Rockollection

"Rockollection"
Song by Laurent Voulzy
Released	1977
Recorded	over the course of six weeks
Genre	Pop music
Length	11:40 (first version)
Label	RCA
Composer(s)	Laurent Voulzy
Lyricist(s)	Alain Souchon

"Rockollection" is a 1977 French pop song composed and performed by Laurent Voulzy. Alain Souchon contributed the lyrics.

"Recollection" was considered for the title but finally the song was called "Rockollection" (portmanteau of rock and collection).

The song is a nostalgic first-person recollection of what is presented as a typical 1960s French adolescence. While the story is sung in French, several English-language hits of the 1960s are used to illustrate the memories. An English and Spanish version were made by Voulzy, adapting the lyrics. Since its original release date, he has re-released the song several times in different renditions.

Total time 11:40

A shorter 45 RPM single version of the song was also released, stopping after the fifth song.

Total time 18:20

Total time 21:30

For the 2008 album, Recollection Laurent Voulzy recorded a new version he titled Rockollection 008 that has a duration of 15:43. The songs used are:

In the same album Rockollection Scène 10, consists of a new song of "Rockollection", followed by an excerpt of "Video Killed the Radio Star" of the Buggles.

With "L'Amour avec toi" from Michel Polnareff, it is the first time that Voulzy included a song in French in his "Rockollection".

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