French Connection (album) explained

French Connection
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Kate Ryan
Cover:	Kate Ryan French Connection.jpg
Released:	13 October 2009
Length:	58:50
Language:	French
Label:	ARS Universal
Producer:	AJ Duncan, Phil Wilde, Danny Corten, Mark Carpentier, Toni Ten, Xasqui Ten, Ivan Ten, Niclas Kings, Niklas Bergwall, Yves Gaillard
Prev Title:	Essential
Prev Year:	2008
Next Title:	Electroshock
Next Year:	2012

French Connection is a French-language greatest hits album by Belgian singer Kate Ryan released under ARS Entertainment. The album was released in Canada on October 13, 2009, before being released in Ryan's native country of Belgium on October 23, 2009.^[1] The album's lead single, "Babacar", was released June 12, 2009 in Belgium.

This compilation includes all of her French greatest hits, as well as covers (both previously released and unreleased), French singles, French versions of some of her English-language songs, and some new versions of her first hits.

Track listing

(*)Although it's a new version, the covers don't mention that is a new version instead of the original mix or the 2002 Radio Edit.

iTunes Bonus Track:17. "Voyage Voyage" (Acoustic Version) - 3:05

Limited Edition:CD1 - Includes the 16 standard tracks as above.
CD2:

1. "Ella elle l'a" (UK Extended)
2. "Babacar" (X-Team Remix)
3. "I Surrender" (PF Pumping Radio Edit)
4. "L.I.L.Y." (Extended)
5. "Megamix" (Containing "Voyage Voyage", "Ella elle l'a", "I Surrender", "Your Eyes")

Personnel

• Katrien Verbeeck a.k.a. Kate Ryan – vocals, lyricist
• Niklas Bergwall – producer, composer, lyricist, mixing
• Niclas Kings – producer, composer, mixing
• Andy Janssens a.k.a. AJ Duncan – producer, composer
• Phil Wilde – producer, composer
• Yves Gaillard a.k.a. Yves Jongen – producer, mastering
• Danny Corten – producer
• Mark Carpentier – producer
• Antonio "Toni" Ten – producer, lyricist
• Francisco "Xasqui" Ten – producer
• Ivan Ten – producer
• Filip Heurckmans – mastering
• Thierry Bidjeck – French translations ("Mon cœur résiste encore")
• Jo Lemaire – French translations ("La Promesse", "Tes Yeux")
• Jeanette Olsson – backing vocals, lyricist
• Jordi Campoy – lyricist

Release history

French Connection release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Canada	October 13, 2009			2717116
Spain	October 20, 2009
Belgium	October 23, 2009
Poland	October 30, 2009
Germany	November 13, 2009

External links

• Official Web site

Notes and References

1. http://www.kateryan.be/v2.0/en/n002/n002_002.php?category_id=13&message_id=53 French Connection (International)