Calogero is the name of the second studio album recorded by the French

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 singer and songwriter Calogero

Calogero

Calogero is a French singer.-Early years:By the age of six, Calogero had already taken an interest in music...

. It was released in 2002 and achieved a great success, notably when the next album, 3

3 (Calogero album)

3 is the name of the third studio album recorded by the French singer and songwriter Calogero. It was released in 2004 and achieved smash success, becoming the second best-selling album of the year in France.-Album information:...

, came out.

Album information

After a small success of the previous album, Au Milieu des autres, Calogero decided to release a new album, with an eponymous title. For this album, Calogero composed almost all the music, while famous artists in France wrote the lyrics. Françoise Hardy

Françoise Hardy

Françoise Madeleine Hardy is a French singer, actress and astrologer. Hardy is an iconic figure in fashion, music and style. She is married to the singer and movie actor Jacques Dutronc.-Biography:...

, Lionel Florence and Gioacchino, Calogero's brother, participated in the writing of at least one song. A hidden track is also available after the 11th song, "L'Européen".

The album had a very long chart trajectory in the French and Belgian (Wallonia) albums charts. Indeed, the success of the next album, 3

3 (Calogero album)

3 is the name of the third studio album recorded by the French singer and songwriter Calogero. It was released in 2004 and achieved smash success, becoming the second best-selling album of the year in France.-Album information:...

, made Calogero able to remain for respectively 104 and 94 weeks on the charts. In Belgium the album hit #2 in its second week, but in France, it reached its peak position, #3, almost two years after its release.

In France, four singles were released from this album ; however, only the second one, "En Apesanteur", had success, peaking at #13 for two weeks on the French Singles Chart and hitting Gold status. The three other singles achieved a minor success : "Aussi libre que moi" reached #35, "Tien an Men" #43, and "Prendre racine" #39.

The CD was re-issued in 2003 with a second CD containing five tracks.

First release, 2002

CD

#	Title	Length
1.	"En apesanteur En apesanteur "En apesanteur" is the name of a 2001 song recorded by the French singer Calogero. It was the second single from Calogero's second studio album, Calogero, on which it features as first track, and his fifth single overall... " (A.Filippi / Calogero - Gioacchino)	3:23
2.	"Aussi libre que moi" (A.Filippi / L.Florence - Calogero)	4:24
3.	"Tien An Men" (L.Florence / Calogero - Gioacchino)	4:48
4.	"Prouver l'amour" (P.Grillet / Calogero)	3:12
5.	"Prendre racine" (P.Guirao / Calogero - Gioacchino)	4:42
6.	"À la gueule des noyés" (P.Guirao / Calogero - Gioacchino)	4:06
7.	"Une Dernière Chance" (F.Hardy / Calogero)	4:47
8.	"Juste un peu de silence" (Duet with Yvette Hammond) (L.Florence - P.Guirao / Gioacchino)	3:31
9.	"Je vis là où tu m'as laissé" (L.Florence - A.Ekpob / Calogero - Gioacchino)	4:42
10.	"Partir ou Rester" (L.Florence - P.Guirao / Calogero - Gioacchino)	5:13
11.	"Le Plus Beau Jour" (R.Haroche / Calogero - O.Marly)	3:57
111.	"L'Européen" (A.Filippi / Calogero)

¹ Hidden track

Second release, 2003

Additional CD

#	Title	Length
1.	"Le Plus Beau Jour" (live) (R.Haroche / Calogero - O.Marly)	4:12
2.	"En Apesanteur" (live) (A.Filippi / Calogero - Gioacchino)	5:10
3.	"De Cendres et de Terre" (live) (L.Florence / Calogero - Gioacchino)	6:25
4.	"Juste un peu de silence" (Duet with Bérénice) (L.Florence - P.Guirao / Gioacchino)	3:48
5.	"Prendre racine" (new version) (P.Guirao / Calogero - Gioacchino)	4:19

Editions

• Editions Impek / Atletico Music : tracks 1, 2, 3, 9 + hidden track
• Francis Dreyfus Music (cat. Silex) : track 4
• Editions Impek / Atletico Music / Sony ATV Music Publishing : track 5, 6, 8, 10
• Editions Kundali / Editions Impek : track 7
• Editions Impek / Atletico Music / Editions Françaises : track 11

Personnel

• Produced by Pierre Jaconelli
• Guitars : Pierre Jaconelli, Olivier Marly and Michel Aymé
• Bass : Calogero
• Drum kit : Magnus Perrson
• Keyboards, programmations and piano : Jean-Pierre Pilot

Except : "Tien An Men" : Yannick Fonderie

• Background vocals on "Prouver l'amour" : Yvette Hammond
• Arrangements and strings direction :
  • "Aussi libre que moi" : Olivier Schultheis
  • "Tien An Men" and "À la gueule des noyés" : Stanislas Renoult
• Recorded by Erwin Autrique at studio ICP
• Mixed by Pete Schwier, assisted by Jean-Paul Gonnot, at studio Plus XXX

Except : "Aussi libre que moi" : Erwin Autrique at studio ICP

• Preproduction : Jean-Pierre Pilot, Calogero and Pierre Jaconelli
• Mastering : Miles Showell, at Metropolis Studio
• Artistic direction : Caroline Molko
• Executive producer : Sandrine Lebars
• Photos : Kate Barry
• Design : Agnès B. / l'Eclaireur
• Artwork : Autrement le design

Peak positions

Chart (2002/03)	Peak position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart	2
Belgian (Wallonia) Mid Price Chart	4
French Albums Chart	3
Swiss Albums Chart	26

End of year charts

End of year chart (2002)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart	18
French Albums Chart	51
End of year chart (2003)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart	20
French Albums Chart	8

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
Belgium	2 x Platinum	26 March 2010	100,000
France	Diamond	2004	1,000,000	978,000
Switzerland	Gold	2004	20,000