''Divinidylle'' is the fifth studio album by French singer
Vanessa Paradis
Vanessa Chantal Paradis (; born 22 December 1972) is a French singer, model, and actress. Paradis became a child star at the age of 14 with the international success of her single "Joe le taxi" (1987). At age 18, she was awarded France's hig ...
, released on 27 August 2007 by
Barclay. It was recorded between November 2005 and June 2007. Critical reception was favourable, with
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databa ...
suggesting that it was "likely Paradis' best album yet". The artwork for the album was designed by American actor
Johnny Depp, Paradis' companion at the time.
The lead single, "Divine Idylle", was released to French radio in June 2007. According to
Francophonie Diffusion, it was the most-played French single worldwide during 2007.
The track "Divine Idylle" was covered by Taiwanese singer
Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai (; ; born September 15, 1980) is a Taiwanese singer, songwriter, and actress. Referred to as the " Queen of C-Pop", she is considered one of the most influential figures in Chinese popular culture. She is known for her continual rein ...
under the title "Love Attraction" on the 2009 album ''
Butterfly
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''.
Track listing
# "Divine Idylle" (lyrics: Marcel Kanche, Georges Kretek,
Matthieu Chedid
Matthieu Chedid (born 21 December 1971), better known by his stage name -M-, is a French rock singer-songwriter and guitar player. Since 2018, he has been the most awarded artist at the Victoires de la Musique Awards with 13 awards, tied with A ...
; music: Matthieu Chedid)
# "Chet Baker" (Jean Fauque, Matthieu Chedid)
''(Trumpet by Ibrahim Maalouf
Ibrahim Maalouf ( ar, ابراهيم معلوف, ; born 5 November 1980 in Beirut) is a French-Lebanese trumpeter, producer, arranger, and composer.
In 2022, he became the first Lebanese instrumentalist nominated at the Grammy Awards for his albu ...
)''
# "Les Piles" (
Thomas Fersen
Thomas Fersen (born 4 January 1963 in Paris) is a French singer-songwriter.
During his childhood, he was part of a punk group before playing the piano in café-theatres. He released his first album in 1993; it gave him immediate name recognition ...
)
''(featuring -M-)''
# "Dès que je te vois" (Matthieu Chedid)
# "Les Revenants" (
Franck Monnet
Franck Gilbert Yannick Monnet (born 13 September 1967, in Le Mans) is a French singer-songwriter.
He wrote songs for the following artists:
Vanessa Paradis (collaboration with Matthieu Chedid for the albums Bliss, 2000, and Divinidylle, 2007), ...
, Vanessa Paradis)
# "Junior suite" (Didier Golemanas,
Alain Chamfort
Alain Chamfort (born Alain Joseph Yves Le Govic; 2 March 1949) is a French singer of Breton origin.
Life and career
Chamfort was a promising pianist in his youth, and the piano became his instrument of choice. His first band The Dreamers h ...
)
# "L'Incendie" (Didier Golemanas, Vanessa Paradis, Serge Ubrette, Matthieu Chedid)
# "Irrésistiblement" (
Brigitte Fontaine
Brigitte Fontaine, (born 24 June 1939) is a singer of avant-garde music. She has employed numerous unusual musical styles, melding rock and roll, folk, jazz, electronica, spoken word poetry, and world. She has collaborated with Stereolab, Mic ...
, Matthieu Chedid)
# "La Bataille" (Franck Monnet, Vanessa Paradis)
# "La Mélodie" (Franck Monnet, Vanessa Paradis)
# "Jackadi" (Vanessa Paradis)
# "I Wouldn't Dare" (
Bill Carter, Ruth Ellsworth) (Bonus track for Japan only)
# "Emmenez-moi" (Bonus track for Japan only)
+ Bonus track (on-line song)
# "Emmenez-Moi" (
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour ( , ; born Shahnour Vaghinag Aznavourian, hy, Շահնուր Վաղինակ Ազնավուրեան, ; 22 May 1924 – 1 October 2018) was a French-Armenian singer, lyricist, actor and diplomat. Aznavour was known for his dist ...
)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2007 albums
Albums produced by Franck Monnet
Barclay (record label) albums
Vanessa Paradis albums