Editing Cerrone (section)

===''Cerrone V''–''XIII''===
''Cerrone V'' marked a radical departure for the artist, where he made a full-fledged attempt to become the vocalist. Moving from Cotillion to [[Atlantic Records]] in the U.S., "Rock Me" was the first single and, although clubs reacted fairly well, it did not reach the heights of his previous releases. Sonically, it bears a resemblance to "Hot Stuff" by [[Donna Summer]]. Recorded in Los Angeles with the musicians backing [[Toto (band)|Toto]], Cerrone co-wrote "Call Me Tonight" with producer Bob Esty and vocalist/lyricist Michelle Aller.

His sixth album, ''Cerrone VI'', was the first of his albums not to be released in the U.S. and was issued on Malligator and Unidisc in Canada. Unlike his previous albums, this non-rhythmic offering, using new electronic elements such as the Fairlight CMI computer, was more of Cerrone exploring the entire musical landscape. Lyricist Pamela Forrest, a Liverpool-born, Paris-based lyricist, added her magic to the album. The instrumental, [[Herb Alpert]]-inspired "Rendezvous" received scattered [[Adult Contemporary]] airplay in Canada. Cerrone also returned to the erotic album covers, using an existing [[Cheyco Leidmann]] photograph of a bare-breasted blonde in a lawnchair, and inserting himself in the photograph.

In a true return to form, "You Are the One" was the cornerstone of his seventh record. An 11-minute version of "Cherry Tree" remains on the shelf. This album was rumoured to have been recorded twice: first with [[Stoke-on-Trent]], England, native Kay Garner, long the voice of Cerrone's biggest successes; and then with Brown. The version with Garner on the lead vocals has never been released.

As a bridge between Cerrone's seventh and eighth albums, a 12-inch single, "Tripping on the Moon", was released prior and was a blockbuster import hit. Sung by Kay Garner, and vocally reminiscent in tone of "Supernature", it was never released in North America as a single. It later became a part of ''Cerrone VIII: Back Track''. It was released on John Luongo's Portrait label, distributed by CBS. Although the title track was a mild chart hit in the [[nightclub]], the album's lone bright spot was a re-recording of "Supernature" sung by Montreal-based [[Nanette Workman]]. Workman had a 1973 hit with the song "The Queen" on Big Tree Records. A short time thereafter, Canadian-born singer [[Claudja Barry]] did a cover version of "Trippin'", released on Personal Records.