Savoir aimer (album)

Savoir aimer
Studio album by Florent Pagny
Released 1 November 1997
Recorded France, 1997
Genre Pop
Label Mercury, Polygram
Florent Pagny chronology
Bienvenue chez moi
(1995)		 Savoir aimer
(1997)		 En concert
(1998)
Singles from Savoir aimer
  1. "Savoir aimer"
    Released: October 1997
  2. "Chanter"
    Released: February 1998
  3. "D'un amour l'autre"
    Released: July 1998
  4. "Dors"
    Released: September 1998
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Savoir aimer is a 1997 album recorded by French singer Florent Pagny. It was his fifth album oversall and was released on 1 November 1997. It achieved huge success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), where it remained charted respectively for 84 and 64 weeks, including two weeks atop. To date it is Pagny's best-selling album, with over 1,5 million copies sold. It was led by the single "Savoir aimer", a number-one hit in both countries, and followed by "Chanter" (#16 in France, #15 in Belgium), "D'un amour l'autre" (#83 in France, limited edition) and "Dors" (#29 in France, #28 in Belgium). French artists Pascal Obispo, Zazie, Art Mengo and Jean-Jacques Goldman wrote at least one song of the album.

Track listing

  1. "Savoir aimer" (Florence, Pascal Obispo) — 4:40
  2. "Dors" (Benzi) — 3:58
  3. "Sierra Cuadrada" (Veneruso) — 5:30
  4. "Mourir les yeux ouverts" (Golemanas, Obispo) — 4:13
  5. "Loin de toi" (Veneruso) — 5:12
  6. "Une place pour moi" (Benzi, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Kapler) — 4:17
  7. "Protection" (Jardel, Kingsberry, Ticovoi) — 4:14
  8. "Combien ça va" (Zazie) — 3:44
  9. "Chanter" (Florence, Obispo) — 3:48
  10. "Sólo le pido a Dios" (Gieco) — 4:17
  11. "D'un amour l'autre" (Guirao, Art Mengo) — 2:49

Source : Allmusic.[2]

Releases

Date Label Country Format Catalog
1997 Polygram Belgium, France, Switzerland CD 53658820

Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
Belgium[3] Platinum 1998 50,000
France[4] Diamond June 26, 1998 1,000,000 1,630,000[5]
Switzerland[6] 2 x Platinum 1998 100,000

Charts

Chart (1997-1999) Peak
position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[7] 1
French SNEP Albums Chart[8] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[9] 23
End of year chart (1997) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[10] 3
French Albums Chart[11] 6
End of year chart (1998) Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[12] 5
French Albums Chart[13] 7

Preceded by
Salut by Michel Sardou		 French SNEP number-one album
8 November 1997 – 15 November 1997 (2 weeks) 		Succeeded by
Let's Talk About Love
by Céline Dion
Preceded by
Let's Talk About Love by Céline Dion		 Belgian (Wallonia) number-one album
27 December 1997 – 3 March 1997 (2 weeks)

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Savoir aimer, track listing Allmusic.com (23 November 2008)
  3. ↑ Belgium certifications Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved 30 November 2008)
  4. ↑ French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 23 November 2008)
  5. ↑ Chart trajectories of various albums in France + sales Infodisc.fr (Retrieved 30 November 2008)
  6. ↑ Swiss certifications Swisscharts.com (Retrieved 30 November 2008)
  7. ↑ Savoir aimer, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 30 November 2008)
  8. ↑ Savoir aimer, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 30 November 2008)
  9. ↑ Savoir aimer, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 30 November 2008)
  10. ↑ 1997 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 30 November 2008)
  11. ↑ 1997 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved 30 November 2008)
  12. ↑ 1998 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 30 November 2008)
  13. ↑ 1998 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved 30 November 2008)
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