''Besoin'' ( French: ''Need'') is the debut studio album released by

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. The album was released in 1986 through Julisa and Carrere Records. The album was produced by Yves Roze, and released in some countries as ''Live Your Life'' or simply ''Stéphanie''. ''Besoin'' reached number six at the

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and the Swedish Albums Chart, number twelve at the

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, and number 59 at the

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. It reportedly sold in approximately 1.5 million units, and achieved gold status in France for over 100,000 units.

Album information

Preceding the release of ''Besoin'', Stéphanie released her début single " Ouragan", which she produced herself. It reportedly sold more than 2 million copies. Stéphanie then signed a recording contract with French

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s Julisa and Carrere. The album was produced by Yves Roze. ''Besoin'' was released in September 1986, incorporating dance-pop, synthpop, dance and

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. Despite the success of her first album, Stéphanie did not make a follow-up for five years until the release of '' Stéphanie'' in 1991.

Singles

* " Ouragan" was released as the

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from the album. The song achieved a worldwide success, topping the

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and charting at number 11 at the Swiss Singles Chart. Its

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version "Irresistible" peaked at number two at the

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and number five at the

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. * "

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" was released in 1986, charting at number four in France and number 28 in Switzerland. Its English language version "One Love to Give" reached number one in Sweden and number ten in Germany. * "Young Ones Everywhere" was not released as an official single, but to benefit

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. * "Fleur du mal (à Paul)" was released in 1987, and charted at number 16 in France. The single version has been retitled "Fleurs du mal". * "Live Your Life" was released in 1987 as the final single from ''Besoin''. It peaked at number nine at the

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Track listing

Chart positions

Certifications

References

External links

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