Little French Songs

Little French Songs
Studio album by Carla Bruni
Released	29 March 2013 (2013-03-29)
Recorded	2012
Studio	Labomatic (Paris)
Genre	Chanson
Language	French
Label	Teorema Barclay
Producer	Bénédicte Schmitt
Carla Bruni chronology
Comme si de rien n'était (2008) Little French Songs (2013) French Touch (2017)
Singles from Little French Songs
"Chez Keith et Anita" Released: 2013 "J'arrive à toi" Released: 2013 "Mon Raymond" Released: 2013

Little French Songs is the fourth studio album by Italian-French singer Carla Bruni. It was recorded during 2012 and released on 29 March 2013 on Teorema and Barclay in France, ^[1] and on 16 April 2013 in United Kingdom on Verve. ^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Track listing

1. "J'arrive à toi" (3:04)
2. "Chez Keith et Anita" (3:00)
3. "Prière" (3:26)
4. "Mon Raymond" (3:10)
5. "Dolce Francia" (3:55)
6. "Pas une dame" (2:57)
7. "Darling" (3:21)
8. "La Valse posthume" (short version) (2:27)
9. "Little French Song" (2:55)
10. "Liberté" (3:38)
11. "Le Pingouin" (2:18)

Deluxe edition

A deluxe edition was released containing two additional bonus tracks, titled "Le blonde Exquise" and "Luna", as well as a longer version of the track "La valse posthume". The deluxe edition also includes a Blu-ray pure audio version of the tracks and a DVD containing an acoustic live session of Bruni.

1. "J'arrive à toi" (3:05)
2. "Mon Raymond" (3:10)
3. "Prière" (3:25)
4. "Pas une dame" (2:57)
5. "Dolce Francia" (3:55)
6. "Chez Keith et Anita" (2:59)
7. "Darling" (3:21)
8. "La valse posthume" (long track) (3:19)
9. "La blonde exquise" [bonus track] (3:08)
10. "Liberté" (3:37)
11. "Little French Song" (2:55)
12. "Lune [Bonus]" (3:12)
13. "Le pingouin" (2:18)

Personnel

Credits for Little French Songs adapted from liner notes. ^[4]

• Carla Bruni – vocals
• Dominique Blanc-Francard – mastering
• Richard Dumas – photography
• Bénédicte Schmitt – engineering, mixing, production
• Jérôme Witz – artwork

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Little French Songs Chart (2013) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] 26 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 8 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7] 8 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI) [8] 22 French Albums (SNEP) [9] 2 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 28 Italian Albums (FIMI) [11] 92 Polish Albums (ZPAV) [12] 18 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [13] 68 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [14] 30 US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [15] 4 US World Albums ( Billboard ) [16] 1

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Little French Songs Chart (2013) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [17] 141 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [18] 111 French Albums (SNEP) [19] 65 US World Albums (Billboard) [20] 7

Certifications

Certifications for Little French Songs

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [21]	Platinum	100,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Carla Bruni | Universal Music France
2. Carla Bruni | Verve Music Group Archived 5 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
3. Jurek, Thom. "Little French Songs – Carla Bruni". AllMusic .
4. Little French Songs (CD liner notes). Carla Bruni. Barclay Records. 2013. 602537316151.
5. "Austriancharts.at – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
6. "Ultratop.be – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
7. "Ultratop.be – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
8. "ČNS IFPI – CZ Albums – Top 100 – 15. týden 2013" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
9. "Lescharts.com – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
10. "Offiziellecharts.de – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
11. "Italiancharts.com – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
12. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
13. "Spanishcharts.com – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
14. "Swisscharts.com – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
15. "Carla Bruni Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved 14 April 2022.
16. "Carla Bruni Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard . Retrieved 14 April 2022.
17. "Jaaroverzichten 2013 – Albums" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
18. "Rapports annuels 2013 – Albums" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
19. "Top de l'année | Top Albums 2013" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique . Retrieved 12 July 2020.
20. "World Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
21. "French album certifications – Carla Bruni – Little french songs" (in French). SNEP . Retrieved 22 November 2019.