Bretonne (album)

Bretonne
Studio album by Nolwenn Leroy
Released December, 2010
Recorded 2010
Genre Pop, Celtic, Breton, World
Length 44:53 / 69:17 (deluxe ed.)
Label Universal International
Mercury France
Producer Jon Kelly
Nolwenn Leroy chronology

Le Cheshire Cat et moi
(2009)		 Bretonne
(2010)		 Ô filles de l’eau
(2012)

Bretonne is the fourth studio album by French singer Nolwenn Leroy, with arrangements by Jon Kelly. The album was released December 6, 2010 and has a reissue with 7 additional tracks 28 November 2011. It is a homage to her native Brittany. This is an album dedicated to Breton and Celtic music which marked Nolwenn, mixing traditional songs, modern pop in connection with standards of Celtic music. It includes traditional Breton tunes, more recent songs and an original song signed by the Breton singer Miossec.

The album was a certified diamond disc in France, has sold more than one million copies.[1] Nolwenn received in May 2012 a double diamond disc.[2] After its successful release in Germany it was released internationally in July 2012 (UK, Canada, Japan). Its release in the United States was accompanied by a concert in New York, January 8, 2013.

Nolwenn Leroy and the flag of Brittany

Track listing

French edition

Original edition (2010):

  1. "Tri Martolod"
  2. "La Jument de Michao"
  3. "Suite Sudarmoricaine"
  4. "Greensleeves"
  5. "Brest"
  6. "Bro Gozh ma Zadoù"
  7. "Mná na h-Éireann"
  8. "Ma Bretagne quand elle pleut"
  9. "Je ne serai jamais ta Parisienne"
  10. "Karantez Vro"
  11. "Le Bagad de Lann-Bihoué"
  12. "Dans les prisons de Nantes"
  13. "Rentrer en Bretagne"
  14. "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (iTunes exclusive)

Unreleased tracks from the Deluxe Edition (2011):

  1. "Moonlight Shadow"
  2. "Scarborough Fair"
  3. "Whiskey in the Jar"
  4. "Siúil A Rúin"
  5. "To France"
  6. "Amazing Grace"
  7. "Dirty Old Town"

US edition

Nolwenn (2013):

  1. "Moonlight Shadow"
  2. "Scarborough Fair"
  3. "Dirty Old Town"
  4. "Amazing Grace"
  5. "Tri Martolod"
  6. "Whiskey in the Jar"
  7. "Siúil A Rúin"
  8. "Greensleeves"
  9. "Suite Sudarmoricaine"
  10. "To France"
  11. "Mná na h-Éireann"
  12. "Karantez Vro"

Singles

Chart performance and sales

In January 2011 it reached 25th place in Top Albums mondial.[3]

Peak positions

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 1
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 1
German Albums (Media Control)[6] 13
Quebec Francophone Albums (ADISQ)[7] 9
South Korean Physical Albums (Gaon Music Chart)[8] 34
South Korean International Albums (Gaon Music Chart)[9] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] 20
US Billboard World Albums[11] 10

References

  1. ↑ Certifications 2011 disqueenfrance.com
  2. ↑ Official web site nolwenn.org
  3. ↑ (French) L'incroyable succès d'une Bretonne à l'étranger..., purepeople.com
  4. ↑ (French) "Nolwenn Leroy - Bretonne". Ultratop. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  5. ↑ (French) "Nolwenn Leroy - Bretonne". Les Charts. Retrieved 3 July.
  6. ↑ (German) "Nolwenn Leroy - Bretonne". Official Charts. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Palmarès des ventes de CD du 30 mai au 5 juin 2011 - Palmarès francophone [Top 10 Francophone Albums Chart in Quebec from May 30 to June 5, 2011]" (in French). La Presse. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "2013년 27주차 Album Chart - (2013.06.23~2013.06.29) [South Korea Physical Albums Chart]" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  9. ↑ "2013년 27주차 Album Chart - (2013.06.23~2013.06.29) - 국의 [South Korea International Albums Chart]" (in Korean). Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  10. ↑ (German) "Nolwenn Leroy - Bretonne". Hitparade. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "World Albums Chart - January 26, 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 3 July 2014.