La Vie Théodore Explained

Type:	Album
Artist:	Alain Souchon
Cover:	La_vie_Théodore.jpg
Released:	2 September 2005
Recorded:	France, 2005
Genre:	Pop
Length:	40:18
Label:	Virgin
Prev Title:	J'veux du live
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Écoutez d'où ma peine vient
Next Year:	2008

is a 2005 album recorded by French singer Alain Souchon. It was his eleventh studio album and was released on 2 September 2005. It achieved smash success in France where it remained for 66 weeks in the top 200, including two weeks at the top. It was also successful in Belgium (Wallonia) (#1) and hit a moderate success in Switzerland (#3). It provided two singles : "Et si en plus y'a personne" (#19 in France, #12 in Belgium) and "" (#68 in France). The album was almost entirely written by the singer himself, while the musics were composed by Laurent Voulzy and Souchon's son, Pierre Souchon, according to the songs. The album's name is a tribute to Théodore Monod.

Track listing

Title	Length	Writer(s)	Compositor(s)
"Putain ça penche"	3:53	Alain Souchon	Laurent Voulzy
"J'aimais mieux quand c'était toi"	4:02	Alain Souchon	Alain Souchon
"Bonjour tristesse"	3:23	Alain Souchon	Alain Souchon
""	3:54	Alain Souchon	Alain Souchon
"En collant l'oreille sur l'appareil"	4:20	Alain Souchon	Alain Souchon
"À cause d'elle"	3:44	Alain Souchon	Laurent Voulzy
"Et si en plus y'a personne"	4:09	Alain Souchon	Laurent Voulzy
"Le Mystère"	3:56	Alain Souchon	Alain Souchon
"Le Marin"	2:55	Alain Souchon	Pierre Souchon/Alain Souchon
"L'Île du dédain"	3:25	Alain Souchon	Pierre Souchon
"Lisa"	2:29	M. Davidovicci/P. Grillet	Pierre Souchon/J. Voulzy

Source : Allmusic.^[1]

Releases

Date	Label	Country	Format	Catalog
2005	EMI Music	Belgium, France, Switzerland	CD	336968
Virgin	3349452

Certifications and sales

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
Belgium^[2]	Gold	January 14, 2006	25,000
France^[3]	Platinum	October 20, 2005	300,000	462,100^[4]

Charts

Chart (2005–2007)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart^[5]	1
French Albums Chart^[6]	1
Swiss Albums Chart^[7]	3

End of year chart (2005)	Position
French Albums Chart^[8]	9
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart^[9]	7
End of year chart (2006)	Position
French Albums Chart^[10]	92

Notes and References

1. La Vie Théodore, track listing [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r802144|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com] (29 November 2008)
2. Belgium certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
3. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
4. Chart trajectories of various albums in France + sales Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
5. La Vie Théodore, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
6. La Vie Théodore, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
7. La Vie Théodore, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
8. 2005 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
9. 2005 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
10. 2006 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved 29 November 2008)