Francis Cabrel / discography

Francis Cabrel 2008 in Brussels

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the French chansonnier and composer Francis Cabrel . Unless otherwise stated, the music was composed by him and the lyrics were written by him.

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
year	title	FR	BE ^W	CH	Remarks
1977	Les murs de poussière	FR111 platinum (3 weeks)FR	-	-	CBS 82263 chart entry in FR only 2015; Sales: 300,000 re-released in 2015 in a newly edited, remastered version on CD (CBS 460097 2)
1979	The chemins de traverse	FR131 × 2 Double platinum (2 weeks)FR	-	-	CBS 83433 chart entry in FR only 2015; Sales: 600,000 re-released in 2015 in a newly edited, remastered version on CD (CBS 460100 2)
1980	Fragile	FR112 diamond (3 weeks)FR	-	-	CBS 84382 chart entry in FR only 2015; Sales: 1,000,000 re-released in 2015 in a newly edited, remastered version on CD (CBS 465007 2)
1981	Carte postale	FR142 × 2 Double platinum (2 weeks)FR	-	-	CBS S85743 chart entry in FR only 2015; Sales: 600,000
1983	Quelqu'un de l'intérieur	FR118 × 2 Double platinum (2 weeks)FR	-	-	CBS 25639 chart entry in FR only 2015; Sales: 650,000 re-released in 2015 in a newly edited, remastered version on CD (CBS 466488 2)
1985	Photos de voyages	FR154 × 2 Double platinum (2 weeks)FR	-	-	CBS 26715 chart entry in FR only 2015; Sales: 650,000 re-released in 2015 in a newly edited, remastered version
1989	Sarbacane	FR59 diamond (12 weeks)FR	-	CH- platinum CH	CBS 4634621 chart entry in FR only 1999; Sales: 1,200,000 re-released in 2015 in a newly edited, remastered version
1994	Samedi soir sur la Terre	FR22nd diamond (70 weeks)FR	BE ^W4th × 4 Quadruple platinum (93 weeks)BE ^W	CH- × 2 Double platinum CH	Columbia 475949 2 Chart entry in FR only 1996, in BEW only 1995; Sales: 3,200,000; Released in 2015 in a newly edited remastered version, the second best-selling album in France and Cabrel's best-selling album, the CD is in a cardboard cover designed as a book
1997	Sol en si	FR3 (17 weeks) FR	BE ^W4 (93 weeks) BE ^W	-	with Michel Jonasz, Catherine Lara, Maxime Le Forestier, Maurane, Alain Souchon & Zazie
1999	Hors season	FR1 diamond (81 weeks)FR	BE ^W1 × 2 Double platinum (55 weeks)BE ^W	CH- platinum CH	Columbia COL 494202 2 Sales: 1,160,000; Released in 2015 in a newly edited remastered version, best-selling album of 1999 in France, the CD is in a cardboard cover designed as a book
2004	Les beaux dégâts	FR1 × 2 Double platinum (78 weeks)FR	BE ^W1 gold (55 weeks)BE ^W	CH3 gold (18 weeks)CH	Columbia COL 516 307 2 sales: 635,000 re-released in 2015 in a newly edited, remastered version
2008	Of roses & of orties	FR1 diamond (112 weeks)FR	BE ^W1 × 2 Double platinum (121 weeks)BE ^W	CH3 platinum (33 weeks)CH	Sony BMG 88697271472 Sales: 820,000; the CD is in a cardboard cover designed as a book; At the same time, a limited edition vinyl album was released, consisting of an LP with the songs composed by Cabrel and a maxi single with three cover versions, also released as a double LP (Columbia B0025UAF9Y)
2012	Vise le ciel ou Bob Dylan revisité	FR1 × 2 Double platinum (24 weeks)FR	BE ^W1 gold (40 weeks)BE ^W	CH10 (9 weeks) CH	Chandelle 88725466522 tribute album for Bob Dylan ; Sales: 210,000 also released on vinyl LP (Columbia 88725466541)
2015	In extremis	FR1 × 3 Triple platinum (78 weeks)FR	BE ^W1 platinum (81 weeks)BE ^W	CH2 (37 weeks) CH	Sony Music 0888750856524 Sales: 320,000 also released as double LP (Sony Music 0888750856517).
2020	Rock 'n' Roll Show	FR42 (... weeks) FR	BE ^W57 (... weeks) BE ^W	-	with Dick Rivers & les Parses

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More studio albums

1980: Todo aquello que escribi (CBS S-84591, this album is a version of the album Fragile released in Spain with partly Spanish lyrics, the order of the songs was retained)
1980: La quiero a morir (CBS 14 1418, this album was released in Colombia with the cover of Fragile and largely Spanish lyrics, the order of the songs was changed, the content only partially corresponds to the Spanish edition, the only song sung in French is Je l ' aime à mourir , which also appeared on the album in Spanish as La quiero a morir )
1980: La postal (CBS, the track list is largely identical to that of the album Carte postale ; Carte postale , Répondez-moi and Ma place dans le trafic are performed in Spanish, La fille du square is identical to Comme une madone oubliée , 2015 re-released in a newly edited remastered version)

Live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
year	title	FR	BE ^W	CH	Remarks
1984	Cabrel public	FR92 × 2 Double platinum (3 weeks)FR	-	-	CBS 8865 chart entry in FR only 2001; Sales: 700,000; Released in 2015 in a newly edited remastered version as CD (CBS 88652) the recordings were made in Paris in February 1984, the only exception is La fabrique , the cover version of the song Millworker by James Taylor was recorded in May 1983 in the studio in Toulouse
2000	Double Tour (électrique & acoustique)	FR2 × 2 Double gold (19 weeks)FR	BE ^W15 (6 weeks) BE ^W	-	Sales: 200,000
2005	The tour des bodegas	FR15th gold (21 weeks)FR	BE ^W21 (20 weeks) BE ^W	CH63 (2 weeks) CH	Sales: 100,000
2016	L'In Extremis Tour	FR4th gold (20 weeks)FR	BE ^W3 (39 weeks) BE ^W	CH16 (3 weeks) CH	Sales: 50,000

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More live albums

1991: D'une ombre à l'autre (Columbia 468971 2, FR:× 2Double platinum ; Sales: 600,000, 3 CDs, there are 43 live recordings of two tours, the songs on CD 1 and the first seven tracks on CD 2 come from December 1st and 2nd, 1989, they were recorded as part of the "Sarcabane Tour" recorded in the Palais des Sports in Toulouse, all the following pieces come from the “Acoustic Show” from May 12th to 15th, 1991 in the Center Culturel in Sarlat; in 2000 D'une ombre à l'autre was released as a video album, which contains 34 songs)

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
year	title	FR	BE ^W	CH	Remarks
1987	Cabrel 77-87	FR85 diamond (10 weeks)FR	BE ^W12 × 2 Double platinum (57 weeks)BE ^W	CH- platinum CH	Chart entry in FR only in 2016, in BEW only in 1995 Sales: 1,160,000; except for Il faudra leur dire , which was only released as a single in 1986 , it is a compilation of songs from various albums
2007	L'essentiel 1977-2007	FR44 platinum (63 weeks)FR	BE ^W1 platinum (350 weeks)BE ^W	CH13 gold (51 weeks)CH	Sales: 295,000
2018	L'essentiel 1977-2017	FR19 (39 weeks) FR	BE ^W12 (72 weeks) BE ^W	-

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More compilations

1998: Algo más de amor (Columbia COL 489361 2, the album is a sampler with songs in Spanish that appeared on previous albums or as a single ( Vengo a ofrecer mi corazón ))

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
year	Title album	FR	BE ^W	Remarks
1977	Les murs de poussière Les murs de poussière	-	BE ^W45 (2 weeks) BE ^W
1979	Je l'aime à mourir Les chemins de traverse	FR120 gold (5 weeks)FR	-	Chart entry in FR only in 2012 Sales: 500,000; 1980 with Spanish lyrics (La quiero a morir on the album of the same name) appeared. In 2011 a cover version of Shakira was released, which reached number 1 in France and Belgium
1980	L'encre de tes yeux Fragile	FR136 (3 weeks) FR	-	Chart entry in FR only published in Italian in 2015
1985	Encore et encore Photos de voyages	FR14th gold (17 weeks)FR	-	Sales: 250,000
1987	Il faudra leur dire Cabrel 77-87	FR2 gold (32 weeks)FR	-	Sales: 500,000
1989	Sarbacane Sarbacane	FR30 (8 weeks) FR	-
1989	C'est écrit Sarbacane	FR6th gold (20 weeks)FR	-	Sales: 200,000
1990	Animal Sarbacane	FR31 (11 weeks) FR	-
1990	Tout le monde y pense Sarbacane	FR19 (16 weeks) FR	-
1991	Petite Marie (live) D'une ombre à l'autre	FR5 gold (17 weeks)FR	-	Sales: 125,000
1994	La corrida Samedi soir sur la terre	FR7 (25 weeks) FR	-	Columbia 5099766097817, the song denounces the practice of bullfighting, it was created with the participation of Nicolas Reyes (Gipsy Kings), released as a CD single, this single also contained the previously unreleased song Vite croisée
1994	Je t'aimais, je t'aime, je t'aimerai Samedi soir sur la terre	FR78 (10 weeks) FR	-	Chart entry in FR only in 2015
1995	Octobre Samedi soir sur la terre	FR88 (2 weeks) FR	-	Chart entry in FR only in 2015
1997	Vengo a ofrecer mi corazón Algo más de amor	-	BE ^W39 (2 weeks) BE ^W	with Mercedes Sosa
1999	Hors season Hors season	FR133 (1 week) FR	-	Chart entry in FR only in 2015
2002	La complainte de la butte	FR48 (16 weeks) FR	-	with Patrick Bruel
2008	La robe & l'échelle Des roses & des orties	-	BE ^W2 (22 weeks) BE ^W
2008	Le chêne Liège Des roses & des orties	-	BE ^W31 (2 weeks) BE ^W
2009	Des hommes pareils Des roses & des orties	-	BE ^W22 (9 weeks) BE ^W
2012	Comme une femme Vise le ciel ou Bob Dylan revisité	FR130 (1 week) FR	-
2015	Partis pour rester In extremis	FR42 (21 weeks) FR	BE ^W39 (1 week) BE ^W
2015	À chaque amour que nous ferons In extremis	FR141 (1 week) FR	-
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2008	Mademoiselle l'aventure Des roses & des orties	FR150 (1 week) FR	-	Chart entry in FR only in 2015
2014	Lucie Kiss & Love	FR193 (1 week) FR	-	with Nolwenn Leroy

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More singles

1977: L'Instant d'amour
1978: Pas trop de peine
1979: Je rêve
1980: Je pense encore à toi
1981: La dame de Haute-Savoie
1981: Carte postale
1982: Répondez-moi
1983: La fille qui m'accompagne
1984: Saïd et Mohammed
1984: Question d'équilibre
1985: Tourner les helicos
1986: Je te suivrai
1994: La cabane du pêcheur
1995: Samedi soir sur la Terre
1999: Presques
1999: Le reste du temps
2000: Le monde est sourd
2000: Ma place dans le trafic (live)
2004: Bonne nouvelle
2004: Qu'est-ce que t'en dis?
2004: Tu me corresponds
2005: Les gens absents
2005: Je pense encore à toi (live)
2006: Gardien de nuit
2007: Le Gorille
2009: Né dans le Bayou (cover version of the song Born On the Bayou by Creedence Clearwater Revival (B-side of their hit single Proud Mary))
2009: Les cardinaux en costume (live)
2012: Je te veux
2015: Major comme fer
2016: Le pays d'à côté

Box sets

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
year	title	FR	BE ^W	CH	Remarks
2004	Public / Sarbacane / Samedi soir sur la terre	FR193 (1 week) FR	-	-

More box sets

1995: Les murs de poussière / Les chemins de traverse / Fragile (FR:gold; Sales: 100,000, 3CD box)

Awards for music sales

Golden record

France France
- 1995: for the video album Le spectacle acoustique
- 2001: for the video album D'une ombre à une autre
Canada Canada
- 1985: for the album Quelqu'un de l'intérieur
- 1986: for the album Photos de voyages
- 1991: for the album Cabrel 77-87
- 1999: for the album Hors-Saison
- 2007: for the album L'essentiel 1977-2007

Platinum record

Europe Europe
- 1999: for the album Hors-Saison
France France
- 2001: for the video album Tournee Hors-Saison
Canada Canada
- 1990: for the album Cabrel Public

2 × platinum record

France France
- 2001: for the video album Sarbacane tour
Canada Canada
- 1992: for the album Sarbacane
- 1998: for the album Samedi soir sur la terre

3 × platinum record

Europe Europe
- 2004: for the album Samedi soir sur la terre
France France
- 2009: for the video album La Tournee Des roses et des orties

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	diamond	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Belgium (BEA)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	15 × platinum15th	0! D.-	710,000	ultratop.be
Europe (IFPI)	0! S.-	0! G-	4 × platinum4th	0! D.-	(4,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
France (SNEP)	3 × silver3	9 × gold9	27 × platinum27	6 × diamond6th	13,100,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Canada (MC)	0! S.-	5 × gold5	5 × platinum5	0! D.-	750,000	musiccanada.com
Switzerland (IFPI)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	6 × platinum6th	0! D.-	315,000	hitparade.ch
All in all	3 × silver3	18 × gold18th	57 × platinum57	6 × diamond6th

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↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Chart sources: FR BEW CH
↑ Francis Cabrel - D'une Ombre À L'Autre at discogs.com, accessed December 4, 2015

Web links

Homepage of Francis Cabrel with discography and lyrics
Francis Cabrel - Albums at perso.neuf.fr

[charts-1] Chart sources: FR BEW CH

[2] Francis Cabrel - D'une Ombre À L'Autre at discogs.com, accessed December 4, 2015