''Rodéo'' is a 2004 album recorded by French pop singer
Zazie
Isabelle Marie Anne de Truchis de Varennes (born 18 April 1964), better known by her stage name Zazie, is a French singer-songwriter and former fashion model. Her greatest hits include "Je suis un homme", "À ma place" and "Speed". She co-produce ...
. It was her fifth studio album and her seventh album overall. It was released on 22 November 2004 and achieved success in francophone countries. It provided four singles, but all of them were only released as promotional singles and therefore did not chart.
Background and release
For the first time, Zazie co-wrote all the songs on the album with the composers
Jean-Pierre Pilot
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* Karine Jean-Pierre
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and
Philippe Paradis.
The album was recorded at a house in the
Luberon
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in November 2003. It was released in two editions : a standard edition and an edition including a bonus track, "Mon coeur à la science", and a DVD. This DVD contains the music videos for ten songs of the album presented under a 40-minute film entitled "Rodéo indien". As the title indicates it, this film was shot in
India
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, by
Didier Le Pêcheur
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, who had already produced other music videos for Zazie. This DVD is also composed of a making-of and an Indian remixed version of the songs "Tous des anges", "Un point c'est toi" and "Zen".
Chart performance
In France, the album went straight to number two, its peak position, on 21 November 2004. It dropped on the chart and totaled nine weeks, 21 weeks in the top 50 and 70 weeks in the top 200. In Belgium (Wallonia), it debuted at No. 7 on 4 December 2004 and reached a peak of number two for four consecutive weeks. It remained in the top 100 for 45 weeks. In Switzerland, the album was charted for nine weeks and achieved No. 45 in its four weeks, on 26 December 2004.
Track listings
1Tracks 3, 7, 8, 10, and 12 are credited in the order: Zazie, Philippe Paradis, Jean-Pierre Pilot.
Credits and personnel
* Musicians : Angel Luis Cabrera, Philippe Desbois and Bruno Le Roux
* Acoustic guitar and bass : Nicolas Fiszman
* Kalimba : Jean-Pierre Pilot
* Keyboards : Philippe Paradis and Jean-Pierre Pilot
* Guitar : Philippe Paradis
* Assistant : Ted Hall
* Mixing : Yves Jaget
* Programming : Jean-Pierre Pilot and Philippe Paradis
* Backline technician : Éric Salmon
* Photo and design : Laurent Seroussi
Release history
Charts
Certifications and sales
References
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2004 albums
Zazie albums