Un Jour d'été
Un Jour d'été is a 2004 album recorded by French-born singer Amel Bent, released on November 30, 2004. It was her debut album and was successful on the charts (#3 in France), even allowed Bent to gain a Victoire de la Musique in the category 'Revelation of the year'. There were three singles from the albums, all of them being top ten hits in France : "Ma Philosophie", "Le Droit à l'erreur" and "Ne retiens pas tes larmes".
Track listing
- "Je Suis" (Charbonnel, Devier, Gallerne) – 3:18
- "Ma Philosophie" (Bent, Georgiades, Mackichan) – 3:23
- "Le Temps passe" (Bent, D.R., Gallerne, Milan) – 3:14
- "Le Droit à l'erreur" (D.R., Molondo, Welgryn) – 4:01
- "Mes Racines" (Bent, D.R., Kabala) – 3:38
- "Ne retiens pas tes larmes" (D.R., Sitbon) – 3:43
- "Pardonnez-moi" (D.R., James, Westrich) – 4:46
- "J'attends" (D.R., Dufour, Welgryn) – 3:39
- "Quand elle chante" (Bent, D.R., Farley, Mahy) – 3:59
- "Auprès des miens" (Charbonnel, Devier, Gallerne) – 3:26
- "Partis trop tôt" (featuring Kery James) (Foks, James) – 4:10
- "Je me sens vivre" (D.R., Godebama, Kabala, Ngung) – 3:23
- "Ne retiens pas tes larmes" (piano voix) (D.R., Sitbon) – 3:54
Source : Allmusic[1]
Personnel and credits
- Strings : Jean-Marc Apap, Christophe Morin and Lyonel Schmit
- Assistant : Isabelle Baleanu
- Guitar : Jean-Marc Benais
- Vocals : Amel Bent, Melissa Bent and Laure Milan
- Keyboards : Jean-Francois Berger and Volodia
- Assistant : Vincent Creusot
- Piano : Jean-Yves d'Angelo and Franck Sitbon
- Assistant : Matthias Froidefond
- String arrangements : Lyonel Schmit
- Bass : Laurent Vernerey
- Musical direction : Anthony Marciano
- Arranger : Franck Sitbon and Volodia
- Engineer, mixing, vocal director : Volodia
- Programming : Jean-Francois Berger and Volodia
- Producer : Kery James and Volodia
- Photography : Jean-Marc Lubrano
Release history
| Date |
Label |
Country |
Format |
Catalog |
| November 30, 2004 |
BMG / Jive |
Belgium, France, Switzerland |
CD |
0828766580624 |
| May 11, 2007 |
Sony / Epic |
0886970794626 |
Certifications
| Country |
Certification |
Date |
Sales certified |
Physical sales |
| Belgium (Wallonia)[2] |
Gold |
May 6, 2006 |
20,000 |
|
| France[3] |
Platinum |
2005 |
300,000 |
532,000[4] |
Charts
| Chart (2004/07) |
Peak
position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[5] |
12 |
| French Albums Chart[6] |
3 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[7] |
39 |
|
| End of year chart (2004) |
Position |
| French Albums Chart[8] |
168 |
| End of the year chart (2005) |
Position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[9] |
33 |
| French Albums Chart[10] |
14 |
| End of the year chart (2006) |
Position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[11] |
94 |
|
References
- ^ Un Jour d'été, track listing Allmusic.com (Retrieved May 9, 2009)
- ^ 2006 certifications in Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 29, 2008)
- ^ Amel Bent's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved May 29, 2008)
- ^ Un Jour d'été sales and chart trajectories in France Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
- ^ Un Jour d'été, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 29, 2008)
- ^ Un Jour d'été, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 29, 2008)
- ^ Un Jour d'été, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 29, 2008)
- ^ 2004 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
- ^ 2005 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
- ^ 2005 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
- ^ 2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 22, 2008)