Merci is a 1990 album recorded by French

France

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 singer Florent Pagny

Florent Pagny

Florent Pagny is a French musician. He has also acted in many French films. He records work in French, Italian, Spanish and English, and his greatest hits include "N'importe quoi", "Savoir aimer", "Ma Liberté de penser" and "Caruso" .As of 2008, he has sold 4,268,980 copies of singles,...

. It was his first studio album and was released on May 1, 1990. The album was a success in France, where it remained in the top 50 for 44 weeks, including two weeks at #10. It was entirely written by the singer himself and contains several songs deemed as controversial at the time, such as "Presse qui roule", which is critical of press. The album provided four singles which were moderately successful in France : "J'te jure" (#16), "Ça fait des nuits" (#17), "Presse qui roule" (#24) and "Prends ton temps" (#42).

Track listing

1. "Merci" (Pagny) — 4:16
2. "Ça fait des nuits" (Pagny) — 3:57
3. "J'te jure" (D'Angelo, Pagny, Kamil Rustam
   Kamil Rustam
   Kamil Rustam is a French guitarist, composer, arranger, songwriter and producer whose musical career has made known as a prolific musician in many different styles....
   
   ) — 4:26
4. "On est juste de passage" (D'Angelo, Pagny, Kamil Rustam
   Kamil Rustam
   Kamil Rustam is a French guitarist, composer, arranger, songwriter and producer whose musical career has made known as a prolific musician in many different styles....
   
   ) — 4:40
5. "Questions sans réponse" (D'Angelo, Pagny, Kamil Rustam
   Kamil Rustam
   Kamil Rustam is a French guitarist, composer, arranger, songwriter and producer whose musical career has made known as a prolific musician in many different styles....
   
   ) — 3:59
6. "Reste chez toi" (D'Angelo, Pagny, Kamil Rustam
   Kamil Rustam
   Kamil Rustam is a French guitarist, composer, arranger, songwriter and producer whose musical career has made known as a prolific musician in many different styles....
   
   ) — 3:39
7. "Pour la vie" (Pagny) — 4:01
8. "Prends ton temps" (Langolff, Pagny) — 3:50
9. "Emergency" (Nevil, Pagny, Walsh, Warren) — 3:56
10. "Presse qui roule" (Pagny) — 4:43
11. "Heureux de vivre" (Meunier, Pagny) — 3:40

Source : Allmusic.

Releases

Date	Label	Country	Format	Catalog
1990	Philips	Belgium, France, Switzerland	CD	8427492

Certifications and sales

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
France	Gold	1990	100,000

Charts

Chart (1990-1991)	Peak position
French SNEP Albums Chart	10