Mon paradis is the first studio album recorded by Christophe Maé. It was released in 2007 and sold over two million copies worldwide, and topped the chart about ten months after its release. The album remained on the SNEP Chart for two years (133 weeks, 70 of them in the top ten) and on the Ultratop 40 Chart (81 weeks). The first single, "On s'attache", went to number one in France.

Mon paradis
Studio album by
Released19 March 2007
GenrePop
LabelWEA, Warner Music
Christophe Maé chronology
Mon paradis
(2007)
Comme à la maison
(2008)
Singles from Mon paradis
  1. "On s'attache"
    Released: 2007
  2. "Parce qu'on sait jamais"
    Released: 2007
  3. "Ça fait mal"
    Released: 2007
  4. "Belle demoiselle"
    Released: 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listings

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CD[2]
  1. "On s'attache" (Dandrimont, Florence, Mae) – 3:11
  2. "Mon paradis" (Domisseck, Mae) – 3:10
  3. "Belle demoiselle" (Domisseck) – 3:30
  4. "Parce qu'on sait jamais" (Florence, Jacquot) – 3:12
  5. "Ça fait mal" (Dandrimont, Mae) – 3:42
  6. "L'art et la manière" (Florence, Obispo) – 4:05
  7. "C'est ma terre" (Florence, Mae, Oricelli) – 3:50
  8. "Maman" (Mae, Oricelli) – 3:46
  9. "Ma vie est une larme" (Dandrimont, Mae) – 3:17
  10. "Va voir ailleurs" (Dandrimont, Mae) – 3:14
  11. "Mon père spirituel" (Mae) – 3:19
  12. "Spleen" (Mae, Pilot, Rodriguez) – 2:59
Collector edition

+ DVD

Personnel and credits

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  • Guitar: Jean-Marc Benais, Bruno Dandrimont
  • Percussion: Denis Benarrosch and Sydney Thiam
  • Drums: Michaël Desir
  • Keyboards: Johan Dalgaard & Frederic Gaillardet
  • Guitar, harmonica, vocals: Christophe Maé
  • Bass: Laurent Vernerey
  • Musical direction: Dominique Gau
  • Mastering: Rodolphe Plisson
  • Programming, engineered and mixed by Volodia
  • Design: André Palais
  • Photo retouching, booklet: Bernard Benant

Release history

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Date Label Country Format Catalog
19 March 2007 Warner Music Belgium, France, Switzerland CD 0825646995226
29 June 2007 CD + DVD 0825646985968
23 November 2007 WEA 0825646971091

Charts and sales

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Certifications

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Certifications for Mon paradis
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[11] Platinum 50,000*
France (SNEP)[12] Diamond 750,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[13] Platinum 30,000^

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

References

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  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Source : Allmusic Mon paradis, track listing Allmusic.com (Retrieved May 6, 2009)
  3. ^ Mon paradis, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 6, 2009)
  4. ^ Mon paradis, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 6, 2009)
  5. ^ Mon paradis, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 6, 2009)
  6. ^ Mon paradis, Greek Albums Chart Greekcharts.com[permanent dead link] (Retrieved April 11, 2010)
  7. ^ 2007 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 6, 2009)
  8. ^ 2007 French Albums Chart Ifop.com Archived 2009-06-29 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 6, 2009)
  9. ^ 2008 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 6, 2009)
  10. ^ 2008 French Albums Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 6, 2009)
  11. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  12. ^ "French album certifications – Christophe Mae – Mon paradis" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  13. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Mon paradis')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2022.