Femmes d'aujourd'hui


Femmes d'aujourd'hui is the second studio album by Jeanne Mas, released in April 1986 by Pathé Marconi. Music for 8 of the 10 tracks was written by Romano Musumarra. The French singer Daniel Balavoine also participated in the production of the album. Charting from 3 May 1986, it peaked at #1 for two months on the French Albums Chart and featured for 63 weeks in the top 30, most of them in the top ten. It was certified Platinum disc and remains Mas' most successful album to date in terms of sales and chart performance.

Track listing

  1. "La Geisha" – 5:06
  2. "En Rouge et Noir" – 4:32
  3. "Idéali" – 4:35
  4. "Lola" – 3:44
  5. "Femme d'aujourd'hui" – 3:34
  6. "Mourir d'ennui" – 4:08
  7. "Plus forte que l'océan" – 4:09
  8. "Sauvez-moi" – 3:55
  9. "S'envoler jusqu'au bout" – 4:43
  10. "L'Enfant" – 5:22

    Album credits

Personnel

Chart Peak
position
French Albums Chart1

CountryCertificationDateSales certifiedPhysical sales
FrancePlatinum1986400,000600,000

Covers

In 1987, Japanese singer Akina Nakamori covered Femmes d'aujourd'hui in her studio album Cross My Palm under title Modern Woman performed in the english, instead of french. Nakamori version was used as a television commercial for Pioneer Corporation's mini component stereo system Private CD770D.