''Rêver mieux'' is the third studio album by
Québécois singer and musician
Daniel Bélanger
Daniel Bélanger (born December 26, 1961) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His music is eclectic, inspired by alternative rock, folk and electronic music, sometimes humorous, sometimes wistful.
Biography
In middle 1983, he founded the band Hu ...
.
["Electrifying changes: Belanger goes from folkie to high tech on his new album, Rever Mieux". '']Montreal Gazette
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'', November 19, 2001. It was his first album to incorporate
electronic music
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elements into his sound, which Bélanger attributed to the influence of recent music by
Beth Orton,
DJ Shadow
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DJ Sh ...
and
Depeche Mode.
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It was certified platinum in January 2002 for selling more than 100,000 copies.
The album's supporting tour was noted for the participation of the then-unknown ]Ariane Moffatt
Ariane Moffatt (born 26 April 1979) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Known for working across multiple musical genres, Moffatt's music combines elements of electronica, jazz, folk, and pop. A francophone, she is bilingual and has recorded track ...
as a keyboardist and backing vocalist.
Awards
The album was nominated for several Prix Félix
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in 2002, winning for Best Album and Best Pop Rock Album. Bélanger also won the award for Best Concert, and was cowinner with Garou of the award for Best Male Artist. The album won the Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2003, and was shortlisted for Album of the Year.["Shania, Avril Lavigne, Our Lady Peace lead pack with nominations". '']Timmins Daily Press
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'', February 13, 2003.
Track listing
#"Te quitter" - 3:48
#"Fous n'importe où" - 3:59
#"Chante encore" - 4:30
#"Une femme, un train, un homme et une gare" - 4:12
#"Dans un spoutnik" - 5:35
#"Tu tombes" - 3:12
#"Une chanson pour moi" - 2:59
#"Dis tout sans rien dire" - 3:23
#"Intouchable et immortel" - 7:56
#"Fugue en sol inconnu" - 4:37
#"Air pur" - 5:53
#"Rêver mieux" - 3:19
#"Comme des amants" - 3:48
#"Revivre" - 3:21
Certifications
Year-end charts
References
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2001 albums
Daniel Bélanger albums
Audiogram (label) albums
Juno Award for Francophone Album of the Year albums