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"Babacar" is a 1987 song recorded by French singer France Gall. Written by Michel Berger , it was the first single from the album of the same name . Released on 3 April 1987, it reached the top 20 in France and West Germany.
"Près de moi" is the second single recorded by the French singer Lorie. Released in 2001, it was the first single from her first album Près de Toi, on which it features as second track (and as 14th and 15th tracks in remixed versions). The single was a smash hit in France and Belgium .
In France, the song charted for 21 weeks on the top 50, from 5 December 1987 to 23 April 1988. It entered at number 17 and reached the top ten three weeks later. It peaked at number two for five non consecutive weeks, but was unable to dislodge Guesch Patti 's " Étienne ", then Sabrina 's " Boys (Summertime Love) " which topped the chart then.
[28] [29] In 2004, the song was used for a national energy campaign in France. [citation needed] The only official video clip of "Paroles, paroles" was released on February 25, 2019. That was followed with a 12" maxi-single picture disc, released on 13 September 2019. [30]
In 2004, the song was covered by Star Academy 4 in France, under the shorter name "Laissez-moi danser".This version was released as single in September 2004 and was successful, reached number one for six weeks on the French and Belgian Singles Charts.
A recording of the tune by Les Baxter's orchestra (Capitol Records catalog number 3336, with the flip side "Theme from 'Helen of Troy'") was a number-one hit on the Billboard chart in the US in 1956: for four weeks on the Best Sellers in Stores chart, [5] [6] for six weeks on the Most Played by Jockeys and Hot 100 charts, and for three weeks on the Most Played on Jukeboxes chart.
"Ivan, Boris et moi" is a song by French singer Marie Laforêt. It initially appeared in 1967 on her EP titled Marie Laforêt vol. XIV (also called Ivan, ...
Written by Gall's husband Michel Berger, the song is a tribute to Daniel Balavoine who was a close friend of the couple and who died about two years earlier. [1] [2] The B-side of the vinyl, "La Chanson d'Azima", became the fifth and last single from the album and was released in April 1989. "Évidemment" was included on the singer's albums Live, le tour de France (live released in 1988), Les ...