- Un Roman d'amitié
Infobox Single
Name = Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)
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Artist =Elsa Lunghini andGlenn Medeiros
Album = Elsa
A-side =
B-side = Instrumental
Released = 1988
Format =CD single
7" single
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:20
Label = Mercury
Writer = Robbie BuchananDiane Warren Didier Barbelivien
Producer = Robbie Buchanan
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Certification = Gold France,1988
Chronology =Elsa Lunghini singles
Last single = "Quelque chose dans mon cœur "
(1987)
This single = "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)"
(1988)
Next single = "Jour de neige "
(1988)
Misc =Extra chronology
Artist =Glenn Medeiros
Type = singles
Background = khaki
Last single = "Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone"
(1988 )
This single = "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)"
(1988 )
Next single = "Never Get Enough of You"
(1989 )"Un Roman d'amitié" is a 1988 song recorded by the French artist
Elsa Lunghini and the United States singerGlenn Medeiros . The song was released as a single in the summer of 1988 and features on the self-titled LP "Elsa".Background
In 1988, Elsa was invited to a French TV programme to perform her second single, "Quelque chose dans mon cœur".
Jean-Pierre Foucault , the host of the show, made her the surprise to invite Glenn Medeiros of whom Elsa was a fan. The two singers got on and finally decided to record two songs together : "Love Always Finds a Reason", written byDiane Warren , which was recorded in full inEnglish-language and added on Glenn Medeiros' album, and "Un Roman d'amitié", whose complete title is actually "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)", as it appears on the single's cover. [Elia Habib, "Muz hit. tubes", p. 141 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)]This is a bilingual song that mixes English and French lyrics. The text and the music were composed by Robbie Buchanan, Diane Warrenand
Didier Barbelivien .Chart performances
The single achieved a huge success in
France . It debuted at #8 on French Singles Chart on July 23, 1988 and reached number #2 two weeks later. There it stayed for six weeks, behind the summer hit "Nuit de folie" byDébut de Soirée , but managed then to top the chart for six consecutive weeks. Certified Gold disc by theSNEP for a minimum of 500,000 copies sold,Elsa's certifications, by the SNEP [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-837.html Chartsinfrance.net] (RetrievedApril 6 ,2008 )] the single remained on the chart(Top 50) for 25 weeks."Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)", French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=8363&cat=s Lescharts.com] (RetrievedApril 6 ,2008 )]Track listings
; 7" single
# "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)" (4:20)
# "You're My Woman, You're My Lady" (instrumental) (3:39); CD single
# "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)" (5:25)
# "Un Roman d'amitié (Friend You Give Me a Reason)" (instrumental) (4:20)
# "You're My Woman, You're My Lady" (instrumental) (3:39)
# "Pieces of My Dreams" - by Glenn MeideirosCharts and certifications
References
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