L'Équilibre instable explained

Type:Studio album
Artist:Stanislas
Cover:L'équilibre_instable.jpg
Released:19 November 2008
Recorded:2007
Genre:Pop
Label:Polydor
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is the first album recorded by French singer Stanislas, released on 19 November 2007. It had some success in francophone countries. Three singles from this album were top twenty hits in France.

Background and release

After having composed for several artists such as Kool Shen, Calogero, Charles Aznavour and Céline Dion and being a conductor, Stanislas decided to compose for himself. His first album,, was written by Amaury Salmon, Elodie Hesmes and Frédéric Doll. Stanislas participated in the writing of two songs and the composition of all tracks.[1]

The album was released under several formats : first as a CD, then in a second edition with additional two tracks, including a duet with Calogero, then in a limited edition including the music videos of the singles on a DVD. The album provided three successful singles, particularly in France : "" (#2 in France, No. 15 in Belgium), "La Belle de Mai" (#19 in France) and "" (#2 in France, No. 3 in Belgium and No. 68 in Switzerland).

Critical reception

The album was generally well received by critics. MCM stated : [With this album, Stanislas] opens the doors of his world full of poetry and charm, offering compositions that could easily illustrate Christmas tales and fantasy epics".[2] Stanislas found his inspiration from other singers or groups including U2, Coldplay, Pink Floyd or Serge Gainsbourg.[3] His musical universe is composed of tributes to Slavic composers (Sergei Rachmaninov, Tchaikovski) and references of the new wave of the 1980s.[4] This album mixes classical influences of the singer and light pop melodies.[5]

The album achieved success in France and Belgium (Wallonia) where it remained in the charts for almost two years. It reached number ten in France in its tenth week in the chart, on 26 January 2008, and number eight in Belgium in its third week, on 9 February 2008.

Track listings

First edition
  1. "" Amaury Salmon / Stanislas – 4:57
  2. "La Belle de Mai" Patrice Guirao / Stanislas – 4:16
  3. "Les lignes de ma main" Élodie Hesmes / Stanislas – 2:12
  4. "" Amaury Salmon / Stanislas – 5:16
  5. "Entre deux femmes" Julie D'Aimé / Stanislas – 3:52
  6. "Ana quand bien même" Amaury Salmon / Stanislas – 3:32
  7. "Nouveau big bang" Élodie Hesmes / Stanislas – 3:18
  8. "L'absinthe pour l'absent" Élodie Hesmes / Stanislas – 3:10
  9. "Le temps des roses" Élodie Hesmes / Stanislas – 4:49
  10. "L'âge bête" Stanislas / Stanislas – 4:20
  11. "À d'autres" Frédéric Doll / Stanislas – 5:02
  12. "Mémoire morte" Amaury Salmon / Stanislas – 4:11
  13. "L'hiver" Stanislas / Stanislas – 7:01
Second edition+ Bonus
  1. "La débâcle des sentiments" (by Stanislas and Calogero) – 4:10
  2. "L'équilibre instable" – 4:38
Limited edition+ DVD
  1. "La débâcle des sentiments" (music video)
  2. "La Belle de Mai" (music video)
  3. "Le Manège" (music video)

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Chart (2007/09)Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[6] 8
French SNEP Albums Chart10
French SNEP Digital Chart[7] 15

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[8] 11
French Albums Chart[9] 33
Chart (2009)Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[10] 95

Certifications

Release history

Date Label Region Format Catalog
19 November 2007PolydorBelgium, FranceCD0600753035429
17 March 2008Universal0600753066447
10 October 2008Polydor0600753124772
24 November 2008CD + DVD – Limited edition0600753127605

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stanislas : L'équilibre Instable inclut "La Débâcle Des Sentiments" avec Calogero . Musique Radio . 25 July 2009. fr.
  2. Web site: Stanislas — L'Équilibre instable . MCM . 25 July 2009. fr.
  3. Web site: Stanislas — L'équilibre instable . Minimetrages . 25 July 2009. fr.
  4. Web site: Stanislas . Chartsinfrance . 25 July 2009. fr.
  5. Web site: Chanteurs de charme . Vivolta . 25 July 2009 . fr . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121160452/http://www.vivolta.com/sorties/musiques/stanislas-ludeal-poisson.html . 21 November 2008 .
  6. Web site: L'Équilibre instable, in various albums charts . Lescharts . 25 July 2009.
  7. Web site: French Digital Chart, 19 January 2008 . Disqueenfrance . 25 July 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404175906/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-260584.xml?cid=261341 . 4 April 2012 . dead .
  8. Web site: 2008 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart . Ultratop . 25 July 2009.
  9. Web site: 2008 French Albums Chart . Disqueenfrance . 25 July 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090708074355/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=&type=2 . 8 July 2009 .
  10. Web site: 2009 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart . Ultratop . French . 2 January 2010.

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