Les grands espaces is francophone Canadian pop singer Isabelle Boulay's eighth studio album, released in November 2011.

Les grands espaces
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 8, 2011
GenreCountry
Pop[1]
LabelAudiogram
ProducerBenjamin Biolay[1]
Isabelle Boulay chronology
Chansons pour les mois d'hiver
(2009)
Les grands espaces
(2011)
Merci Serge Reggiani
(2014)

Track listing edit

  1. "Fin octobre, début novembre" (written by Mario Leblanc) — 3:10
  2. "Souffrir par toi n'est pas souffrir" (lyrics by Étienne Roda-Gil, music by Julien Clerc) — 4:14
  3. "Jolie Louise" (written by Daniel Lanois) — 2:52
  4. "All I Want Is Love" (lyrics by Alyssa Bonagura, music by Ross Copperman) — 3:23
  5. "Voulez-vous l'amour?" (written by Benjamin Biolay) — 3:30
  6. "True Blue" (with Dolly Parton); written by Dolly Parton and James Newton Howard — 3:55
  7. "Mille après mille" (written by Gérald Joly) — 3:47
  8. "Les grands espaces" (written by Steve Marin) — 4:12
  9. "Voyager léger" (written by Hubert Mounier) — 2:33
  10. "Summer Wine" (with Benjamin Biolay); written by Lee Hazlewood — 4:46
  11. "To Know Him is to Love Him" (written by Phil Spector)— 3:07
  12. "Où va la chance?" (written by Phil Ochs, French adaptation by Eddy Marnay) — 3:10
  13. "Partir au loin" (lyrics by Eve Déziel, music by Michel Rivard)— 3:56
  14. "Amour aime aussi nous voir tomber" (written by J.-L. Bergheaud) — 4:51
  15. "At Last" (written by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon) — 3:30

This album was also released in a limited edition with three additional bonus tracks:[2]

  1. "Tout peut changer" — 4:11
  2. "O Marie" — 3:41
  3. "Crazy" — 4:10

Charts edit

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[3] 16
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[4] 9
French Albums (SNEP)[5] 12
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 69

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[7] Gold 40,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Isabelle Boulay sous la baguette de Benjamin Biolay, Olivier Nuc, 2011 Nov 14, lefigaro.fr. Accessed on line 9 Dec 2013.
  2. ^ Les grands espaces, Worldcat record. Accessed on line Dec. 2, 2013.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – Isabelle Boulay – Les Grands Espaces" (in French). Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Isabelle Boulay Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
  5. ^ "Lescharts.com – Isabelle Boulay – Les Grands Espaces". Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Isabelle Boulay – Les Grands Espaces". Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Isabelle Boulay – Les Grands Espaces". Music Canada.