Un Roman d'amitié

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“Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)”
“Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)” cover
Single by Elsa Lunghini and Glenn Medeiros
from the album Elsa
B-side Instrumental
Released 1988
Format CD single
7" single
Genre Pop
Length 4:20
Label Mercury
Writer(s) Robbie Buchanan
Diane Warren
Didier Barbelivien
Producer Robbie Buchanan
Certification Gold France, 1988
Elsa Lunghini singles chronology
"Quelque chose dans mon cœur"
(1987)		 "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)"
(1988)		 "Jour de neige"
(1988)
Glenn Medeiros singles chronology
"Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone"
(1988)		 "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)"
(1988)		 "Never Get Enough of You"
(1989)

"Un Roman d'amitié" is a 1988 song recorded by the French artist Elsa Lunghini and the United States singer Glenn Medeiros. The song was released as a single in the summer of 1988 and features on the self-titled LP Elsa.

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[edit] Background

In 1988, Elsa was invited to a French TV programme to perform her second single, "Quelque chose dans mon cœur". Jean-Pierre Foucault, the host of the show, made her the surprise to invite Glenn Medeiros of whom Elsa was a fan. The two singers got on and finally decided to record two songs together : "Love Always Finds a Reason", written by Diane Warren, which was recorded in full in English-language and added on Glenn Medeiros' album, and "Un Roman d'amitié", whose complete title is actually "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)", as it appears on the single's cover.[1]

This is a bilingual song that mixes English and French lyrics. The text and the music were composed by Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warren and Didier Barbelivien.

[edit] Chart performances

The single achieved a huge success in France. It debuted at #8 on French Singles Chart on July 23, 1988 and reached number #2 two weeks later. There it stayed for six weeks, behind the summer hit "Nuit de folie" by Début de Soirée, but managed then to top the chart for six consecutive weeks. Certified Gold disc by the SNEP for a minimum of 500,000 copies sold,[2] the single remained on the chart(Top 50) for 25 weeks.[3]

[edit] Track listings

7" single
  1. "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)" (4:20)
  2. "You're My Woman, You're My Lady" (instrumental) (3:39)
CD single
  1. "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)" (5:25)
  2. "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)" (instrumental) (4:20)
  3. "You're My Woman, You're My Lady" (instrumental) (3:39)
  4. "Pieces of My Dreams" - by Glenn Meideiros

[edit] Chart and certification

Chart (1988) Peak
position
French Singles Chart[3] 1
Country Certification Sales
France Gold[2] 500,000+
Preceded by
"Nuit de folie" by Début de Soirée		 French (SNEP) number one single
September 17 - October 22, 1988		 Succeeded by
"Amor de mis amores" by Paco

[edit] References

  1. ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 141 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  2. ^ a b Elsa's certifications, by the SNEP Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved April 6, 2008)
  3. ^ a b "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 6, 2008)
v • d • e
Elsa Lunghini
Studio albums
Elsa (1988) · Rien que pour ça (1990) · Douce Violence (1992) · Elsa, l'essentiel 1986-1993 (1997) · De Lave et de Sève (2004)
Live albums
Connexions Live (2006)
Hit singles
"T'en va pas" (1986) · "Quelque chose dans mon cœur" (1987) · "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend Give Me a Reason)" (1988) · "Jour de neige" (1988)
Associated artists