Chronologie

Last updated

Chronologie
Chronologie Jarre Album.jpg
Studio album by
Jean-Michel Jarre
Released24 May 1993 [1]
StudioCroissy studio
Length42:07
Label Disques Dreyfus
Producer Jean Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel Jarre chronology
Images - The Best of Jean Michel Jarre
(1991)		Chronologie
(1993)		 Hong Kong
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Chronologie (English title: Chronology) is the eleventh studio album by French electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, and was released on Disques Dreyfus with license to Polydor in 1993. It's concept is based on the book A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking, as credited in the cd booklet.

Contents

The album peaked at Number 11 in the UK charts and the album cover art was created by long-time collaborator Michel Granger. [3] The tracks Chronologie Part 4 and Chronologie Part 5 where originally composed for the Swiss watchmaker Swatch, and also featured at Jarre's concert in Zermatt (1992), which they sponsored. The beeping tones of Chronologie Part 4 where also featured in the Swatch Musicall watch (1993).

Chronologie was performed at a series of 16 performances across Europe called Europe in Concert. These were on a smaller scale than his previous concerts, featuring a miniature skyline, laser imaging and fireworks. Locations included Lausanne, Mont St Michel, London, Manchester, Barcelona, Seville, Brussels and the Versailles Palace near Paris. [4]

A couple of remixes have been released as well: Chronologie Part 4 by Praga Khan, Sunscreem and Jamie Petrie, Chronologie Part 6 by Slam and Gat Decor, plus Chronologie Part 8 by Michel Geiss.

Composition

The album features Jarre's traditional collection of instruments like the ARP 2600 and Minimoog, as well as newer synthesisers such as the Roland JD-800 and the Kurzweil K2000. Chronologie was recorded and mixed in Croissy studio. [5]

Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg
"Chronologie Part 4"
The opening few moments of "Chronologie Part 4"

In the state of mind I did Chronologie, it's quite close to what I did for Oxygène, using a lot of the old synthesizers of the '70s, like the Moog synthesizer — which I consider to be the Stradivarius of electronic music — mixed with the digital sound and the beat of the dance scene of the '90s. In a sense, Chronologie is a kind of mixture between the sounds of the '70s and the sounds of the '90s. [6]

Track listing

All tracks by Jean Michel Jarre.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Chronologie Part 1"10:51
2."Chronologie Part 2"6:05
3."Chronologie Part 3"3:59
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Chronologie Part 4"3:59
2."Chronologie Part 5"5:34
3."Chronologie Part 6"3:45
4."Chronologie Part 7"2:17
5."Chronologie Part 8"5:33

Personnel

Personnel Listed in album liner notes: [5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Chronologie
Chart (1993)Peak
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] 32
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [8] 56
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [9] 10
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 50
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [11] 4
Spanish Albums (AFYVE) [12] 6
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [13] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 21
UK Albums (OCC) [15] 11

Year-end charts

1993 year-end chart performance for Chronologie
Chart (1993)Rank
Spanish Albums (AFYVE) [16] 8

Certifications

Certifications and sales for Chronologie
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [17] 3× Platinum300,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [18] Platinum50,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Strong, Martin Charles (1995). The Great Rock Discography. p. 428. ISBN   9780862415419.
  2. ↑ Chronologie at AllMusic
  3. ↑ "Jean-Michel Jarre #2".
  4. ↑ Europe in Concert – 1993, jeanmicheljarre.com, archived from the original on 21 June 2009, retrieved 20 June 2009
  5. 1 2 Chronologie sleeve notes, Disques Dreyfus, 1993, FDM 36152-2
  6. ↑ Chronologie & Europe in Concert Interview (Part 1 of 3) – Jean-Michel Jarre, youtube.com, 1993, retrieved 20 June 2009
  7. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jean Michel Jarre – Chronologie" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jean Michel Jarre – Chronologie" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  9. ↑ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Jean-Michel JARRE". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 221. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Jean-Michel Jarre – Chronologie" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 1993. 33. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  12. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN   84-8048-639-2.
  13. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Jean Michel Jarre – Chronologie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Jean Michel Jarre – Chronologie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  15. ↑ "Jean Michel Jarre | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  16. ↑ "LOS 50 TÍTULOS CON MAYORES VENTAS EN LAS LISTAS DE VENTAS DE AFYVE EN 1993" (PDF) (in Spanish). Anuarios SGAE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  17. ↑ Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano: Certificados 1991–1995. Solo Exitos 1959–2002 Ano A Ano. ISBN   8480486392.
  18. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Chronologie')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.