Little French Songs

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Little French Songs
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Studio album by
Released29 March 2013 (2013-03-29)
Recorded2012
StudioLabomatic (Paris)
Genre Chanson
LanguageFrench
Label
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
  1. "Chez Keith et Anita"
    Released: 2013
  2. "J'arrive à toi"
    Released: 2013
  3. "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]

Contents

Professional ratings
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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]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Little French Songs
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [21] Platinum100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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