Cœur de pirate (album)

Cœur de pirate is the self-titled debut album by Canadian singer Cœur de pirate, released September 16, 2008 on Grosse Boîte.

Cœur de pirate
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2008
GenreFrench pop
Length31:06
LabelGrosse Boîte
ProducerDavid Brunet, Béatrice Martin
Cœur de pirate chronology
Cœur de pirate
(2008)
Blonde
(2011)
Singles from Coeur de pirate
  1. "Comme des enfants"
    Released: September 28, 2008
  2. "Pour un infidèle"
    Released: March 8, 2010
  3. "Ensemble"
    Released: January 11, 2010
  4. "Francis"
    Released: November 15, 2010

"Ensemble"

The album attracted some media attention in the United States in February 2009 when François Vachon, a photographer from Quebec City, used her song "Ensemble" as the soundtrack to a popular YouTube video depicting his baby son playing with toys, leading to coverage on Good Morning America and a favourable review from blogger Perez Hilton.[1]

Chart performance

As of June 21, 2009, the album had spent 80 weeks on Canada's Nielsen SoundScan charts,[2] and has charted in France, Switzerland and Belgium.[3]

Awards

The album was nominated for Francophone Album of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards, and was a longlisted nominee for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.[4]

Track listing

Quebec / Canada release (2008)

  1. "Le long du large" (2:39)
  2. "Comme des enfants" (2:51)
  3. "Fondu au noir" (2:08)
  4. "Corbeau" (2:04)
  5. "Berceuse" (1:57)
  6. "Intermission" (2:58)
  7. "Printemps" (2:25)
  8. "Ensemble" (3:07)
  9. "La vie est ailleurs" (2:27)
  10. "Pour un infidèle" (duet with Jimmy Hunt) (2:31)
  11. "Francis" (2:55)
  12. "C'était salement romantique" (2:52)

French release (2009)

  1. "Le Long du large" (2:39)
  2. "Comme des enfants" (2:51)
  3. "Berceuse" (1:57)
  4. "Printemps" (2:25)
  5. "Francis" (2:55)
  6. "Intermission" (2:58)
  7. "Ensemble" (3:07)
  8. "C'était salement romantique" (2:52)
  9. "La vie est ailleurs" (2:27)
  10. "Pour un infidèle" (with Julien Doré) (2:31)
  11. "Corbeau" (2:04)
  12. "Fondu au noir" (2:08)

All lyrics and music by Béatrice Martin.[5]

Personnel

Musicians
  • Béatrice Martin - vocals, piano
  • David Brunet - bass, electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, glockenspiel, percussion, synthesizer, accordion, piano
  • Renaud Bastien - bass, acoustic guitar
  • Joseph Perrault - drums
  • Jean-Denis Levasseur - double bass, clarinet
  • Lise Beauchamp - oboe
  • Benoît Paradis - trombone
  • Lysandre Champagne - trumpet
  • Julie Brunet - alto
  • Kristin Molnar - violin
Technicians
  • Produced and arranged by David Brunet
  • Executive Producer - Eli Bissonnette
  • Mixing by Robert Langlois.
  • Recorded by Robert Langlois, David Brunet, Marc St-Laurent and Nicolas Ouellette
  • Artwork by Vanda Daftari.
  • Photography by John Londono.

Charts

Country Chart Peak
position
Total
weeks
Reference
France SNEP 2 106 [6]
Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop 4 95 [7]
Switzerland Swiss Music Charts 35 44 [8]

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
Belgian Midprice Albums Chart (Wallonia)[9] 11

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[10] Platinum 30,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[11] Platinum 80,000^
France (SNEP)[12] Diamond 500,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. "The indie It-girl and a YouTube baby", The Globe and Mail, February 11, 2009.
  2. Week ending June 21, 2009.
  3. .
  4. "CBC Radio3 Announces Polaris Prize Longlist", June 15, 2009.
  5. A sentence "Paroles et musique par BÉATRICE MARTIN" is on this album's credit.
  6. French charts: page for Cœur de pirate album
  7. Ultratop.be: page for Cœur de pirate album
  8. HitParade.ch: page for Cœur de pirate album
  9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-12-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2010". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  11. "Canadian album certifications – Cœur de pirate – Cœur de pirate". Music Canada. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  12. "French album certifications – Cœur de pirate – Cœur de pirate" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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