# Jean Roussel

Jean Alain Roussel (born 1951 in Port Louis, Mauritius) is a musician, composer, record producer, arranger, educator and sono-therapist.
He is best known for his keyboard work from the 1970s through today, playing regularly live and in studio with Cat Stevens (e.g. "Peace Train", "Bitterblue", "Oh Very Young", "Tuesday's Dead", "Wild World", "Where Do the Children Play?", "Sitting", "Catch Bull at Four", "Teaser and the Firecat", and "Buddha and the Chocolate Box"), and playing on "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police. He was also the composer of Rick Ross's Grammy-nominated (2013) "Ashamed" and Wilson Pickett's "Shameless" (1979).
Roussel has worked in various capacities with many artists, including Paul Kossoff (producer/composer "Back Street Crawler"), Thin Lizzy, Phil Lynott, Gary Moore, Peter Frampton, Roy Buchanan, Bob Marley and the Wailers ("Natty Dread", "No Woman, No Cry", "Rastaman Vibration", "Lively Up Yourself" etc ), George Harrison, John Paul Jones, Frida, Celine Dion, Elkie Brooks, Paul Rodgers, John Martyn, Alan White, Roger Glover, Ronnie Wood, Mitch Mitchell, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Cheryl Lynn, Sting, Bobby Womack, Dusty Springfield, Paul Simon, Tim Hardin, Suzi Quatro, Don Everly, Robert Palmer, 10cc, Kevin Coyne, Luc Plamondon, Jean-Loup Dabadie, Etienne Roda-Gil, Osibisa, Jon Hendricks, John Paul Jones, Françoise Hardy, Donovan, Pappo's Blues, Astor Piazzolla, Joan Armatrading, Tony Levin, Junior Marvin, Joe Cocker, Jimmy Cliff, Olivia Newton-John, Julien Clerc, Catherine Lara, Jeane Manson, Charles Trenet, Eddy Marnay, and Robert Charlebois, among others.

## Credits

| Album | Artist | Released | Roussel's credits |
| Abracadabra | Claire Hamill | 1975 | Piano, orchestral arrangements |
| Back Street Crawler | Paul Kossoff | 1973 | Producer, composer, Keyboards |
| Back to Earth | Cat Stevens | 1978 | Piano, strings, arranger, keyboards, organ (Hammond), piano (electric) |
| Back to the Drive | Suzi Quatro | 2006 | Composer |
| Back to the Night | Joan Armatrading | 1975 | Keyboards, arrangements |
| Bad News | Joe Jammer | 1973 | Keyboards |
| Buddha and the Chocolate Box | Cat Stevens | 1974 | Strings, arranger, conductor, keyboards, string arrangements |
| Catch Bull at Four | Cat Stevens | 1972 | Organ, piano, keyboards |
| Chris Farlowe Band Live | Chris Farlowe | 1975 | Producer & keyboards |
| David Courtney's First Day | David Courtney | 1975 | Piano |
| Daydo | Alun Davies | 1972 | Keyboards |
| Deceptive Bends | 10cc | 1977 | Organ, peyboards, piano (electric) |
| Essence to Essence | Donovan | 1973 | Clavinet & keyboards |
| Foreigner | Cat Stevens | 1973 | Bass, strings, keyboards, piano (electric), string arrangements, brass arrangement, bass arrangement, woodwind arrangement |
| Happy Children | Osibisa | 1973 | Keyboards |
| I Want You | Wilson Pickett | 1978 | Producer, keyboards, arranger, composer |
| Incognito | Celine Dion | 1987 | Producer, composer, arranger and various instruments |
| I've Got My Own Album to Do | Ronnie Wood | 1974 | Keyboards |
| Izitso | Cat Stevens | 1977 | Composer, organ, synthesizer, flute, piano, glockenspiel, keyboards, organ (Hammond), piano (electric), vibraphone, string arrangements, sequencing, synthesizer strings |
| Jamaica Say You Will | Joe Cocker | 1975 | Hammond organ |
| Julien Clerc | Julien Clerc | 1980 | Keyboards, arranger |
| Lancashire Hustler | Keef Hartley | 1973 | Keyboards |
| Lark | Linda Lewis | 1972 | Keyboards |
| Like an Old Fashioned Waltz | Sandy Denny | 1973 | Keyboards |
| Live and Learn | Elkie Brooks | 1979 | Keyboards, arranger |
| Marjory Razorblade | Kevin Coyne | 1973 | Keyboards |
| Mick Taylor | Mick Taylor | 1979 | Piano, Hammond organ |
| Natty Dread | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 1974 | ("No Woman No Cry", "Natty Dread" and "Lively Up Yourself") Hammond Organ, keyboards, arrangements |
| Nightlife | Thin Lizzy | 1974 | Keyboards, Hammond organ |
| Not a Little Girl Anymore | Linda Lewis | 1975 | Keyboards |
| Now Hear This | Junior Hanson | 1974 | Keyboards, composer |
| Now Look | Ronnie Wood | 1975 | Composer, synthesizer, keyboards, clavinet |
| Numbers | Cat Stevens | 1975 | Organ, synthesizer, piano, strings, arranger, harpsichord, keyboards, organ (Hammond), piano (electric), brass, overdubs, vibraphone, string arrangements, synthesizer strings |
| Obsessed | Les films téléscène inc | 1987 | "Music" |
| October | Claire Hamill | 1973 | Keyboards |
| Painted Head | Tim Hardin | 1973 | Keyboards |
| "Pieces of a Jigsaw" | Del Richardson | 1973 | Keyboards |
| "Pieces" | Juicy Lucy | 1972 | Keyboards |
| "Pressure Drop" | Robert Palmer | 1976 | Keyboards, clavinet, Hammond organ, arrangements |
| Quickstep | Chilli charles | 1975 | Bass, keyboards |
| Rastaman Vibration | Bob Marley and the Wailers | 1976 | Hammond organ, keyboards, arranger |
| Reebop | Rebop Kwaku Baah | 1972 | Hammond organ, piano, Rhodes, composer, arranger, co-producer |
| Richy Snyder | Richy Snyder | 1978 | Keyboards |
| Sans Entracte | Julien Clerc | 1980 | Producer, keyboards, arranger, composer |
| Saturnight (Live in Tokyo) | Cat Stevens | 1974 | Keyboards, arrangements |
| Shooting Star | Elkie Brooks | 1978 | Keyboards, arranger |
| Short Cut Draw Blood | Jim Capaldi | 1975 | Bass, keyboards |
| Squire | Alan Hull | 1975 | Keyboards, arrangements |
| Sunset Towers | Don Everly | 1974 | Bass, keyboards |
| Surprise Sisters | Surprise Sisters | 1976 | Keyboards, arrangements |
| Taking It All in Stride | Silverado | 1977 | Organ, piano |
| Teaser and the Firecat | Cat Stevens | 1971 | Organ ("Peace Train") |
| Two Days Away | Elkie Brooks | 1977 | Keyboards, arranger |
| Whale Meat Again | Jim Capaldi | 1974 | Bass, keyboards, arrangements |
| White Heat | Dusty Springfield | 1982 | Arranger, composer, synthesizer |
| Woman Overboard | Linda Lewis | 1977 | Keyboards, arrangements |
| Atlantis [1973] | Atlantis | 1973 | Keyboards |
| Jabula | Jabula | 1975 | Keyboards |
| In Love | Cheryl Lynn | 1980 | Synthesizers, arranger, keyboards |
| Ghost in the Machine | The Police | 1981 | Keyboards, arranger ("Every Little Thing...") |
| Adrian | Buzy | 1983 | Producer, arranger, musical director, conductor, keyboards, composer |
| Insomnie | Buzy | 1983 | Producer, arranger, musical director, conductor, keyboards |
| Mes photos couleur | Jeane Manson | 1983 | Producer, arranger, musical director, conductor, keyboards |
| J't'aime comme un fou | Robert Charlebois | 1983 | Arranger, keyboards, producer |
| Mask | Roger Glover | 1984 | Keyboards, group member |
| Aime-moi | Julien Clerc | 1984 | Composer |
| Préférences | Julien Clerc | 1985 | Composer, arranger, keyboards |
| Les aventures à l'eau | Julien Clerc | 1987 | Composer |
| Serious Business | Brian Greenway | 1988 | Keyboards, arranger |
| Charlebois, Vol. 1 | Robert Charlebois | 1991 | Arranger, keyboards |
| Sweet Dreams: The Anthology | Roy Buchanan | 1992 | Producer, keyboards |
| Majikat | Cat Stevens | 2004 | Hammond organ, clavinet, electric piano, synthesizer (Recorded 1976, Released 2004) |

## Awards

* Félix Award (1987) for arranging his composition, with Eddy MARNAY "Comme un cœur froid" and was nominated for two other Félix Awards for producing and engineering "Incognito", Winner.
* Platinum Album Award (1982) for arrangement and keyboards on Ghost in the Machine by The Police
* Platinum Album Award (1984) for contribution to Legend by Bob Marley and The Wailers
* Grammy Nomination (2013) for Songwriter of the Year for "Ashamed" by Rick Ross
* Multiple Platinum Albums for contribution to Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by The Police
* Multiple Platinum Albums for contribution to several Cat Stevens albums
* Jacques d'Honneur Cours Florent 2022, France