Seul au piano

Seul au Piano
Studio album by
Pierre Lapointe
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2011 (2011-01-17)
RecordedNovember 2010
GenrePop rock, world[1]
Length69:32
LabelWagram
Pierre Lapointe chronology
Sentiments Humains
(2009) 		Seul au Piano
(2011) 		Punkt
(2013)

Seul au Piano, also referred to as Pierre Lapointe Seul au Piano (English: Pierre Lapointe Alone at the Piano), is an album by Canadian Québécois singer Pierre Lapointe, recorded in November 2010 and released in January 2011.[1] The album reached a peak position of number two on Billboard's Top Canadian Albums chart.

Composition

Seul au Piano contains sixteen tracks, all written or co-written by Lapointe.[1] "Reine Émilie" originally appeared on Lapointe's self-titled album (2004).[2] "Le Lion Imberbe", "27-100 Rue des Partances" (as "Au 27-100 Rue de Partances"), "Deux par Deux Rassemblés", "De Glace" and "Tous les Visages" originally appeared on Lapointe's 2006 album La Forêt des Mal-Aimés.[3] "Ces Étranges Lueurs" and "Le Magnétisme des Amants", performed as a single track on Seul au Piano, and "Au Bar Des Suicidés", co-written by Philippe Bergeron, originally appeared on Lapointe's 2009 album Sentiments Humains.[1][4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Adam Greenberg of AllMusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars.[1]

Seul au Piano reached a peak position of number two on Billboard's Top Canadian Albums chart.[5]

Track listing

Lapointe in 2011

All tracks written by Lapointe, unless noted otherwise.

  1. "Le Lion Imberbe" – 3:12
  2. "Ces Étranges Lueurs/Le Magnétisme des Amants" – 3:56
  3. "Les Vertiges d'en Haut" – 2:52
  4. "27-100 Rue des Partances" – 3:12
  5. "Moi, Elsie" (Richard Desjardins, Lapointe) – 5:20
  6. "Maman" – 3:20
  7. "Nous Restions Là" – 4:12
  8. "Deux par Deux Rassemblés" – 3:56
  9. "De Glace" – 3:36
  10. "L' Amour Solaire" – 4:05
  11. "Tous les Visages" – 2:38
  12. "Les Lignes de la Main" – 2:41
  13. "Les Sentiments Humains" – 4:55
  14. "Rappel" – 2:54
  15. "Reine Émilie" – 3:42
  16. "Au Bar des Suicidés" (Philippe Bergeron, Lapointe) – 15:01

Track listing adapted from AllMusic.[1]

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[6]

Release history

Date Label Format
2010 Wagram CD
2011 Audiogram / Select Canada

Release history adapted from AllMusic.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Seul au Piano". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  2. ^ "Pierre Lapointe". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "La Forêt des Mal-aimés". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  4. ^ "Sentiments Humains". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  5. ^ "Seul au Piano: Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  6. ^ "Seul au Piano: Credits". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  7. ^ "Seul au Piano: Releases". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.