Rêves (album)

Rêves is a posthumous compilation recorded by French singer Grégory Lemarchal. It was released in November 2009 and contains all his previous singles and some cover versions of various artists, including Céline Dion and Daniel Balavoine, and two unpublished songs, the first two tracks of the album (although Olivier Ottin, the former manager of the singer, had earlier said in an interview with the Nouvel Observateur that the album would be fully composed of unpublished songs). "Je rêve" is also the first song written by Lemarchal.[1]

Rêves
Compilation album by
Grégory Lemarchal
ReleasedNovember 2009
RecordedFrance
GenrePop
LabelMercury
Grégory Lemarchal chronology
Les Pas d'un ange
(2007)		 Rêves
(2009)
Singles from Rêves
  1. "Je rêve"
    Released: 2009

According to Universal Music website, some rights and benefits from the album's sales will be donated to Grégory Lemarchal association to fight against cystic fibrosis. The first single off the album will be "Je rêve" and its music video will be composed of images from a documentary entitled À l'ouest d'un souffle nouveau and funded by Lemarchal association.[2] The song features six former patients who had the chance to receive a transplant.[3]

The album debuted at number one on the French Compilations Chart on 22 November 2009 with 37,563 units sold.[4]

Track listing
  1. "Tu prends" – 3:26
  2. "Je rêve" – 3:55
  3. "Écris l'histoire" (Francesco de Benedittis, Paul Manners, David Esposito) – 4:12
  4. "Mieux qu'ici bas" – 3:53
  5. "De temps en temps" (Davide Esposito, Grégory Lemarchal) – 3:54
  6. "Je suis en vie" (Alana Filippi, Rémi Lacroix) – 3:42
  7. "SOS d'un terrien en détresse" (Michel Berger, Luc Plamondon) – 3:23
  8. "Même si" featuring Lucie Silvas (Lucie Silvas, Peter Gordeno, Mike Peden) – 3:48
  9. "Entre nous" – 3:20
  10. "Le feu sur les planches" (Eleonor Coquelin, Laurent Mesambret) – 4:13
  11. "Restons amis" (Esposito, Rémi Lacroix, Isabelle Bernal) – 3:29
  12. "Je t'écris" (Yvan Cassar, Marc Lévy) – 6:40
  13. "À corps perdu" (Alexandre Lessertisseur, R. Jericho, V. Filho) – 4:09
  14. "Zora sourit" – 3:41
  15. "Le lien" (Patrick Fiori, Julie Zenatti) – 3:32
  16. "Quand on n'a que l'amour" – 3:22

Charts and sales

Certifications
Certifications for Rêves
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[10] Gold 15,000*
France (SNEP)[11] 2× Platinum 200,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. La Rédaction (16 October 2009). "Écoutez "Je rêve", l'inédit de Grégory Lemarchal" (in French). Chartsinfrance. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  2. "Grégory Lemarchal — Rêves" (in French). Grégory Lemarchal Artiste Universal Music. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  3. Emily Warner (16 November 2009). "Rêves — Grégory Lemarchal" (in French). Music Actu. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  4. Thierry Cadet (26 November 2009). "Tops : Grégory Lemarchal le + gros vendeur" (in French). Chartsinfrance. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  5. "Rêves, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  6. "French Compilations Chart, 16–22 November 2009" (in French). Disqueenfrance. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  7. "Rêves, Swiss Albums Chart". Hitparade. Retrieved 29 November 2009.
  8. "Rapports annuels 2009 – Albums" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  9. "Rapports annuels 2010 – Albums" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  10. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2010". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. "French album certifications – Grégory Lemarchal – Rêves" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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