Zen (Zazie album)

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Zen
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Studio album by
Zazie
Released7 January 1995
Recorded1994
Genre Pop
Length45:42
Label Polygram, Universal Music
Producer Vincent-Marie Bouvot
Zazie chronology
Je, Tu, Ils
(1993)		Zen
(1995)		 Made in Love
(1998)
Singles from Zen
  1. "Larsen"
    Released: 1994
  2. "Zen"
    Released: 1995
  3. "Un point c'est toi"
    Released: 1995
  4. "Homme sweet homme"
    Released: 1997
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Zen is a 1995 album recorded by French pop singer Zazie. It was her second studio album and was released on 7 January 1995. The album achieved success in francophone countries and provided five singles (two of them were only released as promotional singles): "Larsen" (#38 in France), "Zen" (#23 in France) and "Un point c'est toi" (#24 in France).

Contents

Recording

The vast majority of the lyrics and the music of the album were written and composed by Zazie. However, Pascal Obispo, Phil Baron and Vincent-Marie Bouvot also participated in this album.

"Zen" was recorded in a cellar named Unrealworld Studios, as reference to Realworld Studios of Peter Gabriel where he had recorded his first album. This album was supported by a 42-concert tours throughout France, including three shows at La Cigale in Paris.

The music video for "Larsen" was produced by Phillippe André and won the prize of 'best music video' at the 1996 Victoires de la Musique. And for the song "Je t'aime mais", it was a tribute to Serge Gainsbourg.

Track listings

All lyrics are written by Zazie, except "Homme sweet homme (Remix)" by Vincent-Marie Bouvot & Zazie.

Zen– Standard edition
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Fou de toi"
  • Vincent-Marie Bouvot
  • Zazie
3:19
2."Homme sweet homme"Zazie3:36
3."Larsen"
  • Bouvot
  • Zazie
4:21
4."Un point c'est toi"
  • Bouvot
  • Zazie
3:32
5."Je t'aime mais"Zazie4:18
6."Zen"Pascal Obispo3:53
7."Craque monsieur"Bouvot3:45
8."Au diable nos adieux"
  • Bouvot
  • Zazie
4:37
9."Hissée haut"Zazie3:50
10."Une souris verte"Zazie3:40
11."J'envoie valser"Phil Baron2:51
12."La la la"Zazie4:00
Total length:45:42
Zen– 1996 reedition
No.TitleMusicLength
13."Homme sweet homme" (Remix) (Includes "Les moutons...", hidden track starts at 4:12)
  • Bouvot
  • Zazie
13:41
Total length:59:23

Credits and personnel

Musician
Recording and photo

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [5] Gold100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r307324
  2. 1 2 "Zen, in various albums charts". Lescharts. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "1996 French Albums Chart". Disqueenfrance. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "1997 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart". Ultratop. Retrieved 25 July 2009.
  5. ↑ "French album certifications – Zazie – Zen" (in French). SNEP . Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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