France (album)
France is the sixteenth and final studio album by French singer France Gall, released in March 1996.
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| Released | March 19, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995, Los Angeles, US Minneapolis, US Suresnes (Hauts-de-Seine), France | |||
| Genre | Chanson R&B Rock | |||
| Length | 64:22 | |||
| Label | WEA | |||
| Producer | Bruck Dawit Kirk Johnson Marcus Miller Ricky Peterson Michael Railton Stocker | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Forces Parallèles | [2] |
Being her first album of new material in nine years since Babacar in 1987, discounting Double jeu, her collaboration with her husband Michel Berger four years prior as well as three live albums released during the lengthy gap such as Le Tour de France 88 (1988), Simple je – Débranchée à Bercy (1993) and Simple je – Rebranchée à Bercy (1994), this would be her last studio album, though she would release two more live albums titled Concert public Olympia / Concert acoustique M6 (1997), before her retirement from the music industry and Pleyel (2005) before her death in 2018.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Michel Berger, except where noted
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Producer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Plus haut" | Ricky Peterson | 4:20 | |
| 2. | "À quoi il sert ?" | Ricky Peterson | 3:44 | |
| 3. | "Laissez passer les rêves" | Stocker, Michael Railton | 5:13 | |
| 4. | "Que l'amour est bizarre" | Ricky Peterson | 4:10 | |
| 5. | "Débranche!" | Ricky Peterson | 4:45 | |
| 6. | "Lumière du jour" | Ricky Peterson | 5:03 | |
| 7. | "Résiste" | Ricky Peterson, Kirk Johnson | 4:47 | |
| 8. | "La Minute de silence" | Marcus Miller | 4:27 | |
| 9. | "Privée d'amour" | Stocker, Michael Railton | 4:38 | |
| 10. | "Évidemment" | Ricky Peterson | 4:30 | |
| 11. | "Ella, elle l'a" | Ricky Peterson, Kirk Johnson | 5:10 | |
| 12. | "Les Princes des villes" | Kirk Johnson | 6:09 | |
| 13. | "Message personnel" | Michel Berger and Françoise Hardy | Ricky Peterson | 3:44 |
| 14. | "La Légende de Jim" ([Note 1]) | Luc Plamondon | Bruck Dawit | 3:35 |
Notes
- The track was added in the new edition of the album (the one with an orange cover), released on 29 November 1996.
Personnel
- Michael Mishaw - background vocals
- Bernadette Barlow - background vocals
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| France (SNEP)[3] | Platinum | 300,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
- "France [WEA] - France Gall". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-12-15.
- "France GALL : FRANCE (1996)".
- "French album certifications – France Gall – France" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.