L'Heure d'été (album) explained

L'Heure d'été
Type:	Album
Artist:	Marc Lavoine
Cover:	L'Heure d'été (Marc Lavoine album) coverart.jpg
Released:	May 23, 2005
Recorded:	2004–2005
Studio:	Abbey Road Studios, London Studio Gang, Paris Studio Guillaume Tell, Suresnes Studio Méga D, Suresnes
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Mercury France, Universal
Producer:	Jean-François Berger François Delabrière Marc Lavoine
Prev Title:	Olympia Deuxmilletrois
Prev Year:	2003
Next Title:	Les Duos de Marc
Next Year:	2007

L'Heure d'été is a 2005 album recorded by French artist Marc Lavoine. It was his ninth studio album and his 12th album overall. Released on May 23, 2005, it was successful in the francophone countries.

Content

L'Heure d'été provided two hit singles : "Je me sens si seul" (#16 in France) and "Toi mon amour" (#8 in France). "Tu m'as renversé" and "J'espère", a duet with Belgium singer of Vietnamese descent Quynh Anh, were just released as promotional singles.

In France, the album started at No. 3, its peak position, on May 28, 2005, before dropping slowly on the chart the weeks later. It managed to stay for nine weeks in the top ten, 63 weeks in the top 50 and 91 weeks on the chart (top 200). In Belgium (Wallonia), the album was ranked for 49 weeks. It entered the Ultratop 40 at No. 7 on June 4, 2005 and reached No. 2 two weeks later and for two consecutive weeks. It totaled 12 weeks in the top ten.

Releases

Date	Label	Country	Format	Catalog
2005	Universal	Belgium, France, Switzerland	CD	98299
Mercury	9829953
2006	Universal	982992
9835706
9844586

Track listing

CD+

DVD

1. "Je me sens si seul" (music video)
2. "Toi mon amour" (music video)
3. "Tu m'as renversé" (music video)

Source : Allmusic.^[1]

Personnel

• Barilla – design
• Denis Benarrosh – percussion
• Jean-François Berger – electric guitar, Fender Rhodes, harmonica, keyboards, Korg MS-20, mandolin, piano, programming, string arrangement & conducting, trumpet & Wurlitzer
• Jean-Pierre Bucolo – acoustic guitar & electric guitar
• Clarisse Canteloube – front cover & inside photography
• Christophe Deschamps – drums
• Martin Jenkins – keyboards, programming
• Claire Keim – backing vocals
• Peter Lale – cello

• Marc Lavoine – lead vocals & backing vocals
• Sandrine Le Bars – executive producer
• Jean-Marc Lubrano – inside photography
• David Maurin – drums
• François Poggio – acoustic guitar
• Nick Rodwell – clarinet
• Philippe Russo – electric guitar
• Éric Sauviat – acoustic guitar & dobro
• Matthew Vaughan – programming
• Laurent Vernerey – bass guitar
• Gavyn Wright – concertmaster

• Artistic direction – Egidio Alves-Martins
  • Assistant & artistic coordination – Thomas Sandoval
• Engineered by François Delabrière
  • Assistants – Denis Caribaux (Studio Guillaume Tell), Florian Lagatta (Studio Gang) & Valéry Pellegrini (Studio Méga D)
• Mixed by François Delabrière at Studio Méga
  • Assistant – Éric Uzan
• Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York City

Charts

Chart (2005–2007)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart^[2]	2
French SNEP Albums Chart^[3]	3
Swiss Albums Chart^[4]	23

End of year chart (2005)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart^[5]	14
French Albums Chart^[6]	13
End of year chart (2006)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart^[7]	65
French Albums Chart^[8]	35

Certifications and sales

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
Belgium^[9]	Gold		25,000
France^[10]	2 x Gold	December 14, 2005	200,000	507,000^[11]

Notes and References

1. L'Heure d'été, track listing and charts [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r784134|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic] (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
2. L'Heure d'été, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
3. L'Heure d'été, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
4. L'Heure d'été, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
5. 2005 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
6. 2005 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
7. 2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
8. 2006 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
9. Belgian certifications Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved November 21, 2007)
10. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved November 21, 2007)
11. Sales and chart trajectories of various albums in France Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved November 21, 2008)