Cœur de pirate is the self-titled debut album by Canadian

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 pop singer Cœur de pirate, released September 16, 2008 on Grosse Boîte.

"Ensemble"

The album attracted some media attention in the United States

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 in February 2009 when François Vachon, a photographer from Quebec City

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, used her song "Ensemble" as the soundtrack to a popular YouTube

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 video depicting his baby son playing with toys, leading to coverage on Good Morning America

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and a favourable review from blogger Perez Hilton

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.

Chart performance

As of June 21, 2009, the album had spent 80 weeks on Canada's Nielsen SoundScan

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 charts, and has charted in France

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, Switzerland

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 and Belgium

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.

Awards

The album was nominated for Francophone Album of the Year

Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year

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 at the 2009 Juno Awards

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, and was a longlisted nominee for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize

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.

Quebec / Canada release (2008)

1. "Le long du large" (2:39)
2. "Comme des enfants" (2:51)
3. "Fondu au noir" (2:08)
4. "Corbeau" (2:04)
5. "Berceuse" (1:57)
6. "Intermission" (2:58)
7. "Printemps" (2:25)
8. "Ensemble" (3:07)
9. "La vie est ailleurs" (2:27)
10. "Pour un infidèle" (duet with Jimmy Hunt
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    ) (2:31)
11. "Francis" (2:55)
12. "C'était salement romantique" (2:52)

French release (2009)

1. "Le Long du large" (2:39)
2. "Comme des enfants" (2:51)
3. "Berceuse" (1:57)
4. "Printemps" (2:25)
5. "Francis" (2:55)
6. "Intermission" (2:58)
7. "Ensemble" (3:07)
8. "C'était salement romantique" (2:52)
9. "La vie est ailleurs" (2:27)
10. "Pour un infidèle" (with Julien Doré
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    ) (2:31)
11. "Corbeau" (2:04)
12. "Fondu au noir" (2:08)

All lyrics and music by Béatrice Martin.

Personnel

Musicians:

• Béatrice Martin - vocals, piano
• David Brunet - bass, electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, glockenspiel, percussion, synthesizer, accordeon, piano
• Renaud Bastien - bass, acoustic guitar
• Joseph Perrault - drums
• Jean-Denis Levasseur - double bass, clarinet
• Lise Beauchamp - oboe
• Benoît Paradis - trombone
• Lysandre Champagne - trumpet
• Julie Brunet - alto
• Kristin Molnar - violin

Technicians

• Produced and arranged by David Brunet
• Executive pPoducer - Eli Bissonnette
• Mixing by Robert Langlois.
• Recorded by Robert Langlois, David Brunet, Marc St-Laurent and Nicolas Ouellette
• Artwork by Vanda Daftari.
• Photography by John Londono.

Charts

Country	Chart	Peak position	Total weeks	Reference
France	SNEP Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry...	2	106
Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...  (Wallonia)	Ultratop	4	95
Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....	Swiss Music Charts Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...	35	44