C'est la Vie (Martin Solveig album) explained

C'est la Vie
Type:	studio
Artist:	Martin Solveig
Cover:	Martin Solveig - C'est la vie.png
Border:	yes
Recorded:	2007–2008
Genre:	House
Prev Title:	Hedonist
Prev Year:	2005
Next Title:	Smash
Next Year:	2011

C'est la Vie is the third studio album by French DJ and record producer Martin Solveig. It was released on 2 June 2008 by Universal Licensing Music and Mixture Stereophonic. It spawned the singles "C'est la Vie", "I Want You" and "One 2.3 Four". A special edition of the album, titled the Definitive Edition, was released on 28 September 2009,^[1] containing the single "Boys & Girls" and a bonus disc of remixes.

Track listing

All songs written, composed and produced by Martin Solveig, except "Beauty False" and "Some Other Time" written and produced by Solveig and Michael Tordjman.

Definitive Edition

Personnel

• Martin Solveig – lead vocals, backing vocals, instruments, mixing, production, programming
• Cyril Atef – drums
• Chakib Chambi – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Gail Cochrane – spoken words
• Tom Coyne – mastering
• Sophie Delila – guitar
• Lee Fields – lead vocals
• Pascal Garnon – engineer
• Jean-Baptiste Gaudray – guitar
• Quentin Ghomari – trumpet

• Stephy Haïk – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Armelle Kergall – front and back cover photography
• Antoine Le Grand – booklet back photography
• Léo & Mona – artwork
• Laurent Meyer – saxophone
• Guy N'Sangué – bass guitar
• Jay Sebag – lead vocals, backing vocals
• Loïc Seron – trombone
• David Shama – inside photography
• Michael Tordjman – instruments, production, programming
• Philippe Weiss – mixing

• Mixed at Studio Davout, Paris
  • "C'est la vie" and "Poptimistic" mixed at Mixture Studio, France
• Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

1. Web site: C'est la vie – Definitive edition – Martin Solveig – CD album . French . . 14 July 2015.
2. Web site: Top de l'année Top Albums 2008. SNEP. fr. 14 October 2020.