Entre gris clair et gris foncé

Entre gris clair et gris foncé
Studio album by Jean-Jacques Goldman
Released November 1987
Recorded

1987

  • Studio Gang
  • Studio RRR la Vaucouleur
Genre Pop, Rock
Length 83:54
Label Epic
Producer Jean-Jacques Goldman, Marc Lumbroso
Jean-Jacques Goldman chronology

En public
(1986)		 Entre gris clair et gris foncé
(1987)		 Traces
(1989)
Singles from Non homologué
  1. "Elle a fait un bébé toute seule"
    Released: 1987
  2. "Là-bas"
    Released: 1987
  3. "C'est ta chance"
    Released: 1988
  4. "Puisque tu pars"
    Released: 1988
Professional ratings
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Allmusic [1]

Entre gris clair et gris foncé is a 1987 double album recorded by French artist Jean-Jacques Goldman. It was his fifth studio album and was released in November 1987. It provided four successful singles : "Elle a fait un bébé toute seule" (#4), "Là-bas" (#2), "C'est ta chance" (#16) and "Puisque tu pars" (#3). The album was also very successful.

Background and release

The first nine songs are new compositions. The other eleven songs were written years before. Goldman always wrote one or two songs for each album that either didn't fit the mood of the record or that were too personal. When he started becoming popular, he thought it would be a good opportunity to release some previously unheard songs.

While preparing this album, the new songs were tracked in the studio. The old songs were either recorded live or were recorded using only acoustic instruments.

For the album's first CD release, two songs were omitted ("Tout Petit Monde" and "Il Me Restera") due to time limitations on a compact disc. The 2000 version contained the original LP tracklisting, this time spread out on two CDs. The first CD contains "new" songs, while the second disc contains eleven previously unreleased songs.

Commercial success

The album entered the French SNEP Albums Chart atop and stayed here for 18 consecutive weeks and 78 in the top 50.[2] It was certified diamond for sales of 1,000,000 copies.[3]

Track listing

All tracks written, composed and performed by Goldman (except "Là-bas", performed as a duet with Sirima).

Original release

Cassette / Vinyl / CD
  1. "À quoi tu sers ?" — 5:29
  2. "Il changeait la vie" — 3:50
  3. "Là-bas" (duet with Sirima) — 5:46
  4. "Entre gris clair et gris foncé" — 3:59
  5. "C'est ta chance" — 4:26
  6. "Puisque tu pars" — 7:20
  7. "Des bouts de moi" — 4:40
  8. "Fais des bébés" — 4:04
  9. "Filles faciles" — 3:44
  10. "Je commence demain" — 2:42
  11. "Elle a fait un bébé toute seule" — 3:47
  12. "Quelque part, quelqu'un" — 4:22
  13. "Qu'elle soit elle" — 1:47
  14. "Doux" — 3:53
  15. "Reprendre c'est voler" — 2:48
  16. "Il y a" — 3:37
  17. "Peur de rien blues" — 5:20
  18. "Appartenir" — 2:22

2000s release

Disc 1

  1. "À quoi tu sers ?" — 5:30
  2. "Il changeait la vie" — 3:59
  3. "Tout petit monde" — 3:30
  4. "Entre gris clair et gris foncé" — 4:01
  5. "Là-bas" (duet with Sirima) — 5:40
  6. "C'est ta chance" — 5:09
  7. "Des bouts de moi" — 5:05
  8. "Fais des bébés" — 4:03
  9. "Puisque tu pars" — 7:35

Disc 2

  1. "Filles faciles" — 3:45
  2. "Je commence demain" — 2:48
  3. "Elle a fait un bébé toute seule" — 3:54
  4. "Quelque part, quelqu'un" — 4:48
  5. "Qu'elle soit elle" — 1:54
  6. "Doux" — 3:55
  7. "Reprendre c'est voler" — 2:50
  8. "Il y a" — 3:39
  9. "Peur de rien blues" — 6:19
  10. "Il me restera" — 3:14
  11. "Appartenir" — 2:24

Personnel

Charts, certifications and sales

Chart (1987) Peak
position
French SNEP Albums Chart[2] 1
Country Certification Date Sales certified[4]
France[3] Diamond 1988 1,000,000

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "French Albums Chart, database". Infodisc. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Certifications for albums in France, database (see: "Les Ventes" => "Toutes les ventes certifiées depuis 1973" => "GOLDMAN J-J")". Infodisc. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  4. ↑ "Certification for every country in the world". IFPI. Retrieved 2009-08-05.