St Germain is the fourth studio album by French house producer Ludovic Navarre, under his main pseudonym St Germain. It was released on 9 October 2015 via Primary Society.[1][2] Two official singles had been released from the album: "Real Blues" which features the vocals of Lightnin' Hopkins and "Sittin' Here" (vocals in Bambara language by Malian singer Nahawa Doumbia stem from her song Koro Dia).

St Germain
Studio album by
Released9 October 2015 (2015-10-09)
Recorded2015
GenreNu jazz, Afro house
Length50:58
LabelWarner Music, Parlophone, Nonesuch Records
ProducerSt Germain
St Germain chronology
Tourist
(2000)
St Germain
(2015)
Singles from St. Germain
  1. "Real Blues"
    Released: 4 May 2015
  2. "Sittin' Here"
    Released: 2 October 2015

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Clash8/10[5]
The Guardian     [6]
Pitchfork Media6/10[7]

St Germain received positive reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 73/100 based on 8 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Real Blues"5:16
2."Sittin' Here"6:23
3."Hanky-Panky"7:06
4."Voilà"6:30
5."Family Tree"7:54
6."How Dare You"6:43
7."Mary L."5:23
8."Forget Me Not"5:44
Total length:50:58

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 67
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 11
French Albums (SNEP)[13] 15
Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] 59
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] 29
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 19
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17] 17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 22
UK Albums (OCC)[19] 76
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[20] 6
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[21] 5
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[22] 2

Year-end charts

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Chart (2015) Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 95
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 195

References

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  1. ^ "St Germain – St Germain". Discogs. discogs.com. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  2. ^ "ST GERMAIN ANNOUNCES RETURN WITH THIRD STUDIO ALBUM". Mixmag. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "St. Germain by St. Germain Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  4. ^ Jeffries, David. Review of St. Germain at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  5. ^ Oliver, Matt (8 October 2015). "St. Germain - St. Germain". Clash. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  6. ^ MacInnes, Paul (8 October 2015). "St Germain: St Germain review – smooth jazz-house hitmaker returns". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  7. ^ Beta, Andy (14 October 2015). "St Germain: St Germain Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  8. ^ Ryan, Gavin (17 October 2015). "ARIA Albums: Boy & Bear 'Limit of Love' Debuts at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts - Ö3 Charts". Oe3.orf.at. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – St Germain – St Germain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Ultratop.be – St Germain – St Germain" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – St Germain – St Germain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Lescharts.com – St Germain – St Germain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  14. ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 42, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  15. ^ "Italiancharts.com – St Germain – St Germain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  16. ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – St Germain – St Germain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  18. ^ "Swisscharts.com – St Germain – St Germain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  20. ^ "St. Germain Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  21. ^ "St. Germain - Chart history (Heatseekers Albums) | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  22. ^ "St. Germain Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  23. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2015". Ultratop. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  24. ^ "Rapports Annuels 2015". Ultratop. Retrieved 27 July 2020.