Inventaire

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Inventaire
Inventaire.jpg
Studio album by
Christophe Willem
ReleasedApril 16, 2007
Recorded France
Genre Pop
Label Sony BMG
Christophe Willem chronology
Inventaire
(2007)		 Caféine
(2009)
Singles from Inventaire
  1. "Élu Produit de l'année"
    Released: March 22, 2007
  2. "Double Je"
    Released: May 25, 2007
  3. "Jacques a dit"
    Released: October 5, 2007
  4. "Quelle chance/September"
    Released: April 2008

Inventaire is the name given to the debut album of the French singer Christophe Willem. It was released on April 16, 2007 and was supported by the two hit singles "Double Je" and "Jacques a dit", which were top five hits in France and Belgium. The album was mainly composed by the French artists Zazie and Philippe Katerine.

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It was the third more successful album of 2007 in France, and a huge success in francophone countries, with about 1 million copies sold. "Double Je" topped the French charts and was awarded the Victoire de la Musique for Song of the Year, while Willem won Best French Revelation of the Year. The album itself won Francophone Album of the Year at the 2008 NRJ Music Awards.

An acoustic version of the album was released, which also included the track "Sunny" and a cover of The Cranberries track "Zombie".

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Jacques a dit" (French for Simon Says; literally "Jacques Said") Zazie Zazie, Jean-Pierre Pilot, Olivier Schultheis3:49
2."Quelle Chance" ("What a Luck")ZazieZazie, Pilot, Schultheis4:15
3."Élu Produit de l'année" ("Elected Product of the Year")Matthias Debureaux Bertrand Burgalat 3:16
4."Double Je" (Remix; untranslatable word play)ZazieZazie, Pilot, Schultheis3:18
5."Chambre avec vue" ("Room with a View")Natacha Le Jeune Christophe Willem 4:31
6."Le Lycée" ("The High School") Philippe Katerine Katerine3:22
7."Intemporel" (Timeless)Benjamin KerberBertrand Burgalat3:59
8."Safe Text"ZazieZazie, Pilot, Schultheis3:59
9."Kiss the Bride"Rémy Lacroix, Pierre DemartyLacroix3:53
10."Pourquoi tu t'en vas?" (featuring Valérie Lemercier; "Why are you Leaving?")LemercierBertrand Burgalat3:26
11."Demain" ("Tomorrow")Pap DezielBenoît de Villeneuve3:18
12."La Tortue" ("The Turtle")KaterineKaterine2:52
13."Bombe anatomique" ("Anatomic Bomb"; wordplay on Atomic Bomb)ZazieZazie, Pilot, Schultheis3:07
14."Double Je" (Original)ZazieZazie, Pilot, Schultheis3:38
15."Jacques a dit" (Remix)ZazieZazie, Pilot, Schultheis3:56
Digital Download Bonus Track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
16."Des nues"Caroline NahonWillem3:55

Track listing - Tout En Acoustic

  1. "Élu Produit de l'année"
  2. "Quelle chance"
  3. "Jacques a dit"
  4. "Le Lycée"
  5. "Sunny"
  6. "Bombe anatomique"
  7. "Zombie"
  8. "Chambre avec vue"
  9. "Des Nues"
  10. "Safe Text"
  11. "Double Je"
  12. "Kiss the Bride"

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Inventaire
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [9] Platinum50,000*
France (SNEP) [10] 3× Platinum600,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [11] Gold15,000^

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

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References

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  2. ↑ Inventaire, in French Digital Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved May 21, 2008)
  3. ↑ Inventaire, in French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 21, 2008)
  4. ↑ Inventaire, in Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 21, 2008)
  5. ↑ La Voix d'un ange, in World Albums Chart Acharts.us (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
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