Un Jour d'été is a 2004 album recorded by French-born singer Amel Bent

Amel Bent

Amel Bent is a French singer.- Biography :Amel Bent grew up in the French commune of La Courneuve with her Algerian father and a Moroccan mother. She has a brother and a sister...

, released on November 30, 2004. It was her debut album and was successful on the charts (#3 in France), even allowed Bent to gain a Victoire de la Musique in the category 'Revelation of the year'. There were three singles from the albums, all of them being top ten hits in France : "Ma Philosophie

Ma Philosophie

"Ma philosophie" is a 2004 song recorded by Amel Bent as her debut single, from her album Un Jour d'été. It was released on 29 November 2004 in France, and remains the singer's most successful song, topping the charts in France and Belgium ....

", "Le Droit à l'erreur" and "Ne retiens pas tes larmes".

Track listing

1. "Je Suis" (Charbonnel, Devier, Gallerne) – 3:18
2. "Ma Philosophie
   Ma Philosophie
   "Ma philosophie" is a 2004 song recorded by Amel Bent as her debut single, from her album Un Jour d'été. It was released on 29 November 2004 in France, and remains the singer's most successful song, topping the charts in France and Belgium ....
   
   " (Bent, Georgiades, Mackichan) – 3:23
3. "Le Temps passe" (Bent, D.R., Gallerne, Milan) – 3:14
4. "Le Droit à l'erreur" (D.R., Molondo, Welgryn) – 4:01
5. "Mes Racines" (Bent, D.R., Kabala) – 3:38
6. "Ne retiens pas tes larmes" (D.R., Sitbon) – 3:43
7. "Pardonnez-moi" (D.R., James, Westrich) – 4:46
8. "J'attends" (D.R., Dufour, Welgryn) – 3:39
9. "Quand elle chante" (Bent, D.R., Farley, Mahy) – 3:59
10. "Auprès des miens" (Charbonnel, Devier, Gallerne) – 3:26
11. "Partis trop tôt" (featuring Kery James
    Kery James
    Alix Mathurin better known as Kery James, is a French rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer and record producer, who was born in West Indies from Haitian parents. His mother raised him in Orly, a suburb of Paris. Nowadays with his three solo albums, he is one of the most respected French rappers. The...
    
    ) (Foks, James) – 4:10
12. "Je me sens vivre" (D.R., Godebama, Kabala, Ngung) – 3:23
13. "Ne retiens pas tes larmes" (piano voix) (D.R., Sitbon) – 3:54

Source : Allmusic

Personnel and credits

• Strings : Jean-Marc Apap, Christophe Morin and Lyonel Schmit
• Assistant : Isabelle Baleanu
• Guitar : Jean-Marc Benais
• Vocals : Amel Bent, Melissa Bent and Laure Milan
• Keyboards : Jean-Francois Berger and Volodia
• Assistant : Vincent Creusot
• Piano : Jean-Yves d'Angelo and Franck Sitbon
• Assistant : Matthias Froidefond
• String arrangements : Lyonel Schmit
• Bass : Laurent Vernerey
• Musical direction : Anthony Marciano
• Arranger : Franck Sitbon and Volodia
• Engineer, mixing, vocal director : Volodia
• Programming : Jean-Francois Berger and Volodia
• Producer : Kery James
  Kery James
  Alix Mathurin better known as Kery James, is a French rapper, singer, songwriter, dancer and record producer, who was born in West Indies from Haitian parents. His mother raised him in Orly, a suburb of Paris. Nowadays with his three solo albums, he is one of the most respected French rappers. The...
  
  and Volodia
• Photography : Jean-Marc Lubrano

Release history

Date	Label	Country	Format	Catalog
November 30, 2004	BMG / Jive	Belgium, France, Switzerland	CD	0828766580624
May 11, 2007	Sony / Epic			0886970794626

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
Belgium (Wallonia)	Gold	May 6, 2006	20,000
France	Platinum	2005	300,000	532,000

Charts

Chart (2004/07)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart	12
French Albums Chart	3
Swiss Albums Chart	39

End of year chart (2004)	Position
French Albums Chart	168
End of the year chart (2005)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart	33
French Albums Chart	14
End of the year chart (2006)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart	94