Seul au piano explained

Seul au Piano
Type:	studio
Artist:	Pierre Lapointe
Cover:	Pierre Lapointe, Seul au Piano.jpg
Recorded:	November 2010
Genre:	Pop rock, world
Label:	Wagram
Prev Title:	Sentiments Humains
Prev Year:	2009
Next Title:	Punkt
Next Year:	2013

Seul au Piano, also referred to as Pierre Lapointe Seul au Piano (English: link=no|Pierre Lapointe Alone at the Piano), is an album by Canadian Québécois singer Pierre Lapointe, recorded in November 2010 and released in January 2011.^[1] The album reached a peak position of number two on Billboard Top Canadian Albums chart.

Composition

Seul au Piano contains sixteen tracks, all written or co-written by Lapointe.^[1] "Reine Émilie" originally appeared on Lapointe's self-titled album (2004).^[2] "Le Lion Imberbe", "27-100 Rue des Partances" (as "Au 27-100 Rue de Partances"), "Deux par Deux Rassemblés", "De Glace" and "Tous les Visages" originally appeared on Lapointe's 2006 album La Forêt des Mal-Aimés.^[3] "Ces Étranges Lueurs" and "Le Magnétisme des Amants", performed as a single track on Seul au Piano, and "Au Bar Des Suicidés", co-written by Philippe Bergeron, originally appeared on Lapointe's 2009 album Sentiments Humains.^{[1] [4]}

Reception

Adam Greenberg of AllMusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars.^[1]

Seul au Piano reached a peak position of number two on Billboard Top Canadian Albums chart.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Lapointe, unless noted otherwise.

1. "Le Lion Imberbe" – 3:12
2. "Ces Étranges Lueurs/Le Magnétisme des Amants" – 3:56
3. "Les Vertiges d'en Haut" – 2:52
4. "27-100 Rue des Partances" – 3:12
5. "Moi, Elsie" (Richard Desjardins, Lapointe) – 5:20
6. "Maman" – 3:20
7. "Nous Restions Là" – 4:12
8. "Deux par Deux Rassemblés" – 3:56
9. "De Glace" – 3:36
10. "L' Amour Solaire" – 4:05
11. "Tous les Visages" – 2:38
12. "Les Lignes de la Main" – 2:41
13. "Les Sentiments Humains" – 4:55
14. "Rappel" – 2:54
15. "Reine Émilie" – 3:42
16. "Au Bar des Suicidés" (Philippe Bergeron, Lapointe) – 15:01

Track listing adapted from AllMusic.^[1]

Personnel

• Philippe Bergeron – composer
• Richard Desjardins – composer
• Pierre Lapointe – composer, primary artist
• John Londono – photography
• Simon Rivest – design

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[6]

Release history

Date	Label	Format
2010	Wagram	CD
2011	Audiogram / Select Canada

Release history adapted from AllMusic.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Seul au Piano. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. August 21, 2013.
2. Web site: Pierre Lapointe. August 21, 2013. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.
3. Web site: La Forêt des Mal-aimés. August 21, 2013. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.
4. Web site: Sentiments Humains. August 21, 2013. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.
5. Web site: Seul au Piano: Awards. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. August 21, 2013.
6. Web site: Seul au Piano: Credits. August 21, 2013. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.
7. Web site: Seul au Piano: Releases. AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.