Zaz (album)

Zaz
Studio album by Zaz
Released 10 May 2010 (2010-05-10)
Recorded 2010
Genre Pop
Length 38:59
Label Play On, Sony
Singles from Zaz
  1. "Je veux"
    Released: 10 May 2010
  2. "Le long de la route"
    Released: 2010

ZAZ is the first studio album of the French singer Zaz, and was released on 10 May 2010 under the label Play On. It provided two hit singles: "Je veux" and "Le long de la route" which achieved success in Belgium (Wallonia). The album itself was a commercial success, reaching the top of the chart in the francophone countries.

Contents

Background and writing

The singer herself participated in the writing of six songs of the album, and French singer Raphaël Haroche wrote three songs.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

The album received mixed reviews in the press.

Le Figaro said the singer's voice "upsets and wins over".[2] The editors admitted they were moved by "her small skinned side" and praised "the urban blues of "Trop sensible", or the upsetting "Port Coton" or songs with realistic accents such as "Ni oui ni non" or "Dans ma rue"".[3] Liberation stated that her single "Je veux" is "between "J'veux du soleil" by Au P'tit Bonheur and the competitive "P'tit kawa" by Karimouche - Other examples of good-natured variety supercharged for optimism." The paper also wrote that "her natural (...) compensates a register in a homely where titi-spirited jazz-world does not bother with convolutions".[4] Le Nouvel Observateur deemed "Je veux" a song with "anti-consumerism" lyrics which "immediately catches the ear". Le Parisien believed that her "songs with realistic lyrics marked the spirits... She reflects the mindset of youth, a bit tortured but full of hope".[5] L'Humanité praised a "very direct and friendly link" between the young singer and her public, saying: "Welcome to Zaz's world of good mood".[6]

More critical, Valérie Lehoux, journalist of Télérama, argued that the singer has "unquestionably the vocal abilities quite unusual", but considered her album as "too broke up so we can cling, sailing without a sextant from a little dusty French song to the free variety, to a more or less dancing neo-R&B." She added that the singer remains in the demonstration and collapses under "too cumbersome and too expected" references.[7] Les Inrockuptibles gave a negative review of the album and of the lead single.[8]

Track listings

  1. "Les passants" (Tryss, Isabelle Geffroy) — 3:33
  2. "Je veux" (Kerredine Soltani, Tryss) — 3:39
  3. "Le long de la route" (Isabelle Geffroy, Mickaël Geraud) — 3:37
  4. "La fée" (Raphaël Haroche) — 2:53
  5. "Trop sensible" (Isabelle Geffroy) — 3:39
  6. "Prends garde à ta langue" (Isabelle Geffroy, Dino Cirone) — 3:41
  7. "Ni oui ni non" (Kerredine Soltani, Vivian Roost, Isabelle Geffroy) — 3:31
  8. "Port coton" (Raphaël) — 2:56
  9. "J'aime à nouveau" (Isabelle Geffroy, Mickaël Geraud) — 3:50
  10. "Dans ma rue" (Jacques Datin) — 4:40
  11. "Éblouie par la nuit" (Raphael) — 2:40

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (2010/11) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[9] 12
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[10] 51
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[11] 1
Canadian Albums Chart[12] 200
Croatian International Albums Chart[13] 4
French SNEP Albums Chart[14] 1
French SNEP Digital Chart[15] 1
German Albums Chart[16] 3
Greek Albums Chart[17] 3
Italian Albums Chart[18] 19
Polish Albums Chart[16] 14
Swiss Albums Chart[19] 10
Russia Top 25 Albums[20] 3
Czech Albums Chart[21] 29

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[22] 6
French Albums Chart[23] 6
Swiss Albums Chart[24] 36
Chart (2011) Position
Austrian Albums Chart[25] 32
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[26] 7
Swiss Albums Chart[27] 22

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified[28]
Austria[29] Gold 7 November 2011 10,000
Belgium[30] Platinum 17 December 2010 30,000
France[31] Diamond 18 January 2011 500,000
Germany[32] Platinum June 2011 200,000
Poland[33] Platinum 2011 20,000
Switzerland[34] Platinum 2010 20,000
Russia[35] Platinum 2011 10,000

Chart successions

Preceded by
"Spiritus Dei" by Les Prêtres		 French SNEP number-one album
20 June – 15 August 2010 (9 weeks)		 Succeeded by
"The Final Frontier" by Iron Maiden

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