Bretonne
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| Studio album by Nolwenn Leroy | ||||
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January 6, 2010 / November 28, 2011 / January 20, 2012 |
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Title (number) |
13/20/15 |
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Bretonne ( German Bretonin ) is a music album by the French singer Nolwenn Leroy . It pays homage to their homeland, Brittany .
production
The album was produced by Jon Kelly , who has also worked with Kate Bush , Chris Rea , Prefab Sprout and Tori Amos . Nolwenn Leroy was supported on the album by well-known Breton artists such as Alan Stivell , Tri Yann , Christophe Miossec and Didier Squiban , among others as the authors and composers of some songs.
expenditure
The first version of the album was released on December 6, 2010 in French-speaking countries. This version contains 13 songs: seven are sung in French, five more in Celtic languages, four of them in Breton and one in (Irish) Gaelic . The album is completed by the English traditional Greensleeves .
The second version of the album was released as Édition Deluxe on November 28, 2011 in French-speaking countries and contains seven other popular English-language titles (one mixed with Irish) with more or less reference to the Celtic region, including two more recent pop songs by Mike Oldfield .
The third version of the album was released on January 20, 2012 in German-speaking countries. It contains the 13 titles of the first version plus two titles of the French deluxe version.
The cover of the album and its back show photos of children by Nolwenn Leroy.
In 2012/2013 another version of this album was released in the United States of America and the United Kingdom under the title "Nolwenn" with only twelve songs. This so-called US-GB version of “Bretonne” contains all seven bonus titles as well as five songs related to the Anglo-Saxon world . A new picture of the adult artist serves as the cover.
Songs
Some songs, including La jument de Michao and Tri martolod , are traditional songs that are widely used in the Celtic language areas.
The song Mna na H-Eireann was chosen as the theme song for the television film Die Rache der Wanderhure with Alexandra Neldel in the leading role. The song was considered to be particularly suitable thematically because it fits the time of the plot and is also about "strong women".
The TV broadcaster RTL used La jument de Michao as the theme song for the broadcast of the Formula 1 weekend in Canada in June 2012.
success
Bretonne was awarded a diamond in France for more than half a million copies sold. In total, it sold over 1.2 million times and reached number 1 in France and Belgium. In Leroy's homeland, it was named Album of the Year at the NRJ Music Awards . In addition to number 20 in Switzerland, the album also reached number 13 in Germany. For the first time, Leroy was successful beyond the French-speaking area.
Track list
Track number on:
- A = original edition (2010).
- B = Edition Deluxe (2011).
- C = German edition (2012).
- D = English edition (2013, "Nolwenn")
| title | length | A. | B. | C. | D. | language | Music genre | Author, composer |
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| Tri martolod | 3:11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Breton | Breton folk song | - |
| La jument de Michao | 2:57 | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | French | French-Bret. Folk song | - |
| Sudarmoricaine suite | 3:53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Breton | Breton folk song | - |
| Greensleeves | 3:38 | 4th | 4th | 4th | 8th | English | English folk song 16th century | - |
| Brest | 3:06 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - | French | Chanson 2004 | Christophe Miossec |
| Siúil A Rúin | 3:09 | - | 17th | 6th | 7th | English and (Irish) Gaelic | Irish folk song approx. 19th century | |
| Bro gozh ma zadoù | 2:40 | 6th | 6th | 7th | - | Breton | unofficial national anthem of Brittany | François "Taldir" Jaffrenou, James James |
| Mná na H-Éireann | 3:32 | 7th | 7th | 8th | 11 | (Irish) Gaelic | Irish Rebel Music | Peadar Ó Doirnín (18th century), Seán Ó Riada |
| Ma Bretagne quand elle pleut | 3:12 | 8th | 8th | 9 | - | French | Chanson 1977 | Jean-Michel Caradec |
| Je ne serai jamais ta Parisienne | 3:13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | - | French | Chanson 2010 | Christophe Miossec, Didier Squiban |
| Karantez vro | 4:00 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Breton | Anjela Duval, Véronique Autret | |
| Le bagad de Lann-Bihoué | 3:44 | 11 | 11 | 12 | - | French | Chanson 1978 | Alain Souchon , Laurent Voulzy |
| In the prisons of Nantes | 2:49 | 12 | 12 | 13 | - | French | Breton folk song | - |
| Scarborough Fair | 3:58 | - | 15th | 14th | 2 | English | English folk song 16./17. Century | - |
| Rentrer en Bretagne | 4:31 | 13 | 13 | 15th | - | French | Chanson 1981 | Alan Stivell |
| Moonlight shadow | 3:38 | - | 14th | - | 1 | English | pop music | Mike Oldfield |
| Whiskey in the Jar | 3:32 | - | 16 | - | 6th | English | Irish folk song | - |
| To France | 2:41 | - | 18th | - | 10 | English | pop music | Mike Oldfield |
| Amazing grace | 4:27 | - | 19th | - | 4th | English | Spiritual song 1779 | John Newton |
| Dirty Old Town | 2:59 | - | 20th | - | 3 | English | Folk song 1949 | Ewan MacColl |
Chart placement
| year | title | Chart placement in France |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Bretonne | 1 |
Remarks
- ↑ At first Leroy's first album from 2003 was entitled "Nolwenn", due to the fact that it was named after the singer Nolwen , it was later renamed "Nolwenn Leroy"
- ↑ The 15th century song, popular in Brittany, is also called J'ai vu le loup, le renard, le lièvre
Web links
- Chart placement and background information on the album at www.universal-music.de/nolwenn-leroy
- Track list and information about the album at www.deezer.com (French)
- Review by laut.de, 2 out of 5 stars
Individual evidence
- ^ Chartsinfrance.net
- ↑ Chansons médiévales at skynet.be, accessed on December 14, 2015.
- ^ Nolwenn Leroy at Universal Music
- ↑ Les disques d'or , SNEP
- ↑ report at letelegramme.com , accessed on 27 June 2012 found.