Marc Lavoine (album)
Marc Lavoine is a 2001 album recorded by French singer-songwriter and actor Marc Lavoine. It was released on November 27, 2001, and even if it failed to reach the top ten, it achieved success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where it remained charted respectively for two and one years.
Background
This album was composed of new songs and singer's old songs overdubbed as duets, such as "Chère amie (toutes mes excuses)" and "Paris". Lavoine's 1984 hit single "Elle a les yeux revolver" was also included as hidden track in a slower version. "Mucho embrasse-moi" is a cover version of Dalida's hit "Besame mucho", with other lyrics. 1980s singers and musicians Philippe Russo, Alain Lanty and Christophe Deschamps participated in the recording of the album.
The album provided four singles, included two top ten hits (two duets of the album : "J'ai tout oublié", with Cristina Marocco, and "Je ne veux qu'elle", with Claire Keim) and allowed Lavoine to obtain his first number-one hit. The other two singles, "Le Pont Mirabeau" and "J'aurais voul", flopped, failing the top 50 in France.
In France, the album started at #13 on October 13, 2001. It peaked at #11 in its 19th week and remained for 70 weeks in the top 50 and 96 weeks on the chart (top 150). It was eventually certified Double Platinum by the SNEP, the French provider. After leaving the albums chart, it topped the Top Mid'Price / Back Catalogue for four weeks.[1]
Release history
| Date |
Label |
Country |
Format |
Catalog |
| November 27, 2001 |
Universal |
Belgium, France, Switzerland |
CD |
586208 |
| Polygram |
5862082 |
| 2006 |
Universal |
9830339 |
Track listings
- "Le Pont Mirabeau" (Apollinaire, Lavoine) — 3:18
- "Passent les nuages" (Duvall, Momont) — 3:43
- "J'aurai voulu" (Esposito, Friedrich, Lavoine) — 4:27
- "Je ne veux qu'elle" (Kapler, Lavoine) (duet with Claire Keim) — 3:58
- "Mucho embrasse-moi" (Velazquez) — 4:17
- "Chère amie (toutes mes excuses)" (Aboulker, Lavoine) (duet with Françoise Hardy) — 3:37
- "N'oublie jamais" (Lavoine, Musumarra) — 4:09
- "Paris" (Aboulker, Lavoine) (duet with Souad Massi) — 5:03
- "Deux Guitares au soleil" (Lavoine, Musumarra) — 4:41
- "Ma Jonque est jaune" (Fauque, Lavoine) — 3:28
- "J'ai tout oublié" (Lavoine, Lunghini) (duet with Cristina Marocco) — 4:05
- "Ma solitude.com" (Lavoine, Mortier) — 2:45
- "Elle a les yeux revolver..." (hidden track) — 5:38
Source : Allmusic[2]
Credits
- Musicians
- Drums : Christophe Deschamps (tracks 1,2,9), Regis Ceccarelli (track 7)
- Bass : Laurent Vernerey (tracks 1,2,4,9)
- Piano : Jean-François Berger (tracks 1,10), Alain Lanty (track 5,6)
- Keyboards : Jean-François Berger (track 1,5,8)
- Guitar : Jean-François Berger (track 1,5), Victor (tracks 3), Jean-François Kellner (track 8), Dominic Miller (track 9)
- Acoustic guitar : Franck Amseli (track 2), Hugh Burns (track 4), Jean-Pierre Bucolo (track 10)
- Electric guitar : Philippe Russo (tracks 2,4), Victor (tracks 2,10)
- Programmations : Jean-François Berger (track 1,2,5,8,10,11), François Delabrière (tracks 2,8), Mathew Vaughan (tracks 3-5,9-11)
- Background vocals : Marc Lavoine (tracks 1,2), Claire Keim (tracks 2,11)
- Dobro : Jean-Pierre Bucolo (track 4)
- Trumpet : Jean-François Berger (track 5)
- First violin : Gavyn Wright (tracks 1,9,11), Perry Montague-Mason (tracks 2-5,10), Christophe Guiot (tracks 6,7)
- Percussion : Rabah Kahlfa (track 8)
- Double bass : Rémi Vignolo (track 7)
- Oud : Ahmed Djouhri (track 8)
- Accordion : Jean-François Berger (track 8)
- Arrangements : Souad Massi (track 8)
- Flute : Michel Gaucher (track 9)
- Buggle : Christian Martinez (track 9)
- Mellotron : Jean-François Berger (track 12)
- Recording
- Recorded by François Delabrière at Mega studio, Guillaume Tell studio, Ferber studio, Angel studios (London), Olympic studios (London)
- Mixed by François Delabrière at Mega studio
- Mastering @ Metropolis by Ian Cooper
- Arrangements and direction of strings : Jean-François Berger
- Produced by François Delabrière, Jean-François Berger and Marc Lavoine
- Strings : Isabel Griffiths (tracks 1-5, 9-11), Christophe Guiot (tracks 6,7)
- Artistic direction : Egidio Alves Martins
- Assistant : Thomas Sandoval
- Made in the EU
Certifications and sales
| Country |
Certification |
Date |
Sales certified |
Physical sales |
| Belgium[3] |
Gold |
|
25,000 |
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| France[4] |
2 x Platinum |
May 2003 |
600,000 |
644,000[5] |
Charts
| Chart (2001-2003) |
Peak
position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[6] |
11 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart[7] |
11 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[8] |
62 |
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| End of year chart (2001) |
Position |
| French Albums Chart[9] |
81 |
| End of year chart (2002) |
Position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[10] |
34 |
| French Albums Chart[11] |
26 |
| End of year chart (2003) |
Position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[12] |
69 |
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References
- ^ Marc Lavoine, French Top Mid'Price / Back Catalogue Chart See: "Sélection des Autres Artistes" => "Marc LAVOINE" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
- ^ Marc Lavoine, track listing Allmusic.com (Retrieved November 20, 2008)
- ^ Belgium certifications Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved November 20, 2007)
- ^ Marc Lavoine's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved November 20, 2007)
- ^ Sales and chart trajectories of various albums in France Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved November 20, 2008)
- ^ Marc Lavoine, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 20, 2008)
- ^ Marc Lavoine, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved November 20, 2008)
- ^ Marc Lavoine, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved November 20, 2008)
- ^ 2001 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved November 20, 2008)
- ^ 2001 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 20, 2008)
- ^ 2002 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved November 20, 2008)
- ^ 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 20, 2008)
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