Little French Songs

2013 studio album by Carla Bruni
Little French Songs
Studio album by
Carla Bruni
Released29 March 2013 (2013-03-29)
Recorded2012
StudioLabomatic (Paris)
GenreChanson
LanguageFrench
Label
  • Teorema
  • Barclay
ProducerBénédicte Schmitt
Carla Bruni chronology
Comme si de rien n'était
(2008) 		Little French Songs
(2013) 		French Touch
(2017)
Singles from Little French Songs
  1. "Chez Keith et Anita"
    Released: 2013
  2. "J'arrive à toi"
    Released: 2013
  3. "Mon Raymond"
    Released: 2013

Little French Songs is the fourth studio album by Italian-French singer Carla Bruni. It was recorded during 2012 and released on 29 March 2013 on Teorema and Barclay in France,[1] and on 16 April 2013 in United Kingdom on Verve.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Track listing

  1. "J'arrive à toi" (3:04)
  2. "Chez Keith et Anita" (3:00)
  3. "Prière" (3:26)
  4. "Mon Raymond" (3:10)
  5. "Dolce Francia" (3:55)
  6. "Pas une dame" (2:57)
  7. "Darling" (3:21)
  8. "La Valse posthume" (short version) (2:27)
  9. "Little French Song" (2:55)
  10. "Liberté" (3:38)
  11. "Le Pingouin" (2:18)
Deluxe edition

A deluxe edition was released containing two additional bonus tracks, titled "Le blonde Exquise" and "Luna", as well as a longer version of the track "La valse posthume". The deluxe edition also includes a Blu-ray pure audio version of the tracks and a DVD containing an acoustic live session of Bruni.

  1. "J'arrive à toi" (3:05)
  2. "Mon Raymond" (3:10)
  3. "Prière" (3:25)
  4. "Pas une dame" (2:57)
  5. "Dolce Francia" (3:55)
  6. "Chez Keith et Anita" (2:59)
  7. "Darling" (3:21)
  8. "La valse posthume" (long track) (3:19)
  9. "La blonde exquise" [bonus track] (3:08)
  10. "Liberté" (3:37)
  11. "Little French Song" (2:55)
  12. "Lune [Bonus]" (3:12)
  13. "Le pingouin" (2:18)

Personnel

Credits for Little French Songs adapted from liner notes.[4]

  • Carla Bruni – vocals
  • Dominique Blanc-Francard – mastering
  • Richard Dumas – photography
  • Bénédicte Schmitt – engineering, mixing, production
  • Jérôme Witz – artwork

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Little French Songs
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[5] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 8
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 8
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[8] 22
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 28
Italian Albums (FIMI)[11] 92
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[12] 18
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[13] 68
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 30
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] 4
US World Albums (Billboard)[16] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Little French Songs
Chart (2013) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 141
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 111
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 65
US World Albums (Billboard)[20] 7

Certifications

Certifications for Little French Songs
Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[21] Platinum 100,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Carla Bruni | Universal Music France
  2. ^ Carla Bruni | Verve Music Group Archived 5 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Little French Songs – Carla Bruni". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Little French Songs (CD liner notes). Carla Bruni. Barclay Records. 2013. 602537316151.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Czech Albums – Top 100". ČNS IFPI. Note: On the chart page, select 15.Týden 2013 on the field besides the words "CZ – ALBUMS – TOP 100" to retrieve the correct chart. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  10. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  13. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Carla Bruni – Little French Songs". Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Carla Bruni Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  16. ^ "Carla Bruni Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  17. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2013 – Albums" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Rapports annuels 2013 – Albums" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Top de l'année | Top Albums 2013" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  20. ^ "World Albums – Year-End 2013". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
  21. ^ "French album certifications – Carla Bruni – Little french songs" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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