Elsa (album)

Elsa
Studio album by Elsa Lunghini
Released 1988
Genre Pop
Length 41:24
Label BMG France, Ariola
Elsa Lunghini chronology
Elsa
(1988)		 Rien que pour ça
(1990)
Singles from Elsa
  1. "Quelque chose dans mon cœur"
    Released: December, 1987
  2. "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend Give Me a Reason)"
    Released: July, 1988
  3. "Jour de neige"
    Released: November, 1988
  4. "À la même heure dans deux ans"
    Released: April, 1989
  5. "Jamais nous"
    Released: October, 1989

Elsa is the debut album of the French singer Elsa Lunghini, released in 1988.

Contents

Background and critical reception

After the success of her first two singles, "T'en va pas", which peaked at #1 for eight weeks on the official singles chart (Top 50), and "Quelque chose dans mon cœur", #2 hit, Elsa decided to came out her first album. In it, there are collaborations with Didier Barbelivien and Élisabeth Anaïs for texts and compositions by his father, Georges Lunghini, who co-signed ten of the eleven songs of the album.

In the French TV program Sacrée Soirée compered by Jean-Pierre Foucault, Elsa met Glenn Medeiros, which generated the duet "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend Give Me a Reason)". It was the next single from the album. Once again, it was a success, reaching #1 on the Top 50 for six weeks during 1988 summer. Thereafter, Elsa also released three other singles on this album, which were all ranked in the top ten on the singles chart.

This debut album was very successful : indeed, in addition to the huge sales of the singles, it was certified double platinum by the SNEP, the French certificator, for more than 600,000 sales in France.[1]

The first single d'Elsa, "T'en va pas", was not included on this album and the song "Nostalgia cinema" is a reference to the Italian origins of his father.

Track listing

# Title[2] Length
1. "Mon Cadeau"
(D.Barbelivien / G.Lunghini - V.M.Bouvot)
3:56
2. "Sud-Africaine"
(P.Grosz / G.Lunghini - V.M.Bouvot)
3:53
3. "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend Give Me a Reason)" (duet with Glenn Medeiros)
(D.Barbelivien / R.Buchanan - D.Warren)
4'26
4. "Jimmy voyage"
(E.Anaïs - D.Golemanas / G.Lunghini - V.M.Bouvot)
4:29
5. "Le Rôle de sa vie"
(P.Grosz / G.Lunghini - V.M.Bouvot)
3:38
6. "Jour de neige"
(P.Grosz / G.Lunghini - V.M.Bouvot)
4:02
7. "Jamais nous" 1
(D.Barbelivien / G.Lunghini - V.M.Bouvot)
3:51
8. "Quelque chose dans mon cœur"
(P.Grosz / G.Lunghini - V.M.Bouvot)
3:29
9. "Celui qui viendra"
(D.Barbelivien / G.Lunghini - V.M.Bouvot)
3:13
10. "À la même heure dans deux ans"
(P.Grosz / G.Lunghini - R.Donnez)
3:29
11. "Nostalgie cinema"
(D.Hollier / G.Lunghini - V.M.Bouvot)
2:49

1 Laurent Voulzy participated in the background vocals.

Charts, certifications and sales

Chart (1988) Peak
position
French Albums Chart[3] 6
Country Certification Date Sales certified
France 2 x Platinum[1] 1993 600,000

References

  1. ^ a b Elsa's certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved June 1, 2008)
  2. ^ Elsa, track listing Lescharts.com (Retrieved June 1, 2008)
  3. ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 583 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
This article incorporates information from the revision as of 2008-06-01 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.
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) · Elsa Lunghini (2008)
Live albums
Connexions Live (2006)
Hit singles
Associated artists