''La Bande à Renaud'' is a series of two
tribute album
An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette), or digital. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century a ...
s to French singer
Renaud
Renaud Pierre Manuel Séchan (; born 11 May 1952 in Paris), known as Renaud, is a French singer-songwriter.
With twenty-six albums to his credit, selling nearly twenty million copies, he is one of France's most popular singers. Several of h ...
, consisting of songs of his performed by various other artists. The albums were released in June and October 2014, respectively.
''La Bande à Renaud''
The initial album was released on Mercury / Universal Music containing 14 songs interpreted by 15 artists. The musical project was supervised by Renaud himself, assisted by Dominique Blanc-Francard and
Alain Lanty. It reached the top of
SNEP
SNEP (, in English National Syndicate of Phonographic Publishing) is the inter-professional organisation that protects the interests of the French record industry. Originally known under the acronym SNICOP, the organisation was established in ...
, the official French Albums Chart in its first week of release.
There were two official released singles from the single. The track "Mistral gagnant" was a major release single that appeared in the SNEP French Singles Chart and in
Ultratop
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium. Ultratop is a non-profit organization, created in 1995 on the initiative of the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), the Belgian member organiz ...
Belgian (Wallonia) Charts. Another official single was the collective singing "Dès que le vent soufflera". It charted in France and appeared in Belgium's
Ultratipchart. Many other tracks appeared briefly in the SNEP charts.
The album shows photos of artists photographed by Barbara d'Alessandri wearing a red
bandana
A kerchief (from the Old French ''couvre-chef'', "cover head"), also known as a bandana or bandanna, is a triangular or square piece of cloth tied around the Human head, head, face, or neck for protective or decorative purposes. The popularity of ...
, Renaud's signature paraphernalia. The album cover also shows a big "R" logo made of a red bandana.
Track list
''La Band à Renaud Volume 2''
After the great success of the initial album, a second album was released on 27 October 2014 containing 15 more tracks by 16 artists.
Track list
Charts
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;''La Bande à Renaud Volume 2''
Charting singles from the album
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References
External links
Official website
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2014 compilation albums
2010s tribute albums