Jenifer (album)

Jenifer
Jenifer
Studio album by Jenifer Bartoli
Released	March 2002 (France); November 2002 (reissue); July 2003 (Spain)
Recorded	December 2001/ January 2002; Studio Plus XXX, Paris; Studio Davout, Paris; Studio Ferber, Paris
Genre	Pop, pop rock, soul
Label	Universal, Island, Mercury
Producer	Jean-François Berger, François Delabrière, Christophe Deschamps, Pierre Jaconelli, Laurent Marimbert, Nicolas Neidhardt, Vincent Perrot, Benjamin Raffaëlli, François Rause, Antoine Verlant
Jenifer Bartoli chronology
Singles from Jenifer
	"J'attends l'amour"; Released: April, 2002; "Au soleil"; Released: July 2002; "Des Mots qui résonnent!"; Released: November 12, 2002; "Donne-moi le temps"; Released: April 15, 2003;

Jenifer is Jenifer Bartoli's début album, released in 2002 in France, and in February 2007 in the U.S. It achieved success on the French and Belgian charts, reaching the top two in both. It spawned four successful singles, all of which were top ten hits in Jenifer's native country. The album was recorded in a mere three weeks.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"J'attends l'amour"	Johanna Demker	3:52
2.	"Au soleil"	Hocine Hallaf	3:39
3.	"Donne-moi le temps"	Pierre Lorain, So	3:38
4.	"Secrets défenses"	Christophe Deschamps, Jeanne Ermilova	3:50
5.	"Nos points communs"	Marc Lavoine, Georges Lunghini	3:56
6.	"Je garde" (with Mario)	Éric Dimicoli	3:03
7.	"Je ne pourrai plus aimer"	Pierre Lorain, François Rause, Antoine Verlant	3:37
8.	"Maintenant"	Frédéric Doll, Nicolas Neidhardt, Benjamin Raffaëlli	3:24
9.	"Là où tu rêves"	Benjamin Raffaëlli, Marie-Jo Zarb	4:03
10.	"Viens me voir"	Yorgos Benardos, Ingrid Roux	3:26
11.	"Que reste-t-il ?"	Essaï Altounian, Daniel Moyn	4:36
Total length:			41:39

Reissue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Des Mots qui résonnent!"	Patrick Johansson, Ian-Paolo Lira, Linus Nordén	3:25
2.	"Au soleil"	Hocine Hallaf	3:39
3.	"J'attends l'amour"	Johanna Demker	3:52
4.	"Je garde" (with Mario)	Éric Dimicoli	3:03
5.	"Nos points communs"	Marc Lavoine, Georges Lunghini	3:56
6.	"Entre humains"	Lisa Miskovsky	3:58
7.	"Je ne pourrai plus aimer"	Pierre Lorain, François Rause, Antoine Verlant	3:37
8.	"Donne-moi le temps" (Single version)	Pierre Lorain, So	3:38
9.	"Là où tu rêves"	Benjamin Raffaëlli, Marie-Jo Zarb	4:03
10.	"Secrets défenses"	Christophe Deschamps, Jeanne Ermilova	3:50
11.	"Viens me voir"	Yorgos Benardos, Ingrid Roux	3:26
12.	"Maintenant"	Frédéric Doll, Nicolas Neidhardt, Benjamin Raffaëlli	3:24
13.	"Que reste-t-il ?"	Essaï Altounian, Daniel Moyn	4:36
Total length:			48:27

Spanish edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Junto al sol" (Au soleil)	Hocine Hallaf	3:40
15.	"Just Another Pop Song" (Des Mots qui résonnent!)	Patrick Johansson, Ian-Paolo Lira, Linus Nordén	3:25
Total length:			55:32

Album credits

Personnel

Angepier - keyboards, piano & programming ("Donne-moi le temps")
Valérie Belinga - backing vocals ("Des mots qui résonnent!")
Denis Benarrosh - percussion
Jean-François Berger - string arrangement & conducting, keyboards & programming
Bertrand Cervera - violin solo ("J'attends l'amour")
Roland Chosson - French horn ("Donne-moi le temps")
François Delabrière - additional guitar ("Nos points communs")
Christophe Deschamps - drums & percussion
Guillaume Eyango - backing vocals
Dominique Grimaldi - bass guitar ("Donne-moi le temps")
Pierre Jaconelli - guitar ("Donne-moi le temps" & "Secrets défenses")
Cyrille Lacrouts - cello solo ("J'attends l'amour" & "Je garde")
Murielle Lefebvre - backing vocals
Laurent Marimbert - string arrangement & conducting, keyboards & programming
Olivier Marly - guitar ("Je ne pourrai plus aimer")
Nicolas Neidhardt - keyboards & programming
Cyril Normand - French horn ("Donne-moi le temps")
Vincent Perrot - keyboards & programming ("Secrets défenses")
Benjamin Raffaëlli - guitar, keyboards & programming
François Rause - guitar ("Je ne pourrai plus aimer")
Stanislas Renoult - string arrangement & conducting ("Je ne pourrai plus aimer")
Philippe Russo - guitar ("Nos points communs")
Ian Thomas - drums ("Des mots qui résonnent!")
Marine Trévillot - backing vocals ("Je ne pourrai plus aimer")
Matthew Vaughan - programming ("Nos points communs")
Laurent Vernerey - bass guitar
Christophe Voisin - keyboards & programming ("Secrets défenses" & "Je ne pourrai plus aimer")

Production

"J'attends l'amour", "Au soleil", "Maintenant" & "Viens me voir" produced by Nicolas Neidhardt & Benjamin Raffaëlli
"Donne-moi le temps" produced by Pierre Jaconelli
"Secrets défenses" produced by Christophe Deschamps & Vincent Perrot
"Nos points communs" produced by Jean-François Berger & François Delabrière
"Je garde" & "Que reste-t-il?" produced by Laurent Marimbert
"Je ne pourrai plus aimer" produced by François Rause & Antoine Verlant
"Là où tu rêves" & "Des mots qui résonnent!" produced by Benjamin Raffaëlli
Engineered by Jean-Paul Gonnod at Studio Plus XXX, Paris
Assistant engineers - Xavier Bleu, Pierrick Devin, Gérard Noël-Pierre, Nino
Strings recorded by René Ameline at Studio Ferber, Paris
Strings recorded by Stéphane Prin & Pete Schwier at Studio Davout, Paris
Assistant engineers (strings) - Eymerick Castin (Studio Davout), Jeff Ginouvès & Benjamin Joubert (Studio Ferber)
String contractors - Christophe Briquet, Dominique Rouits, Marylène Vinciguerra
Additional recordings - Stéphane Briand, Nicolas Neidhardt, Pete Schwier at Aktion Entertainment, Studio Davout, Studio Guillaume Tell, Studio M49 & Studio Méga
ProTools editing by Jean-Paul Gonnod & Mickaël Rangeard
Mixed by François Delabrière at Studio Plus XXX
Mixed by Steve Forward ("Que reste-t-il?")
Assistant mixing - Xavier Bleu, Pierrick Devin ("Que reste-t-il?"), Nino
Mastered by Tony Cousins at Metropolis Mastering, London
Executive producer - Bertrand Lamblot

Design

Michel Sedan: photography
Happydesign: cover design

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[1]	1
French Albums (SNEP)^[2]	2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[3]	9

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[4]	11
French Albums (SNEP)^[5]	10
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[6]	91

Chart (2004)	Position
French Albums (SNEP)^[7]	188

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)^[8]	Gold	25,000^*
France (SNEP)^[9]	Platinum	300,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Ultratop.be – Jenifer – Jenifer" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 20120.
^ "Lescharts.com – Jenifer – Jenifer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 20120.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Jenifer – Jenifer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 20120.
^ 2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 20 May 2008)
^ 2002 French Albums Chart Ifop.com Archived 13 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 20 May 2008)
^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ "Top de l'année Top Albums 2004" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2002". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08.
^ "French album certifications" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24.

[ac_Wallonia_Jenifer-1] "Ultratop.be – Jenifer – Jenifer" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 20120.

[ac_France_Jenifer-2] "Lescharts.com – Jenifer – Jenifer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 20120.

[ac_Switzerland_Jenifer-3] "Swisscharts.com – Jenifer – Jenifer". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 July 20120.

[BelgianW-4] 2002 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 20 May 2008)

[French-5] 2002 French Albums Chart Ifop.com Archived 13 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 20 May 2008)

[6] "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2002". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

[7] "Top de l'année Top Albums 2004" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

[BelgiumalbumCertRef-8] "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2002". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08.

[FrancealbumCertRef-9] "French album certifications" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2012-09-24.

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