En passant (Jean-Jacques Goldman album)


En passant is a 1997 album recorded by the French singer-songwriter Jean-Jacques Goldman. The CD was produced between April and August 1997 in collaboration with Erick Benzi at the Kevin Mobile, Mega and Gimmick studios, and was released on the Columbia/Sony BMG record label on 26 August 1997.

Album information

The CD utilises the HDCD format, which improves the quality of the audio when played back in a suitable player. The album is intimate and contains acoustic and blues melodies. It mainly deals with death and love.
The album went straight to number one on the SNEP albums chart in France and remained for 82 weeks in the top 200. In Belgium, it also debuted at number one and totaled 65 weeks on the chart. It was only ranked for ten weeks in Switzerland, but earned a Platinum disc. It was less successful in Belgium where it stayed for six weeks on the charts.
The album provided three singles, but only the first one was a hit : "Sache que je" reached #19 in France and #18 in Belgium, while the other two singles failed to enter the top 50.

Track listing

All tracks written, composed and performed by Goldman.
  1. "Sache que je" — 5:25
  2. "Bonne idée" — 3:27
  3. "Tout était dit" — 4:18
  4. "Quand tu danses" — 4:25
  5. "Le coureur" — 4:14
  6. "Juste quelques hommes" — 4:44
  7. "Nos mains" — 3:18
  8. "Natacha" — 3:01
  9. "Les murailles" — 2:28
  10. "On ira" — 4:25
  11. "En passant" — 7:18

    Personnel

Certifications and sales

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart38
Belgian Albums Chart1
French SNEP Albums Chart1
Swiss Albums Chart10

End of year chart Position
Belgian Albums Chart5
French Albums Chart2
End of year chart Position
Belgian Albums Chart26
French Albums Chart25