Variations sur le même t'aime

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Variations sur le même t'aime
Variations sur le même t'aime cover
Studio album by Vanessa Paradis
Released 1990
Genre Pop, rock
Length 50:21
Label Polydor, Barclay Records
Producer Franck Langolff, Bertrand Châtenet, Philippe Osman, Serge Gainsbourg
Vanessa Paradis chronology
M&J
(1988)		 Variations sur le même t'aime
(1990)		 Vanessa Paradis
(1992)

Variations sur le même t'aime is the second album by popular French singer Vanessa Paradis. It was released in France in 1990 and contains the single "Tandem" and "Dis-lui toi que je t'aime".

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[edit] Background and writing

For this album, she reunited with the team of writers and producers of her first album. However, she also collaborated with someone new - Serge Gainsbourg. Gainsbourg came aboard and helped to write and produce the album. Although the album was successful (and charted higher than her debut), none of the singles from the album matched the success of "Joe le Taxi" from her debut album.

Consistently termed her most cohesive work, this album remains one of French Music's most celebrated artifacts from the 1990s. The best recognized single is "Tandem". Of prime importance are the lyrics by Serge Gainsbourg - every other line is an innuendo or a double entendre, including the title of the album. Due to this, each song has up to three different interpretations, depending on the point of view of the listener.

"Variations sur le même t'aime" literally means "Variations on the same theme", as well as "Variations on the same 'I love you'" - the title was coined by Serge Gainsbourg as well. The album is notable as being the last record Gainsbourg worked on for a female singer, before his death.

Keeping in tradition with all Vanessa Paradis albums, it features one English language track, a cover of Lou Reed's "Walk on the Wild Side". The single "Dis-lui toi que je t'aime" remains the most performed song (live) from this album. Despite being released in 1990, the album has remained in print consistently and sells a sizable number of copies each year, primarily in native France, as well as in French-speaking Canada.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "L'Amour à deux" 4:55
  2. "Dis-lui toi que je t'aime" 3:58
  3. "L'Amour en soi" 5:07
  4. "La Vague à lames" 3:15
  5. "Ophélie" 4:01
  6. "Flagrant délire" 3:45
  7. "Tandem" 3:30
  8. "Au charme non plus" 3:50
  9. "Variations sur le même t'aime" 3:59
  10. "Amour jamais" 4:17
  11. "Ardoise" 4:00
  12. "Walk on the Wild Side" (Lou Reed) 4:28

All songs written by Serge Gainsbourg (lyrics) and Franck Langolff (music), except where noted.

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Chart (1990) Peak
Position
French Album Charts 6

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Peak Position[1]
1990 "Tandem" French Singles Chart 22
1990 "Dis-lui toi que je t'aime" French Singles Chart 41

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lescharts.com
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Vanessa Paradis
Studio albums
M&J (1988) · Variations sur le même t'aime (1990) · Vanessa Paradis (1992) · Bliss (2000) · Divinidylle (2007)
Live albums
Live (1994) · Au Zénith (2001)
Hit singles
"Joe le Taxi" (1987) · "Marilyn et John" (1988) · "Be My Baby" (1992)
Filmography
Noce Blanche (1989) · Élisa (1995) · La fille sur le pont (1999) · The Magic Roundabout (2005)
Associated artists