The name of the album is ironic in the French language because it uses both the familiar (te) and formal (vous) second-person pronouns. By using both the familiar and formal in the same short declaration, it shows a tension in the speaker's voice between the admiration of one that she respects formally, and someone that she dearly loves on a familiar level.
The songs "Je te dis vous", "Je retiens mon souffle" and "Fatiguée d'attendre" were not written by Kaas, but were based on an idea of her, as indicated in the album's booklet.
On the album Kaas sang her first song in German: the song "Ganz und gar" (Eng: "Absolutely") came from the pen of the German singer and songwriter Marius Müller-Westernhagen. The album also featured three tracks in English, including a cover of the James Brown number "It's a Man's World". The British rock musician Chris Rea accompanied Kaas on the tracks "Out of the Rain" and "Ceux qui n'ont rien" (Eng: "Those who have nothing") on guitar.
The album was supported by a tour in 1994 and recorded in a live version on the 1995 album Tour de charme.
In France, there were two successful singles from this album : "Entrer dans la lumière" (Eng: "Come into the light"), written by Didier Barbelivien, and "Il me dit que je suis belle" (Eng: "He tells me I'm beautiful"), composed by Jean-Jacques Goldman under the pseudonym of Sam Brewski. With the latter, Kaas achieved her second top five single in France. A remix of "Reste sur moi" (Eng: "Stay on me"), a song composed by Marc Lavoine, reached the top 20 of the U.S. dance charts.
This LP was released as Tour de Charme (not to be mistaken with her second live album) in the USA (on 17 August 1993) and the United-Kingdom, and shows a slightly different track-listing:
Hôtel Normandy was dropped and replaced by a previously unreleased track: A Saint-Lunaire.
Track 10 is a rendering of La Vie en Rose
Ganz und Gar and Out of the Rain were dropped from this version.
Critical reception and chart performanceEdit
This album marked the definitive breakthrough of the singer in the international music scene, selling three million copies in 47 countries. Currently Je te dis vous is considered one of the best albums of modern chanson,[1] displaying the key qualities of the genre.
Je te dis vous is currently Kaas' most successful album in the German-speaking world, only just missing out on the German top 10 (it spent two weeks at 11th place), but spending 36 weeks in the top 100.
In Switzerland, Kaas's album featured on the chart (Top 40) for 25 weeks, from 18 April to 3 October 1993. It debuted at #10 and climbed to #2 two weeks later. It remained for two consecutive weeks at this position, but was unable to dislodge Aerosmith's album Get A Grip. It appeared for 14 weeks in the top ten, then dropped slowly on the chart[2] and finally achieved double platinum status.[3] It was the ninth best-selling album of 1993.[4]
In France, the album was charted for many months, from 15 April 1993 to 8 January 1995. It went straight to #1 and stayed there for five weeks. It totaled about 40 weeks in the top ten.[5] It was her third album to go Diamond,[6] 11 months after its appearance.
The album had moderate success in the Netherlands. It featured for five weeks on the albums chart and went to #98 on 24 July 1993, reaching its peak position, #83, two weeks later.[7]
^"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Patricia Kaas; 'Je te dis vous')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
^"Patrici Kaas Goes Double Platinum" (PDF). Music & Media. Hits of the world. 25 March 1995. p. 4. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
October 19, 2023
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Je te dis vous is an album recorded by the French singer Patricia Kaas It was released in 1993 and achieved success in many countries Je te dis vousStudio album by Patricia KaasReleased6 April 1993RecordedLondon UKStudioEel Pie London GenrePop RockLabelSony Musique ColumbiaProducerRobin MillarPatricia Kaas chronologyCarnets de scene 1991 Je te dis vous 1993 Tour de charme 1994 Singles from Je te dis vous Entrer dans la lumiere Released March 1993 Il me dit que je suis belle Released July 1993 Contents 1 Background and writing 2 Critical reception and chart performance 3 Track listing 4 Credits 4 1 Editions 4 2 Musicians 4 3 Recording 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications and sales 7 ReferencesBackground and writing EditThe name of the album is ironic in the French language because it uses both the familiar te and formal vous second person pronouns By using both the familiar and formal in the same short declaration it shows a tension in the speaker s voice between the admiration of one that she respects formally and someone that she dearly loves on a familiar level The album was produced in Pete Townshend s Eel Pie Studios in London England by Robin Millar who had already worked for Sade and the Fine Young Cannibals In the U S and United Kingdom it appeared under the name of Tour de charme not to be confused with the live album of the same name The songs Je te dis vous Je retiens mon souffle and Fatiguee d attendre were not written by Kaas but were based on an idea of her as indicated in the album s booklet On the album Kaas sang her first song in German the song Ganz und gar Eng Absolutely came from the pen of the German singer and songwriter Marius Muller Westernhagen The album also featured three tracks in English including a cover of the James Brown number It s a Man s World The British rock musician Chris Rea accompanied Kaas on the tracks Out of the Rain and Ceux qui n ont rien Eng Those who have nothing on guitar The album was supported by a tour in 1994 and recorded in a live version on the 1995 album Tour de charme In France there were two successful singles from this album Entrer dans la lumiere Eng Come into the light written by Didier Barbelivien and Il me dit que je suis belle Eng He tells me I m beautiful composed by Jean Jacques Goldman under the pseudonym of Sam Brewski With the latter Kaas achieved her second top five single in France A remix of Reste sur moi Eng Stay on me a song composed by Marc Lavoine reached the top 20 of the U S dance charts This LP was released as Tour de Charme not to be mistaken with her second live album in the USA on 17 August 1993 and the United Kingdom and shows a slightly different track listing Hotel Normandy was dropped and replaced by a previously unreleased track A Saint Lunaire Track 10 is a rendering of La Vie en Rose Ganz und Gar and Out of the Rain were dropped from this version Critical reception and chart performance EditThis album marked the definitive breakthrough of the singer in the international music scene selling three million copies in 47 countries Currently Je te dis vous is considered one of the best albums of modern chanson 1 displaying the key qualities of the genre Je te dis vous is currently Kaas most successful album in the German speaking world only just missing out on the German top 10 it spent two weeks at 11th place but spending 36 weeks in the top 100 In Switzerland Kaas s album featured on the chart Top 40 for 25 weeks from 18 April to 3 October 1993 It debuted at 10 and climbed to 2 two weeks later It remained for two consecutive weeks at this position but was unable to dislodge Aerosmith s album Get A Grip It appeared for 14 weeks in the top ten then dropped slowly on the chart 2 and finally achieved double platinum status 3 It was the ninth best selling album of 1993 4 In France the album was charted for many months from 15 April 1993 to 8 January 1995 It went straight to 1 and stayed there for five weeks It totaled about 40 weeks in the top ten 5 It was her third album to go Diamond 6 11 months after its appearance The album had moderate success in the Netherlands It featured for five weeks on the albums chart and went to 98 on 24 July 1993 reaching its peak position 83 two weeks later 7 Track listing Edit Title 8 Length1 Y avait tant d etoiles J Kopf M Amsellem 1 542 Hotel Normandy D Barbelivien F Bernheim 5 343 Je retiens mon souffle M Lavoine P Grillet F Aboulker 4 374 Ceux qui n ont rien D Barbelivien F Bernheim D Barbelivien 5 165 Il me dit que je suis belle album version S Brewski 5 216 Space in My Heart D Austin M Elliot 4 517 La Liberte M Lavoine F Aboulker 4 048 Fatiguee d attendre J Kopf M Amsellem 4 319 Jojo D Barbelivien F Bernheim 3 2010 Je te dis vous J Kopf M Amsellem 3 4311 Reste sur moi M Lavoine F Aboulker 4 3412 Ganz und gar M M Westernhagen 4 4713 Out of the Rain T J White 4 3414 It s a Man s World J Brown B Newsome 5 4515 Entrer dans la lumiere D Barbelivien F Bernheim 4 0516 Juste une chanson 9 Bonus track for Japanese edition J Kopf M Nakajima 6 01Credits EditEditions Edit Note de Blues tracks 1 8 10 Pole Music Good Good Music tracks 2 4 9 15 Note de Blues Les Amours du Dimanche tracks 3 7 11 JRG Note de Blues track 5 EMI Music Publishing tracks 6 13 Intersong Music track 14 More Music Kick Music GMBH Note de Blues track 12 Musicians Edit Jess Bailey piano organ synth programming Mark Smith bass Jeremy Stacey drums Paul Stacey electric and acoustic guitar Martin Ditcham percussion Martin Green saxophone Steve Sidwell trumpet Mall Coleman trombone Bobby Valentino violin Gavyn Wright alto violin Roger Smith Paul Kegg cello Carole Rowley Mick Feat Guida de Palma Patricia Kaas on It s a Man World only backing vocalsRecording Edit Arrangements Robin Millar for Denis Muirhead Management London Sound and mixing Jock Loveband Sound Bruno Lambert Assistants Paul Rowan Stevens Bruce Robins Conductor Jess Bailey Recording EEL PIE Studios Twickenham UK Mixing EEL PIE Studios amp Metropolis London Strings arrangements Robin Millar transcribed and directed by James Shearman Brass instruments arrangements Robin Millar transcribed and directed by Martin Green Engraving Tim Young at Sony Hit Factory London Bruno Lambert and Andre Perillat at Top Master Paris Photo Greg Gorman Cover design Antonietti Pascault et Ass Make up Emmanuel SammartinoCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Je te dis vous Chart 1993 1994 PeakpositionBelgian Albums SABAM IFPI 10 1Dutch Albums Album Top 100 11 83European Albums Music amp Media 12 10French Albums SNEP 13 1German Albums Offizielle Top 100 14 11Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 15 2 Year end charts Edit 1993 year end chart performance for Je te dis vous Chart 1993 PositionEuropean Albums Music amp Media 16 28French Albums SNEP 17 3German Albums Offizielle Top 100 18 42Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 19 91994 year end chart performance for Je te dis vous Chart 1994 PositionFrench Albums SNEP 20 29Certifications and sales EditRegion Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 21 Gold 50 000 Finland Musiikkituottajat 22 Platinum 44 918 22 France SNEP 23 Diamond 1 000 000 Germany BVMI 24 Gold 250 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 25 2 Platinum 100 000 SummariesWorldwide 2 000 000 26 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit Musicline de Retrieved June 2 2008 Je te dis vous in Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade ch Retrieved June 2 2008 1994 certifications in Switzerland Swisscharts com Retrieved June 2 2008 1993 Swiss Albums Chart Swisscharts com Archived 2010 01 13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 2 2008 Kaas albums charts trjectories in French Albums Chart Infodisc fr Archived 2012 06 22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved June 2 2008 Kaas s certifications in France Chartsinfrance net Retrieved June 2 2008 Je te dis vous in Dutch Albums Chart Ultratop be Retrieved June 2 2008 Je te dis vous track listing allmusic com Retrieved June 2 2008 Je te dis vous JP edition track listing miyuki lab jp Retrieved September 14 2008 Top 10 Sales in Europe PDF Music amp Media Vol 10 no 22 29 May 1993 p 34 Retrieved 9 December 2022 Dutchcharts nl Patricia Kaas Je te dis vous in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 11 April 2016 European Top 100 Albums PDF Music amp Media Vol 10 no 19 8 May 1993 p 22 Retrieved 9 December 2022 Top 10 Sales in Europe PDF Music amp Media Vol 10 no 19 8 May 1993 p 24 Retrieved 9 December 2022 Offiziellecharts de Patricia Kaas Je te dis vous in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved 9 December 2022 Swisscharts com Patricia Kaas Je te dis vous Hung Medien Retrieved 11 April 2016 1993 Year End Sales Chart PDF Music amp Media Vol 10 no 51 52 18 December 1993 p 15 Retrieved 9 December 2022 Les Albums CD de 1993 par InfoDisc in French InfoDisc Archived from the original on October 23 2014 Retrieved 11 April 2016 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Top 100 Album Jahrescharts in German GfK Entertainment Retrieved 11 April 2016 Swiss Year end Charts 1999 Hung Medien Archived from the original on 19 August 2014 Retrieved 11 April 2016 Classement Albums annee 1994 in French SNEP Archived from the original on 24 December 2013 Retrieved 1 July 2014 Canadian album certifications Patricia Kaas Je te dis vous Music Canada a b Patricia Kaas in Finnish Musiikkituottajat IFPI Finland French album certifications Patricia Kaas Je te dis vous in French Syndicat National de l Edition Phonographique Gold Platin Datenbank Patricia Kaas Je te dis vous in German Bundesverband Musikindustrie The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community Awards Patricia Kaas Je te dis vous IFPI Switzerland Hung Medien Patrici Kaas Goes Double Platinum PDF Music amp Media Hits of the world 25 March 1995 p 4 Retrieved 22 January 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Je te dis vous amp oldid 1126491179, wikipedia, 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