Marcher dans le sable explained

Marcher dans le sable
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Gérald De Palmas
Cover:	Marcher_dans_le_sable.jpg
Released:	October 2000
Recorded:	2000
Genre:	Pop
Label:	Polydor, Universal Music
Prev Title:	Les lois de la nature
Prev Year:	1997
Next Title:	Live 2002
Next Year:	2002

Marcher dans le sable is a 2000 album recorded by French singer Gérald De Palmas. It was his third studio album, and his most successful in terms of sales. It reached number two in France and in Belgium (Wallonia) and remained for almost two years on the chart. The album was awarded 'French album of the year' at the 2002 NRJ Music Awards and allowed De Palmas to win a Victoire de la Musique, the same year, in the category 'Male group or artist of the year'. It provided three singles : "J'en rêve encore" was the most successful (#7 in France, No. 4 in Belgium Wallonia), followed by the two moderate hits "Une seule vie (marcher dans le sable)" and "Tomber" (respectively No. 30 and No. 35 in France).

Track listing

1. "Une seule vie (marcher dans le sable)" De Palmas – 3:07
2. "J'en rêve encore" De Palmas / Jean-Jacques Goldman – 4:01
3. "Tomber" De Palmas / Maxime Le Forestier – 3:22
4. "Regarde-moi bien en face" De Palmas – 3:21
5. "Tellement" De Palmas – 3:49
6. "Tu finiras toute seule" De Palmas – 3:35
7. "Rien à faire ensemble" De Palmas – 3:36
8. "Déjà" De Palmas – 3:21
9. "Je te pardonne" De Palmas – 3:05
10. "Le Gouffre" De Palmas / Nativel – 2:38
11. "Trop tard" De Palmas – 3:35
12. "Si tu veux" De Palmas – 4:48
13. "Déjà" (acoustic) De Palmas – 6:19

+ Bonus

DVD

1. "J'en rêve encore"
2. "Une seule vie (marcher dans le sable)"
3. "Tomber"

Source : Allmusic.^[1]

Credits and personnel

• Acoustic guitar, dobro, arranger, programming, vocals : Gerald De Palmas
• Bass : Bernard Viguie and Gerald De Palmas
• Keyboards : David Berland, Gérald de Palmas and Pete Gordeno
• Drums : Amaury Blanchard
• Electric guitar : Pascal B. Carmen and Sébastien Chouard
• Musical direction : Chiquito
• Photography : Bernard Benant

Release history

Date	Label	Region	Format	Catalog
2001	Polydor	Belgium, France, Switzerland	CD	543973
2004	Polygram International
2006	Universal	9841283
2008	Polydor	9819260

Certifications and sales

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
Belgium^[2]	Platinum	11 March 2002	50,000
France^[3]	Diamond	2002	1,000,000	1,309,500^[4]

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[5]	5
French Albums (SNEP)^[6]	6
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	82

Chart (2002)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[8]	27
French Albums (SNEP)^[9]	19

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r686293|pure_url=yes}} ''Marcher dans le sable'', track listing ]. AllMusic . 26 July 2009.
2. Web site: 2002 certification in Belgium (Wallonia) . Ultratop . 26 July 2009.
3. Web site: 2002 certifications in France . Disqueenfrance . 26 July 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404180038/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259165.xml?id=259165&year=2002 . 4 April 2012 .
4. Web site: Chart runs and sales of albums in France . Fanofmusic . 26 July 2009.
5. Web site: 2001 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart . Ultratop . 25 July 2009.
6. Web site: 2001 French Albums Chart . Disqueenfrance . 25 July 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120208072643/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2001&type=2 . 8 February 2012 .
7. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2001. hitparade.ch. 31 October 2020.
8. Web site: 2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart . Ultratop . 25 July 2009.
9. Web site: 2002 French Albums Chart . Disqueenfrance . 25 July 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404180027/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2002&type=2 . 4 April 2012 .