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Le Fil

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For the English drag queen, see Le Fil (drag queen).

Le Fil is the second album by French singer–songwriter Camille. First released in 2005, the album was reissued with four bonus tracks in 2006 in the United States, the UK and Australia. The title translates as "The Thread".

Le Fil
Studio album by
Camille
Released14 February 2005
Genre
Length74:33
LabelVirgin Records
ProducerCamille, MaJiKer
Camille chronology
Le Sac des Filles
(2002) 		Le Fil
(2005) 		Live au Trianon
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
musicOMH[3]
PopMatters8/10[1]
The Observer[4]

The album features a low-level drone (a B tone) in the background of every song, which Camille has described as "[her] note".[5] Camille has stated that many people returned the record, thinking this sound was a fault in the recording.[5]

On the original release, the final track "Quand je marche" has a runtime close to 39 minutes. The actual song is only four minutes in duration, but the tone extends for over 30 minutes after it has ended. The final 30 seconds contain Camille speaking in French. The extended ending was cut from reissues featuring bonus tracks.

It has been most frequently compared to Björk's Medúlla, for Camille's use of her voice as an instrument in innovative ways.[citation needed]

The track "Ta Douleur" placed 26 in the Triple J Hottest 100 for 2006.[6]

In 2008, the eighth track on Le Fil, "Senza", was used by Ford in televised adverts for their Kuga SUV. The advert premiered at half time of the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final, opening up a new Pan-European audience to Camille's work. It has continued to air on networks across Europe throughout Euro 2008.

In 2010, the track "Ta douleur" was featured in the Saturday Night Live sketch "Les Jeunes de Paris".

Track listing edit

  1. "La jeune fille aux cheveux blancs"
  2. "Ta douleur"
  3. "Assise"
  4. "Janine I"
  5. "Vous"
  6. "Baby Carni Bird"
  7. "Pour que l'amour me quitte"
  8. "Senza"
  9. "Janine II"
  10. "Vertige"
  11. "Au port"
  12. "Janine III"
  13. "Pâle septembre"
  14. "Rue de Ménilmontant"
  15. "Quand je marche"

Reissue bonus tracks:

  2. "J'ai tort"
  3. "Jolie bruine"
  4. "Lumière"
  5. "Femme libérée"

Charts edit

Chart (2005–2006) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[7][8] 27
Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)[7] 22
French Albums Chart[7] 4
Swiss Albums Chart[7] 48

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b Schiller, Mike. "Camille: Le Fil < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  2. ^ Nickson, Chris (2005-05-03). "Le Fil - Camille". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  3. ^ "Camille - Le Fil | album reviews". musicOMH. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  4. ^ "Camille, Le Fil | OMM | The Observer". Observer.guardian.co.uk. 2011-02-09. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  5. ^ a b "Camille's Thread". triple j music news. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2006-09-18. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02.
  6. ^ "Triple J Hottest 100: History, 2006". Triple J Archive. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  7. ^ a b c d Steffen Hung. "Camille - Le fil". lescharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 48.
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