''Gentleman cambrioleur'' is the fifth studio album by
Canadian
Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...
singer
Garou, and his sixth album overall. This is Garou's first
cover album
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, covering songs from artists such as
Jacques Dutronc
Jacques Dutronc (born 28 April 1943) is a French singer, songwriter, guitarist, composer, and actor. He married singer Françoise Hardy on 30 March 1981 and together they have a son (manouche jazz) guitarist Thomas Dutronc, born 1973); they sep ...
. The title refers to fictional character
Arsene Lupin, who was often referred as ''Gentleman Cambrioleur'' (Gentleman Thief in French).
Track listing
#"Gentleman cambrioleur" — 2:28
(Yves Dessca, Jean-Pierre Bourtayre, Alain Boublil)
#"
I Love Paris
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Notable recor ...
" — 2:33
(Cole Porter
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)
#"Les dessous chics" — 2:36
(Serge Gainsbourg
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)
#"
Sorry" — 3:33
(Madonna
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, Stuart Price
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)
#"
New Year's Day
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" — 4:04
( U2)
#"
Les Champs-Élysées" — 3:27
(Pierre Delanoë
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, Mike Deighan, Michael Wilshaw)
#"
Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?
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" — 3:50
(Carmine Appice
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, Duane Hitchings, Rod Stewart
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)
#"Aimer d'amour" — 3:17
(George Thurston
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, Léo Sayer, Albert Hammond
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)
#"C'est comme ça" — 3:35
(Fred Chichin
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He was part of the pop-rock duo Les Rita Mitsouko, along with Catherine Ringer, whom he met in 1979. Prior to his w ...
, Catherine Ringer
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)
#"Je veux tout" — 2:50
(Ariane Moffatt
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)
#"A ma fille" — 3:50
(Charles Aznavour
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)
#"
The Sound of Silence" — 4:31
(Paul Simon
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)
#"
Everybody Knows" — 5:58
(Leonard Cohen
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, Sharon Robinson)
Charts
Weekly charts
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References
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2009 albums
Garou (singer) albums
Covers albums
Sony Music France albums