Dans ma chair
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Dans ma chair is the name of an album recorded by the French
singer Patricia Kaas
. It was released in 1997
and achieved success in many countries.
, Kaas decided to released a new album in 1997, which was entitled Dans ma chair. The album marked the second collaboration with the French songwriter and singer Jean-Jacques Goldman
who had already written her 1993 hit single "Il me dit que je suis belle". To date, Kaas continues to be associated with Goldman for the composing of her songs, and this collaboration remains one of the most important of the singer's career. The album was recorded in New York
, but also in Paris
, and produced by the singer and Phil Ramone
, who had previously worked with artists such as Ray Charles
, Billy Joel
and Paul Simon
.
The album was also composed by several famous contributors : for example, the American songwriter and singer Lyle Lovett
, with the song "Chanson simple" (Eng: "Simple song"), and James Taylor
with "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" (the song, the last track, is performed as a duet). French artists participated in the writing of the album, such as Didier Barbelivien
, who had also worked with Kaas for her previous studio album, and Zazie
. Philippe Bergman, who co-wrote three songs of this album, was Kaas' boyfriend at the time.
In France, two singles were released from this album : "Quand j'ai peur de tout" (Eng: "When I'm afraid of everything") in February 1997, which reached #11 and achieved Silver
status, and "Je voudrais la connaître" (Eng: "I Want to Know Her") in July 1997, which peaked at #20. The first single, "Quand j'ai peur de tout", was written by Diane Warren
and was successfully covered in English-language in 2003 by the pop band Sugababes
, but the song was re-entitled "Too Lost in You
".
's extremely successful album Romanza, which topped the chart then. Kaas' album remained for only nine weeks in the top ten, but dropped slowly on the chart. It was certified Platinum
by the SNEP and the tenth best-selling album of 1997 in the country.
The album was a smash success in Belgium
(Wallonia) : it went to #2 on April 5, 1997, then climbed to #1 and stayed there for four not consecutive weeks. It totaled 27 weeks in the top ten and remained on the chart for 61 weeks. It fell off it after the chart edition of July 11, 1998.
In Switzerland
, the album reached number 5 in its first and second weeks, and remained on the chart for 20 weeks, from March 30 to August 31, 1997, including five weeks in the top ten. It hit Gold certification in 1997.
In Finland
, Dans ma chair was charted from the early 1997 and peaked at #8 in its third week, after a debut at #12. It featured for 17 weeks in the top 40.
In other countries, the album was less successful even if it met slightly good sales, peaking at #16 in Germany
, #27 in Belgium (Flanders
) (it remained on the chart for eight weeks, from April 12 ro June 14, 1997), #45 in Austria where it was charted for three weeks and #77 in the Netherlands where it appeared for five weeks.
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 Patricia Kaas
Patricia Kaas
Patricia Kaas is a French singer and actress.Kaas is a very successful French-speaking singer, with an International following...
. It was released in 1997
1997 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...
and achieved success in many countries.
Background and writing
After the success of the previous studio album, Je te dis vousJe te dis vous
Je te dis vous is the name of an album recorded by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was released in 1993 and achieved a huge success in many countries.-Background and writing:...
, Kaas decided to released a new album in 1997, which was entitled Dans ma chair. The album marked the second collaboration with the French songwriter and singer 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 :...
who had already written her 1993 hit single "Il me dit que je suis belle". To date, Kaas continues to be associated with Goldman for the composing of her songs, and this collaboration remains one of the most important of the singer's career. The album was recorded in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, but also in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, and produced by the singer and Phil Ramone
Phil Ramone
Phil Ramone is a South-African violinist, composer, recording engineer, and record producer.-Biography:As a young child in South Africa, Ramone was a musical prodigy, beginning to play the violin at age three and performing for Queen Elizabeth II at age ten...
, who had previously worked with artists such as Ray Charles
Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson , known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. He was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm and blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records...
, Billy Joel
Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
and Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...
.
The album was also composed by several famous contributors : for example, the American songwriter and singer Lyle Lovett
Lyle Lovett
Lyle Pearce Lovett is an American singer-songwriter and actor. Active since 1980, he has recorded thirteen albums and released 21 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, "Cowboy Man"...
, with the song "Chanson simple" (Eng: "Simple song"), and James Taylor
James Taylor
James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000....
with "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" (the song, the last track, is performed as a duet). French artists participated in the writing of the album, such as Didier Barbelivien
Didier Barbelivien
Didier Barbelivien is a French author, lyricist, songwriter and singer. Beginning in the 1970s, he wrote a number of successful songs for artists such as: Dalida, Johnny Hallyday, Michel Sardou, Daniel Guichard, Claude François, Gilbert Montagné, Sylvie Vartan, Patti Layne, Gilbert Bécaud, Enrico...
, who had also worked with Kaas for her previous studio album, and Zazie
Zazie
Zazie is a French singer and songwriter. Zazie co-produces all her albums.-Early life:...
. Philippe Bergman, who co-wrote three songs of this album, was Kaas' boyfriend at the time.
In France, two singles were released from this album : "Quand j'ai peur de tout" (Eng: "When I'm afraid of everything") in February 1997, which reached #11 and achieved Silver
Music 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,...
status, and "Je voudrais la connaître" (Eng: "I Want to Know Her") in July 1997, which peaked at #20. The first single, "Quand j'ai peur de tout", was written by Diane Warren
Diane Warren
Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
and was successfully covered in English-language in 2003 by the pop band Sugababes
Sugababes
The Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London...
, but the song was re-entitled "Too Lost in You
Too Lost in You
"Too Lost in You" is a pop/R&B song covered by British girl group Sugababes from their third studio album Three . The song was released on 15 December, 2003 as the album's second single. It was written by Diane Warren and co-produced by Andy Bradfield and Rob Dougan...
".
Chart performances
In France, the album remained on the chart for 57 weeks. It started at #2 on March 22, 1997, and reached again this position two weeks later, but its sales were less than Andrea BocelliAndrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....
's extremely successful album Romanza, which topped the chart then. Kaas' album remained for only nine weeks in the top ten, but dropped slowly on the chart. It was certified Platinum
Music 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,...
by the SNEP and the tenth best-selling album of 1997 in the country.
The album was a smash success in 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) : it went to #2 on April 5, 1997, then climbed to #1 and stayed there for four not consecutive weeks. It totaled 27 weeks in the top ten and remained on the chart for 61 weeks. It fell off it after the chart edition of July 11, 1998.
In 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....
, the album reached number 5 in its first and second weeks, and remained on the chart for 20 weeks, from March 30 to August 31, 1997, including five weeks in the top ten. It hit Gold certification in 1997.
In Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Dans ma chair was charted from the early 1997 and peaked at #8 in its third week, after a debut at #12. It featured for 17 weeks in the top 40.
In other countries, the album was less successful even if it met slightly good sales, peaking at #16 in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, #27 in Belgium (Flanders
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
) (it remained on the chart for eight weeks, from April 12 ro June 14, 1997), #45 in Austria where it was charted for three weeks and #77 in the Netherlands where it appeared for five weeks.
Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Quand j'ai peur de tout" (D.Warren - J.J.Goldman / D.Warren) |
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| 2. | "Dans ma chair" (S.Peiken / J. CJ Vanston / T.Pierce / J.Fauque) |
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| 3. | "Chanson simple" (L.Lovett - P.Bergman / L.Lovett) |
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| 4. | "J'ai tout quitté pour toi" (M.Leeson - P.Bergman / P.Vale) |
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| 5. | "Je me souviens de rien" (S.Dworsky / B.Russell / R.Wayland / J.J.Goldman) |
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| 6. | "Les Lignes de nos mains" (A.Preven - E. Andreu / S.Cutler) |
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| 7. | "Je sais" (D.Barbelivien / F.Bernhaim) |
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| 8. | "Je voudrais la connaître" (J.J.Goldman) |
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| 9. | "Fais-moi l'amitié" (F.Langolff / F.Basset) |
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| 10. | "L'Amour devant la mer" (J.Kopf / M.Amsellem) |
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| 11. | "Je compte jusqu'à toi" (R.Smith - Zazie / B.Blue) |
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| 12. | "Sans toi" (D.Warren - P.Bergman / D.Warren) |
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| 13. | "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" (Duet with James Taylor James Taylor James Vernon Taylor is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, Taylor was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.... ) (J.Taylor) |
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Credits
- Engineers : Frank Filipetti
- Additional engineers : John Patterson, Richard Alderson, Billy Sherrill, C.J. Vanston, Richard Whaley, Bruno Lambert, Jean-Pierre Janiaud, Cyril Labesse, Eric Schilling, Thierry Blanchard, Mario Luccy, Moana Suchard
- Assistants : Joe Lizzi, John Wydrycs, Brian Vibberts, Graham Smith, Pascal Colomb, Olivier, Jérôme Kerner
- Executive producer : Jill Dell' Abate
- Recording : Right Track Studios, Sony Studios, Flying Monkey Studio (New York), Studio Plus XXX, Studio Hauts de Gamme, Studio Gang (Paris), Music Hill (Nashville, TN), Studio Quazar (Rouen), The Treehouse (North Hollywood, CA), Deep River Studio (Cookham, UK), Banana Boat Studios (Burbank, CA)
- Mixing : Right Track Studios and Chung King Studios (New York), Studio Gang (Paris)
- Mastering : Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York)
- Photo : Pablo Ravazzani
- Design : Huart / Cholley
- Make up : Key Montano
- Hairdresser : Thomas McKiver
- Dress designer : Victoria Bartlett, Pascal Gosset
- Management : Talent Sorcier (Cyril Prieur, Richard Walter), Paris, France
Peak positions
| Chart (1997–1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart | 45 |
| Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart | 27 |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 1 |
| Dutch Albums Chart | 77 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 8 |
| French Albums Chart | 2 |
| German Albums Chart | 16 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 5 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1997) | Position |
|---|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 9 |
| French Albums Chart | 10 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 44 |
| Chart (1998) | Position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart | 66 |
Certifications and sales
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2 x Platinum | 1998 | 600,000 | 660,000+ |
| Switzerland | Gold | 1997 | 25,000 | |
| Finland | Gold | 1998 | 20,000 | 22,750+ |