Abracadabra (Florent Pagny album)

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Abracadabra
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 18, 2006
Genre Pop
Label Mercury
Producer Erik Fostinelli, Alexandra Cubizolles
Florent Pagny chronology
Baryton – L'intégrale du spectacle
(2005)
Abracadabra
(2006)
Pagny chante Brel
(2007)
Singles from Abracadabra
  1. "Là où je t'emmènerai"
    Released: June 2006

Abracadabra is a 2006 album recorded by French singer Florent Pagny. It was his tenth studio album and was on April 18, 2006. It achieved huge success in France and Belgium (Wallonia) where it remained charted respectively for 66 and 22 weeks, including a peak at #2. It provided a sole hit single, "Là où je t'emmènerai" (#4 in France, #7 in Belgium, #39 in Switzerland). There is also an edition including a DVD released on November 13, 2006, under Universal Music label.

Contents

Track listing

CD
  1. "Le Mur" (Daran, Fostinelli, Lebert) — 4:26
  2. "Je suis" (Cosso, Daran, Fostinelli, Janois, Rousseau) — 3:52
  3. "Là où je t'emmènerai" (Daran, Vga) — 4:05
  4. "Comme l'eau se souvient" (Haroche, Manset) — 3:21
  5. "Désolé" (Cahen, Daran, Fostinelli, Grillet) — 3:02
  6. "Ça change un homme" (Darren, Miossec) — 3:39
  7. "Vivons la paix" (Alhister, Daran, Fostinelli, Puccino, Ricour) (duet with Marie-Pascale Giunta) — 4:25
  8. "J'ai beau vouloir" (Cosso, Daran) — 4:24
  9. "Abracadabra" (Alhister, Cosso, Ricour) — 2:46
  10. "Envers et contre moi" (Daran, Fostinelli, Hébrand, Janois, Tarlay) — 5:26
  11. "À tout peser à bien choisir" (Guirao, Léopold, Soulier) — 5:49
DVD

Bonuses

Source : Allmusic. [1]

Personnel

Production

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [7] Gold25,000*
France (SNEP) [8] Platinum200,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [9] Gold15,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Releases

DateLabelCountryFormatCatalog
April 18, 2006Universal MusicBelgium, France, SwitzerlandCD9839034
November 13, 2006DVD98444368

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