En passant (Jean-Jacques Goldman album) explained

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.

Album information

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).

Track listing

All tracks written, composed and performed by Goldman.

  1. "Sache que je" – 5:25
  2. "Bonne Idée" – 3:27
  3. "Tout était dit" – 4:18
  4. "Quand tu danses" – 4:25
  5. "Le Coureur" – 4:14
  6. "Juste quelques hommes" – 4:44
  7. "Nos mains" – 3:18
  8. "Natacha" – 3:01
  9. "Les Murailles" – 2:28
  10. "On ira" – 4:25
  11. "En passant" – 7:18

Personnel

Release history

Date Label Region Format Catalog
1997MercuryBelgium, France, SwitzerlandCD4887912
1998Sony International488791

Certifications and sales

CountryCertificationDateSales certifiedPhysical sales
France[2] Diamond19981,000,0001,301,000[3]
Switzerland[4] Platinum199750,000

Charts

Chart (1997/98)Peak
position
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[5] 38
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart1
French SNEP Albums Chart1
Swiss Albums Chart10
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

Notes and References

  1. Source: En passant album notes
  2. Web site: 1998 certifications in France . Disqueenfrance . 5 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111212161548/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259165.xml?id=259165&year=1998 . 12 December 2011 .
  3. Web site: Chart run and sale of French albums in France . Fan of Music . 5 August 2009.
  4. Web site: 1997 Swiss certifications . Swisscharts . 5 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110613144052/http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=1997 . 13 June 2011 .
  5. Web site: En passant, in various albums charts . Lescharts . 5 August 2009.
  6. Web site: 1997 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart . Ultratop . 5 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090524051155/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1997&cat=a . 24 May 2009 .
  7. Web site: 1997 French Albums Chart . Disqueenfrance . 5 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120729033006/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=1997&type=2 . 29 July 2012 .
  8. Web site: 1998 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart . Ultratop . 5 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031800/http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1998&cat=a . 4 March 2016 .
  9. Web site: 1998 French Albums Chart . Disqueenfrance . 5 August 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404180257/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=1998&type=2 . 4 April 2012 .