En passant (Jean-Jacques Goldman album)
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| Studio album by Jean-Jacques Goldman | ||||||||||
| Released | 26 August 1997 | |||||||||
| Recorded |
April - August 1997 Studio Kevin Mobile Studio Mega Studio Gimmick | |||||||||
| Genre | Pop | |||||||||
| Length | 47:03 | |||||||||
| Label | Columbia/Sony BMG | |||||||||
| Producer | Jean-Jacques Goldman | |||||||||
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En passant is a 1997 album recorded by the French singer-songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman. The CD was produced between April and August 1997 in collaboration with Erick Benzi at the Kevin Mobile, Mega and Gimmick studios,[2] and was released on the Columbia/Sony BMG record label on 26 August 1997.
Album information
The CD utilises the HDCD format, which improves the quality of the audio (compared to regular CDs) when played back in a suitable player. The album is intimate and contains acoustic and blues melodies. It mainly deals with death ("On ira", "En passant") and love ("Sache que je", "Quand tu danses", "Les Murailles").
The album went straight to number one on the SNEP albums chart in France and remained for 82 weeks in the top 200. In Belgium (Wallonia), it also debuted at number one and totaled 65 weeks on the chart. It was only ranked for ten weeks in Switzerland, but earned a Platinum disc. It was less successful in Belgium (Flanders) where it stayed for six weeks on the charts (top 50).
The album provided three singles, but only the first one was a hit : "Sache que je" reached #19 in France and #18 in Belgium (Wallonia), while the other two singles ("Quand tu danses" and "Bonne idée") failed to enter the top 50 (#66 and #68 in France).
Track listing
All tracks written, composed and performed by Goldman.
- "Sache que je" — 5:25
- "Bonne idée" — 3:27
- "Tout était dit" — 4:18
- "Quand tu danses" — 4:25
- "Le coureur" — 4:14
- "Juste quelques hommes" — 4:44
- "Nos mains" — 3:18
- "Natacha" — 3:01
- "Les murailles" — 2:28
- "On ira" — 4:25
- "En passant" — 7:18
Personnel
- Jean-Jacques Goldman – guitar, vocals
- Erick Benzi – engineer
- Claude Gassian – photography
- Alexis Grosbois – coordination
Release history
| Date | Label | Region | Format | Catalog |
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| 1997 | Mercury | Belgium, France, Switzerland | CD | 4887912 |
| 1998 | Sony International | 488791 | ||
Certifications and sales
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales |
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| France[3] | Diamond | 1998 | 1,000,000 | 1,301,000[4] |
| Switzerland[5] | Platinum | 1997 | 50,000 | |
Charts
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| Preceded by Be Here Now by Oasis |
French SNEP number-one album August 30, 1997 - October 11, 1997 (7 weeks) |
Succeeded by Salut by Michel Sardou |
| Preceded by Backstreet's Back by Backstreet Boys |
Belgian (Wallonia) number-one album September 6, 1997 - November 1, 1997 (9 weeks) |
Succeeded by Helmut Lotti Goes Classic III by Helmut Lotti |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Source: En passant album notes
- ↑ "1998 certifications in France". Disqueenfrance. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- ↑ "Chart run and sale of French albums in France". Fan of Music. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- ↑ "1997 Swiss certifications". Swisscharts. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- 1 2 3 4 "En passant, in various albums charts". Lescharts. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- ↑ "1997 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart". Ultratop. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- ↑ "1997 French Albums Chart". Disqueenfrance. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- ↑ "1998 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart". Ultratop. Retrieved August 5, 2009.
- ↑ "1998 French Albums Chart". Disqueenfrance. Retrieved August 5, 2009.