Innamoramento
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| Released | 7 April 1999 | |||
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| Genres | Synthpop, pop rock | |||
| Length | 64:34 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Laurent Boutonnat | |||
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| Singles from Innamoramento | ||||
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Innamoramento is the fifth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on 7 April 1999. With sales of 1.5 million, the album is one the singer's most successful ones. It reached Diamond status in France[1] and landed Farmer a number of awards, including Album of the Year at the 1st NRJ Music Awards.[2] On the heels of the album's success, Farmer was also named Best Female French-language Artist in two consecutive years: 2000 and 2001.[2]
Background and release
By 1999, Farmer had barely appeared in the media since her 1996 concerts at Paris-Bercy. The singer spent most of this time traveling many countries (such as China, Ireland, Italy and the United States), where she drew her inspiration for her next album, giving it a greater ethnic orientation. She was also inspired by the books Falling In Love by Francesco Alberoni, If This Is a Man by Primo Levi, and books on Buddhism. While some media announced that the album would be called Immortelles, Mes Moires (according to the magazine Voici), Mémoires and Ensemble, rumor had it that the next album would have more techno sound (and the first single would be named "The Small World", according to the Belgian newspaper 7 Extra). It was recorded at studios Ocean Way Recording and Record One in Los Angeles, but mixed at Guillaume Tell studio in Paris.
Finally, the album was released on 7 April, almost a month after the lead single "L'Âme-stram-gram" and was named Innamoramento, in reference to the book by Francesco Alberoni mentioned above. A quote from the author is also cited on the first page of the album's booklet.[3] The photographs, produced by Marino Parisotto Vay, cost about 104,000 euros.[4] The cover shows Farmer dressed in white on top of an open iron cage in the middle of the ocean.
Lyrics and music
All lyrics were written by Farmer, who also composed the music for five songs. They contain many references to literary writers and painters. The album deals with Farmer's anxieties, such as pain, unhappy love, sexuality and the passage of the time.[5] But as the title suggests, love is the central theme of the album.
The album is slower in comparison to Farmer's previous studio album, the rock-inspired Anamorphosée (1995). The sound is more electronic and intimate.[6]
Critical reception
In 2000, Innamoramento won a NRJ Music Awards in the category 'Francophone album of the year'.
Commercial performance
In France, the album was released at a time when Francis Cabrel also made his comeback with his album Hors Saison, which topped the French Albums Chart. As a result, Innamoramento failed to reach #1 on the chart, but went straight in at #2 on 10 April 1999, remaining there for two weeks. Despite not hitting the top spot, the album remained in the chart for 94 weeks, including 18 weeks in the top ten[7] and became one of Farmer's highest selling albums. It re-entered the chart during Farmer's Mylenium Tour and also when Universal organised further promotion of the album. Certified Diamond disc by the SNEP,[8] Innamoramento ranked #4, #43 and #92 on 1999, 2000 and 2001 End of Year Charts respectively.
In Belgium (Wallonia), after entering at #5 on 17 April 1999, the album climbed to #2 during the following week and stayed there for five consecutive weeks. As in France, Francis Cabrel's album prevented Innamoramento from reaching the top of the chart. The album remained for 27 weeks in the top ten and 66 weeks in the Top 50.[9] It featured at #5 and #58 on the 1999 and 2000 End of Year Charts.
Innamoramento also appeared for two weeks on the Belgium (Flanders) Albums Chart, on which it peaked at # 40.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Mylène Farmer except where noted; all music is composed by Laurent Boutonnat except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Live performances | Length |
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| 1. | "L'amour naissant" | Mylènium Tour | 4:59 | |
| 2. | "L'Âme-stram-gram" | Mylènium Tour 2009 tour Live 2019 Les années tube (TF1) Hit Machine (M6) Tapis rouge (France 2) | 4:19 | |
| 3. | "Pas le temps de vivre" | Farmer | Mylènium Tour NRJ Music Awards | 5:12 |
| 4. | "Dessine-moi un mouton" | Mylènium Tour | 4:34 | |
| 5. | "Je te rends ton amour" | Mylènium Tour Tour 2009 Live 2019 La fureur du parc (TF1) 50 ans de tubes (TF1) | 5:09 | |
| 6. | "Méfie-toi" | Farmer | Mylènium Tour | 5:25 |
| 7. | "Innamoramento" | Mylènium Tour Live 2019 | 5:20 | |
| 8. | "Optimistique-moi" | Farmer | Mylènium Tour Nevermore 2023/2024 Hit Machine (M6) Les années tube (TF1) NRJ Music Awards | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Serais-tu là ?" | Farmer | 4:40 | |
| 10. | "Consentement" | 4:35 | ||
| 11. | "Et si vieillir m'était conté" | Farmer | 4:50 | |
| 12. | "Souviens-toi du jour" | Mylènium Tour Tapis rouge (France 2) 100% Johnny (TF1) | 4:55 | |
| 13. | "Mylènium" | Mylènium Tour | 5:20 |
Personnel
- Angeline Annonier – choeurs
- Fred Attal – arranger, clavier, producer, programming, sauf
- Pascaud Caroline Blandin – background vocals
- Bertrand Chatnet – engineer, mixing
- Jeff Dahlgren – guitar
- Pol Ramirez del Piu – bagpipes, cymbalom, flute
- Jerome Devoise – assistant
- Mylène Farmer – vocals
- Johanna Ferdinand – choeurs, background vocals
- Denny Fongheiser – drums
- Joelle Jaque-Gustave – choeurs
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – drums
- Abraham Laboriel Sr. – bass
- Sophia Nelson – choeurs, background vocals
- Rik Pekkonen – engineer
- Colonna Phillippe – engineer
- Marie-Jo Plezel – choeurs
- Mathieu Rabaté – drums
- Carole Rowley – background vocals
- Rafa Sardina – assistant
- Mike Scotella – assistant
- Billy Sheehan – bass
- Frank Simes – guitar
- John Sorenson – assistant
- Chris Spedding – guitar
- Jerry Watts Jr. – bass
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Belgium (BRMA)[25] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| France (SNEP)[26] | Diamond | 1,100,000[27] |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[28] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Europe (IFPI)[29] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
| Worldwide | — | 1,500,000[30] |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Formats
- CD - Jewel case
- CD - Cardboard gatefold sleeve - Limited edition (300,000)
- Collector edition box - Numbered travel log version (including a CD and a booklet of travel with unpublished photos)
- Cassette
- Double 12"
- CD - Japan
- CD - Digipak (since 2005)
References
- ↑ "Les certifications - Mylene Farmer". SNEP (in French). Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- 1 2 "NRJ Music Awards 2000". NRJ (in French). 18 November 2000. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ↑ Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer, Benoît Cachin, 2006, Tournon Ed., p. 125-126
- ↑ Mylène Farmer, le culte - L'envers du décor, Sophie Khairallah, 2007, Why Not Ed., p. 58
- ↑ L'Intégrale Mylene Farmer, Erwan Chuberre, 2007, City Ed., p. 171 (ISBN 978-2-35288-108-7)
- ↑ Jukebox, No. 179, June 2002 Devant-soi.com (Retrieved 22 March 2008)
- ↑ Innamoramento, French SNEP Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 1 February 2008)
- ↑ Mylène Farmer certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved 1 February 2008)
- ↑ Innamoramento, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 1 February 2008)
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mylène Farmer – Innamoramento" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mylène Farmer – Innamoramento" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 34. 21 August 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Mylène Farmer – Innamoramento". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ "Lescharts.com – Mylène Farmer – Innamoramento". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Mylène Farmer – Innamoramento" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Mylène Farmer – Innamoramento". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ↑ "Rapports annueles 1999" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "Rapports annueles 1999 - albums francophones" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "European Top 100 Albums 1999" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. 1 January 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ↑ "Classement Albums - année 1999" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "Rapports annueles 2000" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "Rapports annueles 2000 - albums francophones" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "Classement Albums - année 1999" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "Classement Albums - année 1999" (in French). SNEP. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2000". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ "French album certifications – Mylène Farmer – Innamoramento" (in French). SNEP.
- ↑ Jonathan Hamard (3 January 2016). "Mylène Farmer : quel est son album le mieux vendu ?" (in French). Webedia. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Innamoramento')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2001". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ "Mylène Farmer et Laurent Boutonnat: Leur bebe s'appelle Alizée". Voici (in French). 8 May 2000. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
