for You" | 4:18 |
| 10. | "Gossip" | 2:09 |
| 11. | "Vintage" | 3:04 |
| 12. | "Melancholic Rodeo" | 3:46 |
| 13. | "Téo & Téa 4:00 AM" | 7:06 |
| Total length: | 50:30 | |
Personnel listed in album liner notes:[8]
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 8 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] | 46 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 43 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 9 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] | 53 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 103 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] | 84 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[16] | 45 |
