C'est déjà ça
C'est déjà ça is a 1993 album recorded by French singer Alain Souchon. It was his eleventh album overall and was released on October 10, 1993. It achieved smash success in France where it remained for 100 weeks in the top 50, including one week at the top, and 108 weeks on the chart. It was also successful in Belgium (Wallonia). It provided two successful singles in France : "Foule sentimentale" (#1) and "L'Amour à la machine" (#21). The album was entirely written by the singer himself, while the music was composed by Laurent Voulzy, Jean-Claude Petit and Souchon's son, Pierre Souchon.
Critical reception
| Professional ratings |
|---|
| Review scores |
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| Source | Rating |
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
The album was certified a Diamond disc with over 1 million copies sold. It also earned several awards, notably earning Souchon the Best male singer of the year award at the 1994 NRJ Music Awards. In 1996, he also won the Vincent Scotto prize awarded by the SACEM for the song "Sous les jupes des filles". This song, not released as a single, was nevertheless much aired on the radio.
Track listing
| Title |
Length |
Writer(s) |
Compositor(s) |
|
| "Foule sentimentale" |
5:24 |
Alain Souchon |
Alain Souchon |
| "L'Amour à la machine" |
3:46 |
Alain Souchon |
Alain Souchon |
| "Sous les jupes des filles" |
4:37 |
Alain Souchon |
Alain Souchon |
| "Les Regrets" |
3:59 |
Alain Souchon |
Laurent Voulzy |
| "Les Filles électriques" |
2:13 |
Alain Souchon |
Alain Souchon |
| "Arlette Laguiller" |
4:23 |
Alain Souchon |
Laurent Voulzy |
| "Chanter c'est lancer des balles" |
2:34 |
Alain Souchon |
Alain Souchon |
| "Sans queue ni tête" |
4:06 |
Alain Souchon |
Laurent Voulzy |
| "Le Fil" |
4:06 |
Alain Souchon |
Alain Souchon/Pierre Souchon |
| "Le Zèbre" |
2:54 |
Alain Souchon |
Jean-Claude Petit |
| "C'est déjà ça" |
3:46 |
Alain Souchon |
Laurent Voulzy |
Source : Allmusic.[2]
Releases
| Date | Label | Country | Format | Catalog |
|---|
| 1993 |
Virgin |
Belgium, France, Switzerland |
CD |
8397182 |
| 2003 |
EMI Music |
839178 |
|
Personnel
- Produced by Michel Coeuriot
- Michel-Yves Kochmann : guitares (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11)
- Basile Leroux : guitares (7, 10)
- Laurent Voulzy : guitares (8), glide et solo basse (8), chœurs (8)
- Laurent Faucheux : batterie (1, 2, 6, 11)
- Guy Delacroix : basse (1, 2, 4, 6), basse acoustique (7, 10)
- Denis Benarrosch : percussions (1, 3, 4, 6, 10, 11)
- Michel Cœuriot : synthétiseurs (1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11), orgue hammond (2), piano (5, 7), clavinette (6), basse (8), chœurs (8)
- Celmar Engel : programmations des synthétiseurs (3, 4, 11)
- Recorded by Renaud Letang
- Assistant : Bertrand Taussac
- At Studio Ferber and at Studio ICP (Brussel)
- Mixed by Renaud Letang and Michel Cœuriot
- Assistant : Rodolphe Saguinetti
- At Studio Guillaume Tell (Paris)
- Mastering : Greg Calbi à Sterling Sound à New York
Certifications and sales
| Country |
Certification |
Date |
Sales certified |
|---|
| Belgium[3] |
Gold |
|
25,000 |
| France[4] |
Diamond |
March 29, 1995 |
1,000,000 |
Charts
| Chart (1993/95) |
Peak
position |
|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[5] |
7 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart[6] |
1 |
| Chart (2001/02) 1 |
Peak
position |
| French Albums Chart[7] |
37 |
1 Re-issue
|
| End of year chart (1995) |
Position |
|---|
| Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[8] |
13 |
|
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ C'est déjà ça, track listing Allmusic.com (November 29, 2008)
- ↑ Belgium certifications Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved November 29, 2008)
- ↑ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved November 29, 2008)
- ↑ C'est déjà ça, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 29, 2008)
- ↑ C'est déjà ça, French Albums Chart See: "Selection des autres artistes" => "Alain SOUCHON" Infodisc.fr (Retrieved November 29, 2008)
- ↑ C'est déjà ça, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved November 29, 2008)
- ↑ 1995 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 29, 2008)
