La Vie Théodore

La Vie Théodore
Studio album by Alain Souchon
Released 2 September 2005
Recorded France, 2005
Genre Pop
Length 40:18
Label Virgin
Alain Souchon chronology
J'veux du live
(2002)		 La Vie Théodore
(2005)		 Écoutez d'où ma peine vient
(2008)
Singles from C'est déjà ça
  1. "Et si en plus y'a personne"
    Released: September 2005
  2. "La Vie Théodore"
    Released: March 2006

La Vie Théodore is a 2005 album recorded by French singer Alain Souchon. It was his eleventh studio album and was released on 2 September 2005. It achieved smash success in France where it remained for 66 weeks in the top 200, including two weeks at the top. It was also successful in Belgium (Wallonia) (#1) and hit a moderate success in Switzerland (#3). It provided two singles : "Et si en plus y'a personne" (#19 in France, #12 in Belgium) and "La Vie Théodore" (#68 in France). The album was almost entirely written by the singer himself, while the musics were composed by Laurent Voulzy and Souchon's son, Pierre Souchon, according to the songs. The album's name is a tribute to Théodore Monod.

Track listing

Title Length Writer(s) Compositor(s)
"Putain ça penche" 3:53 Alain Souchon Laurent Voulzy
"J'aimais mieux quand c'était toi" 4:02 Alain Souchon Alain Souchon
"Bonjour tristesse" 3:23 Alain Souchon Alain Souchon
"La Vie Théodore" 3:54 Alain Souchon Alain Souchon
"En collant l'oreille sur l'appareil" 4:20 Alain Souchon Alain Souchon
"À cause d'elle" 3:44 Alain Souchon Laurent Voulzy
"Et si en plus y'a personne" 4:09 Alain Souchon Laurent Voulzy
"Le Mystère" 3:56 Alain Souchon Alain Souchon
"Le Marin" 2:55 Alain Souchon Pierre Souchon/Alain Souchon
"L'Île du dédain" 3:25 Alain Souchon Pierre Souchon
"Lisa" 2:29 M. Davidovicci/P. Grillet Pierre Souchon/J. Voulzy

Source : Allmusic.[1]

Releases

Date Label Country Format Catalog
2005 EMI Music Belgium, France, Switzerland CD 336968
Virgin 3349452

Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
Belgium[2] Gold January 14, 2006 25,000
France[3] Platinum October 20, 2005 300,000 462,100[4]

Charts

Chart (2005–2007) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[5] 1
French Albums Chart[6] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[5] 3
End of year chart (2005) Position
French Albums Chart[7] 9
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[8] 7
End of year chart (2006) Position
French Albums Chart[9] 92

Preceded by
Live 1.0 by Calogero		 French SNEP number-one album
10 September 2005 – 17 September 2005 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
En public by Noir Désir
Belgian (Wallonia) number-one album
17 September 2005 – 10 August 2005 (4 weeks) 		Succeeded by
On ne change pas by Céline Dion

References

  1. ↑ La Vie Théodore, track listing Allmusic.com (29 November 2008)
  2. ↑ Belgium certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
  3. ↑ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
  4. ↑ Chart trajectories of various albums in France + sales Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
  5. 1 2 La Vie Théodore, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
  6. ↑ La Vie Théodore, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
  7. ↑ 2005 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
  8. ↑ 2005 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
  9. ↑ 2006 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved 29 November 2008)
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