3 (Calogero album)

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3
Studio album by Calogero
Released	March 21, 2004
Recorded	France
Genre	Pop, R&B
Length	48:14
Label	Universal Records Mercury
Calogero chronology
Calogero (2002) 3 (2004) Live 1.0 (2005) Singles from 3 "Yalla" Released: January, 2004 "Face à la mer" Released: June, 2004 "Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer" Released: November, 2004

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

Contents 1 Album information 2 Track listing 3 Credits 4 Certifcations 5 Charts 6 References

[edit] Album information

The album, whose all musics were composed by Calogero himself, was written by several famous artists, such as Lionel Florence (who had already worked with Pascal Obispo, Patricia Kaas and Nolwenn Leroy), Zazie, Raphael and Calogero's brother, Gioacchino. Amond the tracks it contains, there are R&B songs, including a duet with Passi on "Face à la mer", the most successful singles from this album. The single "Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer" is dedicated to Calogero's father, and the last track, "La Bienvenue", is a tribute his daughter who was born a few time before.

The album was charted for two years in France and Belgium (Wallonia), topping their chart, and achieved success in Switzerland, and hitting Platinum certifications in these countries.

3 was released as a CD, but there was also a collector edition composing of a CD and a DVD in which there is an interview of Calogero. There were three singles from this album, but "Yalla" was just a promotional single, while the two others were top ten hits in France and Belgium (Wallonia).

[edit] Track listing

CD

#	Title[1]	Length
1.	"Yalla" (L.Florence / Calogero)	4:48
2.	"Il bat" (Zazie / Calogero - Gioacchino)	4:20
3.	"Face à la mer" (Duet with Passi) (Passi - Alana Filippi / Calogero - Gioacchino)	3:43
4.	"Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer" (M.Jourdan - J.D'Aimé / Calogero - Gioacchino)	3:20
5.	"Qui parlait" (L.Florence / Calogero - M.Aymé)	3:50
6.	"Fais comme tu veux" (P.Guirao / Gioacchino)	3:19
7.	"Je n'ai que nous à vivre" (P.Guirao / Calogero - Gioacchino)	4:47
8.	"Un Jour parfait" (Raphaël / Calogero - Gioacchino)	4:41
9.	"Les Hommes endormis" (Zazie - P.Guirao / Calogero - Gioacchino)	3:54
10.	"Safe Sex" (L.Florence / Calogero - Gioacchino)	3:42
11.	"Rare" (A.Filippi / Calogero - Gioacchino)	5:18
12.	"La Bienvenue" (P.Grillet / Calogero)	2:55

DVD

Making of

[edit] Credits

• Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 :
  • Produced by Philippe Uminski and Calogero
  • Recorded and mixed by Erwin Autrique at studios ICP
• Tracks 1, 4, 7, 10 :
  • Produced by Pierre Jaconelli and Calogero
  • Recorded by Pete Schwier at studio Gang
  • Assistant : Florian Lagatta
• Mixed by Erwin Autrique at studios ICP TBC

Except "Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer" : mixed by Pete Schwier ; "Je n'ai que nous à vivre" : mixed by Pete Schwier and Erwin Autrique

• Passi's voice on "Face à la mer" recorded by Philippe Balzé, Vincent Creusot, at studio plus XXX
• Strings recorded at studios Ferber by René Ameline, assisted by Laurent Binder, and at studios Méga by Patrice Kung, assisted by Dimitri Kurts, with Les Archers de Paris and L'Orchestre de Massy
• Additional recordings : Michel Dierickx, Phil Delire at studio ICP
• Mastering George Marino at Sterling Sound
• Artistic direction : Caroline Molko
• Executive production : Sandrine Lebars
• Photos : Kate Barry
• Photos patchwork : André D.
• Artwork : Autrement Le Design'

[edit] Certifcations

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified	Physical sales
Belgium (Wallonia)[2]	Platinum	February 26, 2005	40,000
France[3]	Diamond	March 2, 2005	1,000,000	1,230,000[4]
Switzerland[5]	Platinum	2005	40,000

[edit] Charts

Chart (2004-2005) Peak position Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[6] 1 Belgian (Wallonia) Mid Price Chart[6] 1 French Albums Chart[7] 1 Swiss Albums Chart[8] 14 World Albums Chart[9] 37

End of the year chart (2004) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[10] 1 French Albums Chart[11] 2 Swiss Albums Chart[12] 42 End of the year chart (2005) Position French Albums Chart[13] 7

Preceded by 2004: Les Enfoirés dans l'espace by Les Enfoirés	French (SNEP) number-one album (first run) March 28, 2004 (1 week)	Succeeded by Kensington Square by Vincent Delerm
	Belgian (Wallonia) number-one album (first run) April 3, 2004 (1 week)	Succeeded by Studio Fan / Live Fan by Pascal Obispo
Preceded by Studio Fan / Live Fan by Pascal Obispo	Belgian (Wallonia) number-one album (second run) April 17, 2004 - May 8, 2004 (4 weeks)	Succeeded by Du Plaisir by Michel Sardou
Preceded by Sleeping with Ghosts by Placebo	French (SNEP) number-one album (second run) August 1, 2004 (1 week)	Succeeded by We Broke the Rules by Aventura
Preceded by Les Beaux Dégâts by Francis Cabrel	Belgian (Wallonia) number-one album (third run) August 21, 2004 - August 28, 2004 (2 weeks)	Succeeded by Les Beaux Dégâts by Francis Cabrel

[edit] References

v • d • e Calogero Albums Au Milieu des autres (1999) · Calogero (2002) · 3 / Calog3ro (2004) · Live 1.0 (2005) · Pomme C (2007) Hit singles "En apesanteur" (2002) · "Face à la mer" (2004) · "Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer" (2004) Associated artists Les Charts · Zazie · Passi · Gioacchino Maurici · Francis Maggiulli Associated articles Discography · Universal Records · Mercury Records