Chansons pour les pieds explained

Chansons pour les pieds
Type:studio
Artist:Jean-Jacques Goldman
Cover:Chansons_pour_les_pieds.jpg
Released:20 November 2001
Recorded:Alès, 2001
Genre:Pop, gigue, tarentelle, rock
Label:Columbia
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Chansons pour les pieds is the seventh and final solo album by Jean-Jacques Goldman, released on 20 November 2001 and sung in French. The album was recorded at the Théâtre du Cratère d'Alès by Eric Van de Hel and Gildas Lointier, assisted by Renaud Van Welden. All songs were written by the singer himself. Released by JRG, the album met smash success on the charts : it topped the French and Belgian Albums Charts and remained charted for almost two years, and was #2 in Switzerland. As the title ("Songs for the Feet") suggests, all the tracks are devoted to dance and represent music styles (canon chorale, gigue, technoriental, slow, tarentelle, R&B, ballad, disco, rock, slow zouk, fanfare swing, pop).

There was a sole single from this album : "Et l'on y peut rien", which peaked at #7 in France, 37 in Belgium (Wallonia) and #61 in Switzerland.

Track listing

  1. "Ensemble" – 3:59
  2. "Et l'on n'y peut rien" – 3:38
  3. "Une poussière" – 5:33
  4. "La Pluie" – 8:25
  5. "Tournent les violons" – 4:38
  6. "Un goût sur tes lèvres" – 4:29
  7. "Si je t'avais pas" – 4:50
  8. "C'est pas vrai" – 4:56
  9. "The Quo's in Town Tonite" – 5:14
  10. "Je voudrais vous revoir" – 5:12
  11. "Les P'tits Chapeaux" – 3:54
  12. "Les Choses" – 8:38
  13. "La vie c'est mieux quand on est amoureux" 1

1 Hidden track

Source : Allmusic.[1]

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[2]

Charts

Chart (2001–2003)Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[3] 1
French Albums Chart[4] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[5] 2
End of year chart (2001)Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[6] 21
French Albums Chart[7] 2
End of year chart (2002)Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[8] 13
French Albums Chart[9] 9

Certifications

CountryCertificationDateSales certified
France[10] Diamond13 February 20021,000,000
Switzerland[11] Platinum200240,000

Release history

Date Label Country Format Catalog
20 November 2001ColumbiaBelgium, France, SwitzerlandCD504735
11 December 2001Sony5047352

Notes and References

  1. Chansons pour les pieds, track listing [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r565714|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com] (Retrieved May 9, 2009)
  2. Web site: Chansons Pour Les Pieds – Jean-Jacques Goldman Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 20 December 2016.
  3. Chansons pour les pieds, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 9, 2009)
  4. Chansons pour les pieds, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 9, 2009)
  5. Chansons pour les pieds, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 9, 2009)
  6. 2001 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 9, 2009)
  7. 2003 French Albums Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved May 9, 2009)
  8. 2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 9, 2009)
  9. 2002 French Albums Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved May 9, 2009)
  10. 2002 certifications in France Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved May 9, 2009)
  11. 2002 certification in Switzerland Swisscharts.com (Retrieved June 6, 2008)