French Connection (album)

French Connection is a French concept 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.

The album consists of a compilation which includes all her French greatest hits, as well as covers (both previously released and unreleased), French singles, French versions, and some new versions of her first hits.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Ella elle l'a"	Michel Berger	Niclas Kings Niklas Bergwall	3:07
2.	"Babacar"	Michel Berger	Niclas Kings Niklas Bergwall	3:13
3.	"Désenchantée" (Original version)	Mylène Farmer Laurent Boutonnat	AJ Duncan Phil Wilde	3:38
4.	"Libertine" (Original version)	Laurent Boutonnat Jean-Claude Déquéant	AJ Duncan Phil Wilde	3:13
5.	"Évidemment"	Michel Berger	Yves Gaillard	3:10
6.	"Mon cœur résiste encore" (2009 version*)	Kate Ryan Andy Janssens Thierry Bidjeck	Niclas Kings Niklas Bergwall	4:10
7.	"La promesse"	Peter Kingsbery Jo Lemaire	AJ Duncan Phil Wilde	3:27
8.	"Tes Yeux"	Kate Ryan Jeanette Olsson Niclas Kings Niklas Bergwall Jo Lemaire	Niclas Kings Niklas Bergwall	3:48
9.	"Toute première fois"	Jeanne Mas Romano Musumarra Roberto Zanelli	Niclas Kings Niklas Bergwall	4:09
10.	"Les Divas du dancing"	Philippe Cataldo Jean Schultheis	Niclas Kings Niklas Bergwall	3:26
11.	"Sage comme une image"	Hagen Dierks Hay Alanski	Niclas Kings Niklas Bergwall	3:05
12.	"Caminaré / Je m'en irai" (featuring Soraya Arnelas)	Jordi Campoi Toni Ten	Toni Ten Xasqui Ten Ivan Ten	3:30
13.	"Voyage, voyage"	Jean-Michel Rivat Dominique Dubois	Niclas Kings Niklas Bergwall	3:09
14.	"Désenchantee"	Michel Berger	Yves Gaillard	3:10
15.	"Désenchantée" (2009 version)	Mylène Farmer Laurent Boutonnat	Danny Corten Mark Carpentier	4:09
16.	"Libertine" (2009 version)	Laurent Boutonnat Jean-Claude Déquéant	Niclas Kings Niklas Bergwall	3:05
17.	"Évidemment" (2N Remix)	Michel Berger	Niclas Kings Niklas 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:

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

Personnel

Katrien Verbeeck a.k.a. Kate Ryan - vocals, lyricist
Niklas Bergwall - producer, composer, lyricist, mixing
Niclas Kings - producer, composer, mixing
Andy Janssens a.k.a. AJ Duncan - producer, composer
Phil Wilde - producer, composer
Yves Gaillard a.k.a. Yves Jongen - producer, mastering
Danny Corten - producer
Mark Carpentier - producer
Toni Ten - producer, lyricist
Xasqui Ten - producer
Ivan Ten - producer
Filip Heurckmans - mastering
Thierry Bidjeck - French translations ("Mon cœur résiste encore")
Jo Lemaire - French translations ("La Promesse", "Tes Yeux")
Jeanette Olsson - backing vocals, lyricist
Jordi Campoy - lyricist

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
Canada	October 13, 2009	CD, digital download	DEP Distribution, Universal Music	2717116
Spain	October 20, 2009		Vale Music, Universal Music
Belgium	October 23, 2009		ARS Entertainment, Universal Music
Poland	October 30, 2009		Magic Records, Universal Music
Germany	November 13, 2009		Polydor, Universal Music

Charts

Chart	Peak position	Weeks
Belgium Albums Chart	21	12
Canadian Albums Chart	87	1
Spain Albums Chart	89	2

References

↑ French Connection (International)

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kate Ryan.

Official Web site

Kate Ryan

Discography Songs

Albums	Different (2002) Stronger (2004) Alive (2006) Free (2008) Electroshock (2012)

Compilations	Essential (2008) French Connection (2009)

Singles	"Scream for More" (2001) "UR (My Love)" (2001) "Désenchantée" (2002) "Mon cœur résiste encore" (2002) "Libertine" (2002) "Only If I" (2004) "The Promise You Made/La Promesse" (2004) "Goodbye" (2004) "Je t'adore" (2006) "Alive" (2006) "All for You" (2006) "Voyage Voyage" (2007) "L.I.L.Y. (Like I Love You) (2008) "Ella, elle l'a" (2008) "I Surrender" (2008) "Your Eyes" (2009) "Babacar" (2009) "Évidemment" (2009) "Lovelife" (2011) "Broken" (2011) "Robots" (2012) "Light in the Dark" (2013) "Heart Flow" (2013) "Not Alone" (2014) "Runaway" (2015)

Associated articles	Discography

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