Divinidylle Explained

Divinidylle
Type:	studio
Artist:	Vanessa Paradis
Cover:	Paradis divinidylle cover.jpg
Released:	27 August 2007
Recorded:	November 2005 – June 2007
Genre:	Pop rock
Label:	Barclay
Producer:	Alain Chamfort Matthieu Chedid Franck Monnet
Prev Title:	Au Zénith
Prev Year:	2001
Next Title:	Divinidylle Tour
Next Year:	2008

Divinidylle is the fifth studio album by French singer Vanessa Paradis, released on 27 August 2007 by Barclay. It was recorded between November 2005 and June 2007. Critical reception was favourable, with AllMusic suggesting that it was "likely Paradis' best album yet".^[1] The artwork for the album was designed by American actor Johnny Depp, Paradis' companion at the time.

The lead single, "Divine Idylle", was released to French radio in June 2007. According to Francophonie Diffusion, it was the most-played French single worldwide during 2007.^[2]

The track "Divine Idylle" was covered by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai under the title "Love Attraction" on the 2009 album Butterfly.

Track listing

1. "Divine Idylle" (lyrics: Marcel Kanche, Georges Kretek, Matthieu Chedid; music: Matthieu Chedid)
2. "Chet Baker" (Jean Fauque, Matthieu Chedid) (Trumpet by Ibrahim Maalouf)^[3]
3. "Les Piles" (Thomas Fersen) (featuring -M-)
4. "Dès que je te vois" (Matthieu Chedid)
5. "Les Revenants" (Franck Monnet, Vanessa Paradis)
6. "Junior suite" (Didier Golemanas, Alain Chamfort)
7. "L'Incendie" (Didier Golemanas, Vanessa Paradis, Serge Ubrette, Matthieu Chedid)
8. "Irrésistiblement" (Brigitte Fontaine, Matthieu Chedid)
9. "La Bataille" (Franck Monnet, Vanessa Paradis)
10. "La Mélodie" (Franck Monnet, Vanessa Paradis)
11. "Jackadi" (Vanessa Paradis)
12. "I Wouldn't Dare" (Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth) (Bonus track for Japan only)
13. "Emmenez-moi" (Bonus track for Japan only)

+ Bonus track (on-line song)

1. "Emmenez-Moi" (Charles Aznavour)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)! scope="col"

Peak position
European Albums (Billboard)^[4]	14

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)! scope="col"

Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[5]	37
French Albums (SNEP)^[6]	9

Chart (2008)! scope="col"

Position
French Albums (SNEP)^[7]	35

Notes and References

1. AllMusic Review
2. Web site: The Yearly Airplay Charts: 2007. Francophonie Diffusion. 2013-01-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041442/http://www.francodiff.org/en/5-charts/51-the-yearly-airplay-charts/?date=2007. 2016-03-04. dead.
3. Web site: Vanessa Paradis – Divinidylle (2007, CD). Discogs.
4. Hits of the World . . 119 . 39 . 29 September 2007 . 93 . 0006-2510 . World Radio History.
5. Web site: Rapports annuels 2008 – Albums . fr . . 23 March 2022.
6. Web site: Tops de l'année Top Albums 2007 . fr . . 23 March 2022.
7. Web site: Tops de l'année Top Albums 2008 . fr . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . 23 March 2022.