C'est déjà ça
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C'est déjà ça is a 1993 album recorded by French
singer Alain Souchon
. It was his eleventh album overall and was released on October 10, 1993. It achieved smash success in France where it remained for 100 weeks in the top 50, including one week at the top, and 108 weeks on the chart. It was also successful in Belgium (Wallonia). It provided two successful singles in France : "Foule sentimentale
" (#1) and "L'Amour à la machine" (#21). The album was entirely written by the singer himself, while the music was composed by Laurent Voulzy
, Jean-Claude Petit
and Souchon's son, Pierre Souchon.
disc with over 1 million copies sold. It also earned several awards, notably earning Souchon the Best male singer of the year award at the 1994 NRJ Music Awards
. In 1996, he also won the Vincent Scotto
prize awarded by the SACEM
for the song "Sous les jupes des filles". This song, not released as a single, was nevertheless much aired on the radio.
Source : Allmusic.
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France
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singer Alain Souchon
Alain Souchon
Alain Souchon is a French singer, songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films.-Profile:...
. It was his eleventh album overall and was released on October 10, 1993. It achieved smash success in France where it remained for 100 weeks in the top 50, including one week at the top, and 108 weeks on the chart. It was also successful in Belgium (Wallonia). It provided two successful singles in France : "Foule sentimentale
Foule sentimentale
"Foule sentimentale" is a 1993 popular song written, composed and performed by the French artist Alain Souchon. The song was released as single in October 1993 and was the first one from his 1993 album C'est déjà ça. It achieved success in France....
" (#1) and "L'Amour à la machine" (#21). The album was entirely written by the singer himself, while the music was composed by Laurent Voulzy
Laurent Voulzy
Laurent Voulzy is a French singer and composer.-Biography:Voulzy originally led the English-pop-influenced Le Temple de Vénus before joining Pascal Danel as guitarist from 1969 to 1974...
, Jean-Claude Petit
Jean-Claude Petit
Jean-Claude Petit is a French composer and arranger, born in Vaires-sur-Marne. After accompanying jazzmen in his childhood, Petit went to the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied harmony and counterpoint...
and Souchon's son, Pierre Souchon.
Critical reception
The album was certified a DiamondMusic recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
disc with over 1 million copies sold. It also earned several awards, notably earning Souchon the Best male singer of the year award at the 1994 NRJ Music Awards
NRJ Music Awards
The NRJ Music Awards, created in 2000 by the radio station NRJ in partnership with the television network TF1 takes place every year in mid-January at Cannes as the opening of MIDEM...
. In 1996, he also won the Vincent Scotto
Vincent Scotto
Vincent Scotto was a French composer.-Biography:Vincent Scotto started his career in Marseille in 1906 and later moved to Paris. Over the course of a lifetime, he wrote 4,000 songs as well as sixty operettas. He was friends with Marcel Pagnol and wrote music for his films...
prize awarded by the SACEM
SACEM
SACEM may refer to:* The Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique is a French professional association collecting payments of artists’ rights and distributing the rights to the original authors, composers and publishers...
for the song "Sous les jupes des filles". This song, not released as a single, was nevertheless much aired on the radio.
Track listing
| Title | Length | Writer(s) | Compositor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Foule sentimentale Foule sentimentale "Foule sentimentale" is a 1993 popular song written, composed and performed by the French artist Alain Souchon. The song was released as single in October 1993 and was the first one from his 1993 album C'est déjà ça. It achieved success in France.... " |
5:24 | Alain Souchon Alain Souchon Alain Souchon is a French singer, songwriter and actor. He has released 15 albums and has played roles in seven films.-Profile:... |
Alain Souchon |
| "L'Amour à la machine" | 3:46 | Alain Souchon | Alain Souchon |
| "Sous les jupes des filles" | 4:37 | Alain Souchon | Alain Souchon |
| "Les Regrets" | 3:59 | Alain Souchon | Laurent Voulzy Laurent Voulzy Laurent Voulzy is a French singer and composer.-Biography:Voulzy originally led the English-pop-influenced Le Temple de Vénus before joining Pascal Danel as guitarist from 1969 to 1974... |
| "Les Filles électriques" | 2:13 | Alain Souchon | Alain Souchon |
| "Arlette Laguiller" | 4:23 | Alain Souchon | Laurent Voulzy |
| "Chanter c'est lancer des balles" | 2:34 | Alain Souchon | Alain Souchon |
| "Sans queue ni tête" | 4:06 | Alain Souchon | Laurent Voulzy |
| "Le Fil" | 4:06 | Alain Souchon | Alain Souchon/Pierre Souchon |
| "Le Zèbre" | 2:54 | Alain Souchon | Jean-Claude Petit Jean-Claude Petit Jean-Claude Petit is a French composer and arranger, born in Vaires-sur-Marne. After accompanying jazzmen in his childhood, Petit went to the Conservatoire de Paris, where he studied harmony and counterpoint... |
| "C'est déjà ça" | 3:46 | Alain Souchon | Laurent Voulzy |
Source : Allmusic.
Releases
| Date | Label | Country | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Virgin | Belgium, France, Switzerland | CD | 8397182 |
| 2003 | EMI Music | 839178 | ||
Personnel
- Produced by Michel Coeuriot
- Michel-Yves Kochmann : guitares (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
- Basile Leroux : guitares (7, 10)
- Laurent Voulzy : guitares (8), glide et solo basse (8), chœurs (8)
- Laurent Faucheux : batterie (1, 2, 6, 11)
- Guy Delacroix : basse (1, 2, 4, 6), basse acoustique (7, 10)
- Denis Benarrosch : percussions (1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11)
- Michel Cœuriot : synthétiseurs (1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11), orgue hammond (2), piano (5, 7), clavinette (6), basse (8), chœurs (8)
- Celmar Engel : programmations des synthétiseurs (3, 4, 11)
- Recorded by Renaud Letang
- Assistant : Bertrand Taussac
- At Studio Ferber and at Studio ICP (Brussel)
- Mixed by Renaud Letang and Michel Cœuriot
- Assistant : Rodolphe Saguinetti
- At Studio Guillaume Tell (Paris)
- Mastering : Greg Calbi à Sterling Sound à New York
Certifications and sales
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Gold | 25,000 | |
| France | Diamond | March 29, 1995 | 1,000,000 |
Charts
| Chart (1993/95) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 7 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart | 1 |
| Chart (2001/02) 1 | Peak position |
| French Albums Chart | 37 |
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| End of year chart (1995) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 13 |