''Chic de ville'' is the seventh studio album by

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, released March 5, 2013 on

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's play '' Les Belles-sœurs'', on ''Chic de ville'' Bélanger explores elements of

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Track listing

# "Ouverture" (0:31) # "Chacun pour soi" (5:48) # "Sa félinité" (2:50) # "Béatitude" (3:39) # "Avec mes amis" (2:28) # "L'Aube" (3:08) # "Auprès de toi" (2:59) # "Le temps est charognard" (2:52) # "Domino" (2:41) # "Je t'aime comme tu es" (3:11) # "Je poursuis mon bonheur" (2:29) # "Traverse-moi" (3:50) # "Le Cœur en mille morceaux" (2:19) # "Pour être heureux" (2:26) # "Rapport d'accident survenu le 26" (4:14)

References

2013 albums Daniel Bélanger albums Audiogram (label) albums {{2010s-rock-album-stub