Jenifer (album)

Jenifer is Jenifer Bartoli's début album, released in 2002 in France, and in February 2007 in the U.S. It achieved success on the French and Belgian charts, reaching the top two in both. It spawned four successful singles, all of which were top ten hits in Jenifer's native country. The album was recorded in a mere three weeks.

Jenifer
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 2002 (France)
November 2002 (reissue)
July 2003 (Spain)
February 2007 (U.S.)
RecordedDecember 2001/ January 2002
Studio Plus XXX, Paris
Studio Davout, Paris
Studio Ferber, Paris
GenrePop, pop rock, soul
LabelUniversal, Island, Mercury
ProducerJean-François Berger, François Delabrière, Christophe Deschamps, Pierre Jaconelli, Laurent Marimbert, Nicolas Neidhardt, Vincent Perrot, Benjamin Raffaëlli, François Rause, Antoine Verlant
Jenifer Bartoli chronology
Jenifer
(2002)
Le Passage
(2004)
Singles from Jenifer
  1. "J'attends l'amour"
    Released: April, 2002
  2. "Au soleil"
    Released: July, 2002
  3. "Des Mots qui résonnent!"
    Released: November 12, 2002
  4. "Donne-moi le temps"
    Released: April 15, 2003

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."J'attends l'amour"Johanna Demker3:52
2."Au soleil"Hocine Hallaf3:39
3."Donne-moi le temps"Pierre Lorain, So3:38
4."Secrets défenses"Christophe Deschamps, Jeanne Ermilova3:50
5."Nos points communs"Marc Lavoine, Georges Lunghini3:56
6."Je garde" (with Mario)Éric Dimicoli3:03
7."Je ne pourrai plus aimer"Pierre Lorain, François Rause, Antoine Verlant3:37
8."Maintenant"Frédéric Doll, Nicolas Neidhardt, Benjamin Raffaëlli3:24
9."Là où tu rêves"Benjamin Raffaëlli, Marie-Jo Zarb4:03
10."Viens me voir"Yorgos Benardos, Ingrid Roux3:26
11."Que reste-t-il ?" (with Laurent Marimbert)Essaï Altounian, Daniel Moyn4:36
Total length:41:39

Reissue & Spanish edition

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Des Mots qui résonnent!"Patrick Johansson/Ian-Paolo Lira/Linus Nordén3:25
2."Au soleil"Hocine Hallaf3:39
3."J'attends l'amour"Johanna Demker3:52
4."Je garde" (with Mario)Éric Dimicoli3:03
5."Nos points communs"Marc Lavoine, Georges Lunghini3:56
6."Entre humains"Lisa Miskovsky3:58
7."Je ne pourrai plus aimer"Pierre Lorain, François Rause, Antoine Verlant3:37
8."Donne-moi le temps"Pierre Lorain, So3:38
9."Là où tu rêves"Benjamin Raffaëlli, Marie-Jo Zarb4:03
10."Secrets défenses"Christophe Deschamps, Jeanne Ermilova3:50
11."Viens me voir"Yorgos Benardos, Ingrid Roux3:26
12."Maintenant"Frédéric Doll, Nicolas Neidhardt, Benjamin Raffaëlli3:24
13."Que reste-t-il ?"Essaï Altounian, Daniel Moyn4:36
Total length:49:12
Spanish Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Junto al sol"Hocine Hallaf3:40
15."Just Another Pop Song"Patrick Johansson, Ian-Paolo Lira, Linus Nordén3:25
Total length:56:17

Album credits

Personnel

  • Angepier - keyboards, piano & programming ("Donne-moi le temps")
  • Valérie Belinga - backing vocals ("Des mots qui résonnent!")
  • Denis Benarrosh - percussion
  • Jean-François Berger - string arrangement & conducting, keyboards & programming
  • Bertrand Cervera - violin solo ("J'attends l'amour")
  • Roland Chosson - French horn ("Donne-moi le temps")
  • François Delabrière - additional guitar ("Nos points communs")
  • Christophe Deschamps - drums & percussion
  • Guillaume Eyango - backing vocals
  • Dominique Grimaldi - bass guitar ("Donne-moi le temps")
  • Pierre Jaconelli - guitar ("Donne-moi le temps" & "Secrets défenses")
  • Cyrille Lacrouts - cello solo ("J'attends l'amour" & "Je garde")
  • Murielle Lefebvre - backing vocals
  • Laurent Marimbert - string arrangement & conducting, keyboards & programming
  • Olivier Marly - guitar ("Je ne pourrai plus aimer")
  • Nicolas Neidhardt - keyboards & programming
  • Cyril Normand - French horn ("Donne-moi le temps")
  • Vincent Perrot - keyboards & programming ("Secrets défenses")
  • Benjamin Raffaëlli - guitar, keyboards & programming
  • François Rause - guitar ("Je ne pourrai plus aimer")
  • Stanislas Renoult - string arrangement & conducting ("Je ne pourrai plus aimer")
  • Philippe Russo - guitar ("Nos points communs")
  • Ian Thomas - drums ("Des mots qui résonnent!")
  • Marine Trévillot - backing vocals ("Je ne pourrai plus aimer")
  • Matthew Vaughan - programming ("Nos points communs")
  • Laurent Vernerey - bass guitar
  • Christophe Voisin - keyboards & programming ("Secrets défenses" & "Je ne pourrai plus aimer")

Production

  • "J'attends l'amour", "Au soleil", "Maintenant" & "Viens me voir" produced by Nicolas Neidhardt & Benjamin Raffaëlli
  • "Donne-moi le temps" produced by Pierre Jaconelli
  • "Secrets défenses" produced by Christophe Deschamps & Vincent Perrot
  • "Nos points communs" produced by Jean-François Berger & François Delabrière
  • "Je garde" & "Que reste-t-il?" produced by Laurent Marimbert
  • "Je ne pourrai plus aimer" produced by François Rause & Antoine Verlant
  • "Là où tu rêves" & "Des mots qui résonnent!" produced by Benjamin Raffaëlli
  • Engineered by Jean-Paul Gonnod at Studio Plus XXX, Paris
  • Assistant engineers - Xavier Bleu, Pierrick Devin, Gérard Noël-Pierre, Nino
  • Strings recorded by René Ameline at Studio Ferber, Paris
  • Strings recorded by Stéphane Prin & Pete Schwier at Studio Davout, Paris
  • Assistant engineers (strings) - Eymerick Castin (Studio Davout), Jeff Ginouvès & Benjamin Joubert (Studio Ferber)
  • String contractors - Christophe Briquet, Dominique Rouits, Marylène Vinciguerra
  • Additional recordings - Stéphane Briand, Nicolas Neidhardt, Pete Schwier at Aktion Entertainment, Studio Davout, Studio Guillaume Tell, Studio M49 & Studio Méga
  • ProTools editing by Jean-Paul Gonnod & Mickaël Rangeard
  • Mixed by François Delabrière at Studio Plus XXX
  • Mixed by Steve Forward ("Que reste-t-il?")
  • Assistant mixing - Xavier Bleu, Pierrick Devin ("Que reste-t-il?"), Nino
  • Mastered by Tony Cousins at Metropolis Mastering, London
  • Executive producer - Bertrand Lamblot

Design

Charts and sales

Certifications

Country Certification Sales Certified
Belgium[8] Gold 25,000
France[9] Platinum 300,000

References

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  2. "Lescharts.com – Jenifer – Jenifer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 20120.
  3. "Swisscharts.com – Jenifer – Jenifer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 20120.
  4. 2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 20 May 2008)
  5. 2002 French Albums Chart Ifop.com Archived 13 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 20 May 2008)
  6. "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  7. "Top de l'année Top Albums 2004" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  8. Belgian certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved 20 May 2008)
  9. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com Archived 16 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 20 May 2008)
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