L'Heure d'été is a 2005 album recorded by French artist Marc Lavoine. It was his ninth studio album and his 12th album overall. Released on May 23, 2005, it was successful in the francophone countries.
Content L'Heure d'été provided two hit singles : "Je me sens si seul" (#16 in France) and "Toi mon amour" (#8 in France). "Tu m'as renversé" and "J'espère", a duet with Belgium singer of Vietnamese descent Quynh Anh, were just released as promotional singles.
In France, the album started at No. 3, its peak position, on May 28, 2005, before dropping slowly on the chart the weeks later. It managed to stay for nine weeks in the top ten, 63 weeks in the top 50 and 91 weeks on the chart (top 200). In Belgium (Wallonia), the album was ranked for 49 weeks. It entered the Ultratop 40 at No. 7 on June 4, 2005, and reached No. 2 two weeks later and for two consecutive weeks. It totaled 12 weeks in the top ten.
Releases Date Label Country Format Catalog2005UniversalBelgium, France, SwitzerlandCD98299Mercury98299532006Universal98299298357069844586
Track listing CD
+ DVD "Je me sens si seul" (music video) "Toi mon amour" (music video) "Tu m'as renversé" (music video)
Source : Allmusic.L'Heure d'été, track listing and charts [ AllMusic] (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
Personnel
Barilla – design Denis Benarrosh – percussion Jean-François Berger – electric guitar, Fender Rhodes, harmonica, keyboards, Korg MS-20, mandolin, piano, programming, string arrangement & conducting, trumpet & Wurlitzer Jean-Pierre Bucolo – acoustic guitar & electric guitar Clarisse Canteloube – front cover & inside photography Christophe Deschamps – drums Martin Jenkins – keyboards, programming Claire Keim – backing vocals Peter Lale – cello
Marc Lavoine – lead vocals & backing vocals Sandrine Le Bars – executive producer Jean-Marc Lubrano – inside photography David Maurin – drums François Poggio – acoustic guitar Nick Rodwell – clarinet Philippe Russo – electric guitar Éric Sauviat – acoustic guitar & dobro Matthew Vaughan – programming Laurent Vernerey – bass guitar Gavyn Wright – concertmaster
Artistic direction – Egidio Alves-Martins Assistant & artistic coordination – Thomas Sandoval Engineered by François Delabrière Assistants – Denis Caribaux (Studio Guillaume Tell), Florian Lagatta (Studio Gang) & Valéry Pellegrini (Studio Méga D) Mixed by François Delabrière at Studio Méga Assistant – Éric Uzan Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, New York City
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2005–2007)PeakpositionBelgian (Wallonia) Albums ChartL'Heure d'été, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 21, 2008)2French SNEP Albums ChartL'Heure d'été, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved November 21, 2008)3Swiss Albums ChartL'Heure d'été, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved November 21, 2008)23
Year-end charts Chart (2005)PositionBelgian Albums (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)2005 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 21, 2008)14French Albums (SNEP)2005 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved November 21, 2008)13 Chart (2006)PositionBelgian Albums (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved November 21, 2008)65French Albums (SNEP)2006 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved November 21, 2008)35
Certifications and sales Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical salesBelgiumBelgian certifications Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved November 21, 2007)Gold25,000FranceFrench certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved November 21, 2007)2 x GoldDecember 14, 2005200,000507,000Sales and chart trajectories of various albums in France Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved November 21, 2008)
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