Mieux qu'ici-bas

Mieux qu'ici-bas
Studio album by Isabelle Boulay
Released	September 2000
Genre	Pop
Label	V2/Sidéral
Isabelle Boulay chronology
Scènes d'amour (2000) Mieux qu'ici-bas (2000) Ses plus belles histoires (2002)
Singles from Mieux qu'ici-bas
"Parle-moi" Released: October, 2000 "Un Jour ou l'autre" Released: February, 2001

Mieux qu'ici-bas is francophone Canadian pop singer Isabelle Boulay's third studio album, released in September 2000.^[1] It was led by the hit single "Parle-moi" which was released about the same time. The album achieved a great success in Belgium (Wallonia) and France, where it reached the top ten and stayed on the chart for about two years.

Track listing

1. "Parle-moi" (J. Kapler) — 3:46
2. "Jeu tentant" (Jean Fauque) — 3:46
3. "Un Jour ou l'autre" (Patrick Bruel, Marie-Florence Gros) — 3:49
4. "Jamais assez loin" (Zachary Richard, Louise Forestier) — 3:49
5. "Trop de choses" (Jean Fauque) — 4:05
6. "Cœur combat" (Didier Golemanas, Daniël Seff) — 4:11
7. "Mieux qu'ici-bas" (Didier Golemanas, Daniël Seff) — 4:08
8. "Je m'en contenterai" (Serge Lama) — 3:40
9. "Quand vos cœurs m'appellent" (J. Kapler) — 3:40
10. "Je n'voudrais pas t'aimer" (Zachary Richard) — 4:12
11. "C'était notre histoire" (Élisabeth Anaïs) — 3:54
12. "Quelques pleurs" (J. Kapler) — 4:52
13. "Où tu t'en vas?" (Patrick Bruel, Marie-Florence Gros) — 4:20
14. "Nos Rivières" (Didier Golemanas, Daniël Seff) — 4:35

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
France[2][3][4]	Diamond	November 16, 2002	1,000,000	250,000 in 2000[5] + 375,000 in 2001[6] + 231,000 in 2002[7]

Charts

Chart Peak position Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[8] 4 Canadian Albums Chart[9] 4 French Albums Chart[10] 6 Swiss Albums Chart[11] 65

End of the year chart (2000) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[12] 73 French Albums Chart[13] 30 End of the year chart (2001) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[14] 7 French Albums Chart[15] 17 End of the year chart (2002) Position French Albums Chart[16] 40

References

1. Isabelle Boulay, biographie, Radio France Internationale. Accessed on line 9 Dec 2013.
2. Isabelle Boulay's certifications in France Disqueenfrance (Retrieved July 28, 2008)
3. Certifications Albums Diamant - année 2002, SNEP. Accessed on line November 25, 2013.
4. This certification threshold was lowered July 1, 2006 (and then again later.) See SNEP, UPFI Fight French Album Certifications, Aymeric Pichevin, July 14, 2006, billboardbiz, accessed on line November 22, 2013, and Syndicat_National_de_l'Édition_Phonographique#Certification-awards.
5. 2000 best-selling albums in France Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
6. 2001 best-selling albums in France Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
7. 2002 best-selling albums in France Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
8. Mieux qu'ici-bas, in Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
9. Isabelle Boulay - Chart history, billboardbiz. Accessed on line 9 Dec 2013.
10. Mieux qu'ici-bas, in French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
11. Mieux qu'ici-bas, in Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
12. 2000 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
13. 2000 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
14. 2001 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
15. 2001 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
16. 2002 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved May 22, 2008)