Couleurs sur Paris is the fourth album by the French covers band Nouvelle Vague, released 16 November 2010.[1] The album is the group's first to be sung mostly in French, consisting largely of covers of French new wave and post-punk songs from the 1970s and 1980s.[2] The album attracted mixed reviews in the French-speaking press.[3][4][2]
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| Released | 16 November 2010 | |||
| Genre | Jazz Bossa nova Lounge | |||
| Label | Kwaidan Barclay Universal | |||
| Producer | Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux | |||
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Release
editThe album peaked at number 52 in the French album charts, spending a total of 9 weeks in the top 200.[5] It reached number 35 in Greece, number 73 in Switzerland, and number 47 in Belgium (Walloon chart).[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Voilà les anges" | Cœur de Pirate | Gamine | 3:36 |
| 2 | "L'aventurier" | Helena Noguerra et Louis Ronan Choisy | Indochine | 4:22 |
| 3 | "Week-end à Rome" | Vanessa Paradis et Étienne Daho | Étienne Daho | 4:39 |
| 4 | "Putain putain" | Camille | TC Matic | 3:10 |
| 5 | "Marcia Baïla" | Adrienne Pauly | Les Rita Mitsouko | 4:18 |
| 6 | "Anne cherchait l'amour" | Julien Doré | Elli et Jacno | 3:47 |
| 7 | "Ophélie" | Yelle | Jad Wio | 3:28 |
| 8 | "So Young But So Cold" | Charlie Winston | Kas Product | 3:25 |
| 9 | "Sandy Sandy" | Soko | Dogs | 2:44 |
| 10 | "Mala Vida" | Olivia Ruiz | Mano Negra | 3:39 |
| 11 | "Où veux-tu qu'je r'garde?" | Emily Loizeau | Noir Désir | 3:45 |
| 12 | "Amoureux solitaires" | Hugh Coltman | Lio | 2:10 |
| 13 | "2 People in a Room" | Cocoon | Stephan Eicher | 3:29 |
| 14 | "Sur ma mob" | Mareva Galanter | Lili Drop | 4:30 |
| 15 | "Déréglée" | Mélanie Pain | Marie France | 2:37 |
| 16 | "Je suis déjà parti" | Coralie Clément | Taxi Girl | 4:11 |
| 17 | "Oublions l'Amérique" (Bonus) | Nadeah Miranda | Wunderbach | 3:30 |
| 18 | "Les ailes de verre" (Bonus) | Jeanne Cherhal | Marc Seberg | 4:52 |
References
edit- ^ "Couleurs Sur Paris - Nouvelle Vague | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Brunet, Alain (6 December 2010). "Nouvelle vague, prise 4: Couleurs sur Paris". La Presse (in French). Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Médoni, Gilles (12 November 2010). "L'album en demi teinte de Nouvelle Vague". L'Express (in French). Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ Mialot, Benjamin (2 December 2010). "Nouvelle Vague, en Français dans le texte". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Nouvelle Vague — Couleurs sur Paris (album)". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 23 March 2016.