Je te dis vous
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| Studio album by Patricia Kaas | ||||
| Released | April 6, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | London, UK | |||
| Genre | Pop, Rock | |||
| Label | Sony Musique, Columbia | |||
| Producer | Robin Millar | |||
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Je te dis vous is an album recorded by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was released in 1993 and achieved success in many countries.
Background and writing
The name of the album is ironic in the French language because it uses both the familiar (te) and formal (vous) second-person pronouns. By using both the familiar and formal in the same short declaration, it shows a tension in the speaker's voice between the admiration of one that she respects formally, and someone that she dearly loves on a familiar level.
The album was produced in Pete Townshend's Eel Pie Studio in London, England by Robin Millar, who had already worked for Sade and the Fine Young Cannibals. In the U.S. and United Kingdom it appeared under the name of Tour de charme (not to be confused with the live album of the same name).
The songs "Je te dis vous", "Je retiens mon souffle" and "Fatiguée d'attendre" were not written by Kaas, but were based on an idea of her, as indicated in the album's booklet.
On the album Kaas sang her first song in German: the song "Ganz und gar" (Eng: "Absolutely") came from the pen of the German singer and songwriter Marius Müller-Westernhagen. The album also featured three tracks in English, including a cover of the James Brown number "It's a Man's World". The British rock musician Chris Rea accompanied Kaas on the tracks "Out of the Rain" and "Ceux qui n'ont rien" (Eng: "Those who have nothing") on guitar.
The album was supported by a tour in 1994 and recorded in a live version on the 1995 album Tour de charme.
In France, there were two successful singles from this album : "Entrer dans la lumière" (Eng: "Come into the light"), written by Didier Barbelivien, and "Il me dit que je suis belle" (Eng: "He tells me I'm beautiful"), composed by Jean-Jacques Goldman under the pseudonym of Sam Brewski. With the latter, Kaas achieved her second top five single in France. A remix of "Reste sur moi" (Eng: "Stay on me"), a song composed by Marc Lavoine, reached the top 20 of the U.S. dance charts.
Critical reception and chart performance
This album marked the definitive breakthrough of the singer in the international music scene, selling three million copies in 47 countries. Currently Je te dis vous is considered one of the best albums of modern chanson,[1] displaying the key qualities of the genre.
Je te dis vous is currently Kaas' most successful album in the German-speaking world, only just missing out on the German top 10 (it spent two weeks at 11th place), but spending 36 weeks in the top 100.
In Switzerland, Kaas's album featured on the chart (Top 40) for 25 weeks, from April 18 to October 3, 1993. It debuted at #10 and climber to #2 two weeks later. It remained for two consecutive weeks at this position, but was unable to dislodge Aerosmith's album Get A Grip. It appeared for 14 weeks in the top ten, then dropped slowly on the chart[2] and finally achieved double platinum status.[3] It was the ninth best-selling album of 1993.[4]
In France, the album was charted for many months, from April 15, 1993, to January 8, 1995. It went straight to #1 and stayed there for five weeks. It totaled about 40 weeks in the top ten.[5] It was her third album to go Diamond,[6] 11 months after its appearance.
The album had moderate success in the Netherlands. It featured for five weeks on the albums chart and went to #98 on July 24, 1993, reaching its peak position, #83, two weeks later.[7]
Track listing
| # | Title[8] | Length |
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| 1. | "Y'avait tant d'étoiles" (J.Kopf / M.Amsellem) | |
| 2. | "Hôtel Normandy" (D.Barbelivien / F.Bernheim) | |
| 3. | "Je retiens mon souffle" (M.Lavoine - P.Grillet / F.Aboulker) | |
| 4. | "Ceux qui n'ont rien" (D.Barbelivien - F.Bernheim / D.Barbelivien) | |
| 5. | "Il me dit que je suis belle" (album version) (S.Brewski) | |
| 6. | "Space in My Heart" (D.Austin / M.Elliot) | |
| 7. | "La Liberté" (M.Lavoine / F.Aboulker) | |
| 8. | "Fatiguée d'attendre" (J.Kopf / M.Amsellem) | |
| 9. | "Jojo" (D.Barbelivien / F.Bernheim) | |
| 10. | "Je te dis vous" (J.Kopf / M.Amsellem) | |
| 11. | "Reste sur moi" (M.Lavoine / F.Aboulker) | |
| 12. | "Ganz und gar" (M.M.Westernhagen) | |
| 13. | "Out of the Rain" (T.J.White) | |
| 14. | "It's a Man's World" (J.Brown / B.Newsome) | |
| 15. | "Entrer dans la lumière" (D.Barbelivien / F.Bernheim) | |
| 16. | "Juste une chanson" [9](Bonus track for Japanese edition) (J.Kopf / M. Nakajima) | |
Credits
Editions
- Note de Blues (tracks 1, 8, 10)
- Pole Music / Good Good Music (tracks 2, 4, 9, 15)
- Note de Blues / Les Amours du Dimanche (tracks 3, 7, 11)
- JRG / Note de Blues (track 5)
- EMI Music Publishing (tracks 6, 13)
- Intersong Music (track 14)
- More Music / Kick Music GMBH / Note de Blues (track 12)
Musicians
- Piano, organ, synth, programmations : Jess Bailey
- Bass : Mark Smith
- Drum kit : Jeremy Stacey
- Electric and acoustic guitar : Paul Stacey
- Percussion : Martin Ditchman
- Saxophone : Martin Green
- Trumpet : Steve Sidwell
- Trombone : Mall Coleman
- Violin : Bobby Valentino
- Alto violin : Gavyn Wright
- Cello : Roger Smith, Paul Kegg
- Background vocals : Carole Rowley, Mick Feat, Guida de Palma, Patricia Kaas (on "It's a Man World" only)
Recording
- Arrangements : Robin Millar for Denis Muirhead Management, London
- Sound and mixing : Jock Loveband
- Sound : Bruno Lambert
- Assistants : Paul Rowan Stevens, Bruce Robins
- Conductor : Jess Bailey
- Recording : EEL PIE Studios, Twickenham, UK
- Mixing : EEL PIE Studios & Metropolis, London
- Strings arrangements : Robin Millar transcribed and directed by James Shearman
- Brass instruments arrangements : Robin Millar transcribed and directed by Martin Green
- Engraving : Tim Young at Sony Hit Factory, London ; Bruno Lambert and André Perillat at Top Master, Paris
- Photo : Greg Gorman
- Cover design : Antonietti, Pascault et Ass.
- Make up : Emmanuel Sammartino
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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| Canada (Music Canada)[19] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[20] | Platinum | 44,918[20] |
| France (SNEP)[21] | Diamond | 1,402,700[22] |
| Germany (BVMI)[23] | Gold | 250,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ Musicline.de (Retrieved June 2, 2008)
- ↑ Je te dis vous, in Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved June 2, 2008)
- ↑ 1994 certifications in Switzerland Swisscharts.com (Retrieved June 2, 2008)
- ↑ 1993 Swiss Albums Chart Swisscharts.com (Retrieved June 2, 2008)
- ↑ Kaas' albums charts trjectories in French Albums Chart Infodisc.fr (Retrieved June 2, 2008)
- ↑ Kaas's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved June 2, 2008)
- ↑ Je te dis vous, in Dutch Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved June 2, 2008)
- ↑ Je te dis vous, track listing allmusic.com (Retrieved June 2, 2008)
- ↑ Je te dis vous (JP edition), track listing miyuki-lab.jp (Retrieved September 14, 2008)
- ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Patricia Kaas – Je te dis vous" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "Hits of the World" (PDF). Billboard. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "Les "Charts Runs" de chaque Album Classé" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "Patricia Kaas - Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Patricia Kaas – Je te dis vous". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "Les Albums (CD) de 1993 par InfoDisc" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "Swiss Year-end Charts 1999". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "Classement Albums - année 1994" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
- ↑ "Canadian album certifications – Patricia Kaas – Je te dis vous". Music Canada.
- 1 2 "Patricia Kaas" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
- ↑ "French album certifications – Patricia Kaas – Je te dis vous" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ↑ "Les Meilleures Ventes de CD / Albums "Tout Temps"" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Patricia Kaas; 'Je te dis vous')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Patricia Kaas; 'Je te dis vous')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.