Un Jour d'été

Un Jour d'été
Studio album by Amel Bent
Released	November 30, 2004
Genre	Soul, Rhythm & Blues, Pop
Length	48:50
Label	Sony Bmg Music
Amel Bent chronology
Un Jour d'été (2004) À 20 ans (2007)

Un Jour d'été is a 2004 album recorded by French-born singer Amel Bent, released on November 30, 2004. It was her debut album and was successful on the charts (#3 in France), even allowed Bent to gain a Victoire de la Musique in the category 'Revelation of the year'. There were three singles from the albums, all of them being top ten hits in France : "Ma Philosophie", "Le Droit à l'erreur" and "Ne retiens pas tes larmes".

Track listing

1. "Je Suis" (Charbonnel, Devier, Gallerne) – 3:18
2. "Ma Philosophie" (Bent, Georgiades, Mackichan) – 3:23
3. "Le Temps passe" (Bent, D.R., Gallerne, Milan) – 3:14
4. "Le Droit à l'erreur" (D.R., Molondo, Welgryn) – 4:01
5. "Mes Racines" (Bent, D.R., Kabala) – 3:38
6. "Ne retiens pas tes larmes" (D.R., Sitbon) – 3:43
7. "Pardonnez-moi" (D.R., James, Westrich) – 4:46
8. "J'attends" (D.R., Dufour, Welgryn) – 3:39
9. "Quand elle chante" (Bent, D.R., Farley, Mahy) – 3:59
10. "Auprès des miens" (Charbonnel, Devier, Gallerne) – 3:26
11. "Partis trop tôt" (featuring Kery James) (Foks, James) – 4:10
12. "Je me sens vivre" (D.R., Godebama, Kabala, Ngung) – 3:23
13. "Ne retiens pas tes larmes" (piano voix) (D.R., Sitbon) – 3:54

Source : Allmusic^[1]

Personnel and credits

• Strings : Jean-Marc Apap, Christophe Morin and Lyonel Schmit
• Assistant : Isabelle Baleanu
• Guitar : Jean-Marc Benais
• Vocals : Amel Bent, Melissa Bent and Laure Milan
• Keyboards : Jean-Francois Berger and Volodia
• Assistant : Vincent Creusot
• Piano : Jean-Yves d'Angelo and Franck Sitbon
• Assistant : Matthias Froidefond
• String arrangements : Lyonel Schmit
• Bass : Laurent Vernerey
• Musical direction : Anthony Marciano
• Arranger : Franck Sitbon and Volodia
• Engineer, mixing, vocal director : Volodia
• Programming : Jean-Francois Berger and Volodia
• Producer : Kery James and Volodia
• Photography : Jean-Marc Lubrano

Release history

Date	Label	Country	Format	Catalog
November 30, 2004	BMG / Jive	Belgium, France, Switzerland	CD	0828766580624
May 11, 2007	Sony / Epic			0886970794626

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
Belgium (Wallonia)[2]	Gold	May 6, 2006	20,000
France[3]	Platinum	2005	300,000	532,000[4]

Charts

Chart (2004/07) Peak position Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[5] 12 French Albums Chart[6] 3 Swiss Albums Chart[7] 39

End of year chart (2004) Position French Albums Chart[8] 168 End of the year chart (2005) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[9] 33 French Albums Chart[10] 14 End of the year chart (2006) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[11] 94

References

1. Un Jour d'été, track listing Allmusic.com (Retrieved May 9, 2009)
2. 2006 certifications in Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 29, 2008)
3. Amel Bent's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved May 29, 2008)
4. Un Jour d'été sales and chart trajectories in France Fanofmusic.fr (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
5. Un Jour d'été, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 29, 2008)
6. Un Jour d'été, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 29, 2008)
7. Un Jour d'été, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 29, 2008)
8. 2004 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
9. 2005 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
10. 2005 French Albums Chart Ifop.com (Retrieved May 22, 2008)
11. 2006 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved May 22, 2008)