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Inventaire

Inventaire is the name given to the debut album of the French singer Christophe Willem. It was released on April 16, 2007 and was supported by the two hit singles "Double Je" and "Jacques a dit", which were top five hits in France and Belgium. The album was mainly composed by the French artists Zazie and Philippe Katerine.

Inventaire
Studio album by
Christophe Willem
ReleasedApril 16, 2007
RecordedFrance
GenrePop
LabelSony BMG
Christophe Willem chronology
Inventaire
(2007) 		Caféine
(2009)
Singles from Inventaire
  1. "Élu Produit de l'année"
    Released: March 22, 2007
  2. "Double Je"
    Released: May 25, 2007
  3. "Jacques a dit"
    Released: October 5, 2007
  4. "Quelle chance/September"
    Released: April 2008

It was the third more successful album of 2007 in France, and a huge success in francophone countries, with about 1 million copies sold. "Double Je" topped the French charts and was awarded the Victoire de la Musique for Song of the Year, while Willem won Best French Revelation of the Year. The album itself won Francophone Album of the Year at the 2008 NRJ Music Awards.

An acoustic version of the album was released, which also included the track "Sunny" and a cover of The Cranberries track "Zombie".

Track listing edit

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Jacques a dit" (French for Simon Says; literally "Jacques Said")ZazieZazie, Jean-Pierre Pilot, Olivier Schultheis3:49
2."Quelle Chance" ("What a Luck")ZazieZazie, Pilot, Schultheis4:15
3."Élu Produit de L'Année" ("Elected Product of the Year")Matthias DebureauxBertrand Burgalat3:16
4."Double Je" (Remix; untranslatable word play)ZazieZazie, Pilot, Schultheis3:18
5."Chambre Avec Vue" ("Room with a View")Natacha Le JeuneChristophe Willem4:31
6."Le Lycée" ("The High School")Philippe KaterineKaterine3:22
7."Intemporel" (Timeless)Benjamin KerberBertrand Burgalat3:59
8."Safe Text"ZazieZazie, Pilot, Schultheis3:59
9."Kiss the Bride"Rémy Lacroix, Pierre DemartyLacroix3:53
10."Pourquoi tu t'en vas?" (featuring Valérie Lemercier; "Why are you Leaving?")LemercierBertrand Burgalat3:26
11."Demain" ("Tomorrow")Pap DezielBenoît de Villeneuve3:18
12."La Tortue" ("The Turtle")KaterineKaterine2:52
13."Bombe Anatomique" ("Anatomic Bomb"; wordplay on Atomic Bomb)ZazieZazie, Pilot, Schultheis3:07
14."Double Je" (Original)ZazieZazie, Pilot, Schultheis3:38
15."Jacques a dit" (Remix)ZazieZazie, Pilot, Schultheis3:56
Digital Download Bonus Track
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
16."Des Nues"Caroline NahonWillem3:55

Track listing - Tout En Acoustic edit

  1. "Élu Produit de l'année"
  2. "Quelle chance"
  3. "Jacques a dit"
  4. "Le Lycée"
  5. "Sunny"
  6. "Bombe anatomique"
  7. "Zombie"
  8. "Chambre avec vue"
  9. "Des Nues"
  10. "Safe Text"
  11. "Double Je"
  12. "Kiss the Bride"

Personnel edit

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Certifications for Inventaire
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[9] Platinum 50,000*
France (SNEP)[10] 3× Platinum 600,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[11] Gold 15,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ Inventaire, in Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 21, 2008)
  2. ^ Inventaire, in French Digital Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved May 21, 2008)
  3. ^ Inventaire, in French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 21, 2008)
  4. ^ Inventaire, in Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 21, 2008)
  5. ^ La Voix d'un ange, in World Albums Chart Acharts.us (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
  6. ^ 2007 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
  7. ^ 2007 French Digital Chart Ifop.com Archived 2008-08-28 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
  8. ^ 2007 French Albums Chart Ifop.com Archived 2009-06-29 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
  9. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2007". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. ^ "French album certifications – Christophe Willem – Inventaire" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  11. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Inventaire')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
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