Où s'en vont les avions?

Où s'en vont les avions? is a studio album recorded by French singer Julien Clerc. It was released on 12 September 2008.

Où s'en vont les avions ?
Studio album by
Released12 September 2008
RecordedItaly
GenrePop
LabelVirgin Music
Julien Clerc chronology
100 chansons
(2006)
Où s'en vont les avions ?
(2008)
Fou, Peut-être
(2011)
Singles from Où s'en vont les avions ?
  1. "La Jupe en laine"
    Released: 2008

A pop record, it went straight to number-one in France and Belgium (Wallonia). Maxime Le Forestier, Benjamin Biolay, Carla Bruni are among the artists who wrote some tracks for this album. The first single, "La Jupe en laine", was only available digitally.

Track listing

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CD[1]

  1. "La Jupe en laine" (Clerc, Duguet-Grasser) – 3:28
  2. "Restons amants" (Clerc, Maxime Le Forestier) – 3:33
  3. "Où s'en vont les avions ?" (Clerc, Duguet-Grasser) – 3:07
  4. "Sous sa grande ombrelle" (Benjamin Biolay, Clerc)– 2:37
  5. "Apprendre à lire" (Clerc, Dabadie) – 3:04
  6. "Une petite fée" (Clerc, Manset) – 2:00
  7. "Frère, elle n'en avait pas" (Clerc, Manset) – 2:47
  8. "Souvenez-vous" (Clerc, McNeil) – 3:02
  9. "Forcément" (Clerc, Duguet-Grasser) – 3:19
  10. "La Rue Blanche, le Petit Matin bleu" (Biolay, Clerc) – 3:20
  11. "Déranger les pierres" (Carla Bruni, Clerc) – 3:22
  12. "Dormez" (Clerc, Le Forestier) – 3:23
  13. "Toboggan" (Clerc, McNeil) – 3:20
  14. "Le Juge et la Blonde" (Clerc, Le Forestier) – 5:18

DVD - Collector edition

  1. "Making of de l'album" : "Où s'en vont les avions ?"

Personnel

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Adapted from AllMusic.[2]

  • Michel Amsellem – piano
  • Elsa Benabdallah – violone
  • Denis Benarrosch – drums, percussion, programming
  • Benjamin Biolay – alto, arranger, basse, celeste, clavier, composer, fender rhodes, guitar, harmonium, melodica, piano, programming, realization, string arrangements, trombone, trumpet, ukulele, violin, wurlitzer
  • Dominique Blanc-francard – Basse, Mastering
  • Florent Bremond – alto
  • Bertrand Cervera – violone
  • Julien Clerc – choeurs, clavier, piano, primary artist
  • Jérôme Colliard – design
  • Christophe Morin – cello
  • Eric Sauviat – guitar
  • Bénédicte Schmitt – engineer, mixing, programming, realization
  • Laurent Vernerey – basse, contrabass

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for Où s'en vont les avions?
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[10] Gold 15,000*
France (SNEP)[11] 3× Platinum 300,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Date Label Country Format Catalog
September 12, 2008 Virgin Belgium, France, Switzerland CD 5099923593121
CD + DVD 5099923635029

References

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  1. ^ Où s'en vont les violons ?, track listing Allmusic.com (Retrieved 11 May 2009)
  2. ^ "Où S'En Vont les Avions? – Julien Clerc | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. ^ Où s'en vont les violons ?, Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 11 May 2009)
  4. ^ Où s'en vont les violons ?, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 11 May 2009)
  5. ^ Où s'en vont les violons ?, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 11 May 2009)
  6. ^ Où s'en vont les violons ?, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 11 May 2009)
  7. ^ 2008 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 11 May 2009)
  8. ^ 2008 French Albums Chart Disqueenfrance.com Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 2 May 2009)
  9. ^ "Rapports annuels 2009 - Albums" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
  10. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2008". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. ^ "French album certifications – Julien Clerc – Où s'en vont les avions?" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 2013-10-01. Retrieved 8 August 2022.