Gourmandises

Infobox Album |
Name = Gourmandises
Type = Album
Artist = Alizée


Released = November, 2000 (France)
March 13 2001
International Release = March 13, 2001
Recorded = 2000
Genre = World, Pop
Length = 44:23
Label = Zeitgeist / Polydor
Producer = Laurent Boutonnat and Mylène Farmer
Reviews =
*Allmusic [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:mkqvad4kl8wo link]
*Daily Princetonian (Positive) [http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2001/09/27/arts/3423.shtml link]
Last album =
This album = "Gourmandises" (2001)
Next album = "Mes courants électriques" (2003)

"Gourmandises" ("Sweets" in French) is the debut album by Alizée. It was released in France in November 2000, followed by an international release on March 13 2001, though the first single, "Moi... Lolita", was released in 2000 itself. The album was the result of a collaboration between Alizée, Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat. The featured single "Moi... Lolita" still holds the record for being the most famous French single released internationallyFact|date=February 2007. Thanks to the overtly Lolita marketing of the single, and consequently, this album, it became a huge hit, and Alizée became a national obsession in France.

The single, "Moi... Lolita", generated lot of buzz internationally, and the album was launched internationally to great applause and acclaim, and not to mention great success.

The album, whose songs are about teenage life, doubts, love and her greediness, was a huge success. It went platinum in record three months, selling more than 300,000 copies in France itself. To date it has sold more than 1,300,000 copies in France, and over 4 million worldwide.

Track listing

# "Moi... Lolita" – 4:16
# "Lui ou Toi" – 4:15
# "L'Alizé" – 4:15
# "J.B.G." – 3:55
# "Mon Maquis" – 5:40
# "Parler tout bas" – 4:35
# "Veni Vedi Vici" – 4:20
# "Abracadabra" – 4:00
# "Gourmandises" – 4:10
# "A quoi rêve une jeune fille" – 4:05

ingles

#"Moi... Lolita"
#"L'Alizé"
#"Parler tout bas"
#"Gourmandises"

Reviews

Amazon

"...Gourmandises the French word for sweets (or candies) is the appropriate title of French pop princess Alizée's debut album. Like an aniseed ball, the mix of pop tunes and ballads are pleasant and consistent throughout, but at the same time never too adventurous. The French lyrics may sour the album for some but the catchy tunes and lyrics (even though they may mean little to your average Anglophile) highlight the universal language of pop..." [cite web| title = Gourmandises: Music: Alizee | url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005RW3S/026-9398659-0902044 | accessdate=2007-03-20]

Daily Princetonian

"...Sixteen-year-old Alizée is France's answer to the teen queen phenomenon. With one notable exception: Alizée has real talent..." [cite web| author = Eric Harkleroad | title= French teen queen breaks the mold | url=http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2001/09/27/arts/3423.shtml | accessdate=2007-03-20]

Trivia

*JBG stands for James Bond Girl, [cite web|title= James Bond Girl (Alizée song) | url=http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/James+Bond+Girl+(Aliz%E9e+song) | accessdate=2007-03-20] a reference to the popular film series. The song's opening is reminiscent of the James Bond Theme.

References

External links

* [http://www.discogs.com/release/59697 Source]
* [http://www.alizee-fanpage.com/page.php?language=en&content=charts International Chart Information]
* [http://www.alizee-fanpage.com/page.php?language=en&content=lyrics Lyrics]