Le Passage (album)

Le Passage
Studio album by Jenifer Bartoli
Released	June 1, 2004
Recorded	The Aerosol Grey Machine, Vollsjö Studio Gang, Paris KBros Studio, Stockholm Studio Méga, Suresnes Studio Plus XXX, Paris Studio Ramsès 2, Paris Westlake Audio, Los Angeles
Genre	Pop, pop rock, soul
Length	43:53 1:11:00 (double album)
Label	Universal, Mercury
Producer	Calogero, Andreas Karlegård, Martin Karlegård, Olivier Marly, Maxim Nucci, Big Smith
Jenifer Bartoli chronology
Jenifer (2002) Le Passage (2004) Jenifer fait son live (2005)
Singles from Le Passage
"Ma Révolution" Released: June 1, 2004 "Le Souvenir de ce jour" Released: September 21, 2004 "C'est de l'or" Released: February 15, 2005 "Serre-moi" Released: August 29, 2005

Le Passage is the second studio album recorded by French singer Jenifer Bartoli. It was released on June 1, 2004 and contains the hit singles "Ma Révolution" and "Le Souvenir de ce jour". It became a top three album in France and Belgium (Wallonia). Famous artists such as Marc Levy, Calogero and Kyo participated in the writing of the record.

This album allowed Bartoli to be awarded 'Best French Artist' at the MTV Europe Music Awards, on November 18, 2004. In 2005, it also won a NRJ Music Awards in the category 'Francophone Album of the Year'.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ma révolution"	Andreas Karlegård, Martin Karlegård	3:36
2.	"Le Souvenir de ce jour"	Benoît Poher, Nicolas Chassagne, Fabien Dubos, Florian Dubos	3:17
3.	"C'est de l'or"	Élodie Hesme, Calogero, Gioacchino Maurici	4:17
4.	"Ose"	Patrice Guirao, Maxim Nucci	3:53
5.	"Pour toi"	Tina Arena, Rémi Lacroix, Jérémie Mathot	3:42
6.	"J'en ai assez"	Andreas Karlegård, Martin Karlegård	3:11
7.	"Comme un yoyo"	Colin Campsie, Phil Thornalley	3:49
8.	"Le Passage"	Tristan Leroy, Arnaud Affolter	3:35
9.	"Celle que tu vois"	Jean-Marc Bernad, Pascal Lafa	4:17
10.	"Serre-moi"	Tristan Leroy, Sébastien Chouard, Maxim Nucci	3:38
11.	"Chou boup"	Jenifer Bartoli, Julien Cisinski, Maxim Nucci	3:31
12.	"De vous à moi"	Ondine Gaspar, Maxim Nucci	3:07
Total length:			43:53

Album credits

Barilla.design - design Idriss El Mehdi Benani - keyboards (C'est de l'or) Calogero - bass guitar (C'est de l'or) Xavier Caux - programming (Le passage) Christophe Dubois - drums & percussion (C'est de l'or) Peter Ebrelius - viola Tomas Ebrelius - violin Azim Haidaryan - photography Simon Hale - strings conducting Andreas Karlegård - bass guitar & keyboards Martin Karlegård - guitar Abraham Laboriel Jr. - drums Sandrine Le Bars - executive producer Christoffer Lundquist - strings conducting Olivier Marly - guitar (C'est de l'or) Jost Nickel - drums (Le passage) Maxim Nucci - guitar, keyboards & programming Anna Nygrén - piano Mikko Paavola - additional guitar Philippe Rault - executive producer for Bastille Productions Charlotta Weber Sjöholm - cello Big Smith - bass guitar (Le passage) Frank Tontoh - drums (Serre-moi & De vous à moi) Laurent Vernerey - bass guitar

Ma révolution, Le souvenir de ce jour, Pour toi, J'en ai assez, Comme un yoyo & Celle que tu vois Produced by Andreas Karlegård & Martin Karlegård for KBros Engineered by KBros at The Aerosol Grey Machine, Vollsjö, KBros Studio, Stockholm & Studio Ramsès 2, Paris Engineered by Ken Allardyce at Westlake Audio, Los Angeles Assistant engineer - Jason Rankins (Westlake Audio) C'est de l'or Produced by Calogero & Olivier Marly Engineered by Étienne Colin at Studio Gang, Paris Assistant engineer - Florian Lagatta Ose, Serre-moi & De vous à moi Produced by Maxim Nucci Engineered by Jean-Paul Gonnod at Studio Plus XXX, Paris Engineered by Stéphane Lévy-B at Studio Méga, Suresnes Pro Tools editing by Xavier Caux Le passage Produced by Maxim Nucci & Big Smith Engineered by Mickaël Rangeard at Studio Plus XXX Assistant engineer - Mathias Froidefond Chou boup Produced by Andreas Karlegård, Martin Karlegård & Maxim Nucci Engineered by KBros at KBros Studio Engineered by Jean-Paul Gonnod at Studio Plus XXX Engineered by Stéphane Lévy-B at Studio Méga

• Artistic direction - Bertrand Lamblot
  • Assistant - Alexandra Cubizolles
• Mixed by Bob Clearmountain at Mix This!, Pacific Palisades
• Assistant mixing: Kevin Harp
• Mastered by Miles Showell at Metropolis Mastering, London

Charts

Peak positions Chart (2004) Peak position Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[1] 3 French Albums Chart[2] 2 Swiss Albums Chart[3] 16

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[4] 17 French Albums Chart[5] 17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[6]	Gold	25,000^*
France (SNEP)[7]	Platinum	300,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Le Passage, in Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
2. Le Passage, in French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
3. Le Passage, in Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
4. 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
5. 2004 French Albums Chart Ifop.com Archived 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved May 20, 2008)
6. "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2005". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
7. "French album certifications – Jenifer – Le Passage" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.