Scène de vie

Scène de vie (Eng: Moments in Life) is a studio album recorded by the French artist Patricia Kaas. It was her second album and was released in 1990. It confirmed the singer's potential, reaching the top of the albums chart in France.

Scène de vie
Studio album by
Patricia Kaas
ReleasedApril 9, 1990
RecordedStudio Guillaume Tell, Suresnes
Local Studio, Rueil-Malmaison
Studio Marcadet, Paris
Musika Studios, Paris
GenrePop
Length42:09
LabelCBS Disques
ProducerBertrand Châtenet
Franck Langolff
Philippe Osman
Jean-Jacques Souplet
Patricia Kaas chronology
Mademoiselle chante...
(1988)		 Scène de vie
(1990)		 Carnets de scène
(1991)
Singles from Scène de vie
  1. "Les hommes qui passent"
    Released: April 1990
  2. "Les Mannequins d'osier"
    Released: September 1990
  3. "Kennedy Rose"
    Released: January 1991
  4. "Regarde les riches"
    Released: June 1991
Alternative cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Background

In 1990, Kaas' first album, Mademoiselle chante..., was still well placed in the French charts. It was a huge success, and she decided to release a second album in order to consolidate her popularity. She left her former record company, Polydor, in order to join CBS/Sony. Cyril Prieur and Richard Walter from the firm 'Talent Sorcier' (Paris) replaced Bernard Schwartz and became her new managers. They both contributed significantly to the singer's success.

With her new record company, she produced her second studio album Scène de vie in 1990. As with the previous album, many tracks were composed by Barbelivien and Bernheim. With the song "Kennedy Rose" (dedicated to Rose Kennedy, matriarch of the Kennedy family and mother of former U.S. president John F. Kennedy), Kaas again worked with Elisabeth Depardieu and François Bernheim ; this collaboration was more successful than "Jalouse", even if it did not chart highly.

In France, there were four singles from this album, but only the first reached the top ten: "Les hommes qui passent" (#7), "Les Mannequins d'osier" (#21), "Kennedy Rose" (#36) and "Regarde les riches" (#27).[2] They were not certified by the SNEP.

Chart performances

In France, Scène de vie went to #2 on May 10, 1990, before reaching the top of the albums chart and staying there for ten weeks. It spent 38 weeks in the top ten and 78 in the top 50.[3] It went Diamond disc eight years after its release, just as Mademoiselle chante... had done before it.[4]

In Switzerland, the album entered the chart on May 6, 1990, at #17, and reached a peak position of #15. It remained on the chart for six weeks, then recharted for a further 16 weeks, from January 20 to May 5, 1991, entering the top 30 for eight weeks.[5] It was certified double platinum in 1993.[6]

The album also went platinum in Canada, after being gold on March 28, 1991.[7]

Track listing
#Title[8][9]Length
1."Générique (Thème Montmajour)"
(François Bernheim)
0:52
2."Les Mannequins d'osier"
(Didier Barbelivien, Bernheim)
3:52
3."L'Heure du jazz"
(Barbelivien, Bernheim, Jean-François Collo)
3:56
4."Où vont les cœurs brisés"
(Charles France, Thierry Delianis)
3:21
5."Regarde les riches"
(Barbelivien, Bernheim)
3:39
6."Les hommes qui passent"
(Barbelivien, Bernheim)
3:45
7."Bessie"
(Pierre Grosz, Franck Langolff)
4:08
8."Tropic Blues Bar"
(Joëlle Kopf, Jerry Lipkins)
4:00
9."L'Enterrement de Sidney Bechet"
(Barbelivien, Bernheim)
3:04
10."Kennedy Rose"
(Barbelivien, Bernheim, Élisabeth Depardieu)
3:17
11."Une Derniere Semaine à New York"
(Barbelivien, Bernheim)
2:58
12."Patou Blues"
(Barbelivien, Bernheim)
3:51
13."Generique (orchestral)"
(Bernheim)
0:53

Album credits[10]

Charts

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria — 90,000[18]
Belgium (BEA)[19] Platinum 50,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[20] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[21] Diamond 1,000,000*
Germany (BVMI)[22] Gold 250,000^
Japan — 25,000[18]
Russia — 300,000[18]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[23] 2× Platinum 100,000^
United States — 25,000[18]
Summaries
Worldwide — 2,200,000[24]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. Allmusic review
  2. Kaas' discography and peak positions in France Lescharts.com (Retrieved June 4, 2008)
  3. Albums chart trajectories in France Infodisc.fr Archived 2012-06-22 at the Wayback Machine (See : "Les Chart Runs" => "Patricia KAAS") (Retrieved June 4, 2008)
  4. Kaas's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved June 2, 2008)
  5. Scène de vie, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved June 4, 2008)
  6. 1993 certifications in Switzerland Swisscharts.com (Retrieved June 4, 2008)
  7. Certifications in Canada cria.ca Archived 2009-04-12 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved June 4, 2008)
  8. Patricia Kaas – Scène De Vie discogs.com (Retrieved June 26, 2011)
  9. Scène de vie, track listing allmusic.com (Retrieved June 4, 2008)
  10. "Patricia Kaas – Scène de Vie (1990, CD)". Discogs.
  11. "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 24. 16 June 1990. p. VIII. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  12. "Top 3 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 24. 16 June 1990. p. VII. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  13. "Offiziellecharts.de – Patricia Kaas – Scène de vie" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Patricia Kaas – Scène de vie". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  15. "Patricia Kaas Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  16. "Les Albums (CD) de 1990 par InfoDisc" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on October 23, 2014. Retrieved 11 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  17. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  18. "Marketing the music" (PDF). Music & Media. 30 May 1992. p. 32. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  19. "Golden Voice, Platinum Award" (PDF). Music & Media. 6 April 1991. p. 11. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
  20. "Canadian album certifications – Patricia Kaas – Scène de vie". Music Canada.
  21. "French album certifications – Patricia Kaas – Scène de vie" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  22. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Patricia Kaas; 'Scène de vie')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  23. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Patricia Kaas; 'Scene de vie')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  24. "Marketing the music - Patricia Kaaas Goes Global" (PDF). Music & Media. 24 April 1993. p. 12. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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