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| Studio album by Mylène Farmer | |||||||||||||||||
| Released | 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2004-2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Genre | Pop music | ||||||||||||||||
| Length | 71:01 | ||||||||||||||||
| Label | Polydor | ||||||||||||||||
| Producer | Laurent Boutonnat | ||||||||||||||||
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Avant que l'ombre. " Fuck Them All " is a 2005 song recorded by the French Canadian artist Mylène Farmer. " QI " is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. " Redonne-moi " is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. " L'Amour n'est rien " is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. " Peut-être-toi " is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. . . is the sixth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 4 2005. Mylène Farmer born Mylène Jeanne Gautier (12 September 1961 in Montreal, Canada is a French Singer, Songwriter, occasional Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. [1]
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As ordinarily Farmer released a studio album every four years, this sixth studio album was perhaps the most expected one. As a result, in 2003, the first rumors about a new album's recording went round, but only a compilation (Remixes) was released at that time, especially to make the fans wait because they wanted a new studio album. A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version At the end of 2004, Pascal Nègre, the Universal's director, said in the media that this album would be a double album. A double album is an audio Album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold (especially records and Compact Discs. Other rumours evoked duets with artists such as Benjamin Biolay, Diam's or Lara Fabian[2] [3]. A duet is a Musical composition or piece for two Performers In Classical music the term is most often used for a composition for two singers Benjamin Biolay (born 20 January 1973 is a French singer songwriter musician actor and Record producer. Diam's (real name: Mélanie Georgiades, born July 25, 1980 in Cyprus) is a French-language rap artist of French and Lara Fabian (born Lara Crokaert January 9, 1970 in Etterbeek, Belgium) is an international Belgian - Italian
Later, the album's release was officially postponed to early 2005, then for March and for April 4. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. The album was eventually composed of a single CD with a total of 15 titles (the largest number of songs on a Farmer's album). For the first time on a Farmer's album, one of the track contains a hidden song. Finally, at the press conference on December 9,[4] Farmer revealed the album's name : Avant que l'ombre. . . and said there would be no duets. With this album, Farmer abandoned the American musicians who had worked with her since Anamorphosée and collaborated again with several musicians from the beginning of her career. Anamorphosée is the fourth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on October 17 1995. [5]
The digipack version is a triptych version, with a central section that unfolds itself in the shape of a cross in order to discover the booklet in which the order of the texts is not the same as songs. A triptych (pronounced "trip-tick" trip'tik (or US: 'tɹʷɪp The refrain's lyrics of the eponymous song is put forward within the digipack. The different photographs of the booklet were directed by Dominique Isserman[6] and cost about 85,000 euros[7]. She also made the cover's photo, on which Farmer is lengthened, "asleep as Sleeping Beauty on an ochre and shades of red background". Sleeping Beauty ( "La Belle au Bois dormant" (The Beauty asleep in the wood is a Fairy tale classic the first in the set published in 1697 by Around the neck, she wears a cross made with two matches[8].
On March 28, a competition organized by the NRJ radio allowed the winners to listen to the album in its entirety in the presence of Pascal Nègre and Mylène Farmer. Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. NRJ (acronym read as énergie in French, enɛʁʒi is a French Multimedia group based in Paris. [9] The Virgin megastore and the FNAC ot the Champs Elysées[10] also organized a special deal with album's sales after midnight. The Fnac (originally Fédération nationale d’achats pour cadres, or National Purchasing Federation for Managers) is the largest French retailer The Avenue des Champs-Élysées (ʃɑ̃zeliˈze) is the most prestigious avenue in Paris. [11] The album was released twice : first on April 4 in a collector version, and then on April 18 in a traditional version for the general public. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. [12]
The album was supported by a series of 13 concerts at Paris-Bercy in January 2006. The Gare de Bercy is a Railway station and terminus in Paris, France, run by the SNCF.
According to Laurent Boutonnat, this album is more acoustic and electronic than the previous ones he had produced. Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat (born June 14[[ 961]] in Paris) is a French Musician and director of films and music videos [13] [14] A newspaper said : "The style is the same, but the sounds evolve : more acoustic sounds mixed with electro and keyboards. Farmer sings with a voice more natural than usual". [15] This album is "a continuation of the singer's discography", but with a "certain calm in the prose", with a "majority of ballads". [16] In this album, Farmer's voice is "filled with softness and fragility". For one of the first time, she sings in low notes. [5]
With this album, "Boutonnat opens his production to new instruments" : the clarinet ("Redonne-moi") and the vibraphone ("Avant que l'ombre..."). The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word " Redonne-moi " is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. The vibraphone, sometimes called the vibraharp or simply the vibes, is a Musical instrument in the mallet subfamily of the percussion family " Avant que l'ombre " is a song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer in a studio version in 2005 and in a live version at the time [17]
The album deals with the "apprehension of a woman facing the death with after all the satisfaction to have loved". [16] It mainly talk of sex, death and religion. [18] The lyrics are "slightly disturbing", are "sometimes important", and there is some "humor". [19] About the album's content, Farmer said : "I very selfishly continues to talk about me, my shadows, my lights". [20] [21]
The journalist Benoît Cachin considers this album was less sophisticated than the previous ones. A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Among the subjects tackled there are religion, literature, sexuality, hope for a better life, love (for the first time, a happy love), the revolt, the dream and the self-mockery. Although the album appears to be "consistent and uniform", it is confusing by its texts "particularly abstruse". Some of them have many puns and literary references not really known to the general public[8]. A pun (or paronomasia) is a Phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar-sounding Words for humorous or Rhetorical
Some media considered that this album doesn't contain any big surprises : "Farmer's voice is still light, fragile, sometimes scrapie" to cause more emotion. The piano gives the tempo but the strings dominate for creating "a labyrinthine atmosphere"[22]. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers The string section is the largest body of the standard Orchestra and consists of bowed String instruments of the Violin family. Caroline Bee believes that this album is too similar to the previous ones and lacks innovation. [23] This album is a "distressing repeatition of her old hits" (Actu02). [24] "Disappointing", with "ethereal chords", "songs stretched and similar" (Télé Star). [25] "Her album is not revolutionary. (. . . ) Certain chords are even fuddy-duddy. (. . . ) A mixed success" (Télé 2 Semaines). [26] "Nothing is very surprising nor really new. Always this voice on the wire, at the edge of the crack. Always this dark romanticism bathed in mystical, erotic, and morbid image more or less woolly" (Le Journal du dimanche). [27]
According to Rolling Stone, this album has a "great sweetness" but "ultimately suffers from a major flaw : it is the sixth album from an artist whom everyone expects too". [28] On the whole, the album was well-received in the media, particularly by the French newspaper Le Monde. Le Monde (The World is a [17]
The album was rewarded with the title "Best Album of the Year" in 2005 at NRJ Music Awards. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The NRJ Music Awards, created in 2000 by the radio station NRJ in partnership with the Television network TF1 takes place every year in mid-January at
In France, the album went straight to #1 on French Albums Chart, becoming the fifth Farmer's album to be #1 in France,[29] and was Gold disc from its first week, on April 9, 2005, although there was no promotion made by the singer. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. It stayed #1 for three weeks non-consecutive, alternating with Grégory Lemarchal's album, Je deviens moi. Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal ( May 13, 1983 – April 30, 2007) was a French Singer and winner of the fourth series Je deviens moi (meaning I Become Myself) is the name of the first studio album recorded by the French singer Grégory Lemarchal. However, Avant que l'ombre. . . fell off the top ten after only eight weeks, and then the top 50 after 23 weeks. It re-entered in the top 20 in January after an intense advertising, an interview on TF1 and the concerts at Bercy. for the motorway in Tenerife Spain see TF1 Motorway, for the WWI aircraft Sopwith Camel#(Trench Fighter T Avant que l'ombre à Bercy is the Mylène Farmer 's 2006 concert tour in support of her sixth studio album Avant que l'ombre It stayed for a total of 77 weeks in the top 200[30], but it was the first time that a Farmer's album remained so little time in the top of the chart. The album was certified Platinum[31], then Double platinum on July 6, 2006[32]. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. It was the 8th best-selling album of 2005 in France[33].
In Belgium (Wallonia), the album started at number 1 on April 16 and remained for six consecutive weeks at the top, before being dislodged by Raphaël's Caravane. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Wallonia, or Wallonie, (Wallonie Wallonien Wallonië Waloneye is the Meridional part of Belgium belonging to the Romance linguistic field Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Raphaël Haroche (born 7 November 1975 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France) is a French singer who performs The album featured for 14 weeks in the top 10 and then fell. As in France, it re-ranked in the top 50 in January 2006 thanks to the promotion, but stayed in the lower positions[34]. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. As a result, the album appeared for a total of 31 weeks and was certified Gold album[35]. The album peaked at #5 on 2005 End of the Year Chart[36].
In Switzerland, the album debuted directly at #2 on April 17, but fell very quickly and left the top 100 after its 11th week[37]. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor.
In Belgium (Flanders), the album was not successful and was ranked for only one week, at #48, on April 23, 2005[38]. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Flanders (Vlaanderen Flandre Flandern is a geographical region located in parts of present day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at
Some people considered these performances as being disappointing in comparison with those of previous Farmer's albums.
1 + 1 DVD containing the video and the making of of "Fuck Them All"
2 Near the centering of one of the two vinyls is engraved the phrase "Quel talent Lolo, vingt ans après", in reference to Laurent Boutonnat
3 "Nobody Knows" features as 15th track and its lyrics are available in the booklet
4 "Nobody Knows" features as 15th track
5 Not contains "Nobody Knows"
| # | Title | Length | Performance(s) on tour(s) | TV performance(s) | Comment[39] |
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| 1 | "Avant que l'ombre..." | 5:55 | 2006 tour | No | See main article "Avant que l'ombre..." |
| 2 | "Fuck Them All" | 4:32 | 2006 tour | No | See main article "Fuck Them All" |
| 3 | "Dans les rues de Londres" | 3:50 | 2006 tour | No | This song is a tribute to Virginia Woolf, a British writer whose novels Mrs. Dalloway and The Wave and the letter she wrote to her husband just before her suicide are evoked in the lyrics. In cinema, a making-of is a Behind the scenes Documentary film look of the production of the show " Fuck Them All " is a 2005 song recorded by the French Canadian artist Mylène Farmer. Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat (born June 14[[ 961]] in Paris) is a French Musician and director of films and music videos " Avant que l'ombre " is a song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer in a studio version in 2005 and in a live version at the time Avant que l'ombre à Bercy is the Mylène Farmer 's 2006 concert tour in support of her sixth studio album Avant que l'ombre " Avant que l'ombre " is a song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer in a studio version in 2005 and in a live version at the time " Fuck Them All " is a 2005 song recorded by the French Canadian artist Mylène Farmer. Avant que l'ombre à Bercy is the Mylène Farmer 's 2006 concert tour in support of her sixth studio album Avant que l'ombre " Fuck Them All " is a 2005 song recorded by the French Canadian artist Mylène Farmer. Avant que l'ombre à Bercy is the Mylène Farmer 's 2006 concert tour in support of her sixth studio album Avant que l'ombre (Adeline Virginia Woolf (née Stephen; 25 January 1882 – 28 March 1941 was an English Novelist and Essayist, regarded as one of the foremost Mrs Dalloway (published on 14 May, 1925) is a Novel by Virginia Woolf that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway in The themes of life, death, love are tackled.
The song was considered by fans as one of the best tracks on the album, and rumors had announced its release as the fifth single from the album. |
| 4 | "Q.I" | 5:20 | 2006 tour | No | See main article "Q.I" |
| 5 | "Redonne-moi" | 4:22 | 2006 tour | Symphonic Show, France 2, November 12, 2005 | See main article "Redonne-moi" |
| 6 | "Porno graphique" | 4:16 | 2006 tour | No | The song, full of puns and with esoteric words, deals with themes related to sexual practices, and is a praise of sexual freedom. " QI " is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Avant que l'ombre à Bercy is the Mylène Farmer 's 2006 concert tour in support of her sixth studio album Avant que l'ombre " QI " is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. " Redonne-moi " is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Avant que l'ombre à Bercy is the Mylène Farmer 's 2006 concert tour in support of her sixth studio album Avant que l'ombre France 2 is the largest French public Television network It is part of the France Télévisions group along with France 3, France 5 Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Redonne-moi " is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Avant que l'ombre à Bercy is the Mylène Farmer 's 2006 concert tour in support of her sixth studio album Avant que l'ombre A pun (or paronomasia) is a Phrase that deliberately exploits confusion between similar-sounding Words for humorous or Rhetorical A sexual norm can refer to a Personal or a social norm Most cultures have social norms regarding sexuality, and define normal sexuality In the words, Farmer cites the words of a journalist who had qualified as "porno chic" the photos in the booklet of the best of Les Mots. Les Mots is the first compilation by Mylène Farmer, released on November 26, 2001. At the end of the song, Farmer sighs, and then says without singing : "T'as pas un p'tit Mojito ?", before bursting out laughing. |
| 7 | "Derrière les fenêtres" | 4:02 | No | No | Hard to understand, the text seems to be a tribute to unknown people who remain in the shadow. |
| 8 | "Aime" | 4:32 | No | No | This song is a tribute to Serge Gainsbourg whom it uses his vocabulary, puns and techniques. Serge Gainsbourg ɡɛ̃'zbuʁ (2 April 1928 &ndash 2 March 1991 was a French Poet, Singer-songwriter, Actor and It also cites a 1969 song's title written by Gainsbourg : "L'Anamour". Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In this esoteric text, Farmer evokes her passionate love that makes her suffer, and for the first time, she specifies the location of this memory of love, namely Palermo. Palermo ( Sicilian: Palermu, Greek: Panormus, al-Madinah during Muslim rule is a historic City in |
| 9 | "Tous ces combats" | 4:00 | No | No | This ballad touches on the interior fightings which Farmer is forced to face. A ballad is a Poem usually set to Music; thus it often is a story told in a Song. She also declares she expects the love that will enable her to be more serene.
This text refers to a work by Paul Verlaine, Les Poèmes saturniens, whose one of the sections is entitled "Mélancholia" (term used in the refrain of the song). Paul-Marie Verlaine (vɛʁˈlɛn March 30, 1844 &ndash January 8, 1896) was a French poet associated with the Symbolist |
| 10 | "Ange, parle-moi" | 3:40 | 2006 tour | No | In the song, Farmer addresses an angel asking him of not dying. Avant que l'ombre à Bercy is the Mylène Farmer 's 2006 concert tour in support of her sixth studio album Avant que l'ombre An angel is a Spiritual Supernatural being found in many Religions Although the nature of angels and the tasks given to them vary from tradition to tradition She seems to make reference to Satan, his pride and greed in the couplet. Satan, ( Standard Hebrew Satan'el, English accuser) is a term that originates from the Abrahamic faiths, being traditionally |
| 11 | "L'Amour n'est rien..." | 5:03 | 2006 tour | No | See main article "L'Amour n'est rien..." |
| 12 | "J'attends" | 5:20 | No | No | In this optimistic song, Farmer confesses she's happy to be in love, but nonetheless she expects that love will take her away and overcome her in a very close relationship. " L'Amour n'est rien " is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Avant que l'ombre à Bercy is the Mylène Farmer 's 2006 concert tour in support of her sixth studio album Avant que l'ombre " L'Amour n'est rien " is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. |
| 13 | "Peut-être toi" | 4:45 | 2006 tour | No | See main article "Peut-être toi" |
| 14 | "Et Pourtant. " Peut-être-toi " is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Avant que l'ombre à Bercy is the Mylène Farmer 's 2006 concert tour in support of her sixth studio album Avant que l'ombre " Peut-être-toi " is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. . . " | 4:35 | No | No | In this moving and sensitive song, Farmer referred to the fact that she will die sooner or later, but she seems to be relieved to have known love, although she suffers.
The singer performs many notes in very high tones and the music is very sweet, putting forward the singer's voice. It is the most acoustic song of the album. |
| 141 | "Nobody Knows" | 4:43 | 2006 tour | No | Lyrics are not easy to understand. Avant que l'ombre à Bercy is the Mylène Farmer 's 2006 concert tour in support of her sixth studio album Avant que l'ombre The music is both melancholy and worrying. |
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Except "L'Amour n'est rien..." : Music : Laurent Boutonnat & Mylène Farmer
Except "Ange, parle-moi" and "Et Pourtant. " L'Amour n'est rien " is a 2005 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. . . " : Jean-Marie Ecay
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| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales |
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| Belgium | Gold[35] | April 16, 2005 | 20,000 | |
| France | 2 x Platinum[32] | July 6, 2006 | 600,000 | 700,000[40] (including 359,521 in 2005[41] + 67,540 in 2006[42]) |
1 The French Digital Charts started on June 18, 2005. Ultratop is the name of the official Belgian Record charts Due to the two different regions ( Flanders and Wallonia) there are two different Ultratop 50 is the chart of best selling singles in Flanders. |
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| Preceded by 2005: Le train des Enfoirés by Les Enfoirés |
French Albums Chart number-one album (first run) April 9 - April 16, 2005 |
Succeeded by Je deviens moi by Grégory Lemarchal |
| Preceded by 2005: Le train des Enfoirés by Les Enfoirés |
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart number-one album April 16 - May 21, 2005 |
Succeeded by Caravane by Raphaël |
| Preceded by Je deviens moi by Grégory Lemarchal |
French Albums Chart number-one album (second run) April 30, 2005 |
Succeeded by Caravane by Raphaël |