Chansons pour les pieds
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Chansons pour les pieds was a 2001 album by Jean-Jacques Goldman
sung in French
. The album was recorded at the Théâtre du Cratère d'Alès
by Eric Van de Hel and Gildas Lointier, assisted by Renaud Van Welden. All songs were written by the singer himself. Released by JRG, the album met smash success on the charts : it topped the French and Belgian Albums Charts and remained charted for almost two years, and was #2 in Switzerland. As the title suggests it, all the tracks are devoted to the dance and represents a music style (canon chorale, gigue
, technoriental, slow, tarentelle, R&B, ballad
, disco
, rock
, slow zouk, fanfare swing, pop
).
There was a sole single from this album : "Et l'on y peut rien", which peaked at #7 in France, 37 in Belgium (Wallonia) and #61 in Switzerland.
1 Hidden track
Source : Allmusic.
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 :...
sung in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
. The album was recorded at the Théâtre du Cratère d'Alès
Alès
Alès is a commune in the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. It is one of the sub-prefectures of the department. It was formerly known as Alais.-Geography:...
by Eric Van de Hel and Gildas Lointier, assisted by Renaud Van Welden. All songs were written by the singer himself. Released by JRG, the album met smash success on the charts : it topped the French and Belgian Albums Charts and remained charted for almost two years, and was #2 in Switzerland. As the title suggests it, all the tracks are devoted to the dance and represents a music style (canon chorale, gigue
Gigue
The gigue or giga is a lively baroque dance originating from the British jig. It was imported into France in the mid-17th century and usually appears at the end of a suite...
, technoriental, slow, tarentelle, R&B, ballad
Ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
, disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...
, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, slow zouk, fanfare swing, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
).
There was a sole single from this album : "Et l'on y peut rien", which peaked at #7 in France, 37 in Belgium (Wallonia) and #61 in Switzerland.
Track listing
- "Ensemble" – 3:59
- "Et l'on n'y peut rien" – 3:38
- "Une poussière" – 5:33
- "La pluie" – 8:25
- "Tournent les violons" – 4:38
- "Un goût sur tes lèvres" – 4:29
- "Si je t'avais pas" – 4:50
- "C'est pas vrai" – 4:56
- "The Quo's in town tonite" – 5:14
- "Je voudrais vous revoir" – 5:12
- "Les p'tits chapeaux" – 3:54
- "Les choses" – 8:38
- "La vie c'est mieux quand on est amoureux" 1
1 Hidden track
Source : Allmusic.
Personnel and credits
- Michael Jones, vocals
- Bruno Le Rouzic, bagpipes
- Bruno Le Rouzic and Frédéric Paris, flute
- Gildas Arzel, Michael Jones, and Patrice Tison, guitar
- Gildas Arzel, oud
- Marc Chantereau, percussion
- Carlo Rizzo, tambourine
- Gilles Chabenat, hurdy gurdy
- François Breugnot and Christian Lemaître, violin
- Christophe Nègre nd hel Gaucher, saxophone
- Denis Leloup, trombone
- Christian Martinez and Eric Mula, trumpet
- Philippe Slominski, bugle
- Jacques Bessot (Kako), cornet
- Jean-Pierre Solvès, clarinet, saxophone, baritone, piccolo
- Didier Havet, euphonium, sousaphone, trombone, bass
Release history
| Date | Label | Country | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 20, 2001 | Columbia | Belgium, France, Switzerland | CD | 504735 |
| December 11, 2001 | Sony | 5047352 | ||
Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | Diamond | February 13, 2002 | 1,000,000 |
| Switzerland | Platinum | 2002 | 40,000 |
Charts
| Chart (2001–2003) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 1 |
| French Albums Chart | 1 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 2 |
| End of year chart (2001) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 21 |
| French Albums Chart | 2 |
| End of year chart (2002) | Position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 13 |
| French Albums Chart | 9 |