Amour(s)
Amour(s) is the seventh studio album by French-Belgian singer Viktor Lazlo, which was mainly released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Japan, while another album Loin de Paname, consisting of chansons, was released in France that same year.
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| Released | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Label | Monopol Records (Europe) / JVC Victor (Japan) | |||
| Producer | Sergio Dall'ora / Theo Spagna | |||
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 Japanese cover of 'Amour(s) | ||||
Lazlo started recording Amour(s) in Verona, Italy in the year 2000.[1] The album was produced by Theo Spagna, who is responsible for many hits of Italian singer Spagna, and Sergio Dall'ora.
The album includes the hit single It's A Message For You, a duet with Biagio Antonacci, which peaked at No. 7 on the Belgian single charts and remained on the charts for 17 weeks. The CD single contains the original Italian/English and an Italian/French version, entitled Le Message Est Pour Toi. The single received gold status in Belgium for more than 50,000 sold copies.[1]
Another single off the album is the duet Besame Mucho with Raul Paz, which was released as a CD single in Germany and was on the official soundtrack album of the German film Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit. The soundtrack peaked on the German album charts at No. 94.[2] The song Sound of Expectation was released as a promotional single.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Someone" | F. Monthieu, Viktor Lazlo | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Fleur" | Biagio Antonacci, Viktor Lazlo | 4:32 |
| 3. | "Si Moi, Si Lui" | Biagio Antonacci, Viktor Lazlo | 4:19 |
| 4. | "Gone With The Wind" | F. Monthieu, Viktor Lazlo | 4:00 |
| 5. | "If One More day" (duet with David Linx) | David Linx, Diederik Wissels | 5:06 |
| 6. | "Danse" | Viktor Lazlo, Sergio Dall'ora | 4:18 |
| 7. | "En Cas D'Amour" | Biagio Antonacci, Viktor Lazlo | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Overjoyed" | Stevie Wonder | 4:17 |
| 9. | "The Sound Of Expectation" | Viktor Lazlo, Sergio Dall'ora | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Don't Ask" | Daddy Waku, Guy Waku, Marie-Ange Teeuwen, V. Lazlo | 3:32 |
| 11. | "10,000 Miles" | traditional | 3:55 |
| 12. | "It's A Message For You" (duet with Biagio Antonacci) | Biagio Antonacci, Viktor Lazlo | 3:45 |
| 13. | "Besame Mucho" (duet with Raul Paz) | Consuelo Velázquez, R. Paz | 3:27 |
| 14. | "Girl from Ipanema" | Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes | 3:57 |
Charts
Single releases
| Year | Single | BE[4] |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | It's A Message For You | 7 |
References
- "Viktor Lazlo - Amour(s)" (Press release). Monopol Records press information. 2002.
- "Soundtrack - Das merkwürdige Verhalten geschlechtsreifer Großstädter zur Paarungszeit". Hitparade.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- "AllMusic: Viktor Lazlo - Amour(s)". AllMusic.com/. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- "Viktor Lazlo & Biagio Antonacci - Message". Hitparade.ch (in German). Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- Notes