Marcher dans le sable

Marcher dans le sable
Studio album by Gérald De Palmas
Released October 2000
(See release history)
Recorded 2000
Genre Pop
Label Polydor, Universal Music
Gérald De Palmas chronology
Les lois de la nature
(1997)
Marcher dans le sable
(2000)
Live 2002
(2002)
Singles from Marcher dans le sable
  1. "J'en rêve encore"
    Released: November 2000
  2. "Une seule vie (marcher dans le sable)"
    Released: April 2001
  3. "Tomber"
    Released: September 2001

Marcher dans le sable is a 2000 album recorded by French singer Gérald De Palmas. It was his third studio album, and his most successful in terms of sales. It reached number two in France and in Belgium (Wallonia) and remained for almost two years on the chart. The album was awarded 'French album of the year' at the 2002 NRJ Music Awards and allowed De Palmas to win a Victoire de la Musique, the same year, in the category 'Male group or artist of the year'. It provided three singles : "J'en rêve encore" was the most successful (#7 in France, #4 in Belgium Wallonia), followed by the two moderate hits "Une seule vie (marcher dans le sable)" and "Tomber" (respectively #30 and #35 in France).

Track listing

  1. "Une seule vie (marcher dans le sable)" De Palmas — 3:07
  2. "J'en rêve encore" De Palmas / Jean-Jacques Goldman — 4:01
  3. "Tomber" De Palmas / Maxime Le Forestier — 3:22
  4. "Regarde-moi bien en face" De Palmas — 3:21
  5. "Tellement" De Palmas — 3:49
  6. "Tu finiras toute seule" De Palmas — 3:35
  7. "Rien à faire ensemble" De Palmas — 3:36
  8. "Déjà" De Palmas — 3:21
  9. "Je te pardonne" De Palmas — 3:05
  10. "Le gouffre" De Palmas / Nativel — 2:38
  11. "Trop tard" De Palmas — 3:35
  12. "Si tu veux" De Palmas — 4:48
  13. "Déjà" (acoustic) De Palmas — 6:19

+ Bonus

DVD
  1. "J'en rêve encore"
  2. "Une seule vie (marcher dans le sable)"
  3. "Tomber"

Source : Allmusic.[1]

Credits and personnel

Release history

Date Label Region Format Catalog
2001 Polydor Belgium, France, Switzerland CD 543973
2004 Polygram International
2006 Universal 9841283
2008 Polydor 9819260

Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
Belgium[2] Platinum March 11, 2002 50,000
France[3] Diamond 2002 1,000,000 1,309,500[4]

Charts

Chart (2000/02) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[5] 2
French SNEP Albums Chart[5] 2
Swiss Albums Chart[5] 28

End of year chart (2001) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[6] 5
French Albums Chart[7] 6
End of year chart (2002) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[8] 27
French Albums Chart[9] 19

Awards
Preceded by
Au nom d'une femme by Hélène Ségara
NRJ Music Awards
Francophone album of the year

2002
Succeeded by
Paradize by Indochine

References

  1. "Marcher dans le sable, track listing". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  2. "2002 certification in Belgium (Wallonia)". Ultratop. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  3. "2002 certifications in France". Disqueenfrance. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  4. "Chart runs and sales of albums in France". Fanofmusic. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  5. 1 2 3 "Marcher dans le sable, in various albums charts". Lescharts. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
  6. "2001 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart". Ultratop. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  7. "2008 French Albums Chart". Disqueenfrance. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  8. "2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart". Ultratop. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
  9. "2002 French Albums Chart". Disqueenfrance. Retrieved 2009-07-25.
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