Kékéland

Kékéland is the fourteenth album by experimental French singer Brigitte Fontaine, released in 2001 on the Virgin Records label. It is almost entirely composed of collaborations. Fontaine exceptionally wrote two songs in English (Kékéland and God's Nightmare). Y'a des zazous is one of her rare covers, of French singer Andrex.

Kékéland
Studio album by
Released20 August 2001
Genrechanson
Length54:00
LabelVirgin Records
ProducerAreski Belkacem, Sonic Youth, -M-, Noir Désir
Brigitte Fontaine chronology
Les Palaces
(1997)
Kékéland
(2001)
Rue Saint Louis en l'Île
(2004)

Because of the number of high-profile artists featured on the album, it had a better promotion and sold well, being certified gold record with more than 130,000 albums sold, a first for Fontaine.

Track listing

No.TitleFeatured artistLength
1."Demie clocharde"Sonic Youth 
2."Bis Baby boum boum"Noir Désir 
3."Pipeau"-M- 
4."Y'a des zazous"-M- 
5."Kékéland"Sonic Youth 
6."Je fume"Loo & Placido 
7."Je t'aime encore"  
8."God's Nightmare"Ginger Ale 
9."Guadalquivir"Areski Belkacem 
10."Les Filles d'aujourd'hui"Les Valentins 
11."Rififi"-M- 
12."Profond"Areski Belkacem 
13."NRV"Archie Shepp 

Charts

Chart Peak
position
France 10
Belgium 49
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