Rêver mieux

Rêver mieux is the third studio album by Québécois singer and musician Daniel Bélanger.[1] It was his first album to incorporate electronic music elements into his sound,[2] which Bélanger attributed to the influence of recent music by Beth Orton, DJ Shadow and Depeche Mode.[1]

Rêver mieux
Studio album by
Daniel Bélanger
ReleasedOctober 16, 2001
GenrePop music
Length60:37
LabelAudiogram
ADCD 10150
Daniel Bélanger chronology
Tricycle
(1999)		 Rêver mieux
(2001)		 Déflaboxe
(2003)

It was certified platinum in January 2002 for selling more than 100,000 copies.

The album's supporting tour was noted for the participation of the then-unknown Ariane Moffatt as a keyboardist and backing vocalist.[3]

Awards

The album was nominated for several Prix Félix in 2002,[4] winning for Best Album and Best Pop Rock Album. Bélanger also won the award for Best Concert, and was cowinner with Garou of the award for Best Male Artist.[5] The album won the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2003,[6] and was shortlisted for Album of the Year.[7]

Track listing
  1. "Te quitter" - 3:48
  2. "Fous n'importe où" - 3:59
  3. "Chante encore" - 4:30
  4. "Une femme, un train, un homme et une gare" - 4:12
  5. "Dans un spoutnik" - 5:35
  6. "Tu tombes" - 3:12
  7. "Une chanson pour moi" - 2:59
  8. "Dis tout sans rien dire" - 3:23
  9. "Intouchable et immortel" - 7:56
  10. "Fugue en sol inconnu" - 4:37
  11. "Air pur" - 5:53
  12. "Rêver mieux" - 3:19
  13. "Comme des amants" - 3:48
  14. "Revivre" - 3:21

Certifications
Country Provider Certification
Canada CRIA Platinum (100,000)

Year-end charts
2001 year-end chart performance for Rêver mieux
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[8] 110
2002 year-end chart performance for Rêver mieux
Chart (2002) Position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[9] 86

References
  1. "Electrifying changes: Belanger goes from folkie to high tech on his new album, Rever Mieux". Montreal Gazette, November 19, 2001.
  2. "Il y a 15 ans : Daniel Bélanger – Rêver mieux". Voir, October 27, 2016.
  3. "Belanger brings dreams to life". Montreal Gazette, March 14, 2002.
  4. "Here are tomorrow's ADISQ nominees". Montreal Gazette, October 26, 2002.
  5. "Singer's lucky Felix has seven lives: Ties Garou as performer of the year". Montreal Gazette, October 28, 2002.
  6. "Avril, Shania and no-shows". Ottawa Citizen, April 6, 2003.
  7. "Shania, Avril Lavigne, Our Lady Peace lead pack with nominations". Timmins Daily Press, February 13, 2003.
  8. "Top 200 Albums of 2001 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on November 6, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  9. "Top 200 Albums of 2002 (based on sales)". Jam!. Archived from the original on August 12, 2004. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
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