RéCréation explained

RéCréation
Type:Cover album
Artist:Florent Pagny
Cover:RéCréation.jpg
Released:October 26, 1999
Recorded:France, 1999
Genre:Pop
Label:Mercury, Universal Music
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RéCréation (pronounced as /fr/) is a 1999 double album recorded by French singer Florent Pagny. It was his fifth studio album and his seventh album overall. It was on October 26, 1999, and achieved success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where it remained charted respectively for 21 and 24 weeks, including a peak at #1 and at #4. This album contains cover versions of various successful songs originally recorded by other artists. There were two singles from this album : "Jolie môme" (#13 in France, #11 in Belgium) and "Les Parfums de sa vie (Je l'ai tant aimée)" (#38 in France, #30 in Belgium).

Track listing

CD 1

  1. "Les Parfums de sa vie (Je l'ai tant aimée)" (Guirao, Art Mengo) — 4:47
  2. "Pars" (Jacques Higelin) — 4:24
  3. "SOS amor" (Alain Bashung, Golemanas) — 4:54
  4. "Requiem pour un con" (Colombier, Serge Gainsbourg) — 4:00
  5. "Il voyage en solitaire" (Gérard Manset) — 3:44
  6. "J'oublierai ton nom" (Jean-Jacques Goldman, Michael Jones) (duet with Ginie Line) — 4:20
  7. "Jolie môme" (Léo Ferré) — 4:06
  8. "Vendeurs de larmes" (Daniel Balavoine) — 4:38
  9. "Hygiaphone" (Jean-Louis Aubert) — 3:05

CD 2

  1. "Quand j'étais chanteur" (Michel Delpech, Rivat, Vincent) — 4:29
  2. "Une seule journée passée sans elle" (Michel Jonasz) — 4:23
  3. "Heures hindoues" (Étienne Daho, Munday) — 3:58
  4. "Chère amie (toutes mes excuses)" (Aboulker, Marc Lavoine) — 4:09
  5. "Voilà c'est fini" (Guirao, Mengo) — 4:14
  6. "Tu manques" (Goldman) — 7:10
  7. "Partir" (Julien Clerc, Dabadie) — 4:14
  8. "Antisocial" (Bernie Bonvoisin, Krieff) — 4:42

Source : Allmusic.[1]

Charts

Chart (1999-2000)Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[2] 4
French SNEP Albums Chart[3] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[4] 94
End of year chart (1999)Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[5] 42
French Albums Chart[6] 33
End of year chart (2000)Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[7] 87

Notes and References

  1. RéCréation, track listing [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r573609|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com] (December 2, 2008)
  2. RéCréation, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved December 2, 2008)
  3. RéCréation, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 2, 2008)
  4. RéCréation, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved December 2, 2008)
  5. 1999 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved December 2, 2008)
  6. 1999 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved December 2, 2008)
  7. 2000 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved December 2, 2008)