| En passant | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Jean-Jacques Goldman |
| Cover: | En passant (Jean-Jacques Goldman album) cover.jpg |
| 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 |
| Prev Title: | Singulier 81/89 |
| Prev Year: | 1996 |
| Next Title: | En passant tournée 1998 |
| Next Year: | 1998 |
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,[1] and was released on the Columbia/Sony BMG record label on 26 August 1997.
The CD uses 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 No. 19 in France and No. 18 in Belgium (Wallonia), while the other two singles ("Quand tu danses" and "Bonne idée") failed to enter the top 50 (#66 and No. 68 in France).
All tracks written, composed and performed by Goldman.
| Date | Label | Region | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mercury | Belgium, France, Switzerland | CD | 4887912 |
| 1998 | Sony International | 488791 | ||
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France[2] | Diamond | 1998 | 1,000,000 | 1,301,000[3] |
| Switzerland[4] | Platinum | 1997 | 50,000 | |
| Chart (1997/98) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[5] | 38 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 1 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 10 |
| End of year chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[6] | 5 |
| French Albums Chart[7] | 2 |
| End of year chart (1998) | Position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[8] | 26 |
| French Albums Chart[9] | 25 |