En passant (album)
Encyclopedia
En passant is a 1997 album recorded by French
singer-songwriter
Jean-Jacques Goldman
. The CD was produced between April and August 1997 in collaboration with Erick Benzi
at the Kevin Mobile, Mega and Gimmick studios, and was released on the Columbia/Sony BMG
record label on 26 August 1997.
The album went traight to number one on the SNEP albums chart in France and remained for 82 weeks in the top 200. In Belgium (Wallonia), it also debuted at number one and totaled 65 weeks on the chart. It was only ranked for ten weeks in Switzerland, but earned a Platinum disc. It was less successful in Belgium (Flanders) where it stayed for six weeks on the chart (top 50).
The album provided three single, but only the first one was a hit : "Sache que je" hit #19 in France and #18 in Belgium (Wallonia), while the other two singles ("Quand tu danses" and "Bonne idée") failed the top 50 (#66 and #68 in France).
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman
Jean-Jacques Goldman is a Grammy Awards-winning French singer-songwriter. He is hugely popular in the French-speaking world, and since 2003 was the second-highest-grossing French living pop singer, after Johnny Hallyday.- Biography :...
. The CD was produced between April and August 1997 in collaboration with Erick Benzi
Erick Benzi
Erick Benzi is a French musician, songwriter, composer and record producer.He is the former member of group Canada . Benzi is one of biggest and the most requested Francophone producers...
at the Kevin Mobile, Mega and Gimmick studios, and was released on the Columbia/Sony BMG
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
record label on 26 August 1997.
Album information
The CD utilises the HDCD format, which improves the quality of the audio (compared to regular CDs) when played back in a suitable player. The album is intimate and contains acoustic and blues melodies. It mainly deals with death ("On ira", "En passant") and love ("Je sais", "Quand tu danses", "Les Murailles").The album went traight to number one on the SNEP albums chart in France and remained for 82 weeks in the top 200. In Belgium (Wallonia), it also debuted at number one and totaled 65 weeks on the chart. It was only ranked for ten weeks in Switzerland, but earned a Platinum disc. It was less successful in Belgium (Flanders) where it stayed for six weeks on the chart (top 50).
The album provided three single, but only the first one was a hit : "Sache que je" hit #19 in France and #18 in Belgium (Wallonia), while the other two singles ("Quand tu danses" and "Bonne idée") failed the top 50 (#66 and #68 in France).
Track listing
All tracks written, composed and performed by Goldman.- "Sache que je — 5:25
- "Bonne idée" — 3:27
- "Tout était dit" — 4:18
- "Quand tu danses" — 4:25
- "Le coureur" — 4:14
- "Juste quelques hommes" — 4:44
- "Nos mains" — 3:18
- "Natacha" — 3:01
- "Les murailles" — 2:28
- "On ira" — 4:25
- "En passant" — 7:18
Personnel
- Jean-Jacques Goldman – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals - Erick BenziErick BenziErick Benzi is a French musician, songwriter, composer and record producer.He is the former member of group Canada . Benzi is one of biggest and the most requested Francophone producers...
– engineer - Claude Gassian – photography
- Alexis Grosbois – coordination
Release history
| Date | Label | Region | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Mercury | Belgium, France, Switzerland | CD | 4887912 |
| 1998 | Sony International | 488791 | ||
Certifications and sales
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | Diamond | 1998 | 1,000,000 | 1,301,000 |
| Switzerland | Platinum | 1997 | 50,000 | |
Charts
| Chart (1997/98) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart | 38 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 1 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 10 |
| End of year chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 5 |
| French Albums Chart | 2 |
| End of year chart (1998) | Position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 26 |
| French Albums Chart | 25 |