Le Passage is the second studio album recorded by French singer Jenifer Bartoli. It was released on June 1, 2004 and contains the hit singles "Ma Révolution" and "Le Souvenir de ce jour". It became a top three album in France and Belgium (Wallonia). Famous artists such as Marc Levy, Calogero and Kyo participated in the writing of the record.

Le Passage
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1, 2004
RecordedThe Aerosol Grey Machine, Vollsjö
Studio Gang, Paris
KBros Studio, Stockholm
Studio Méga, Suresnes
Studio Plus XXX, Paris
Studio Ramsès 2, Paris
Westlake Audio, Los Angeles
GenrePop, pop rock, soul
Length43:53
1:11:00 (double album)
LabelUniversal, Mercury
ProducerCalogero, Andreas Karlegård, Martin Karlegård, Olivier Marly, Maxim Nucci, Big Smith
Jenifer Bartoli chronology
Jenifer
(2002)
Le Passage
(2004)
Jenifer fait son live
(2005)
Singles from Le Passage
  1. "Ma Révolution"
    Released: June 1, 2004
  2. "Le Souvenir de ce jour"
    Released: September 21, 2004
  3. "C'est de l'or"
    Released: February 15, 2005
  4. "Serre-moi"
    Released: August 29, 2005

This album allowed Bartoli to be awarded 'Best French Artist' at the MTV Europe Music Awards, on November 18, 2004. In 2005, it also won a NRJ Music Awards in the category 'Francophone Album of the Year'.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ma révolution"Andreas Karlegård, Martin Karlegård3:36
2."Le Souvenir de ce jour"Benoît Poher, Nicolas Chassagne, Fabien Dubos, Florian Dubos3:17
3."C'est de l'or"Élodie Hesme, Calogero, Gioacchino Maurici4:17
4."Ose"Patrice Guirao, Maxim Nucci3:53
5."Pour toi"Tina Arena, Rémi Lacroix, Jérémie Mathot3:42
6."J'en ai assez"Andreas Karlegård, Martin Karlegård3:11
7."Comme un yoyo"Colin Campsie, Phil Thornalley3:49
8."Le Passage"Tristan Leroy, Arnaud Affolter3:35
9."Celle que tu vois"Jean-Marc Bernad, Pascal Lafa4:17
10."Serre-moi"Tristan Leroy, Sébastien Chouard, Maxim Nucci3:38
11."Chou boup"Jenifer Bartoli, Julien Cisinski, Maxim Nucci3:31
12."De vous à moi"Ondine Gaspar, Maxim Nucci3:07
Total length:43:53

Album credits

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Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[6] Gold 25,000*
France (SNEP)[7] Platinum 300,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ Le Passage, in Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
  2. ^ Le Passage, in French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
  3. ^ Le Passage, in Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
  4. ^ 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
  5. ^ 2004 French Albums Chart Ifop.com Archived 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
  6. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2005". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "French album certifications – Jenifer – Le Passage" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.