Live à Bercy
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Live à Bercy is the second live album by Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer
Mylène Farmer, , born Marie-Hélène Jeanne Gautier, , , is a French singer, songwriter, occasional actress and author....

, released on May 21, 1997. It was also produced as a video.

Background

After the successful concerts tour of 1996, whose shows were spread out from May 25 to December 15, a live album was recorded and produced by Thierry Suc, and sponsored by NRJ. It was remixed in studio to give it a better sound. The re-orchestrations, composed by Laurent Boutonnat
Laurent Boutonnat
Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat is a French composer and film and music video director, best known as the songwriting partner of Mylène Farmer and the director of moody, provocative and literature-inspired music videos.- Career :...

, were very dynamic with very rock sonorities. The photos illustrating the booklet were realized by Claude Gassian. The track listing contains songs from the four studio albums of Farmer, but Anamorphosée
Anamorphosée
Anamorphosée is the fourth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on October 17, 1995. Led by the number-one single "XXL", the album was something of a departure from her previous work...

was sharply privileged, because all its songs were included on the album, except "Eaunanisme". This live was released on May 21, 1997.

In May, a musical video of the concert was also realized, first as a VHS
VHS
The Video Home System is a consumer-level analog recording videocassette standard developed by Victor Company of Japan ....

. For the first time, François Hans participated in the shooting of a live. As for the previous live album En Concert, several scenes were re-filmed without the audience. The live video contains nevertheless numerous errors of editing, because it was compiled from four shows: three at Bercy and another in Geneva
Geneva
Geneva In the national languages of Switzerland the city is known as Genf , Ginevra and Genevra is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland and is the most populous city of Romandie, the French-speaking part of Switzerland...

. It contains besides a making of and new images.

Two years later, in May, 1999, the video was released as a DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....

, which constituted moreover the first DVD of the singer. However, it doesn't contain the bonuses available on the cassette. The DVD was dedicated to the singer's brother, Jean-Loup Gautier, died on October 26, 1996 after a road accident.

All the formats had a huge success.

Critical reception

Generally well received by media, the album was nevertheless criticized for having been too much remixed in studio. For example, the journalist Caroline Bee declared: "Everything is emphasized: Mylène's voice, the shouts of the public, Abraham Laboriel
Abraham Laboriel
Abraham Laboriel, Sr. is a Mexican bassist of Garifuna descent who has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. Guitar Player Magazine described him as "the most widely used session bassist of our time". Laboriel is the father of drummer Abe Laboriel Jr. and of producer, songwriter, and...

's powerful drum, the bass and both guitars, impeccable. All that gives a perfect whole, without dissonance, but which sounds more as an album studio than as a real transcription of concert".

Chart performances

In France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

, the album debuted at number 3 on French Album Chart, on May 24, 1997. It then reached its peak position, #2, for two consecutive weeks, and for two other weeks two months later. Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli
Andrea Bocelli, is an Italian tenor, multi-instrumentalist and classical crossover artist. Born with poor eyesight, he became blind at the age of twelve following a soccer accident....

's Romanza, then Era
Era (musical project)
Era is a New Age music project by French composer Eric Lévi. The band has sold more than 12 million albums...

's eponymous album
Era (album)
Era is the eponymous debut album by Eric Lévi's New Age music project Era, first released in 1996 and re-released in 1998. Some editions include bonus track "After Time".-Use of Era music:* A remix of Ameno was made by DJ Quicksilver in 2000....

 made it unable to reach number one. It remained for 18 weeks in the ten ten, and dropped until #36 on November 8, but managed to re-entered the top 20 the week after and there stayed for nine weeks. It almost kept on dropping the months after and left the chart (Top 75) after its 44th week of attendance, on March 28, 1998. Three days before, the album achieved Double platinum
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...

 status by the SNEP, the French certificator, for a minimum of 600,000 copies sold. Live à Bercy is to date the best-selling live album in France, with about 900,000 sales.

The video, both the VHS and the DVD, reached the first position on the French Videos Chart. They were both certified Diamond videos
Music recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...

 on October 24, 2001, for more than 100,000 sold copies and thus became the most sold videos of a concert in France.

In Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 (Wallonia), the album went straight to number 4 on June 7, 1997 and then peaked at #2 for 12 consecutive weeks (Era
Era (musical project)
Era is a New Age music project by French composer Eric Lévi. The band has sold more than 12 million albums...

 topped the chart then). After 18 weeks in the top ten, the album slowly dropped the four following months and disappeared from the chart (Top 50) on March 31, 1998, after 35 weeks of attendance.

Singles

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Year Title Date of release Physical sales
(France)
Certification Peak position
FR
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

BE
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 (WA)
FR
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

BE
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 (WA)
SWI
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

1997
1997 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1997.-January:*January 9 – David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert at Madison Square Garden, New York City, USA with guests Frank Black, The Foo Fighters, Sonic Youth, Robert Smith of The Cure, Lou Reed, and Billy...

"La Poupée qui fait non
La Poupée qui fait non
"La Poupée qui fait non" is a 1966 song written by Franck Gérald and originally recorded by the French singer/songwriter Michel Polnareff...

"
April 29, 1997 6 5
"Ainsi soit je...
Ainsi soit je... (song)
"Ainsi soit je..." is a 1988 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. The song was released as a single twice: as the second single from her second studio album Ainsi soit je... on 4 April 1988, and as the second single in a live version from her second live album Live à Bercy on 20...

"
August 20, 1997 27 22

Formats

Audio
  • Double CD
  • Double CD - Promo - "Spider" (2 CD + VHS)
  • Cassette 1


1 Doesn't contain "Et Tournoie..." and "Tomber 7 fois..."

Video
  • VHS
    • Plastic case with hologram logos
    • Plastic case with silvery logos
  • 12" Laserdisc
  • DVD
    • Plastic case with hologram logos
    • Plastic case with silvery logos

Track listing

Audio album
CD 1
  1. "Ouverture" (4
45)
  • "Vertige" (6:20)
  • "California
    California (Mylène Farmer song)
    "California" is a 1995 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the third single from her fourth studio album, Anamorphosée, and was released on 26 March 1996. The song marked the only collaboration with American movie screenwriter and director Abel Ferrara who directed the very...

    " (7:30)
  • "Que mon cœur lâche
    Que mon cœur lâche
    "Que mon cœur lâche" is a 1992 song recorded by the French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. The single was released on 23 November 1992 to promote Farmer's compilation album Dance Remixes. Farmer also recorded an English language version of the track, entitled "My Soul Is Slashed" which was...

    " (4:35)
  • "Et Tournoie..." (4:30)
  • "Je t'aime mélancolie
    Je t'aime mélancolie
    "Je t'aime mélancolie" is a 1991 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Third single from her third studio album L'Autre..., the song was released in December 1991...

    " (5:20)
  • "L'Autre..." (5:50)
  • "Libertine
    Libertine (song)
    "Libertine" is a 1986 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the third single from her first studio album Cendres de Lune and was released on 1 April 1986. It was particularly known for its huge music video, produced as a film and which contains explicit sexual and violent scenes. It...

    " (5:40)
  • "L'Instant X
    L'Instant X
    "L'Instant X" is a 1995 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the second single from her fourth album Anamorphosée and was released on 12 December 1995. Directed by Marcus Nispel in New York, the music video depicts with humour the apocalypse and shows Farmer bathing in the foam...

    " (9:36)
  • "Alice" (5:25)
  • NEWLIN

    CD 2
    1. "Comme j'ai mal
      Comme j'ai mal
      "Comme j'ai mal" is a 1995 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. Fourth single from her fourth album Anamorphosée, it was released on 1 July 1996...

      " (4
    35)
  • "Sans contrefaçon
    Sans contrefaçon
    "Sans contrefaçon" is a 1987 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was released on 16 October 1987 as the first single from her second studio album, Ainsi soit je.... It was a big hit in 1987 and is one of her three best-selling singles. It became a very popular song in France over the...

    " (7:00)
  • "Mylène s'en fout" (4:45)
  • "Désenchantée
    Désenchantée
    "Désenchantée" is a 1991 song recorded by the French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. First single from her third studio album L'Autre..., it was released on 18 March 1991 and achieved a great success in France, topping the chart for more than two months...

    " (8:15)
  • "Rêver
    Rêver
    "Rêver" is a 1995 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the fifth single from her fourth album Anamorphosée and was released on 16 November 1996...

    " (8:00)
  • "Laisse le vent emporter tout" (6:25)
  • "Tomber 7 fois..." (6:00)
  • "Ainsi soit je...
    Ainsi soit je... (song)
    "Ainsi soit je..." is a 1988 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. The song was released as a single twice: as the second single from her second studio album Ainsi soit je... on 4 April 1988, and as the second single in a live version from her second live album Live à Bercy on 20...

    " (5:00)
  • "La Poupée qui fait non
    La Poupée qui fait non
    "La Poupée qui fait non" is a 1966 song written by Franck Gérald and originally recorded by the French singer/songwriter Michel Polnareff...

    " (duet with Khaled
    Khaled (musician)
    Khaled Hadj Ibrahim , better known as Khaled, is a raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Sidi El Houari in Oran Province of Algeria...

    ) (4:30)
  • "XXL
    XXL (Mylène Farmer song)
    "XXL" is a 1995 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. The song was the lead single from her fourth studio album Anamorphosée and was released on 19 September 1995. It marked an important change in the singer's career, with more rock sonorities, easier lyrics to understand and a...

    " (7:00)
  • NEWLIN

    Audio cassette

    A-side:
    1. "Ouverture"
    2. "Vertige"
    3. "California
      California (Mylène Farmer song)
      "California" is a 1995 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the third single from her fourth studio album, Anamorphosée, and was released on 26 March 1996. The song marked the only collaboration with American movie screenwriter and director Abel Ferrara who directed the very...

      "
    4. "Que mon cœur lâche
      Que mon cœur lâche
      "Que mon cœur lâche" is a 1992 song recorded by the French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. The single was released on 23 November 1992 to promote Farmer's compilation album Dance Remixes. Farmer also recorded an English language version of the track, entitled "My Soul Is Slashed" which was...

      "
    5. "Je t'aime mélancolie
      Je t'aime mélancolie
      "Je t'aime mélancolie" is a 1991 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Third single from her third studio album L'Autre..., the song was released in December 1991...

      "
    6. "L'Autre"
    7. "Libertine
      Libertine (song)
      "Libertine" is a 1986 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the third single from her first studio album Cendres de Lune and was released on 1 April 1986. It was particularly known for its huge music video, produced as a film and which contains explicit sexual and violent scenes. It...

      "
    8. "L'Instant X
      L'Instant X
      "L'Instant X" is a 1995 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the second single from her fourth album Anamorphosée and was released on 12 December 1995. Directed by Marcus Nispel in New York, the music video depicts with humour the apocalypse and shows Farmer bathing in the foam...

      "
    9. "Alice"

    B-side:
    1. "Comme j'ai mal
      Comme j'ai mal
      "Comme j'ai mal" is a 1995 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. Fourth single from her fourth album Anamorphosée, it was released on 1 July 1996...

      "
    2. "Sans contrefaçon
      Sans contrefaçon
      "Sans contrefaçon" is a 1987 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was released on 16 October 1987 as the first single from her second studio album, Ainsi soit je.... It was a big hit in 1987 and is one of her three best-selling singles. It became a very popular song in France over the...

      "
    3. "Mylène s'en fout"
    4. "Désenchantée
      Désenchantée
      "Désenchantée" is a 1991 song recorded by the French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. First single from her third studio album L'Autre..., it was released on 18 March 1991 and achieved a great success in France, topping the chart for more than two months...

      "
    5. "Rêver
      Rêver
      "Rêver" is a 1995 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the fifth single from her fourth album Anamorphosée and was released on 16 November 1996...

      "
    6. "Laisse le vent emporter tout"
    7. "Ainsi soit je...
      Ainsi soit je... (song)
      "Ainsi soit je..." is a 1988 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. The song was released as a single twice: as the second single from her second studio album Ainsi soit je... on 4 April 1988, and as the second single in a live version from her second live album Live à Bercy on 20...

      "
    8. "La Poupée qui fait non
      La Poupée qui fait non
      "La Poupée qui fait non" is a 1966 song written by Franck Gérald and originally recorded by the French singer/songwriter Michel Polnareff...

      " (duet with Khaled
      Khaled (musician)
      Khaled Hadj Ibrahim , better known as Khaled, is a raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Sidi El Houari in Oran Province of Algeria...

      )
    9. "XXL
      XXL (Mylène Farmer song)
      "XXL" is a 1995 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. The song was the lead single from her fourth studio album Anamorphosée and was released on 19 September 1995. It marked an important change in the singer's career, with more rock sonorities, easier lyrics to understand and a...

      "

    VHS / DVD
    1. "Ouverture" (4:45)
    2. "Vertige" (6:20)
    3. "California
      California (Mylène Farmer song)
      "California" is a 1995 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the third single from her fourth studio album, Anamorphosée, and was released on 26 March 1996. The song marked the only collaboration with American movie screenwriter and director Abel Ferrara who directed the very...

      " (7:30)
    4. "Que mon cœur lâche
      Que mon cœur lâche
      "Que mon cœur lâche" is a 1992 song recorded by the French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. The single was released on 23 November 1992 to promote Farmer's compilation album Dance Remixes. Farmer also recorded an English language version of the track, entitled "My Soul Is Slashed" which was...

      " (4:35)
    5. "Et Tournoie..." (4:30)
    6. "Je t'aime mélancolie
      Je t'aime mélancolie
      "Je t'aime mélancolie" is a 1991 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. Third single from her third studio album L'Autre..., the song was released in December 1991...

      " (5:20)
    7. "L'Autre..." (5:50)
    8. "Libertine
      Libertine (song)
      "Libertine" is a 1986 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the third single from her first studio album Cendres de Lune and was released on 1 April 1986. It was particularly known for its huge music video, produced as a film and which contains explicit sexual and violent scenes. It...

      " (5:40)
    9. "L'Instant X
      L'Instant X
      "L'Instant X" is a 1995 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the second single from her fourth album Anamorphosée and was released on 12 December 1995. Directed by Marcus Nispel in New York, the music video depicts with humour the apocalypse and shows Farmer bathing in the foam...

      " (9:36)
    10. "Alice" (5:25)
    11. "Comme j'ai mal
      Comme j'ai mal
      "Comme j'ai mal" is a 1995 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. Fourth single from her fourth album Anamorphosée, it was released on 1 July 1996...

      " (4:35)
    12. "Sans contrefaçon
      Sans contrefaçon
      "Sans contrefaçon" is a 1987 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was released on 16 October 1987 as the first single from her second studio album, Ainsi soit je.... It was a big hit in 1987 and is one of her three best-selling singles. It became a very popular song in France over the...

      " (4:20)
    13. "Mylène s'en fout" (4:45)
    14. "Désenchantée
      Désenchantée
      "Désenchantée" is a 1991 song recorded by the French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. First single from her third studio album L'Autre..., it was released on 18 March 1991 and achieved a great success in France, topping the chart for more than two months...

      " (8:15)
    15. "Rêver
      Rêver
      "Rêver" is a 1995 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. It was the fifth single from her fourth album Anamorphosée and was released on 16 November 1996...

      " (8:00)
    16. "Laisse le vent emporter tout" (6:25)
    17. "Tomber 7 fois..." (6:00)
    18. "Ainsi soit je...
      Ainsi soit je... (song)
      "Ainsi soit je..." is a 1988 song recorded by the French artist Mylène Farmer. The song was released as a single twice: as the second single from her second studio album Ainsi soit je... on 4 April 1988, and as the second single in a live version from her second live album Live à Bercy on 20...

      " (5:00)
    19. "La Poupée qui fait non
      La Poupée qui fait non
      "La Poupée qui fait non" is a 1966 song written by Franck Gérald and originally recorded by the French singer/songwriter Michel Polnareff...

      " (duet with Khaled
      Khaled (musician)
      Khaled Hadj Ibrahim , better known as Khaled, is a raï singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist born in Sidi El Houari in Oran Province of Algeria...

      ) (4:30)
    20. "XXL
      XXL (Mylène Farmer song)
      "XXL" is a 1995 song recorded by French singer-songwriter Mylène Farmer. The song was the lead single from her fourth studio album Anamorphosée and was released on 19 September 1995. It marked an important change in the singer's career, with more rock sonorities, easier lyrics to understand and a...

      " (7:00)

    Credits

    • Texts: Mylène Farmer

    Except: "Libertine
    Libertine (song)
    "Libertine" is a 1986 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the third single from her first studio album Cendres de Lune and was released on 1 April 1986. It was particularly known for its huge music video, produced as a film and which contains explicit sexual and violent scenes. It...

    ": Laurent Boutonnat; "La Poupée qui fait non
    La Poupée qui fait non
    "La Poupée qui fait non" is a 1966 song written by Franck Gérald and originally recorded by the French singer/songwriter Michel Polnareff...

    ": Franck Gérald
    • Music: Laurent Boutonnat
      Laurent Boutonnat
      Laurent Pierre Marie Boutonnat is a French composer and film and music video director, best known as the songwriting partner of Mylène Farmer and the director of moody, provocative and literature-inspired music videos.- Career :...


    Except: "Libertine
    Libertine (song)
    "Libertine" is a 1986 song recorded by French artist Mylène Farmer. It was the third single from her first studio album Cendres de Lune and was released on 1 April 1986. It was particularly known for its huge music video, produced as a film and which contains explicit sexual and violent scenes. It...

    ": Jean-Claude Déquéant; "Tomber 7 fois...": Mylène Farmer; "La Poupée qui fait non
    La Poupée qui fait non
    "La Poupée qui fait non" is a 1966 song written by Franck Gérald and originally recorded by the French singer/songwriter Michel Polnareff...

    ": Michel Polnareff
    • Musicians:
      • Keyboards and musical direction: Yvan Cassar
      • Guitars: Jeff Dahlgren, Brian Ray
      • Bass: Jerry Watts Jr
      • Drums: Abraham Laboriel Jr
      • Keyboards and percussion: Susie Davis
    • Background vocals: Carole Rowley, Esther Dobong'Na Essienne
    • Musical arrangement: Laurent Boutonnat

    Except: "La Poupée qui fait non
    La Poupée qui fait non
    "La Poupée qui fait non" is a 1966 song written by Franck Gérald and originally recorded by the French singer/songwriter Michel Polnareff...

    ": Yvan Cassar
    • Consultant: Philippe Rault for Bastille Production Inc.
    • Mixed by Bertrand Chatenêt
    • Assistant: Emmanuel Feyrabend
    • Sound: Thierry Rogen
    • Executive production: Paul van Parys for Toutankhamon SA
    • Management: Thierry Suc
    • Mastering: André Perriat (Top Master)
    • Photos: Claude Gassian
    • Cover design: Henry Neu for Com'N.B
    • Recorded at Studio Mobile "Le Voyageur II"
    • Mixed at Studio Guillaume Tell
    • Produced by Laurent Boutonnat

    Certifications and sales

    Country Certification Date Sales
    France 2 x Platinum (Album)
    Diamond (VHS)
    Diamond (DVD)
    1998 (Album)
    2001 (DVD)
    900,000 (Album)
    120,000 (VHS)
    150,000 (DVD)
    Switzerland Gold 1999 25,000+ (Album)

    Charts

    Chart (1997) Peak
    position
    Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart 2
    French SNEP Albums Chart 2

    End of year chart (1997) Position
    Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart 13
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