''Cœur de pirate'' is the debut album by Canadian singer Cœur de pirate, released September 16, 2008 on

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"Ensemble"

The album attracted some media attention in the

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in February 2009 when François Vachon, a photographer from

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, used her song "Ensemble" as the soundtrack to a popular

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video depicting his baby son playing with toys, leading to coverage on ''

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'' and a favourable review from blogger

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Chart performance

As of June 21, 2009, the album had spent 80 weeks on Canada's

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charts, and has charted in France, Switzerland and Belgium.

Awards

The album was nominated for Francophone Album of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards, and was a longlisted nominee for the

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Track listing

Quebec / Canada release (2008)

# "Le long du large" (2:39) # " Comme des enfants" (2:51) # "Fondu au noir" (2:08) # "Corbeau" (2:04) # "Berceuse" (1:57) # "Intermission" (2:58) # "Printemps" (2:25) # "Ensemble" (3:07) # "La vie est ailleurs" (2:27) # "Pour un infidèle" (duet with

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) (2:31) # "Francis" (2:55) # "C'était salement romantique" (2:52)

French release (2009)

# "Le Long du large" (2:39) # "Comme des enfants" (2:51) # "Berceuse" (1:57) # "Printemps" (2:25) # "Francis" (2:55) # "Intermission" (2:58) # "Ensemble" (3:07) # "C'était salement romantique" (2:52) # "La vie est ailleurs" (2:27) # "Pour un infidèle" (with

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) (2:31) # "Corbeau" (2:04) # "Fondu au noir" (2:08) All lyrics and music by Béatrice Martin.A sentence "Paroles et musique par BÉATRICE MARTIN" is on this album's credit.

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

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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