Revoir un printemps
Revoir un Printemps is a studio album by French hip hop group IAM. It was released on 15 September 2003 through Hostile Records with distribution via EMI. Recording sessions took place at Studios Zgen in Avignon, at Studio La Cosca in Marseille, at Sony Music Studios and at Electric Lady Studios in New York, at Bulgarian National Radio Studio 1, and at Studio Claudia Sound in Aubervilliers. Production was handled by Akhenaton, Al-Khemya, Shurik'n, Imhotep, DJ Khéops and Bruno Coulais. It features guest appearances from Beyoncé, Kayna Samet, Method Man & Redman, Syleena Johnson and Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra.
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Released | September 15, 2003 | |||
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Genre | French hip hop | |||
Length | 1:19:50 | |||
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Singles from Revoir un printemps | ||||
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laut.de | [1] |
Voir | [2] |
The album peaked atop of French and Wallionian charts and also peaked at number 2 in Swiss Hitparade. It spawned four charted singles: "Noble Art", "Revoir un printemps", "Nous" and "Stratégie d'un pion". The album was certified Gold by both International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Switzerland and Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Stratégie d'un pion" |
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| 4:35 |
2. | "Nous" (featuring Kayna Samet) |
| Shurik'n | 4:37 |
3. | "Quand ils rentraient chez eux" |
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| 4:17 |
4. | "Noble Art" (featuring Method Man & Redman) |
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| 4:56 |
5. | "Lâches" |
| Shurik'n | 4:38 |
6. | "Mental de Viêt-Cong" |
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| 4:23 |
7. | "Revoir un printemps" |
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| 3:53 |
8. | "Armes de Distraction Massive" |
| Shurik'n | 4:14 |
9. | "Second Souffle" |
| DJ Khéops | 5:01 |
10. | "Visages Dans la Foule" |
| Shurik'n | 3:57 |
11. | "Ici Ou Ailleurs" (featuring Syleena Johnson) |
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| 4:33 |
12. | "Tiens" |
| Imhotep | 4:18 |
13. | "Bienvenue" (featuring Beyoncé) |
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| 4:05 |
14. | "Pause" |
| Imhotep | 4:20 |
15. | "Fruits de la Rage" |
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| 4:01 |
16. | "Murs" |
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| 4:49 |
17. | "21/04" |
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| 4:50 |
18. | "Aussi Loin Que l'Horizon" |
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| 4:23 |
19. | "Live de la Base" |
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Total length: | 1:19:50 |
Personnel
- Philippe "Akhenaton" Fragione – main artist, composer & producer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 13, 15-19), arranger (track 9)
- Geoffroy "Shurik'n" Mussard – main artist, composer & producer (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 10)
- Éric "Khéops" Mazel – main artist, scratches, composer & producer (track 9), arranger (tracks: 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16-19)
- Malek "Freeman" Brahimi – main artist
- Pascal "Imhotep" Perez – main artist, composer & producer (tracks: 12, 14), arranger (track 8)
- Kayna Samet – featured artist (track 2)
- Clifford "Method Man" Smith – featured artist (track 4)
- Reginald "Redman" Noble – featured artist (track 4)
- Syleena Johnson – featured artist (track 11)
- Beyoncé Knowles – featured artist (track 13)
- Michael Robinson – vocals (track 15)
- André Charles "Slim" Pezin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, dobro, bass
- Raoul Duflot-Verez – piano
- Michel Peyratout – bass
- Patrick Bourgoin – alto saxophone, flute
- Mostafa Benhmad – pipe, violin
- Bernard Camoin – trombone
- Eric Giausserand – trumpet
- Marc Chantereau – percussion
- Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra – orchestra
- Deyan Pavlov – conductor
- Bruno Coulais – orchestrations producer, arranger (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 10-13, 16, 18)
- Philippe Amir – recording, assistant engineering
- Eric Chevet – recording, mixing
- Nabil Ghrib – recording
- Michael Tocci – recording (tracks: 4, 11)
- Maxime Lefèvre – recording
- Didier Lizé – recording
- Chris Gehringer – mastering
- Steef Van De Gevel – assistant engineering
- Haythem "H.Boogie" Bouchuiguir – recording coordinator (track 4)
- Kankre Attak – design, photography
- Tous Des K – design, photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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France (SNEP)[9] | Gold | 100,000* |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[10] | Gold | 20,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
- Engelen, Alexander. "Zweiter Rap-Frühling, der schöner nicht sein könnte". laut.de (in German). Retrieved January 2, 2021.
- Desjardins, David (2 October 2003). "IAM: Revoir un printemps". Voir (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Ultratop.be – IAM – Revoir un printemps" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Lescharts.com – IAM – Revoir un printemps". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Swisscharts.com – IAM – Revoir un printemps". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Rapports Annuels 2003". Ultratop. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Tops de l'année 2003". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2003". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- "French album certifications – IAM – REVOIR UN PRINTEMPS" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (IAM; 'REVOIR UN PRINTEMPS')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
External links
- Revoir Un Printemps at Discogs (list of releases)