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Mademoiselle chante...

Mademoiselle chante... is a studio album released in 1988 by the French singer Patricia Kaas. It was her debut album and was preceded by the hit singles "Mademoiselle chante le blues", Kaas' signature song, and "D'Allemagne". The album has sold three million copies.[7]

Mademoiselle chante...
Studio album by
Patricia Kaas
ReleasedNovember, 1988 (France)
May 25, 1989 (Japan)
Recorded1987–1988
Studio CBE, Paris
GenrePop
Length34:57
LabelBSO, Polydor, PolyGram
ProducerJoël Cartigny
Bernard Estardy
Patricia Kaas chronology
Mademoiselle chante...
(1988) 		Scène de vie
(1990)
Singles from Mademoiselle chante...
  1. "Mademoiselle chante le blues[1]"
    Released: November, 1987
  2. "D'Allemagne[2]"
    Released: May, 1988
  3. "Mon mec à moi[3]"
    Released: November 1988
  4. "Elle voulait jouer cabaret[4]"
    Released: May 1989
  5. "Quand Jimmy dit[5]"
    Released: October 1989
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[6]

Background

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Thanks to her first single, "Jalouse", produced by Gérard Depardieu, Kaas caught the attention of the French singer and songwriter Didier Barbelivien. The song "Mademoiselle chante le blues" (Eng: "Lady sings the blues") penned by Barbelivien was released in 1987 by Polydor and became Kaas' breakout single reaching number 7 on the French SNEP Singles Chart. The following year, Kaas' second single "D'Allemagne" (Eng: "From Germany") was released, written by Barbelivien and Bernheim. It enjoyed moderate success, peaking at number 11 on the chart.

Shortly afterwards, Kaas' first album Mademoiselle chante... was produced. All tracks on the album, except "Venus des abribus", were written by Barbelivien. Three other singles from this album were successful in France : "Mon mec à moi" (No. 5), "Elle voulait jouer cabaret" (No. 17) and "Quand Jimmy dit" (No. 10).

The three top ten singles were certified silver selling than 200,000 copies each.[8]

It was Kaas' only studio album released by Polydor (her subsequent albums were released by Sony and Columbia).

Chart performances

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The album went to #19 on December 4, 1988, reached the top ten one month after, and peaked #2 in the French album charts, staying there for two not consecutive months. It remained in the top ten for a total of 64 weeks and 118 weeks in the top 100. It disappeared from it after the chart edition of July 18, 1991.[9] Shortly after its debut, the album went gold in France for a minimum of 100,000 sales, and after three months it went platinum (over 350,000 sold), and finally diamond in 1990.[8]

The album was also certified platinum in Belgium and double platinum Switzerland,[10] and gold in Canada.[11] Altogether Mademoiselle chante... has currently sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. In the same year Kaas won Victoires de la Musique in the category of 'Discovery of the Year', one of the most important French music awards.

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Mon mec à moi"Didier BarbelivienFrançois Bernheim4:14
2."Vénus des abribus"François Bernheim, Élisabeth DepardieuDominique Perrier3:55
3."D'Allemagne"Didier BarbelivienFrançois Bernheim4:25
4."Des mensonges en musique"Didier BarbelivienFrançois Bernheim4:19
5."Un dernier blues"Didier BarbelivienDidier Barbelivien1:37
6."Quand Jimmy dit"Didier BarbelivienFrançois Bernheim3:42
7."Souvenirs de l'Est"Didier BarbelivienFrançois Bernheim2:56
8."Elle voulait jouer cabaret"Didier BarbelivienDidier Barbelivien4:02
9."Mademoiselle chante le blues"Didier BarbelivienBob Mehdi3:48
10."Chanson d'amour pas finie"Didier BarbelivienFrançois Bernheim1:36
Total length:34:57

Personnel

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Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[16] Gold 50,000^
France (SNEP)[17] Diamond 1,000,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[18] 2× Platinum 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Encyclopédisque - Disque : Mademoiselle chante le blues".
  2. ^ "Encyclopédisque - Disque : d'Allemagne".
  3. ^ "Encyclopédisque - Disque : Mon mec à moi".
  4. ^ "Encyclopédisque - Disque : Elle voulait jouer Cabaret".
  5. ^ "Encyclopédisque - Disque : Quand Jimmy dit".
  6. ^ Allmusic review
  7. ^ "Patricia Kaas - Universal Music France". www.universalmusic.fr (in French). Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  8. ^ a b Kaas's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved June 2, 2008)
  9. ^ Albums chart trajectories in France Infodisc.fr Archived 2012-06-22 at the Wayback Machine (See : "Les Chart Runs" => "Patricia KAAS") (Retrieved June 4, 2008)
  10. ^ 1992 certifications in Switzerland Swisscharts.com (Retrieved June 4, 2008)
  11. ^ Certifications in Canada cria.ca Archived 2009-04-12 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved June 4, 2008)
  12. ^ "Patricia Kaas – Mademoiselle Chante... (1988, Vinyl)". Discogs.
  13. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 11. 18 March 1989. p. 23. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  14. ^ "Top 3 Albums in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 11. 18 March 1989. p. 22. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  15. ^ "Les Albums (CD) de 1988 par InfoDisc" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  16. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Patricia Kaas – Mademoiselle chante..." Music Canada.
  17. ^ "French album certifications – Patricia Kaas – Mademoiselle chante..." (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  18. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Mademoiselle')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
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