Le Jardin du Luxembourg

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Le Jardin du Luxembourg
Le Jardin du Luxembourg album.jpg
Studio album by
Released1976 (1976)
Label CBS Disques
Columbia
Producer Jacques Plait
Joe Dassin chronology
Joe Dassin (Le Costume blanc)
(1975)
Le Jardin du Luxembourg
(1976)
Les Femmes de ma vie
(1978)
Singles from Le Jardin du Luxembourg
Professional ratings
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Le Jardin du Luxembourg is the 10th studio album by French singer Joe Dassin. It came out in 1976 on CBS Disques.

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Commercial performance

The album reached at least the top 6 in France [2] and at least the top 8 in Greece (according to the charts, courtesy respectively of the Centre d'Information et de Documentation du Disque and of Lefty Kongalides, that U.S. Billboard published in its "Hits of the World" section). [3]

At a big gala in Wavre, Belgium, in late 1977 Joe Dassin received gold disks for this album and for one of his several albums titled Joe Dassin. [4]

Also, U.S. Billboard wrote in its 24 December 1977 issue that according to CBS Le Jardin du Luxembourg and another Joe Dassin album, titled Joe Dassin, were among the company's best selling albums over the past month. [5]

On April 19, 1995, the album was certified Double Gold by the French Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. [6]

Track listing

Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Le Jardin du Luxembourg [7] " ("Quindici minuti di un uomo" [8] ) Toto Cutugno, Vito Pallavicini 12:00
2."Il était une fois nous deux" ("Monja Monja" [9] ) Toto Cutugno, Vito Pallavicini 3:55
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."À toi" Jean Baudlot, Joe Dassin, Pierre Delanoë, Claude Lemesle 2:50
2."Le Café des trois colombes" ("In het kleine cafe aan de haven" [10] ) Pierre Kartner 4:01
3."Comme disait Valentine"Johnny Arthey, Joe Dassin, Pierre Delanoë, Claude Lemesle3:06
4."Laisse-moi dormir" ("Sleep All Mornin'" [11] )Alex Harvey2:50
5."Que sont devenues mes amours ?"Joe Dassin, Pierre Delanoë, Claude Lemesle3:41

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References

  1. "Le Jardin du Luxembourg - Joe Dassin". AllMusic . Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  2. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 29 January 1977. pp. 77–. ISSN   0006-2510.
  3. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 21 January 1978. pp.  115–. ISSN   0006-2510. Le Jardin Luxembourg Joe Dassin.
  4. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 29 October 1977. pp. 1–. ISSN   0006-2510.
  5. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 24 December 1977. pp. 139–. ISSN   0006-2510.
  6. "Albums - SNEP (Certifications / Search)" . Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  7. With Dominique Poulain.
  8. French adaptation by Claude Lemesle.
  9. Original by Albatros  [ it ] from 1976. French adaptation by Pierre Delanoë and Claude Lemesle.
  10. Original by Vader Abraham from his 1976 album Als je wilt weten wie ik ben. French adaptation by Pierre Delanoë and Claude Lemesle.
  11. Original by Ed Bruce from his 1976 album Ed Bruce. French adaptation by Pierre Delanoë and Claude Lemesle.