L'Heure d'été (album)

L'Heure d'été is a 2005 album recorded by French artist Marc Lavoine. It was his ninth studio album and his 12th album overall. Released on May 23, 2005, it was successful in the francophone countries.

L'Heure d'été
Studio album by
Marc Lavoine
ReleasedMay 23, 2005
Recorded2004–2005
StudioAbbey Road Studios, London
Studio Gang, Paris
Studio Guillaume Tell, Suresnes
Studio Méga D, Suresnes
GenrePop
LabelMercury France, Universal
ProducerJean-François Berger
François Delabrière
Marc Lavoine
Marc Lavoine chronology
Olympia Deuxmilletrois
(2003)		 L'Heure d'été
(2005)		 Les Duos de Marc
(2007)
Singles from Marc Lavoine
  1. "Je me sens si seul"
    Released: July 4, 2005
  2. "Toi mon amour"
    Released: January 9, 2006
  3. "Tu m'as renversé"
    Released: 2006
  4. "J'espère"
    Released: 2006

Content

L'Heure d'été provided two hit singles : "Je me sens si seul" (#16 in France) and "Toi mon amour" (#8 in France). "Tu m'as renversé" and "J'espère", a duet with Belgium singer of Vietnamese descent Quynh Anh, were just released as promotional singles.

In France, the album started at No. 3, its peak position, on May 28, 2005, before dropping slowly on the chart the weeks later. It managed to stay for nine weeks in the top ten, 63 weeks in the top 50 and 91 weeks on the chart (top 200). In Belgium (Wallonia), the album was ranked for 49 weeks. It entered the Ultratop 40 at No. 7 on June 4, 2005 and reached No. 2 two weeks later and for two consecutive weeks. It totaled 12 weeks in the top ten.

Releases
DateLabelCountryFormatCatalog
2005 Universal Belgium, France, Switzerland CD 98299
Mercury 9829953
2006 Universal 982992
9835706
9844586

Track listing
CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Toi mon amour"Marc LavoineChristophe Casanave3:35
2."Je me sens si seul"Marc LavoineJean-François Berger, Marc Lavoine3:05
3."Tu m'as renversé"Pierre GrilletMarc Lavoine2:32
4."La Mélancolie"Marc LavoineMarc Ricci, Pierre Zito3:16
5."Ne m'en veux pas de t'en vouloir"Daniel DarcFrédéric Lo3:37
6."Vogue le magazine"Marc LavoineJean-François Berger, Marc Lavoine3:36
7."J'espère" (duet with Quynh Anh)Pierre GrilletMarc Lavoine3:50
8."On a cru"Marc EspositoMarc Lavoine3:07
9."Tous les jours"Yvan Coriat, Marc LavoineMarc Lavoine, Marc Ricci, Pierre Zito3:39
10."Doucement rock'n'roll"Marc LavoineJean-François Berger, Marc Lavoine3:29
11."On est passé à l'heure d'été"Marc LavoineJean-François Berger, Marc Lavoine3:06
12."Les Papillons"Marc LavoinePascal Rodde4:26
13."J'ai oublié de te dire"Marc LavoineHervé Larribe4:16

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DVD
  1. "Je me sens si seul" (music video)
  2. "Toi mon amour" (music video)
  3. "Tu m'as renversé" (music video)

Source : Allmusic.[1]

Personnel
  • Artistic direction – Egidio Alves-Martins
    • Assistant & artistic coordination – Thomas Sandoval
  • Engineered by François Delabrière
    • Assistants – Denis Caribaux (Studio Guillaume Tell), Florian Lagatta (Studio Gang) & Valéry Pellegrini (Studio Méga D)
  • Mixed by François Delabrière at Studio Méga
    • Assistant – Éric Uzan
  • Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York City

Charts

Certifications and sales
Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
Belgium[9] Gold 25,000
France[10] 2 x Gold December 14, 2005 200,000 507,000[11]

References
  1. L'Heure d'été, track listing and charts AllMusic (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
  2. L'Heure d'été, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
  3. L'Heure d'été, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
  4. L'Heure d'été, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
  5. 2005 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
  6. 2005 French Albums Chart Ifop.com Archived 2008-12-07 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
  7. 2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
  8. 2006 French Albums Chart Ifop.com Archived 2009-06-29 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
  9. Belgian certifications Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved November 21, 2007)
  10. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2008-12-12 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved November 21, 2007)
  11. Sales and chart trajectories of various albums in France Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
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