Où s'en vont les avions? explained

Où s'en vont les avions? is a studio album recorded by French singer Julien Clerc. It was released on 12 September 2008.

A pop record, it went straight to number-one in France and Belgium (Wallonia). Maxime Le Forestier, Benjamin Biolay, Carla Bruni are among the artists who wrote some tracks for this album. The first single, "La Jupe en laine", was only available digitally.

Track listing

CD^[1]

1. "La Jupe en laine" (Clerc, Duguet-Grasser) – 3:28
2. "Restons amants" (Clerc, Maxime Le Forestier) – 3:33
3. "Où s'en vont les avions ?" (Clerc, Duguet-Grasser) – 3:07
4. "Sous sa grande ombrelle" (Benjamin Biolay, Clerc)– 2:37
5. "Apprendre à lire" (Clerc, Dabadie) – 3:04
6. "Une petite fée" (Clerc, Manset) – 2:00
7. "Frère, elle n'en avait pas" (Clerc, Manset) – 2:47
8. "Souvenez-vous" (Clerc, McNeil) – 3:02
9. "Forcément" (Clerc, Duguet-Grasser) – 3:19
10. "La Rue Blanche, le Petit Matin bleu" (Biolay, Clerc) – 3:20
11. "Déranger les pierres" (Carla Bruni, Clerc) – 3:22
12. "Dormez" (Clerc, Le Forestier) – 3:23
13. "Toboggan" (Clerc, McNeil) – 3:20
14. "Le Juge et la Blonde" (Clerc, Le Forestier) – 5:18

DVD - Collector edition

1. "Making of de l'album" : "Où s'en vont les avions ?"

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.^[2]

• Michel Amsellem – piano
• Elsa Benabdallah – violone
• Denis Benarrosch – drums, percussion, programming
• Benjamin Biolay – alto, arranger, basse, celeste, clavier, composer, fender rhodes, guitar, harmonium, melodica, piano, programming, realization, string arrangements, trombone, trumpet, ukulele, violin, wurlitzer
• Dominique Blanc-francard – Basse, Mastering
• Florent Bremond – alto
• Bertrand Cervera – violone
• Julien Clerc – choeurs, clavier, piano, primary artist
• Jérôme Colliard – design
• Christophe Morin – cello
• Eric Sauviat – guitar
• Bénédicte Schmitt – engineer, mixing, programming, realization
• Laurent Vernerey – basse, contrabass

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008)	Peak position
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[3]	55
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[4]	1
French Albums Chart[5]	1
Swiss Albums Chart[6]	11

Year-end charts

Chart (2008)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[7]	31
French Albums Chart[8]	21
Chart (2009)	Position
Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[9]	58

Certifications

Release history

Date	Label	Country	Format	Catalog
September 12, 2008	Virgin	Belgium, France, Switzerland	CD	5099923593121
CD + DVD	5099923635029

Notes and References

1. Où s'en vont les violons ?, track listing [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1425437|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com] (Retrieved 11 May 2009)
2. Web site: Où S'En Vont les Avions? – Julien Clerc Credits AllMusic. AllMusic. 20 December 2016.
3. Où s'en vont les violons ?, Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 11 May 2009)
4. Où s'en vont les violons ?, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 11 May 2009)
5. Où s'en vont les violons ?, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 11 May 2009)
6. Où s'en vont les violons ?, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 11 May 2009)
7. 2008 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved 11 May 2009)
8. 2008 French Albums Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved 2 May 2009)
9. Web site: Rapports annuels 2009 - Albums . Ultratop . French . 6 January 2011.