Inventaire
Inventaire is the name given to the debut album of the French singer Christophe Willem. It was released on April 16, 2007 and was supported by the two hit singles "Double Je" and "Jacques a dit", which were top five hits in France and Belgium. The album was mainly composed by the French artists Zazie and Philippe Katerine.
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Released | April 16, 2007 | |||
Recorded | France | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Sony BMG | |||
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Singles from Inventaire | ||||
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It was the third more successful album of 2007 in France, and a huge success in francophone countries, with about 1 million copies sold. "Double Je" topped the French charts and was awarded the Victoire de la Musique for Song of the Year, while Willem won Best French Revelation of the Year. The album itself won Francophone Album of the Year at the 2008 NRJ Music Awards.
An acoustic version of the album was released, which also included the track "Sunny" and a cover of The Cranberries track "Zombie".
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Jacques a dit" (French for Simon Says; literally "Jacques Said") | Zazie | Zazie, Jean-Pierre Pilot, Olivier Schultheis | 3:49 |
2. | "Quelle Chance" ("What a Luck") | Zazie | Zazie, Pilot, Schultheis | 4:15 |
3. | "Élu Produit de L'Année" ("Elected Product of the Year") | Matthias Debureaux | Bertrand Burgalat | 3:16 |
4. | "Double Je" (Remix; untranslatable word play) | Zazie | Zazie, Pilot, Schultheis | 3:18 |
5. | "Chambre Avec Vue" ("Room with a View") | Natacha Le Jeune | Christophe Willem | 4:31 |
6. | "Le Lycée" ("The High School") | Philippe Katerine | Katerine | 3:22 |
7. | "Intemporel" (Timeless) | Benjamin Kerber | Bertrand Burgalat | 3:59 |
8. | "Safe Text" | Zazie | Zazie, Pilot, Schultheis | 3:59 |
9. | "Kiss the Bride" | Rémy Lacroix, Pierre Demarty | Lacroix | 3:53 |
10. | "Pourquoi tu t'en vas?" (featuring Valérie Lemercier; "Why are you Leaving?") | Lemercier | Bertrand Burgalat | 3:26 |
11. | "Demain" ("Tomorrow") | Pap Deziel | Benoît de Villeneuve | 3:18 |
12. | "La Tortue" ("The Turtle") | Katerine | Katerine | 2:52 |
13. | "Bombe Anatomique" ("Anatomic Bomb"; wordplay on Atomic Bomb) | Zazie | Zazie, Pilot, Schultheis | 3:07 |
14. | "Double Je" (Original) | Zazie | Zazie, Pilot, Schultheis | 3:38 |
15. | "Jacques a dit" (Remix) | Zazie | Zazie, Pilot, Schultheis | 3:56 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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16. | "Des Nues" | Caroline Nahon | Willem | 3:55 |
Track listing - Tout En Acoustic
- "Élu Produit de l'année"
- "Quelle chance"
- "Jacques a dit"
- "Le Lycée"
- "Sunny"
- "Bombe anatomique"
- "Zombie"
- "Chambre avec vue"
- "Des Nues"
- "Safe Text"
- "Double Je"
- "Kiss the Bride"
Personnel
- Christophe Willem - lead and backing vocals
- Zazie - backing vocals in "Jacques a dit", "Quelle Chance", "Double Je (Remix)", "Safe Text", "Bombe Anatomique", "Double Je (Original)", and "Jacques a dit (Remix)"
- Valérie Lemercier - co-lead vocals in "Pourquoi tu t'en vas?"
- Philippe Katerine - backing vocals in "La Tortue"
Charts
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA)[9] | Platinum | 50,000* |
France (SNEP)[10] | 3× Platinum | 600,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[11] | Gold | 15,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- Inventaire, in Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 21, 2008)
- Inventaire, in French Digital Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved May 21, 2008)
- Inventaire, in French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 21, 2008)
- Inventaire, in Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 21, 2008)
- La Voix d'un ange, in World Albums Chart Acharts.us (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
- 2007 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
- 2007 French Digital Chart Ifop.com Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
- 2007 French Albums Chart Ifop.com Archived 2009-06-29 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
- "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- "French album certifications – Christophe Willem – Inventaire" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Christophe Willem; 'Inventaire')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2022.