En concert
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| Live album by Mylène Farmer | |||||||||||
| Released | December 4, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Recorded | Paris | ||||||||||
| Genre | Synthpop | ||||||||||
| Length | 1:49:39 | ||||||||||
| Label | Polydor | ||||||||||
| Producer | Laurent Boutonnat | ||||||||||
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| Mylène Farmer chronology | |||||||||||
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En Concert is the first Live album by Mylène Farmer, released on December 4, 1989. It retraces her two first albums, Cendres de Lune and Ainsi soit je... and contains a cover, "Je voudrais tant que tu comprennes", originally sung by Marie Laforêt.
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[edit] Background
From May, 1989, Farmer began a series of concerts through all France, which was successful. After these performances, an live album, mixed by Thierry Rogen, was eventually recorded on October 20 and 21, 1989 in Brussels. The photos, made by Marianne Rosenstiehl, illustrate the booklet with images from various shows of the singer on stage. The album was released on December 4, 1989. It was the last album edited by Bertrand Le Page for Mylène Farmer, because he was later dismissed.[1]
A video of the concert, released in May, 1990, was directed by Laurent Boutonnat who added to the concert some rather morbid sequences, such as satanic monks and cemeteries, giving thus to the video the look of a film. The editing was produced over a period of one year[2] and was criticized, because certain scenes were re-filmed without the audience.[3]
Two singles were released to promote En concert - what was rather rare at the time for a live album : "Allan" and "Plus grandir", which had a minor success, but were much aired in nightclubs. The album also contains the live version of a song which didn't appear then on Farmer's albums, "À quoi je sers...", and a cover version of Marie Laforêt's song, "Je voudrais tant que tu comprennes".
[edit] Critical reception
En concert was generally well-received in media. For example, The Mag stated that this album is "a beautiful technical and musical performance".[4] TV Hebdo considered that this album is "loan of emotion".[5] La Voix du Nord qualified it as "real present", containing "the most successful songs" of Farmer, with a "very class presentation" and a booklet of photos.[6] As for France Soir, it said that it is a very "beautiful object".[7] However, according to Caroline Bee, "the production, a little bit smooth, doesn't pass on completely the emotion and the strength which emanated from the blazing show".[8]
[edit] Chart performances
The album debuted at #18 on January 3, 1990, on the French Album Chart. It was then #15 , then #9, its highest position. It remained in the top ten for two months and in the top 20 for seven months. It appeared on the chart (Top 40) for ten months.[9] It was certified Double gold album by the SNEP for a minimum of 200,000 copies sold. On March 18, 2005, the album, then released in a new version, re-entered the chart for four weeks, peaking at #106 (Top 200).[10]
[edit] Formats
- Audio
- Double 7" 1
- Double CD
- Double CD (only one case)
- Cassette 1
1 Doesn't contain "Déshabillez-moi" and "Mouvements de lune (Part I)"
- Video
- VHS
- VHS - Limited edition (+ Best of live)
- VHS - Polygram edition
[edit] Track listings
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Doesn't contain "Plus grandir and "Allan" (they are added on Les Clips Vol. III). |
[edit] Credits
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[edit] Chart, certifications, and sales
2 Re-edition |
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[edit] References
- ^ En concert Mylenefarmeriscalled.net (Retrieved April 1, 2008)
- ^ L'Intégrale Mylene Farmer, Erwan Chuberre, 2007, City Ed., p. 116-117 (ISBN 978-2-35288-108-7)
- ^ Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer, Benoît Cachin, 2006, Tournon Ed., p. 210
- ^ Le Mag, 1989, "Mylène Farmer en concert", Eric Joffo Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 31, 2008)
- ^ TV Hebdo, December 31, 1989, "La libertine sur scène" Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 30, 2008)
- ^ La Voix du Nord, December 24, 1989, "Mylène Farmer : sorcière" Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 30, 2008)
- ^ France Soir, December 23, 1989, "Mylène Farmer En concert" Devant-soi.com (Retrieved March 30, 2008)
- ^ Mylène Farmer - La part d'ombre, Caroline Bee, Antoine Bioy & Benjamin Thiry, 2005, Archipel Ed., p. 362
- ^ a b Albums trajectories on French SNEP Albums Chart Infodisc.fr (Retrieved April 1, 2008)
- ^ a b En concert, 2005 version, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 1, 2008)
- ^ En concert, Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 1, 2008)
- ^ French certifications, by SNEP Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved February 29, 2008)
- ^ Mylène Farmer videography Mylenefarmeriscalled.net (Retrieved April 1, 2008)
