St Germain (album)

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St Germain
St Germain - album cover.jpg
Studio album by
St Germain
Released9 October 2015 (2015-10-09)
Recorded2015
Genre Nu jazz, Afro house
Length50:58
Label Warner Music, Parlophone, Nonesuch Records
Producer St Germain
St Germain chronology
Tourist
(2000)		St Germain
(2015)
Singles from St. Germain
  1. "Real Blues"
    Released: 4 May 2015
  2. "Sittin' Here"
    Released: 2 October 2015

St Germain is the fourth studio album by French house producer Ludovic Navarre, under his main pseudonym St Germain. It was released on 9 October 2015 via Primary Society. [1] [2] Two official singles had been released from the album: "Real Blues" which features the vocals of Lightnin' Hopkins and "Sittin' Here" (vocals in Bambara language by Malian singer Nahawa Doumbia stem from her song Koro Dia).

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 73/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Clash 8/10 [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Pitchfork Media 6/10 [7]

St Germain received positive reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 73/100 based on 8 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews. [3]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Real Blues"5:16
2."Sittin' Here"6:23
3."Hanky-Panky"7:06
4."Voilà"6:30
5."Family Tree"7:54
6."How Dare You"6:43
7."Mary L."5:23
8."Forget Me Not"5:44
Total length:50:58

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [8] 67
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 11
French Albums (SNEP) [13] 15
Irish Albums (IRMA) [14] 59
Italian Albums (FIMI) [15] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [16] 19
Portuguese Albums (AFP) [17] 17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 22
UK Albums (OCC) [19] 76
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [20] 6
US Top Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [21] 5
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard) [22] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2015)Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [23] 95
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [24] 195

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