Besoin


Besoin is the debut studio album released by Princess Stéphanie of Monaco. The album was released in 1986 through Julisa and Carrere Records. The album was produced by Yves Roze, and released in some countries as Live Your Life or simply Stéphanie. Besoin reached number six at the French Albums Chart and the Swedish Albums Chart, number twelve at the German Albums Chart, and number 59 at the Austrian Albums Chart. It reportedly sold in approximately 1.5 million units, and achieved gold status in France for over 100,000 units.

Album information

Preceding the release of Besoin, Stéphanie released her début single "Ouragan", which she produced herself. It reportedly sold more than 2 million copies. Stéphanie then signed a recording contract with French record labels Julisa and Carrere. The album was produced by Yves Roze. Besoin was released in September 1986, incorporating dance-pop, synthpop, dance and pop music. Despite the success of her first album, Stéphanie did not make a follow-up for five years until the release of Stéphanie in 1991.

Singles

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