''Elsa, l'essentiel 1986–1993'' is a compilation album by
French
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singer
Elsa Lunghini
Elsa Lunghini, stage name Elsa (born 20 May 1973), is a French singer and actress. She was a teenage pop-star in the late-1980s. In 1986, she was the youngest singer to reach number one in the French charts, with the single " T'en va pas", and sh ...
. It was released in 1997.
Background and chart success
The album contains songs from Elsa's first three albums : ''
Elsa'', ''
Rien que pour ça
''Rien que pour ça...'' is the second album by the French singer Elsa Lunghini and was released in 1990.NB. Sound quality: ADD.
Background and critical reception
In this album, recorded in London, Elsa continued her musical collaboration with ...
'' and ''
Douce violence''. It contains all the songs released as singles, plus several titles that feature on the three studio albums and four cover versions in other languages of three of her hits from ''Elsa'' ("T'en va pas", "Jour de neige" and "Jamais nous").
The album met moderate success in Belgium where it was charted for ten weeks, from May 10 to July 19, 1997, peaking at #25 in its fourth week,
[''Elsa, l'essentiel 1986-1993'', Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Char]
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(Retrieved June 1, 2008) but it was more successful in France, reaching #5 on the compilations chart
[Elia Habib, ''Muz hit. tubes'', p. 583 ()] and achieving Gold status.
[Elsa's certification]
(Retrieved June 1, 2008)
Track listing
Charts
Certifications and sales
References
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1997 greatest hits albums
Elsa Lunghini albums