Cœur de pirate (album)

Cœur de pirate
Studio album by Cœur de pirate
Released	September 16, 2008
Genre	Pop
Length	31:06
Label	Grosse Boîte
Producer	David Brunet, Béatrice Martin
Cœur de pirate chronology
Cœur de pirate (2008) Blonde (2011) Singles from Coeur de pirate "Comme des enfants" Released: September 28, 2009 "Pour un infidèle" Released: March 8, 2010 "Ensemble" Released: January 11, 2010 "Francis" Released: November 15, 2010

Cœur de pirate is the self-titled debut album by Canadian pop singer Cœur de pirate, released September 16, 2008 on Grosse Boîte.

"Ensemble"

The album attracted some media attention in the United States in February 2009 when François Vachon, a photographer from Quebec City, used her song "Ensemble" as the soundtrack to a popular YouTube video depicting his baby son playing with toys, leading to coverage on Good Morning America and a favourable review from blogger Perez Hilton.^[1]

Chart performance

As of June 21, 2009, the album had spent 80 weeks on Canada's Nielsen SoundScan charts,^[2] and has charted in France, Switzerland and Belgium.^[3]

Awards

The album was nominated for Francophone Album of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards, and was a longlisted nominee for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.^[4]

Track listing

Quebec / Canada release (2008)

1. "Le long du large" (2:39)
2. "Comme des enfants" (2:51)
3. "Fondu au noir" (2:08)
4. "Corbeau" (2:04)
5. "Berceuse" (1:57)
6. "Intermission" (2:58)
7. "Printemps" (2:25)
8. "Ensemble" (3:07)
9. "La vie est ailleurs" (2:27)
10. "Pour un infidèle" (duet with Jimmy Hunt) (2:31)
11. "Francis" (2:55)
12. "C'était salement romantique" (2:52)

French release (2009)

1. "Le Long du large" (2:39)
2. "Comme des enfants" (2:51)
3. "Berceuse" (1:57)
4. "Printemps" (2:25)
5. "Francis" (2:55)
6. "Intermission" (2:58)
7. "Ensemble" (3:07)
8. "C'était salement romantique" (2:52)
9. "La vie est ailleurs" (2:27)
10. "Pour un infidèle" (with Julien Doré) (2:31)
11. "Corbeau" (2:04)
12. "Fondu au noir" (2:08)

All lyrics and music by Béatrice Martin.^[5]

Personnel

Musicians

• Béatrice Martin - vocals, piano
• David Brunet - bass, electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, glockenspiel, percussion, synthesizer, accordion, piano
• Renaud Bastien - bass, acoustic guitar
• Joseph Perrault - drums
• Jean-Denis Levasseur - double bass, clarinet
• Lise Beauchamp - oboe
• Benoît Paradis - trombone
• Lysandre Champagne - trumpet
• Julie Brunet - alto
• Kristin Molnar - violin

Technicians

• Produced and arranged by David Brunet
• Executive Producer - Eli Bissonnette
• Mixing by Robert Langlois.
• Recorded by Robert Langlois, David Brunet, Marc St-Laurent and Nicolas Ouellette
• Artwork by Vanda Daftari.
• Photography by John Londono.

Charts

Country	Chart	Peak position	Total weeks	Reference
France	SNEP	2	106	[6]
Belgium (Wallonia)	Ultratop	4	95	[7]
Switzerland	Swiss Music Charts	35	44	[8]

Year-end charts

Chart (2012)	Position
Belgian Midprice Albums Chart (Wallonia)[9]	11

References

1. "The indie It-girl and a YouTube baby", The Globe and Mail, February 11, 2009.
2. Week ending June 21, 2009.
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4. "CBC Radio3 Announces Polaris Prize Longlist", June 15, 2009.
5. A sentence "Paroles et musique par BÉATRICE MARTIN" is on this album's credit.
6. French charts: page for Cœur de pirate album
7. Ultratop.be: page for Cœur de pirate album
8. HitParade.ch: page for Cœur de pirate album
9. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2012&cat=a