Abracadabra is a 2006 album recorded by French singer Florent Pagny. It was his tenth studio album and was on April 18, 2006. It achieved huge success in France and Belgium (Wallonia) where it remained charted respectively for 66 and 22 weeks, including a peak at #2. It provided a sole hit single, "Là où je t'emmènerai" (#4 in France, #7 in Belgium, #39 in Switzerland). There is also an edition including a DVD released on November 13, 2006, under Universal Music label.
Track listing CD "Le Mur" (Daran, Fostinelli, Lebert) — 4:26 "Je suis" (Cosso, Daran, Fostinelli, Janois, Rousseau) — 3:52 "Là où je t'emmènerai" (Daran, Vga) — 4:05 "Comme l'eau se souvient" (Haroche, Manset) — 3:21 "Désolé" (Cahen, Daran, Fostinelli, Grillet) — 3:02 "Ça change un homme" (Darren, Miossec) — 3:39 "Vivons la paix" (Alhister, Daran, Fostinelli, Puccino, Ricour) (duet with Marie-Pascale Giunta) — 4:25 "J'ai beau vouloir" (Cosso, Daran) — 4:24 "Abracadabra" (Alhister, Cosso, Ricour) — 2:46 "Envers et contre moi" (Daran, Fostinelli, Hébrand, Janois, Tarlay) — 5:26 "À tout peser à bien choisir" (Guirao, Léopold, Soulier) — 5:49
DVD Bonuses
Source : Allmusic.Abracadabra, track listing [ Allmusic.com] (December 1, 2008)
Personnel Florent Pagny – vocals Fabien Cahen – acoustic guitar Philippe Entressangle – percussion, drums Erik Fostinelli – percussion, clavier
Production René Ameline – engineer David Boucher – mixing Alexandra Cubizolles – assistant, production executive Jean-Paul Gonnod – engineer Bertrand Lamblot – artistic director Bob Ludwig – mastering
Charts
Chart (2006–2007)PeakpositionBelgian (Wallonia) Albums ChartAbracadabra, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved December 1, 2008)2French SNEP Albums ChartAbracadabra, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 1, 2008)2Swiss Albums ChartAbracadabra, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved December 1, 2008)13
End of year chart (2006)PositionBelgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved December 1, 2008)9French Albums Chart2006 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved December 1, 2008)14
Certifications and sales
Releases Date Label Country Format CatalogApril 18, 2006Universal MusicBelgium, France, SwitzerlandCD9839034November 13, 2006DVD98444368
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