Mieux qu'ici-bas

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Mieux qu'ici-bas
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 2000
Genre Pop
Label V2/Sidéral
Isabelle Boulay chronology
Scènes d'amour
(2000)
Mieux qu'ici-bas
(2000)
Ses plus belles histoires
(2002)
Singles from Mieux qu'ici-bas
  1. "Parle-moi"
    Released: October 2000
  2. "Un Jour ou l'autre"
    Released: February 2001

Mieux qu'ici-bas is francophone Canadian pop singer Isabelle Boulay's third studio album, released in September 2000. [1] It was led by the hit single "Parle-moi" which was released about the same time. The album achieved a great success in Belgium (Wallonia) and France, where it reached the top ten and stayed on the chart for about two years.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Parle-moi" (J. Kapler) — 3:46
  2. "Jeu tentant" (Jean Fauque) — 3:46
  3. "Un jour ou l'autre" (Patrick Bruel, Marie-Florence Gros) — 3:49
  4. "Jamais assez loin" (Zachary Richard, Louise Forestier) — 3:49
  5. "Trop de choses" (Jean Fauque) — 4:05
  6. "Cœur combat" (Didier Golemanas, Daniël Seff) — 4:11
  7. "Mieux qu'ici-bas" (Didier Golemanas, Daniël Seff) — 4:08
  8. "Je m'en contenterai" (Serge Lama) — 3:40
  9. "Quand vos cœurs m'appellent" (J. Kapler) — 3:40
  10. "Je n'voudrais pas t'aimer" (Zachary Richard) — 4:12
  11. "C'était notre histoire" (Élisabeth Anaïs) — 3:54
  12. "Quelques pleurs" (J. Kapler) — 4:52
  13. "Où tu t'en vas?" (Patrick Bruel, Marie-Florence Gros) — 4:20
  14. "Nos rivières" (Didier Golemanas, Daniël Seff) — 4:35

Charts

Certifications

CountryCertificationDateSales certifiedPhysical sales
France [13] [14] [15] DiamondNovember 16, 20021,000,000250,000 in 2000 [16] + 375,000 in 2001 [17] + 231,000 in 2002 [18]

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