Abracadabra (Florent Pagny album)

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Abracadabra
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 18, 2006
GenrePop
LabelMercury
ProducerErik Fostinelli, Alexandra Cubizolles
Florent Pagny chronology
Baryton – L'intégrale du spectacle
(2005)
Abracadabra
(2006)
Pagny chante Brel
(2007)
Singles from Abracadabra
  1. "Là où je t'emmènerai"
    Released: June 2006

Abracadabra is a 2006 album recorded by French singer Florent Pagny. It was his tenth studio album and was on April 18, 2006. It achieved huge success in France and Belgium (Wallonia) where it remained charted respectively for 66 and 22 weeks, including a peak at #2. It provided a sole hit single, "Là où je t'emmènerai" (#4 in France, #7 in Belgium, #39 in Switzerland). There is also an edition including a DVD released on November 13, 2006, under Universal Music label.

Track listing[edit]

CD
  1. "Le Mur" (Daran, Fostinelli, Lebert) — 4:26
  2. "Je suis" (Cosso, Daran, Fostinelli, Janois, Rousseau) — 3:52
  3. "Là où je t'emmènerai" (Daran, Vga) — 4:05
  4. "Comme l'eau se souvient" (Haroche, Manset) — 3:21
  5. "Désolé" (Cahen, Daran, Fostinelli, Grillet) — 3:02
  6. "Ça change un homme" (Darren, Miossec) — 3:39
  7. "Vivons la paix" (Alhister, Daran, Fostinelli, Puccino, Ricour) (duet with Marie-Pascale Giunta) — 4:25
  8. "J'ai beau vouloir" (Cosso, Daran) — 4:24
  9. "Abracadabra" (Alhister, Cosso, Ricour) — 2:46
  10. "Envers et contre moi" (Daran, Fostinelli, Hébrand, Janois, Tarlay) — 5:26
  11. "À tout peser à bien choisir" (Guirao, Léopold, Soulier) — 5:49
DVD

Bonuses

Source : Allmusic.[1]

Personnel[edit]

Production[edit]

  • René Ameline – engineer
  • David Boucher – mixing
  • Alexandra Cubizolles – assistant, production executive
  • Jean-Paul Gonnod – engineer
  • Bertrand Lamblot – artistic director
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering

Charts[edit]

Certifications and sales[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[7] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[8] Platinum 200,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[9] Gold 15,000^

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

Releases[edit]

Date Label Country Format Catalog
April 18, 2006 Universal Music Belgium, France, Switzerland CD 9839034
November 13, 2006 DVD 98444368

References[edit]

  1. ^ Abracadabra, track listing Allmusic.com (December 1, 2008)
  2. ^ Abracadabra, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved December 1, 2008)
  3. ^ Abracadabra, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 1, 2008)
  4. ^ Abracadabra, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved December 1, 2008)
  5. ^ 2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved December 1, 2008)
  6. ^ 2006 French Albums Chart Ifop.com Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved December 1, 2008)
  7. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2006". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  8. ^ "French album certifications – Florent Pagny – Abracadabra" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 14 January 2022. Select FLORENT PAGNY and click OK. 
  9. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Abracadabra')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 January 2022.