Love Songs is the title of Vanessa Paradis' sixth studio album, released in 2013, after Divinidylle in 2007.
Entirely produced and produced by Benjamin Biolay (who signs eight titles), this double album includes twenty songs (twenty-two on the limited edition and twenty-four on the collector's edition). It includes the participations, among others, of Mathieu Boogaerts, Adrien Gallo, Carl Barât, Ben Ricour, François Villevieille (of the French group Éléphant), Mickaël Furnon, Johnny Depp, Jérôme Attal and Marcel Kanche.
The album was recorded and mixed in Brussels, at Studio ICP, by Erwin Autrique. Six tracks were mixed by sound engineer Tchad Blake, already on the Bliss album.
It contains two duets: The Pink Roses with Benjamin Biolay and The Dark, It Comes with Carl Barât as well as the cover of a Neapolitan song, Tu si na cosa grande (recorded especially for the film Fading Gigolo).
The album cover, largely inspired by Portrait with Perfume Flask (c.1930) by Aleksandr Rodchenko, is produced by Jean-Baptiste Mondino and the French graphic designers M/M.
The collector's edition has two additional songs and a double-sided poster produced by M / M on a photo of Karim Sadli.
Well received by critics, Love Songs was ranked number 1 in sales as soon as it was released. It sold 200,000 copies and obtained a double platinum disc. In the 2013 annual ranking, it is the 22nd best selling.
The singer performs on the stage of the Casino de Paris from November 5 to 13, 2013 and on tour from October 12 to December 19, 2013 during the Love Songs Tour. She continued this tour during the summer of 2014 in Europe and in particular in France at the Zenith in Paris, on July 3, as well as in many Summer Festivals.
This album is performed on stage in its entirety during two exceptional performances given by Vanessa Paradis at the Nuits de Fourvière in Lyon on June 10 and July 27, 2014, accompanied by the musicians of the Conservatoire à Rayonnement Régional de Lyon conducted by Benjamin Biolay.
In 2014, the single Mi amor was chosen to illustrate the global TV advertising campaign for the Love Story fragrance from the house of Chloé, produced by Mélanie Laurent.
Tracklisting[]
- L'Au-delà
- Love Song
- C'est quoi?
- Les Espaces et les Sentiments
- Prends garde à moi
- Tu pars comme on revient
- The Dark, It Comes (duo avec Carl Barât)
- Rocking Chair
- Station 4 septembre
- Tu vois c'que je vois
- La Crème
- Le Rempart
- Mi amor
- New Year
- Tu si na cosa grande
- Sombreros
- Être celle
- Doorway
- La Chanson des vieux cons
- Les Roses roses (duo avec Benjamin Biolay)
- Plus d'amour
- Encore
- Attention à toi (uniquement en téléchargement)
- La Marée (uniquement sur l'édition collector)