Kendji (album)

Kendji
Studio album by Kendji Girac
Released	8 September 2014
Recorded	2014
Label	Mercury Records
Kendji Girac chronology
Kendji (2014) "Ensemble" (2015)
Singles from Kendji
"Color Gitano" Released: June 16, 2014 "Andalouse" Released: August 18, 2014 "Elle M'a Aimé" Released: August 25, 2014 "One Last Time(Attends-Moi) (Ariana Grande feat. Kendji Girac)" Released: February 10, 2015 "Conmigo" Released: March 18, 2015 "Cool" Released: June 7, 2015 "Les Richesses du Cœur" Released: 2015

Kendji is the self-titled debut album by French singer Kendji Girac released on 8 September, 2014 by Mercury Records. In France, it appeared at number one of SNEP, the official French Albums Chart, it also became a hit in Belgium and Switzerland.

Two of the tracks, namely "Color Gitano" and "Bella" had earlier appeared in a 5-track EP titled Kendji Girac EP released prior to the release of the album. The EP charted in June 2014 reaching number 44 on the SNEP French Albums Chart. The EP contained three more tracks that were not included in the album: "Toi et moi", "Ma philosophie" and "Tous les mêmes".

Track listing

1. "Color Gitano" (3:33)
2. "Andalouse" (2:49)
3. "Mon univers" (3:24)
4. "Viens chez nous" (3:31)
5. "Cool" (3:19)
6. "Mi amor" (3:50)
7. "Avec toi" (3:29)
8. "Baïla amigo" (3:18)
9. "Je m'abandonne" (3:17)
10. "Gentleman" (feat. Marine Basset) (3:01)
11. "Au sommet" (3:35)
12. "Elle m'a aimé" (3:28)
13. "Bella" (Bonus) (4:00)
14. "La bohème" (3:23) (limited edition only)
15. "Color Gitano" (acoustic version) (2:00) (limited edition only)
16. "Andalouse" (acoustic version) (1:44) (limited edition only)

2015 edition

Due to the success of the album, a new repackaged edition was released on 4 May 2015 with additional tracks, notably "One Last Time (Attends-Moi)" by Ariana Grande featuring Kendji Girac.

Tracklist

1. "Color Gitano" (3:31)
2. "Andalouse" (2:47)
3. "Mon univers" (3:22)
4. "Viens chez nous" (3:29)
5. "Cool" (3:17)
6. "Mi Amor" (3:50)
7. "Avec toi" (3:27)
8. "Baïla Amigo" (3:16)
9. "Je m’abandonne" (3:15)
10. "Gentleman" (feat. Marine Basset) (3:00)
11. "Au sommet" (3:34)
12. "Elle m'a aimé" (3:26)
13. "Bella" (3:55)
14. "Conmigo" (3:03)
15. "Les richesses du cœur" (3:30)
16. "La bohème" (3:21)
17. "One Last Time (Attends-Moi)" (Ariana Grande feat. Kendji Girac) (3:14)
18. "Elle m'a aimé" (Radio Edit) (3:28)

The 2015 edition also includes a special digital booklet to accompany the edition.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014-2015) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[1] 119 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[2] 1 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[3] 53 French Albums (SNEP)[4] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 22

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position French Albums Chart[6] 2 Chart (2015) Position Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[7] 1 Swiss Albums Charts[8] 34

References

1. "Ultratop.be – Kendji Girac – Kendji" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
2. "Ultratop.be – Kendji Girac – Kendji" (in French). Hung Medien.
3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Kendji Girac – Kendji" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
4. "Lescharts.com – Kendji Girac – Kendji". Hung Medien.
5. "Swisscharts.com – Kendji Girac – Kendji". Hung Medien.
6. "Les meilleures ventes d'albums en France en 2014" (in French). Charts in France. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
7. http://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2015&cat=a
8. "Jahreshitparade 2015" (German). Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 March 2016.