Cœur de verre
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| Studio album by Hélène Ségara | |||||||||||
| Released | 1996 | ||||||||||
| Recorded | France | ||||||||||
| Genre | Pop, Ballad | ||||||||||
| Label | East West | ||||||||||
| Producer | Warner Music France | ||||||||||
| Hélène Ségara chronology | |||||||||||
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Cœur de verre is the name of the first studio album recorded by the French singer Hélène Ségara. It was released after her first hit single, "Je vous aime adieu", and achieved success in France and Belgium (Wallonia).
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[edit] Background
Three years ago, Ségara had released her first single, "Loin", that passed unnoticed. In 1996, she was in Paris and met the composer Christian Loigerot who wrote eight tracks of her debut album, Cœur de verre. French singer Phil Barney, who had already a solo career in France and a hit in 1987, "Un Enfant de toi", participated in the writing of the song "Vivre dans l'éternité", while the brothers Alain and Marc Nacash, who reached #10 on the French Singles Chart in December 1987 with ther single "Elle imagine" under the name of Nacash, wrote to her the hit "Les Vallées d'Irlande" (they also wrote "Parlez-moi de nous" on Ségara's next album).
In France, there were eight singles from the album, but only "Je vous aime adieu", "Vivo per lei (je vis pour elle)" (a duet with Andrea Bocelli), "Loin du froid de décembre" and "Les Vallées d'Irlande" were released as CD singles. Except "Loin du froid de décembre" which failed to reach the top 50 (#54), the other three singles were successful, peaking respectively at #13 (Gold disc), #1 (Platinum disc) and #15 (Silver disc).[1]
[edit] Chart performances
In France, the album was charted about two years after its release. It entered the albums chart on October 1, 1998, in low positions and remained at the bottom of the chart for many months and finally reached the top ten on February 20, 1999, peaking at #6 the following week. It then dropped slowly and stayed in the top 50 until July 17. It totaled eight weeks in the top ten, 32 weeks in the top 50, 56 weeks in the top 100 and 59 weeks in the top 200. It disappeared from the chart after March 2, 2002.[2] It achieved Platinum status[3] and was also charted for three weeks on the French Mid Price Chart, peaking at #10 on September 6, 2002.[4]
The album featured for 26 weeks on the Belgian Ultratop Albums Chart (Wallonia), from March 6 to August 28, 1999, including ten weeks in the top 20 and a peak at #12 in its 12th week.[5]
[edit] Track listing
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| 1. | "Vivre" (L.Plamondon / R.Cocciante) |
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| 2. | "Les Vallées d'Irlande" (new version) (A.Nacash - N.Godsend / M.Nacash - N.Hardt) |
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| 3. | "Vivo per lei (je vis pour elle)" (Duet with Andrea Bocelli) (V.Zelli - M.Mengali - G.Panceri - M.Jourdan) |
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| 4. | "Une Voix dans la nuit" (M.Gatignol / R.Lable) |
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| 5. | "Je vous aime adieu" (H.Ségara - V.Vié / T.Geoffroy - C.Loigerot) |
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| 6. | "Auprès de ceux que j'aimais" (J.P.Lang / T.Geoffroy - C.Loigerot) |
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| 7. | "Les Larmes" (M.Valmur / T.Geoffroy - C.Loigerot) |
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| 8. | "Cœur de verre" (H.Ségara - M.Valmur / T.Geoffroy - C.Loigerot) |
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| 9. | "Loin du froid de décembre" (L.Ahrens / S.Flaherty) Adep. P.Videcoq / É.Gruninger |
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| 10. | "Voyage dans l'éternité" (P.Barney - H.Ségara / P.Barney) |
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| 11. | "Faut rester ensemble" (M.Valmur / T.Geoffroy - C.Loigerot) |
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| 12 | "Pour quelques mots" (H.Ségara / N.Godsend - N.Hardt - M.Nacash) |
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| 13 | "Des Jours et des Jours" (H.Ségara - M.Valmur / T.Geoffroy - C.Loigerot) |
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| 14 | "J'ai tendance à rêver" (M.Valmur / T.Goeffroy - C.Loigerot) |
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| 15 | "Oublie-moi" (H.Ségara - M.Valmur / T.Goeffroy - C.Loigerot) |
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| 16 | "Les Mots, les Gestes" (E.Aerts / R.Lable) |
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[edit] Credits
- Arrangements, programmations : Hervé Le Duc, Quentin B.
Except : 1 : R.Cocciante, S.Perathoner, J.Top ; 2 : Sandro Abaldonato ; 3 : Mauro Malavasi, Joe Amoruso, Ignazio Orlando ; 9 : Stéphane Huguenin, Yves Sana
- Recording and mixing : Laurent Gatignol, assisted by Quentin B.
Except : 1 : Manu Guiot, G.Brown ; 2, 9 : Thierry Rogen, Orlando ; 3 : Mauro Malavasi, Ignazio Orlando
- Musical direction : Hervé Le Duc, Quentin B., Laurent Gatignol (except 1, 2, 3, 9)
- Studios : Papa Bravo, Musika, Studio Plus XXX, Clock Studio, Palais des Congrès, Fonoprint, Mega, Artistic Palace Boulogne
- Engraving and mastering : Tony Cousins Studio Metropolis Mastering (London)
- Production : Fabrizio Salvadori for Auréa Music
Except : 2, 3, 9 : Orlando, Antoine Angelelli, Mauro Malavasi for Caterina Caselli Sugar
- Executive producer : Michèle Torpedine
- Artistique direction : Orlando, Antoine Angelelli
- Musicians :
- Bass : Janick Top
- Drum kit : Claude Salmieri
- Keyboards : Hervé Le Duc, Quentin B.
- Guitars : Jean-François Oricelli, Denys Lable
- Background vocals : Marielle Hervé, Christelle M'Barga
- Photos : Olivier Grimonet, Bernard Mouillon, Christophe Majani D'Inguimbert
- Design : Anthony Bascoul
- Make up : Fatiha Maghraoui
[edit] Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
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| France[3] | Platinum | 1999 | 300,000 |
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1998-2002) | Peak position |
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| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[5] | 12 |
| French Albums Chart[2] | 6 |
[edit] References
- ^ Hélène Ségara's discography and peak postions in France Lescharts.com (Retrieved June 7, 2008)
- ^ a b Cœur de verre, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved June 4, 2008)
- ^ a b Hélène Ségara's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved June 7, 2008)
- ^ Chart trajectories of albums in France Infodisc.fr See : "Les Chart Runs" => Hélène SEGARA" (Retrieved June 7, 2008)
- ^ a b Cœur de verre, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved June 4, 2008)
- ^ Cœur de verre, track listing allmusic.com (Retrieved June 7, 2008)
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