Elsa (album)
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Producer | Vincent-Marie Bouvot, Georges Lunghini | |||
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Singles from Elsa | ||||
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Elsa is the debut album of the French singer Elsa Lunghini, released in 1988.
Background and critical reception
After the success of her first two singles, "T'en va pas", which peaked at #1 for eight weeks on the official singles chart (Top 50), and "Quelque chose dans mon cœur", #2 hit, Elsa decided to release her first album. In it, there are collaborations with Didier Barbelivien, Élisabeth Anaïs for texts, and her father (Georges Lunghini) for compositions. Georges also co-signed ten of the eleven songs on the album.
In the French TV program Sacrée Soirée compered by
This debut album was very successful. In addition to the huge sales of the singles, it was certified
Elsa's first single, "T'en va pas", was not included in this album. The song "Nostalgia cinema" is a reference to the Italian origins of her father.
Track listing
# | Title[7] | Length |
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1. | "Mon Cadeau" (Didier Barbelivien / Vincent-Marie Bouvot - Georges Lunghini) |
3:56
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2. | "Sud-Africaine" (Pierre Grosz / Vincent-Marie Bouvot - Georges Lunghini) |
3:53
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3. | " / Robbie Buchanan) French adaptation: Didier Barbelivien | 4:26
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4. | "Jimmy voyage" (Élisabeth Anaïs - Didier Golemanas / Vincent-Marie Bouvot - Georges Lunghini) |
4:29
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5. | "Le Rôle de sa vie" (Pierre Grosz / Vincent-Marie Bouvot - Georges Lunghini) |
3:38
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6. | "Jour de neige" (Pierre Grosz / Vincent-Marie Bouvot - Georges Lunghini) |
4:02
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7. | "Jamais nous" 1 (Didier Barbelivien / Vincent-Marie Bouvot - Georges Lunghini) |
3:51
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8. | "Quelque chose dans mon cœur" (Pierre Grosz / Vincent-Marie Bouvot - Georges Lunghini) |
3:29
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9. | "Celui qui viendra" (Didier Barbelivien / Vincent-Marie Bouvot - Georges Lunghini) |
3:13
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10. | "À la même heure dans deux ans" (Pierre Grosz / Raymond Donnez - Georges Lunghini) |
3:29
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11. | "Nostalgie cinema" (Dorine Hollier / Vincent-Marie Bouvot - Georges Lunghini) |
2:49
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1 Laurent Voulzy participated in the background vocals.
Album credits
Personnel
- drums
- Yves Sanna - drums
- Kamil Rustam - guitar
- Bernard Paganotti - bass guitar
- Jannick Top - bass guitar
- Michel Gaucher - saxophone
- Vincent-Marie Bouvot - keyboards
- Raymond Donnez - keyboards
- backing vocals("Mon cadeau" & "Celui qui viendra")
- Francine Chantereau - backing vocals ("Mon cadeau" & "Celui qui viendra")
Production
- Arrangement - Vincent-Marie Bouvot, Raymond Donnez
- Produced by Vincent-Marie Bouvot & Georges Lunghini
- Engineeredby Bruno Lambert, Jean Lamoot & Hervé Le Coz
- Assistant engineer - Manuela
- Mixed by Bruno Lambert
- Mixed by Claude Grillis ("Mon cadeau", "Jimmy voyage", "Le rôle de sa vie" & "Celui qui viendra")
Design
Charts, certifications and sales
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References
- ^ "Encyclopédisque - Disque : Quelque chose dans mon coeur ( remix )".
- ^ "Encyclopédisque - Disque : Un roman d'amitié".
- ^ "Encyclopédisque - Disque : Jour de neige".
- ^ "Encyclopédisque - Disque : À la même heure dans deux ans".
- ^ "Encyclopédisque - Disque : Jamais nous".
- ^ a b Elsa's certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved June 1, 2008)
- ^ Elsa, track listing Lescharts.com (Retrieved June 1, 2008)
- ^ "Elsa – Elsa (CD)". Discogs.
- ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)