''Pour ceux qui dorment les yeux ouverts'' (''For those who sleep with their eyes open'') is an

extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.

by Congolese-French rapper

Gims Gandhi Bilel Djuna (; born 6 May 1986), better known by his stage name Maître Gims () and more recently just Gims (, ; sometimes stylized as GIMS), is a Congolese-French rapper, singer and songwriter. He grew up in France and currently lives i ...

, which was released on 7 December 2006. It was also Gims's first solo project produced by

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. He also participated with the group

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in some songs. The disc contains nine songs.

Background

In parallel with his career with

, Gims tried his hand at musical composition. At the end of 2006, he released his first solo project, a maxi entitled ''Pour ceux qui dorment les yeux ouverts''. The extended play was produced by ATK's Fredy K and Noko. With very few copies pressed, the disc aimed to make Gims known to the general public. The record features tracks with Sexion d'Assaut,

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rapper Koma and a singer named Carole.

Track listing

# "Eh Merde!" – 4:18 # "L'Arrière Plan" – 4:41 # "Je Dors Les Yeux Ouverts" (featuring Koma) – 3:48 # "L'Èspéciment De L'Espèce Humaine" (featuring Carole) – 3:38 # "Tsunami permanent" (featuring

) – 3:47 # "Sale Époque" – 4:13 # "M'Arrêter" – 3:50 # "Derniere épreuve" – 4:30 # "Du Coq à l'Ane" – 5:29

Release history

References

{{Authority control Gims albums 2006 debut EPs