Rien que pour ça
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Rien que pour ça is the second album by the French
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 Elsa Lunghini
Elsa Lunghini
Elsa Lunghini, stage name Elsa , is a French singer and actress. She was a famous teenage pop-star in the late-1980s. In 1986, she was the youngest singer ever to reach number one in the French charts with the single T'en va pas, and she went on to sell millions of records during the decade...

 and was released in 1990.

Background and critical reception

In this album, recorded in London
London
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, Elsa continued her musical collaboration with her father, Georges Lunghini, since he was co-producer of the album and composed all the tracks with Vincent-Marie Bouvot, except the eponymous title, which was composed by Elsa herself.

For the texts, Elsa was surrounded by famous composers who signed the texts : Gérard Presgurvic and Thierry Séchan's, Renaud
Renaud
Renaud, born Renaud Séchan, is a French singer, songwriter and actor.Renaud may also refer to:* Renaud , a male French given name* Renaud , a 1783 opera by Antonio Sacchini* Renaud, Quebec, part of Laval, Quebec...

's brother.

This album confirmed the success of Elsa to the public : indeed, in addition to being certified double Gold
Music recording sales certification
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 by the SNEP, it allowed her to go on stage for the first time. Indeed, she climbed on Olympia
Paris Olympia
The Olympia is a music hall in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. Located at No. 28, Boulevard des Capucines, its closest métro/RER stations are Madeleine, Opéra, Havre – Caumartin and Auber....

 stage, Paris
Paris
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, in October 1990 to perform songs from her first two albums.

In 1991, "J'serais là" was released as the fourth single from the album, but as a promotional CD in Canada
Canada
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 only.

Track listing

# Title Length
1. "Je viens vers toi"
(T.Séchan / G.Lunghini- V.M.Bouvot)
3:25
2. "Pleure doucement"
(T.Séchan / G.Lunghini- V.M.Bouvot)
3:59
3. "Faudrait pas croire"
(G.Presgurvic / G.Lunghini- V.M.Bouvot)
3:05
4. "Qu'est-ce que ça peut lui faire"
(G.Presgurvic / G.Lunghini- V.M.Bouvot)
3:20
5. "On verra bien demain"
(G.Presgurvic / G.Lunghini- V.M.Bouvot)
4:05
6. "Un Enfant qui s'en va"
(G.Presgurvic / G.Lunghini- V.M.Bouvot)
4:30
7. "L'Amour sur le fil"
(G.Presgurvic / G.Lunghini- V.M.Bouvot)
4:30
8. "Parler"
(G.Presgurvic / G.Lunghini- V.M.Bouvot)
4:20
9. "Rien que pour ça"
(G.Presgurvic / E.Lunghini)
2:45
10. "Je s'rais là"
(G.Presgurvic / G.Lunghini- V.M.Bouvot)
3:20
11. "Pour qui tu cours"
(G.Presgurvic / G.Lunghini- V.M.Bouvot)
4:25
11. "Bats-toi"
(T.Séchan / G.Lunghini- V.M.Bouvot)
4:35

Charts, certifications and sales

Chart (1990) Peak
position
French Albums Chart 3

Country Certification Date Sales certified
France 2 x Gold 1990 200,000
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