Funambule (album)
Funambule is the fourth studio album by French slam poet Grand Corps Malade. The album is with the musical direction of musician and trumpet player Ibrahim Maalouf.[1] The 13-track album released on 28 October 2013 includes three duets with Sandra Nkaké, Frederic Yonnet, Francis Cabrel and Richard Bohringer.
Funambule | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 2013 | |||
Genre | Slam | |||
Label | Believe Recording / Anouche Productions | |||
Producer | Ibrahim Maalouf (musical director) | |||
Grand Corps Malade chronology | ||||
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Funambule is the first album of Grand Corps Malade with independent record label Believe Recording and Anouche Productions[2] after quitting the commercial AZ label associated with Universal Music France.
The release of the album comes after the great success of Grand Corps Malade's book Patients.
Track listing
- "Au théâtre" (4:25)
- "J'ai mis des mots" (ft Frederic Yonnet) (3:28)
- "Le manège" (4:12)
- "Te manquer" (duet with Sandra Nkaké) (4:06)
- "Funambule" (4:35)
- "Les lignes de la main" (2:14)
- "Pause" (3:36)
- "Le bout du tunnel" (4:21)
- "La traversée" (duet with Francis Cabrel) (4:19)
- "Les 5 sens" (3:35)
- "Course contre la honte" (duet with Richard Bohringer) (6:19)
- "Tant que les gens font l'amour" (4:49)
- "Dans les vagues" (4:28) - (Bonus track)
The physical album release comes with a booklet titled Funambule by Grand Corps Malade
Special instrumental edition
The buyers of the physical album above, also receive a 2 free CDs with the first CD being the exact content of the album, and the second CD being special "Instrumentals Only" version of the same songs of the album.[2]
Charts
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[3] | 11 |
French Albums (SNEP)[4] | 5 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] | 34 |
References
- Rfi Musique: Grand Corps Malade, question d’équilibre - Nouvel album, Funambule - Section: La musique d’Ibrahim Maalouf (in French)
- Discogs: Discogs: Grand Corps Malade - Funanbule page
- "Ultratop.be – Grand Corps Malade – Midi 20" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- "Lescharts.com – Grand Corps Malade – Midi 20". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2013.
- "Swisscharts.com – Grand Corps Malade – Midi 20". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 November 2013.