Guilty Pleasures is the eighth studio album by Canadian jazz pianist and singer-songwriter Anne Bisson, released in late 2025. The album is an acoustic collection of cover songs that have been deeply influential to Bisson since her childhood, along with two original tracks.
Bisson describes the project as a "refreshing" and "eclectic" journey through her musical DNA, featuring unique jazz arrangements of classic hits. The album was recorded at Studio Opus with her long-time collaborator Jacques Roy.
Key Highlights: A sensual bilingual duet of "Autumn Leaves / Les feuilles mortes" with Canadian singer Bruno Pelletier.Musicians: Features Anne Bisson (piano/vocals), Jacques Roy (bass/guitar), Samuel Jacques (piano), Guillaume Picard (drums), and Julie Trudeau (cello).
Recorded at Studio Opus with Jacques Roy (Tales from the Treetops, Bélanger & Bisson–Conversations), Anne Bisson’s 2025 album Guilty Pleasures features Anne’s takes on hits like “Wild Horses,” “In the Ghetto,” “Harvest Moon” and “Comfortably Numb,” plus an “Autumn Leaves” duet with special guest Bruno Pelletier and 2 originals.
| Anne Bisson – Guilty Pleasures |
The album consists of 11 tracks:
- I’m Leaving You (Original)
- Harvest Moon (Neil Young)
- Once Upon a Summertime / How Insensitive
- Autumn Leaves / Les feuilles mortes (feat. Bruno Pelletier)
- Comfortably Numb (Pink Floyd)
- In the Ghetto (Elvis Presley)
- In Your Eyes (Peter Gabriel)
- The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (Jimmy Webb)
- Wild Horses (The Rolling Stones)
- Music and Travels (Original)
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow
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Recording System: Neumann U 87 Ai, DPA 4006 AKG 414 XLS, Gefell M930, AEA R44CE, Telefunken M16 mkII
Preamp: Moon 3500MP
Pianos: Rhodes Stage Piano 88 Mark I 1977, Yamaha C7
Musicians: Anne Bisson: piano, Fender Rhodes, lead vocal, backing vocals
Samuel Jacques: piano on “Once Upon a Summertime / How Insensitive” & “Autumn Leaves / Les feuilles mortes”
Jacques Roy: electric bass, double bass, acoustic guitar
Guillaume Picard: drums
Julie Trudeau: cello on “The Moon is a Harsh Mistress”
Bruno Pelletier: lead vocal on “Autumn Leaves / Les feuilles mortes”
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