Joe Dassin (Les Champs-Élysées)

Joe Dassin (commonly called Les Champs-Élysées after its most famous track) is the third studio album by French musician Joe Dassin. It was originally released in 1969 on the CBS Disques label.

Joe Dassin (Les Champs-Élysées)
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 16, 1969 (1969-05-16)
RecordedFebruary 1968 – March 1969
GenreChanson
LabelCBS Disques
ProducerJacques Plait
Joe Dassin chronology
Les Deux Mondes de Joe Dassin
(1967)
Joe Dassin (Les Champs-Élysées)
(1969)
Joe Dassin (La Fleur aux dents)
(1970)
Singles from Joe Dassin (Les Champs-Élysées)
  1. "Siffler sur la colline" / "Comment te dire"
    Released: 1968
  2. "Ma bonne étoile"
    Released: 1968
  3. "Le Petit Pain au chocolat"
    Released: 1968
  4. "Me que me que"
    Released: 1969
  5. ""Les Champs-Élysées / "Le Chemin de papa""
    Released: 1969
  6. "Mon village du bout du monde"
    Released: 1969

Commercial performance

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The album reached at least the top 10 in France (according to the chart that U.S. Billboard published in its "Hits of the World" section).[1]

Track listing

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Side 1
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Le Chemin de papa"Pierre Delanoë – Joe Dassin 
2."Le Petit Pain au chocolat"Pierre Delanoë – Riccardo Del TurcoGiancarlo Bigazzi 
3."Les Champs-Élysées"Pierre Delanoë – Mike Wilsh – Mike Deighan 
4."Siffler sur la colline"Daniele PaceMario PanzeriLorenzo Pilat – Jean-Michel Rivat – Frank Thomas 
5."Mon village du bout du monde"Traditionnel – Joe Dassin – Pierre Delanoë 
6."Me que - me que"Charles AznavourGilbert Bécaud 
Side 2
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ma bonne étoile"Pierre Delanoë – Daniele Pace – Mario Panzeri – Lorenzo Pilat 
2."Un peu comme toi"Johnny Nash – Richelle Dassin 
3."La Bande à Bonnot"Joe Dassin – Francis Baxter – Camille Sauvage – Christian Jollet – Jean-Michel Rivat – Frank Thomas – Guy Favereau 
4."La Violette africaine"Richelle Dassin – Joe Dassin 
5."Le temps des œufs au plat"Richelle Dassin – Claude Lemesle – Joe Dassin 
6."Sunday Times"Richelle Dassin – Joe Dassin 

Notes

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The song Mon village du bout du monde is a French cover of a traditional Irish song Carrickfergus.

References

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  1. ^ Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (26 September 1970). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 73–. ISSN 0006-2510. {{cite book}}: |author= has generic name (help)
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