Un homme sans racines explained
| Un homme sans racines |
| Type: | Studio album |
| Artist: | Gérald De Palmas |
| Cover: | Un_homme_sans_racines.jpg |
| Released: | October 2004 |
| Recorded: | 2004 |
| Genre: | Pop |
| Label: | Polydor, Universal Music |
| Prev Title: | Live 2002 |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Sortir |
| Next Year: | 2009 |
Un homme sans racines is a 2004 album recorded by French singer Gérald De Palmas. It was his fourth studio album and his fifth album overall, and his most successful in terms of peak positions. It reached number one in France in its first week of release, on 24 November 2004, and remained for 14 non-consecutive weeks in the top ten and 97 weeks in the top 200. In Belgium (Wallonia), it peaked at No. 6 in its third week on 20 November 2004 and stayed for 53 weeks in the top 40. It achieved moderate success in Switzerland where it reached number 36 and was ranked for 18 weeks. This album was more intimate than the previous ones, with less music, but still in the same melancholic style. It provided a sole single : "Elle danse seule", which was No. 22 in France.
The album title refers to the singer's childhood spent in La Réunion. The song "Elle habite ici" was much aired on French radio.[1]
According to Le Parisien, 650,000 units of the album were sold.[2]
Track listing
- "Plus d'importance" De Palmas / De Palmas – 4:05
- "Elle danse seule" De Palmas / De Palmas – 4:10
- "Au paradis" De Palmas / De Palmas – 3:50
- "Un homme sans racines" De Palmas / De Palmas – 3:08
- "Elle habite ici" De Palmas / De Palmas – 3:07
- "Dans la cour" De Palmas / De Palmas – 3:55
- "Encore une fois" De Palmas / De Palmas – 3:32
- "Dans mon rêve" De Palmas / De Palmas – 3:24
- "Faire semblant" De Palmas / De Palmas – 4:01
- "Je ne tiendrais pas" De Palmas / De Palmas – 3:20
Source : Allmusic.[3]
Credits and personnel
- Banjo, dobro, guitar, programming, vocals : Gerald De Palmas
- Drums : Amaury Blanchard
- Electric guitar : Sébastien Chouard
- Keyboards : Pete Gordeno
- Assistant : Denis Caribaux
- Mastering : Jean-Pierre Chalbos
- Engineer and mixing : Steve Prestage
- Executive producer and artistic director : Chiquito
- Booklet : Claude Gassian and Sylvie Lancrenon
- Cover photo : Sylvie Lancrenon
Release history
| Date | Label | Region | Format | Catalog |
|---|
| 2004 | Polydor | Belgium, France, Switzerland | CD | 9824576 |
| 2005 | 9824570 |
| 2006 | 9824934 |
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Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart (2004/06) | Peak
position |
|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[6] | 6 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 36 |
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Year-end charts
| Chart (2004) | Position |
|---|
| French Albums Chart[7] | 19 |
| Chart (2005) | Position |
|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[8] | 42 |
| French Albums Chart[9] | 22 |
|
Notes and References
- Web site: Il a signé son grand retour cette année avec un nouvel album et un nouveau single "Au bord de l'eau"... music news spécial Gérald de Palmas ! . NRJ . 27 July 2009. fr.
- Web site: De Palmas renaît à New York . Le Parisien, Emmanuel Marolle, 18 May 2009 . 27 July 2009. fr.
- Web site: [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r725478|pure_url=yes}} ''Un homme sans racines'', track listing ]. AllMusic . 26 July 2009.
- Web site: 2006 certifications in France . Disqueenfrance . 26 July 2009.
- Web site: Chart runs and sales of albums in France . Fanofmusic . 26 July 2009.
- Web site: Un homme sans racines, in various albums charts . Lescharts . 27 July 2009.
- Web site: 2005 French Albums Chart . Disqueenfrance . 25 July 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120404180102/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2004&type=2 . 4 April 2012 .
- Web site: 2005 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart . Ultratop . 25 July 2009.
- Web site: 2002 French Albums Chart . Disqueenfrance . 25 July 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120128125935/http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/page-259376.xml?year=2005&type=2 . 28 January 2012 .
