Comme à la maison is the first live album recorded by French artist Christophe Maé and his second album overall. It was recorded and released in 2008 and met huge success in France and Belgium (Wallonia), both under its CD and DVD versions.
Background The album was recorded on 18 and 19 June 2008, on a beach in the south of Corsica, and first released on 26 September 2008. It contains songs from his debut album Mon paradis, such as the hit singles "On s'attache", "Parce qu'on sait jamais", "Belle demoiselle", plus some new songs, including a tribute to Bob Marley composed of a medley, and a duet with William Baldé. A gospel-style choir and accordionist Régis Gizavo participated in the concert.
Two songs were released as singles : "C'est ma terre", only available digitally (#18 in Belgium, #91 in Switzerland), and "Mon p'tit gars", dedicated to the singer's son named Jules, which was a number two hit in France (and #33 in Belgium).
Critical reception and chart performance
The album was generally well received by the musical critics. AllMusic stated : "While it's disappointing that Comme à la Maison doesn't include more surprises than it does, whether in the form of new material or cover songs, the live performance is still impressive and casts the songs of Mon paradis in a new light, one that highlights Maé's African influence in particular."Comme à la maison, track listings and review [ Allmusic.com] (Retrieved 7 May 2009)
The album met great success in France and Belgium (Wallonia) where it topped the charts. In France, it went straight to number-one on 4 October 2008, then dropped quickly, but managed to climb to number-one again in its seventh week, and totaled 18 weeks in the top ten.Comme à la maison, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 7 May 2009) In Belgium, the album debuted at #3, then topped the chart for two weeks. It stayed for 22 weeks in the top ten.Comme à la maison, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 7 May 2009)
The DVD was number-one for seven non consecutive weeks in France and Belgium.
Track listings
CD 1 "Mon paradis" (live) (Domisseck, Maé) – 7:44 "Ma vie est une larme" (live) (Dondrimont, Maé) – 3:54 "Va voir ailleurs" (live) (Dondrimont, Maé) – 5:39 "On s'attache" (live) (Dondrimont, Florence, Maé) – 5:46 "Ça fait mal" (live) (Dondrimont, Maé) – 5:09 "Belle demoiselle" (live) (Domisseck) – 4:51 "Maman" (live) (Maé, Oricelli) – 5:40 "Mon p'tit gars" (live) – 4:03 CD 2 "Moi j'ai pas le sou" (live) – 4:08 "Sa danse donne" (live) – 3:51 "Mon père spirituel" (live) (Maé) – 6:28 "Tribute to Bob Marley" (live) – 3:05 "Parce qu'on sait jamais" (live) (Florence, Jacquot) – 3:45 "C'est ma terre" (live) (Florence, Maé, Oricelli) – 8:46 "C'est ma terre" (music video) "Mon père spirituel" (from the DVD live)
DVD - collector version "Mon paradis" (live) – 7:44 "Ma vie est une larme" (live) – 3:54 "Va voir ailleurs" (live) – 5:39 "On s'attache" (live) – 5:46 "Ça fait mal" (live) – 5:09 "Belle demoiselle" (live) – 4:51 "Maman" (live) – 5:40 "Mon p'tit gars" (live) – 4:59 "Moi j'ai pas le sou" (live - duet with William Baldé) – 4:02 "Sa danse donne" (live) – 3:51 "Mon père spirituel" (live) – 6:28 "Tribute to Bob Marley" (live) – 3:05 "Parce qu'on sait jamais" (live) – 3:45 "C'est ma terre" (live) – 8:47
Source: Allmusic
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2008/09)PeakpositionBelgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart1French Albums Chart1Belgian (Wallonia) DVD Chart1French DVD Chart1Swiss Albums ChartComme à la maison, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 7 May 2009)13
Year-end charts End of year chart (2008)PositionBelgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart2008 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 7 May 2009)19French Albums Chart2008 French Albums Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 7 May 2009)10End of year chart (2009)PositionBelgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart15
Release history Date Label Country Format CatalogSeptember 26, 2008Warner MusicBelgium, France, SwitzerlandCD0825646941643October 31, 2008CD + DVD0825646932498January 23, 2009DVD - Limited edition0825646914845
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