- C'est ta chance
Infobox Single
Name = C'est ta chance
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Artist =Jean-Jacques Goldman
Album = Entre gris clair et gris foncé
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B-side = "Doux"
"Il me restera" (CD single)
Released = April, 1988
Format =7" single
12" maxiCD single
Recorded =France
Genre = Pop
Length = 4:26
Label = Epic
Writer = Jean-Jacques Goldman
Producer = Jean-Jacques Goldman
Marc Lumbroso
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Last single = "Là-bas" (1988)
This single = "C'est ta chance" (1988)
Next single = "Puisque tu pars " (1988)
Misc ="C'est ta chance" is the name of a 1987 song recorded by the French singer and songwriter
Jean-Jacques Goldman . It was released on April 1988 as the third single from his album "Entre gris clair et gris foncé", on which it features as the fifth track. The song achieved a moderate success inFrance , in comparison with Goldman's previous and next singles.Lyrics, music and video
Written by Jean-Jacques Goldman, the song tells the story of a girl who wants to succeed in life and who is forced to fight against the difficulties of life to achieve it. The video was produced as an
animated feature . In it, a girl dreams of becoming a star in the singing and eventually succeeds thanks to her perseverance.About this song, Goldman explained in an interview : "I think that the song is the most similar as what I did before. Finally, it is almost a caricature. I like the text". [Interview of JJ Goldman, "Graffiti", 1987]
The song features on the live album "Traces". It was also included on Goldman's compilations "Intégrale" and "Singulier".
Chart performance and cover version
"C'est ta chance" debuted at #37 on the French Singles Chart on April 16, 1988. It climbed quicky but stop dead at #16, then almost kept on dropping on the chart. It remained in the top 50 for only 12 weeks, thus becoming the second less-selling single from the album "Entre gris clair et gris foncé"."C'est ta chance", in French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=35693&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved May 9, 2008)] It was also released in
Canada .The song was covered by the entrants of the Canadian Star Academy in 2004. This version is available on the album they released.
Track listings
; 7" single
# "C'est ta chance" (7" version) — 4:26
# "Doux" — 3:54 ; 12" maxi
# "C'est ta chance" (extended version) — 4:59
# "Doux" — 3:54 ; CD single
# "C'est ta chance" (7" version) — 4:26
# "Doux" — 3:54
# "Il me restera" — 3:14Chart
External links
* [http://www.parler-de-sa-vie.net/jean-jacques-goldman.html "C'est ta chance", story, lyrics and anecdotes] ("Chansons" => "En un clic" => "C'est ta chance")
References
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