Le chemin (Kyo album)
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| Studio album by Kyo | ||||
| Released | January 13, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | France, 2003 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Rock | |||
| Length | 41:56 | |||
| Label | Zomba, EMI Music | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Le Chemin is a 2003 album recorded by French pop-rock act Kyo. It was released on January 13, 2003, and achieved huge success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where it was respectively #2 and #1. This album, entirely composed by the band, remains to date its most successful one. There is also an edition including a DVD.
It stayed on the charts for 65 weeks in Belgium, 98 weeks in France and 79 weeks in Switzerland. It provided four top 20 singles in France and Belgium : "Le Chemin" (#12 in France, #4 in Belgium, #14 in Switzerland), "Dernière danse" (#6 in France, #4 in Belgium, #14 in Switzerland), "Je cours" (#20 in France, #8 in Belgium, #41 in Switzerland) and "Je saigne encore" (#13 in France, #12 in Belgium, #39 in Switzerland).
The album was awarded 'Francophone album of the year' at the 2004 NRJ Music Awards.
Track listing
- "Le Chemin" (duet with Sita) — 3:31
- "Je cours" — 3:01
- "Dernière danse" — 3:48
- "Tout envoyer en l'air" — 3:12
- "Chaque seconde" — 3:50
- "Comment te dire" — 4:44
- "Je saigne encore" — 4:02
- "Je te vends mon âme" — 3:31
- "Pardonné" — 3:36
- "Sur nos lèvres" — 4:05
- "Tout reste à faire" — 4:56
Source : Allmusic.[2]
Personnel and credits
- Vocals by Benoit Poher and Fabien Dubos
- Guitar : Nicolas Chassagne and Florian Dubos
- Drums by Fabien Dubos
- Bass : Laurent Vernerey
- Choir arrangement : Jean Francois Berger
- Assistant : Elise Chambeyron
- Programming by Matthew Vaughan and Nicolas Chassagne
- Sampling by Nicolas Chassagne
- Mastering : Ian Cooper
- Mixing by Francois Delabriere
- Engineered by Hubert Decottignies and Francois Delabriere
- Photography : Marco De La Rosa
- Produced by François Delabrière
Releases
| Date | Label | Country | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2003 | BMG / Jive | Belgium, France, Switzerland | CD | 653329 |
| October 2003 | EMI Music | 79224722 | ||
Certifications and sales
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium[3] | Platinum | March 28, 2004 | 50,000 | |
| France[4] | Diamond | March 3, 2004 | 1,000,000 | 999,200[5] |
| Switzerland[6] | Platinum | 2003 | 40,000 | |
Charts
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| Preceded by Un tour ensemble by Jean-Jacques Goldman |
Belgian (Wallonia) number-one album July 26, 2003 - August 9, 2003 (3 weeks) |
Succeeded by Come Away With Me by Norah Jones |
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Paradize by Indochine |
NRJ Music Awards Francophone album of the year 2004 |
Succeeded by Le Passage by Jenifer Bartoli |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Le Chemin, track listing Allmusic.com (November 28, 2008)
- ↑ Belgian certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 28, 2008)
- ↑ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved November 23, 2008)
- ↑ Chart trajectories and sales of various albums in French Albums Chart Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved November 28, 2008)
- ↑ Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved November 28, 2008)
- ↑ Le Chemin, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 28, 2008)
- ↑ Le Chemin, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved November 28, 2008)
- ↑ Le Chemin, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved November 28, 2008)
- ↑ 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 28, 2008)
- ↑ 2003 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved November 28, 2008)
- ↑ 2003 Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved November 28, 2008)
- ↑ 2004 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved November 28, 2008)
- ↑ 2004 Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved November 28, 2008)
- ↑ 2005 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved November 23, 2008)
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