Tourist (St Germain album)

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Tourist
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Studio album by
St Germain
Released30 May 2000
StudioThe Magic House Studio
Genre
Length59:52
Label Blue Note
Producer Ludovic Navarre
St Germain chronology
From Detroit to St Germain
(1999)		Tourist
(2000)		 St Germain
(2015)

Tourist is the third studio album by French producer Ludovic Navarre, released under his stage name St Germain. The album's musical style features a combination of nu jazz [2] and acid jazz, [3] what AllMusic described as "a synthesis of electronics with jazz soloing". [2]

Contents

Tourist formed the soundtrack of the 2001 French film Chaos .

Samples

Legacy

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
The Austin Chronicle Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Muzik Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [6]
PopMatters 8/10 [7]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

As of 2018, Tourist has sold over four million copies worldwide. [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ludovic Navarre except where noted

Tourist track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rose Rouge"
7:02
2."Montego Bay Spleen"
5:44
3."So Flute"
8:31
4."Land Of..." 7:52
5."Latin Note" 5:59
6."Sure Thing"
6:22
7."Pont des Arts" 7:27
8."La Goutte d'Or" 6:18
9."What You Think About..." 4:47
Total length:59:52

Personnel

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [48] Platinum70,000^
Belgium (BEA) [49] 2× Platinum100,000*
Canada (Music Canada) [50] Platinum100,000^
France (SNEP) [51] 3× Platinum600,000*
Ireland (IRMA) [52] Gold7,500^
Italy (FIMI) [52] Gold50,000*
Netherlands (NVPI) [53] Platinum80,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [54] 3× Platinum45,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [55] Gold50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [56] Gold25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [57] Gold100,000^
United States—300,000 [58]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [59] Platinum1,000,000*
Worldwide—4,000,000 [9]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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