| Aimer la vie | ||||
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | French pop | |||
| Length | 35:48 | |||
| Language | French, etc. | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
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| Singles from Aimer la vie | ||||
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Aimer la vie is a French-language studio album by Julio Iglesias, released in 1978 on CBS. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Aimer la vie (Soy un truhan, soy un senor)" | Ramón Arcusa / Manuel de la Calva / Julio Iglesias / Claude Lemesle | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Une chanson sentimentale (Un gorrion sentimental)" | Mario Balducci / Giovanni Belfiore | 3:45 |
| 3. | "Ne t'en va pas je t'aime (Si me dejas no vale)" | 2:25 | |
| 4. | "Amigo (Francais)" | Rafael Pérez Botija / Claude Lemesle | 4:33 |
| 5. | "Tendre voleur (Goodbye amore mio)" | Mario Balducci / Giovanni Belfiore | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Le monde est fou, le monde est beau (A veces tu, a veces to)" | Julio Iglesias / Claude Lemesle | 2:56 |
| 7. | "À la croisée des chemins (Seguire mi Camino)" | Julio Iglesias / Claude Lemesle / Dino Ramos | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Mes trente trois ans (33 anos)" | Julio Iglesias | 3:48 |
| 9. | "J'ai besoin de toi (Cada dia mas)" | Ramón Arcusa / Manuel de la Calva / Claude Lemesle | 3:11 |
| 10. | "Stai (Limelight)" | Giovanni Belfiore / Charlie Chaplin | 5:01 |
| Total length: | 35:48 | ||
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada) [3] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| France (SNEP) [4] | 2× Platinum | 740,000 [5] |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
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