French Connection (album)

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French Connection
Kate Ryan French Connection.jpg
Greatest hits album by
Released13 October 2009
Length58:50
Language French
Label
Producer AJ Duncan, Phil Wilde, Danny Corten, Mark Carpentier, Toni Ten, Xasqui Ten, Ivan Ten, Niclas Kings, Niklas Bergwall, Yves Gaillard
Kate Ryan chronology
Essential
(2008)
French Connection
(2009)
Electroshock
(2012)
Singles from Free
  1. "Babacar"
    Released: June 12, 2009
  2. "Évidemment"
    Released: October 9, 2009

French Connection is a French-language greatest hits album by Belgian singer Kate Ryan released under ARS Entertainment. The album was released in Canada on October 13, 2009, before being released in Ryan's native country of Belgium on October 23, 2009. [1] The album's lead single, "Babacar", was released June 12, 2009 in Belgium.

Contents

This compilation includes all of her French greatest hits, as well as covers (both previously released and unreleased), French singles, French versions of some of her English-language songs, and some new versions of her first hits.

Track listing

French Connection track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ella, elle l'a" (originally by France Gall) (from Free , 2008) Michel Berger
  • Niclas Kings
  • Niklas Bergwall
3:07
2."Babacar" (originally by France Gall) (new recording)Berger
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
3:13
3."Désenchantée" (Original version) (originally by Mylène Farmer) (from Different , 2002)
  • AJ Duncan
  • Phil Wilde
3:38
4."Libertine" (Original version) (originally by Mylène Farmer) (from Different , 2002)
  • Boutonnat
  • Jean-Claude Déquéant
  • AJ Duncan
  • Wilde
3:13
5."Évidemment" (originally by France Gall) (new recording)BergerYves Gaillard3:10
6."Mon cœur résiste encore" (2009 version*) (from Different , 2002)
  • Ryan
  • Andy Janssens
  • Thierry Bidjeck
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
4:10
7."La promesse" (french version of "The Promise You Made" by Cock Robin) (from Stronger , 2004)
  • AJ Duncan
  • Phil Wilde
3:27
8."Tes Yeux" (from Free , 2008)
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
3:48
9."Toute première fois" (originally by Jeanne Mas) (from Free , 2008)
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
4:09
10."Les Divas du dancing" (originally by Philippe Cataldo) (new recording)
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
3:26
11."Sage comme une image" (originally by Lio) (new recording)
  • Hagen Dierks
  • Hay Alanski
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
3:05
12."Caminaré / Je m'en irai" (featuring Soraya Arnelas) (from Sin miedo , 2008)
  • Jordi Campoi
  • Toni Ten
  • Toni Ten
  • Xasqui Ten
  • Ivan Ten
3:30
13."Voyage, voyage" (originally by Desireless) (from Free , 2008)
  • Jean-Michel Rivat
  • Dominique Dubois
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
3:09
14."Désenchantée" (2009 version)
  • Farmer
  • Boutonnat
  • Danny Corten
  • Mark Carpentier
4:09
15."Libertine" (2009 version)
  • Boutonnat
  • Déquéant
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
3:05
16."Évidemment" (2N Remix)Berger
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
3:18

(*)Although it's a new version, the covers don't mention that is a new version instead of the original mix or the 2002 Radio Edit.

iTunes Bonus Track:

17. "Voyage Voyage" (Acoustic Version) - 3:05

Limited Edition:

CD1 - Includes the 16 standard tracks as above.
CD2:

  1. "Ella elle l'a" (UK Extended)
  2. "Babacar" (X-Team Remix)
  3. "I Surrender" (PF Pumping Radio Edit)
  4. "L.I.L.Y." (Extended)
  5. "Megamix" (Containing "Voyage Voyage", "Ella elle l'a", "I Surrender", "Your Eyes")

Personnel

Charts

Weekly chart performance for French Connection
Chart (2009)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [2] 21
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE) [3] 89

Release history

French Connection release history
RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
CanadaOctober 13, 2009
  • CD
  • digital download
2717116
SpainOctober 20, 2009
  • Vale Music
  • Universal Music
BelgiumOctober 23, 2009
  • ARS Entertainment
  • Universal Music
PolandOctober 30, 2009
  • Magic Records
  • Universal Music
GermanyNovember 13, 2009

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