| Je dis aime | ||||
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Label | Virgin France | |||
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Je dis aime (1999) is the second studio album by French singer-songwriter Matthieu Chedid, in his persona as M, described by reviewers as a "conceptual icon to rival Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane". [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
The album was described as managing to take a remarkable variety of musical directions and pull them together into a consistent whole. [3] Another reviewer described the album as sounding like a "French Lenny Kravitz" and noted the "vintage 70s sound and textures". [4]
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