Renovation Urbaine Blues

Musicians
Gaston Cantin: guitar, percussion
Marc Bégin: guitar, banjo, harmonica, percussion
Gilles Pouliot: bass
Barry Nameth: drums, congas
Denis Champoux: pedal steel guitar, percussion
Jean Bouchard: whistle, xylophone, percussion
Pierre Potvin: piano, percussion
Luc Desjardins: synthesizer
Bill McGrath: tenor saxophone
Jean-Yves Bélanger: trombone
Pierre Lessard: trumpet, flugelhorn
Christiane Baril: backing vocals
Hélène Turcotte: backing vocals
Suzanne Mercier: backing vocals

Songwriting
Songs written by Gaston Cantin, Marc Bégin, Jean Bouchard, Danielle Dontigny, and Martin Trudel
(see individual tracks for specific credits)

Production
Recorded at Studio Denis Champoux, Cap-Rouge, Quebec

Artwork
Art direction by Roger Bélair

Notes
Rénovation Urbaine Blues expands Cantin-Bégin’s folk foundation with a broader electric palette, incorporating pedal steel, synthesizer, and horn arrangements while retaining the duo’s songwriter-driven focus and Quebec urban themes of the late 1970s.