Groupes de Pamplemousse
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Groupes de Pamplemousse is a compilation album
Compilation album
A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 released during Suicide Prevention Week in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. The songs tackle the issue of suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...

, and benefits from the album help Suicide Prevention Centres throughout Quebec.

Track listing

  1. "Il pleure dans mon cœur", performed by Kate McGarrigle
    Kate McGarrigle
    Kate McGarrigle, CM was a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, who wrote and performed as a duo with her sister Anna McGarrigle....

     and Martha Wainwright
    Martha Wainwright
    Martha Wainwright is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle...

     
    (lyrics by Verlaine
    Paul Verlaine
    Paul-Marie Verlaine was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry.-Early life:...

    , music by Rufus Wainwright
    Rufus Wainwright
    Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright is an American-Canadian singer-songwriter. He has recorded six albums of original music, EPs, and tracks on compilations and film soundtracks.-Early years:...

    )
  2. "Comme un fou", performed by Le Premier ciel Les Respectables
  3. "C'était l'hiver", performed by Les Porn Flakes and Éric Lapointe
    Éric Lapointe (singer)
    Éric Lapointe is one of Québec's most popular francophone lead rock singers. His signature sound is characterized by very strong emotional lyrics, a rich, deep gravelly voice and the virtuoso guitar work by Stéphane Dufour...

  4. "Comme un cave", performed by Kaïn
    Kaïn
    Kaïn is a folk rock group from the town of Drummondville, Quebec, Canada. The group of four is made up of Steve Veilleux , Yanick Blanchette , Patrick Lemieux and Éric Maheu...

  5. "Chu tu seul à soir", performed by Simon J and The Fuckingrüvin Virtual Dumb Band
  6. "Chanson d'innocence", performed by Luck and& Pierre Mervil
  7. "Le Répondeur", performed by Louis et le Voyageur
  8. "Marie-Louise", performed by Loco Locass
    Loco Locass
    Loco Locass are a hip hop group from Quebec formed in 1995. The group often defends the role of the French language in Canada, and champions Quebec sovereignty.Loco Locass' lyrics often deal with the role of the French language, and Quebec's role in Canada...

  9. "Y a tu kelkun?", performed by 3 gars su'l sofa
  10. "Chic planète", performed by Gaïa

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