J'accuse (album)

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J'accuse
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 29, 2010
Recorded2009-2010
Genre French rock
Length65:00
Label Wagram Music
Damien Saez chronology
Varsovie - L'Alhambra - Paris
(2008)
J'accuse
(2010)
Messina
(2012)
Singles from J'accuse
  1. "J'accuse"
    Released: 2010
  2. "Pilule"
    Released: 2010

J'accuse is an album by French singer-songwriter Damien Saez released in 2010 on Wagram Music label.

Contents

Singles

The track "J'accuse" was released as a first single prior to release of the album and reached #14 in Ultratop 50 Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia), staying 9 weeks in the singles chart. In French the song was made available as a free download.

A second track, "Pilule" was released as well.

Track listing

  1. "Les Anarchitectures" (“The anar chytectures”) (2:48)
  2. "Pilule" (“Pill”) (5:18)
  3. "Cigarette" (4:13)
  4. "Des p'tits sous" (“Small cash”) (3:58)
  5. "Sonnez tocsin dans les campagnes" (“Ring the tocsin in the countryside”) (4:51)
  6. "J'accuse" (“I accuse”) (4:28)
  7. "Lula" (4:05)
  8. "Regarder les filles pleurer" (“To watch the girls cry”) (5:05)
  9. "Regarder les filles pleurer (thème)" (“To watch the girls cry (Theme)”) (8:47)
  10. "Les Cours des lycées" (“The high[-]schools yards”) (3:56)
  11. "Les Printemps" (“Springs”) (5:14)
  12. "Marguerite" (4:52)
  13. "On a tous une Lula" (“We all have a Lula”) (3:39)
  14. "Tricycle jaune" (“Yellow Tricycle”) (3:46)

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Belgium (Wallonia) Albums Chart [1] 7
French Albums Chart [2] 3
Swiss Albums Chart [2] 25

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References

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  2. 1 2 LesCharts.com Saez - J'accuse album page