Douce Violence is the third album of the French

France

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 singer Elsa Lunghini

Elsa Lunghini

Elsa Lunghini, stage name Elsa , is a French singer and actress. She was a famous teenage pop-star in the late-1980s. In 1986, she was the youngest singer ever to reach number one in the French charts with the single T'en va pas, and she went on to sell millions of records during the decade...

, and it was released in 1992.

Background and critical reception

In this album, when she was only 19, she began to disassociate herself from his father, the composer Georges Lunghini. Understanding her phobias, he wrote songs including "Bouscule-moi" or "Tout l'temps, tout l'temps." There are also four songs written by Jean-Loup Dabadie

Jean-Loup Dabadie

Jean-Loup Dabadie is a French journalist, writer, lyricist, award-winning screenwriter and member of the Académie Française.-Selected filmography:* Anna * Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me -Awards:...

.

This album met with less success than previous ones, although it was certified Gold

Music recording sales certification

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, and marked the singer's change of look : indeed, she appeared more adult with a very short cut.

The singles from this album were less successful than the previous one : "Bouscule-moi" was the only one that reached the French Singles Chart, but it failed to entered the top ten (#14).

Track listing

#	Title	Length
1.	"Supplice chinois (toop toop)" (J.Duvall / G.Lunghini)	4:14
2.	"C'est bien, c'est mal" (J.L.Dabadie / G.Lunghini - R.Donnez)	3:34
3.	"Être ensemble" (J.L.Dabadie / G.Lunghini)	3:50
4.	"Jamais toujours" (J.Duvall / G.Lunghini - R.Donnez)	4:07
5.	"Mercurochrome" (J.Duvall / G.Lunghini)	4:23
6.	"Bouscule-moi" (J.Duvall / R.Donnez - G.Lunghini)	3:30
7.	"Le Cœur ailleurs, le monde ailleurs" (J.L.Dabadie / G.Lunghini - R.Donnez)	3:49
8.	"Parfums d'amour" (J.Duvall / G.Lunghini)	4:10
9.	"Amoureuse, moi ?" (J.Duvall / G.Lunghini - R.Donnez)	4:10
10.	"Tout l'temps, tout l'temps" (J.L.Dabadie / G.Lunghini - R.Donnez)	2:45
11.	"Changer sa vie" (G.Presgurvic / G.Lunghini - J.M.Bouvot)	3:40

Charts, certifications and sales

Chart (1992)	Peak position
French Albums Chart	5

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
France	Gold	1993	100,000