Chronologie

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Chronologie
Jean Michel Jarre
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(1991) 		Chronologie
(1993) 		Hong Kong
(1994)
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Chronologie (English title: Chronology) is the eleventh

Polydor in 1993. Chronologie peaked at Number 11 in the UK charts and the album cover art was created by long-time collaborator Michel Granger.[3]

Chronologie was performed at a series of 16 performances across Europe called Europe in Concert. These were on a smaller scale than his previous concerts, featuring a miniature skyline, laser imaging and fireworks. Locations included Lausanne, Mont St Michel, London, Manchester, Barcelona, Seville and the Versailles Palace near Paris.[4]

Composition

The album features Jarre's traditional collection of instruments like the ARP 2600 and Minimoog, as well as newer synthesisers such as the Roland JD-800 and the Kurzweil K2000. Chronologie was recorded and mixed in Croissy studio.[5]

"Chronologie Part 4"
The opening few moments of "Chronologie Part 4"

In the state of mind I did Chronologie, it's quite close to what I did for Oxygène, using a lot of the old synthesizers of the '70s, like the Moog synthesizer — which I consider to be the Stradivarius of electronic music — mixed with the digital sound and the beat of the dance scene of the '90s. In a sense, Chronologie is a kind of mixture between the sounds of the '70s and the sounds of the '90s.[6]

Track listing

All tracks by Jean Michel Jarre.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Chronologie Part 1"10:51
2."Chronologie Part 2"6:05
3."Chronologie Part 3"3:59
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Chronologie Part 4"3:59
2."Chronologie Part 5"5:34
3."Chronologie Part 6"3:45
4."Chronologie Part 7"2:17
5."Chronologie Part 8"5:33

Personnel

Personnel Lister in album liner notes:[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Chronologie
Chart (1993) Peak
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 32
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 56
Finnish Albums (
Suomen virallinen lista)[9]
 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 50
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[11] 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 21
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 11

Year-end charts

1993 year-end chart performance for Chronologie
Chart (1993) Rank
Spanish Albums (AFYVE)[15] 8

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Chronologie
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[16] 3× Platinum 300,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17] Platinum 50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ISBN 9780862415419
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  2. AllMusic
  3. ^ "Jean-Michel Jarre #2".
  4. ^ Europe in Concert – 1993, jeanmicheljarre.com, archived from the original on 21 June 2009, retrieved 20 June 2009
  5. ^ a b Chronologie sleeve notes, Disques Dreyfus, 1993, FDM 36152-2
  6. ^ Chronologie & Europe in Concert Interview (Part 1 of 3) – Jean-Michel Jarre, youtube.com, 1993, retrieved 20 June 2009
  7. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Jean Michel Jarre – Chronologie" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jean Michel Jarre – Chronologie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  9. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Jean-Michel JARRE". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 221. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  10. GfK Entertainment Charts
    . Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  11. ISBN 84-8048-639-2
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  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Jean Michel Jarre – Chronologie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Jean Michel Jarre – Chronologie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Jean Michel Jarre | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  15. ^ "LOS 50 TÍTULOS CON MAYORES VENTAS EN LAS LISTAS DE VENTAS DE AFYVE EN 1993" (PDF) (in Spanish). Anuarios SGAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  16. ISBN 8480486392
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  17. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Chronologie')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.

External links

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