is the first album recorded by French singer Stanislas, released on 19 November 2007. It had some success in francophone countries. Three singles from this album were top twenty hits in France.

Background and release

After having composed for several artists such as

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and

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and being a conductor, Stanislas decided to compose for himself. His first album, , was written by Amaury Salmon, Elodie Hesmes and Frédéric Doll. Stanislas participated in the writing of two songs and the composition of all tracks. The album was released under several formats : first as a CD, then in a second edition with additional two tracks, including a duet with

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, then in a limited edition including the music videos of the singles on a DVD. The album provided three successful singles, particularly in France : "" (#2 in France, No. 15 in Belgium), "La Belle de Mai" (#19 in France) and "" (#2 in France, No. 3 in Belgium and No. 68 in Switzerland).

Critical reception

The album was generally well received by critics. '' MCM'' stated : ith this album, Stanislasopens the doors of his world full of poetry and charm, offering compositions that could easily illustrate Christmas tales and fantasy epics". Stanislas found his inspiration from other singers or groups including U2,

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. His musical universe is composed of tributes to Slavic composers (

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, Tchaikovski) and references of the new wave of the 1980s. This album mixes classical influences of the singer and light pop melodies. The album achieved success in France and Belgium (Wallonia) where it remained in the charts for almost two years. It reached number ten in France in its tenth week in the chart, on 26 January 2008, and number eight in Belgium in its third week, on 9 February 2008.

Track listings

; First edition # "" Amaury Salmon / Stanislas – 4:57 # "La Belle de Mai" Patrice Guirao / Stanislas – 4:16 # "Les lignes de ma main" Élodie Hesmes / Stanislas – 2:12 # "" Amaury Salmon / Stanislas – 5:16 # "Entre deux femmes" Julie D'Aimé / Stanislas – 3:52 # "Ana quand bien même" Amaury Salmon / Stanislas – 3:32 # "Nouveau big bang" Élodie Hesmes / Stanislas – 3:18 # "L'absinthe pour l'absent" Élodie Hesmes / Stanislas – 3:10 # "Le temps des roses" Élodie Hesmes / Stanislas – 4:49 # "L'âge bête" Stanislas / Stanislas – 4:20 # "À d'autres" Frédéric Doll / Stanislas – 5:02 # "Mémoire morte" Amaury Salmon / Stanislas – 4:11 # "L'hiver" Stanislas / Stanislas – 7:01 ; Second edition + Bonus # "La débâcle des sentiments" (by Stanislas and

) – 4:10 # "L'équilibre instable" – 4:38 ; Limited edition + DVD # "La débâcle des sentiments" (music video) # "La Belle de Mai" (music video) # "Le Manège" (music video)

Background and release

Critical reception

Track listings

Charts and sales

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References