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Name = Ainsi Soit je... | |
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| name = Ainsi soit je... |
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| type = studio |
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| artist = [[Mylène Farmer]] |
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| cover = ainsi_soit_je.jpg |
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Released = 1988 | |
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| released = 18 March 1988 |
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Genre = [[Synthpop]] | |
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| studio = Studio Mega, [[Paris]] <small>(France)</small> |
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Producer = [[Laurent Boutonnat]] | |
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| genre = [[Synthpop]], [[baroque pop]], [[darkwave]] |
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Reviews = | |
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| length = 45:47 |
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Last album = ''[[Cendres de Lune]]''<br />(1986) | |
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| label = [[Polydor Records|Polydor]] |
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This album = '''''Ainsi Soit Je...''''' <br /> (1988) | |
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| producer = [[Laurent Boutonnat]] |
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Next album = ''[[En Concert]]''<br />(1989) |
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| prev_title = [[Cendres de lune]] |
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| prev_year = 1986 |
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| next_title = [[En concert (Mylène Farmer album)|En concert]] |
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| next_year = 1989 |
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| misc = {{Extra album cover |
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| header = Alternative cover |
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| type = studio |
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| cover = Ainsi_soit_je..._(promo).JPG |
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| caption = Promotional edition - Europe |
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}} |
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| name = Ainsi soit je... |
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| type = studio |
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| single1 = [[Sans contrefaçon]] |
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| single1date = 16 October 1987 |
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| single2 = [[Ainsi soit je... (song)|Ainsi soit je...]] |
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| single2date = 4 March 1988 |
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| single3 = [[Pourvu qu'elles soient douces]] |
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| single3date = 12 September 1988 |
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| single4 = [[Sans logique]] |
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| single4date = 20 February 1989 |
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'''''Ainsi soit je...''''' (a play on ''ainsi soit-il'', which can mean either "so be it" or "amen") is the second album by [[Mylène Farmer]], released on March 18, 1988.<ref>{{cite journal|title=''Ainsi soit je...'' |url=http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/Le_progres_180488.jpg |journal=[[Le Progrès]] |date=18 April 1988 |language=fr |access-date=27 March 2008 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=''Ainsi soit je...'' |url=http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/Madame_figaro_030688.jpg |journal=Madame Figaro |date=3 June 1988 |language=fr |access-date=27 March 2008 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It contains the hit singles "[[Sans contrefaçon]]", "[[Pourvu qu'elles soient douces]]" and "[[Sans logique]]". Generally well received by critics, it was very successful and remains to date the second best-selling album of the singer. |
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'''''Ainsi Soit Je...''''' (a play on ''ainsi soit-il'', which can mean either "so be it" or "amen") is the second album by [[Mylène Farmer]], released in April [[1988 in music|1988]]. |
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==Background== |
== Background == |
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After the success of the album ''[[Cendres de lune]]'' and the hits "[[Sans contrefaçon]]" and "[[Ainsi soit je... (song)|Ainsi soit je...]]", Farmer had no problem releasing a second album that would be well received by the public, enabling her to consolidate her growing popularity, thus preventing her from slipping back into anonymity. The album took from five to six months to be finished.<ref>{{cite journal |title=none|journal=Pulsion |date=May 1988 |language=fr}}</ref> It was recorded at studio Mega, Avenue Maréchal-Maunoury, in [[Paris]] ([[16th arrondissement of Paris|XVIe arrondissement]]) under the leadership of Thierry Rogen, a renowned sound engineer who had already worked in particular with [[Michel Sardou]].<ref>[[#Violet|Violet, 2004]], p. 93.</ref> |
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The cover of the album shows Farmer turned sideways, accompanied by the puppet used in the music video for "[[Sans contrefaçon]]". The photographs of the booklet were made by Elsa Trillat. |
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After the success of the album ''[[Cendres de Lune]]'' and the hits "[[Sans contrefaçon]]" and "[[Ainsi soit je... (song)|Ainsi soit je...]]", Farmer had any sense to release a second album that could be well received by the public, because it would enable her to consolidate her growing popularity, thus preventing her from slipping back into anonymity.<ref name="http://www.mylenefarmeriscalled.net/ainsialbum.html">''Ainsi soit je...'' [http://www.mylenefarmeriscalled.net/ainsialbum.html Mylenefarmeriscalled.net] (Retrieved [[March 27]], [[2008]])</ref> The album necessitated a total of five to six months of work.<ref>''Pulsion'', May 1988</ref> It was recorded at the studio Mega, Avenue Maréchal-Maunoury, in [[Paris]] ([[XVIe arrondissement]]) under the leadership of Thierry Rogen, a renowned sound engineer who had already worked in particular with [[Michel Sardou]].<ref>''Mylène Farmer, biographie'', Bernard Violet, J'ai lu ed., 2004, p. 93 (ISBN 2-290-34916-X)</ref> |
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The album was released in April 1988 and met great success, both critically and commercially. |
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The album's cover shows Farmer who turns with, at left, the puppet used in the music video for "[[Sans contrefaçon]]". The photographs of the booklet were made by Elsa Trillat. |
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== Lyrics and music == |
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The album was eventually released in April 1988 and had a huge success. |
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The texts, which contain many literary references to famous authors (such as Baudelaire, Poe, etc.), were written by Mylène Farmer, except "L'Horloge" (a poem by [[Charles Baudelaire]]), "[[Déshabillez-moi]]" (originally sung in 1966 by [[Juliette Gréco]]) and "The Farmer's Conclusion" (which is an instrumental song). The album has a melancholy and sad tone, and deals with death, suicide, madness with gloomy and desperate texts. Sexual ambiguity, sodomy and provocation are also tackled.<ref>[[#Chuberre|Chuberre, 2007]], p. 26.</ref><ref name="Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer, Benoît Cachin, 2006, Tournon Ed., p. 67-68">[[#Cachin|Cachin, 2006]], pp. 28-29.</ref> |
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== Critical reception == |
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==Lyrics and music== |
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The album was generally well received in the media and remains sometimes considered as "one of the most successful",<ref name="La part d'ombre">[[#Bee|Bee, 2006]], p. 362.</ref> even the singer's "best album".<ref name="Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer, Benoît Cachin, 2006, Tournon Ed., p. 67-68"/> When the album was released, the press said: "Mylène shows an imagination and a new maturity in these charming libertine poems and her synthetic hits containing literary references" (''20 Ans'').<ref>{{cite journal|title=''Ainsi soit je...'' |url=http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/20ANS_0688.jpg |journal=20 Ans |date=June 1988 |language=fr |access-date=27 March 2008 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> This "great" (''Gaipied'')<ref>{{cite journal|title=Skeuds de Noël |url=http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/GAIPIED_221288.jpg |journal=Gaipied |date=12 December 1988 |language=fr |access-date=27 March 2008 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and "successful" (''Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace'')<ref>{{cite journal|title=''Ainsi soit je...'' |url=http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/Dernieres_nouvelles_d'alsace_140588.jpg |journal=Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace |date=14 May 1988 |language=fr |access-date=27 March 2008 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> album has "an intellectual and musical universe always so creative" (''Gaipied'').<ref>{{cite journal|title=Ainsi soit-elle |url=http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/GAIPIED_170588.jpg |journal=Gaipied |date=17 May 1988 |language=fr |access-date=27 March 2008 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Its songs were described as "powerful, sometimes catchy and often spellbinding compositions" (''Paris Nuit''),<ref>{{cite journal|title=''Ainsi soit je...'' |url=http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/PARIS_NUIT_0488.jpg |journal=Paris Nuit |date=April 1988 |language=fr |access-date=27 March 2008 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> whose texts are "chiseled but perfectly licentious" (''France Soir'').<ref>{{cite journal|title=Mylène Farmer: "Vivre avec trois amants" |url=http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/France_soir_191188.jpg |journal=France Soir |date=19 November 1988 |first=R. |last=G. |language=fr |access-date=27 March 2008 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The "poetic quality of the texts" and "the sense of the melody" (''Le Télégramme'')<ref>{{cite journal|title=''Ainsi soit je...'' |url=http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/le_telegramme_200488.jpg |journal=Le Télégramme |date=20 April 1988 |language=fr |access-date=27 March 2008 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> were also mentioned. ''Rock and Folk'' said this Laurent Boutonnat's production is "impeccable", demonstrating his "undoubted talent".<ref><br /> * {{cite journal |title=''Ainsi soit je...'' (1) |url=http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/ROCK_AND_FOLK_88a.jpg |journal=Rock and Folk |year=1988 |language=fr |access-date=27 March 2008 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}<br /> * {{cite journal |title=''Ainsi soit je...'' (2) |url=http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/ROCK_AND_FOLK_88b.jpg |journal=Rock and Folk |year=1988 |language=fr |access-date=27 March 2008 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> According to ''Télé Poche'', "the time of success has come for Mylène Farmer" with this album.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Cherchez 'la' Farmer |url=http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/tele_poche_300488.jpg |journal=Télé Poche |date=30 April 1988 |language=fr |access-date=27 March 2008 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The journalist Caroline Bee said this album is "an ambiguous, bright, romantic and beautifully produced gem".<ref name="La part d'ombre"/> A review in Pan-European magazine ''[[Music & Media]]'' praised ''Ainsi soit je...'', ranking it as "Album of the week", and added: "A first-class electro-based pop LP... That sophisticated sensuality! Laurent Boutonnat's production and compositions are flowing with a commerciabdity, comparable to the works of the [[Pet Shop Boys]]. Farmer... reveals the full palette of her caressing and dreamy voice."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-05-28.pdf|title=Esprit français - French Talent|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=5|issue=22|date=28 May 1988|page=21<!-- 10 in PDF file -->|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History |access-date=11 August 2023}}</ref> |
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Some criticisms were also made against ''Ainsi soit je...'' For example, according to ''[[L'Humanité]]'', this album uses an "old-fashioned stylistic mannerism to reinvent poetry" (''L'Humanité'').<ref>{{cite journal|title=''Ainsi soit je...'' |url=http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/L'humanite_020688.jpg |journal=L'Humanité |date=2 June 1988 |language=fr |access-date=27 March 2008 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ''Rock Land'' qualified this album as a "second collection of bad thoughts with a spectacular flippantly", whose "[[A-side and B-side|B-side]] is flat".<ref>{{cite journal|title=''Ainsi soit je...'' |url=http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/rock_land_mai88.jpg |journal=Rock Land |date=May 1988 |language=fr |access-date=27 March 2008 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |
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The texts, which contain many literary references to famous authors (such as Baudelaire, Poe, etc), were written by Mylène Farmer, except "L'Horloge" (a poem by [[Charles Baudelaire]]), "[[Déshabillez-moi]]" (originally sung in [[1966]] by [[Juliette Gréco]]) and "The Farmer's Conclusion" (which is a instrumental song). The album has a melancholy and sad tone, and deals with death, suicide, madness with gloomy and desperate texts. The sexual ambiguity, sodomy and provocation are also tackled.<ref>''L'Intégrale Mylene Farmer'', Erwan Chuberre, 2007, City Ed., p. 26 (ISBN 978-2-35288-108-7)</ref> <ref name="Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer, Benoît Cachin, 2006, Tournon Ed., p. 67-68">''Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer'', Benoît Cachin, 2006, Tournon Ed., p. 28-29</ref> |
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== Commercial performance == |
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==Critical reception== |
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In France, the album debuted at number 8 in April 1988, but it dropped to number 26 five months later. However, thanks to the successful single "[[Pourvu qu'elles soient douces]]" (number-one hit in December 1988), the album reached number one for two weeks in December 1988. The album managed to stay for eleven months in the top ten and about one year on the chart.<ref name="Charts">{{cite web|title=Albums chart trajectories in France, database |url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Albums_ChartRun.php |publisher=Infodisc |language=fr |access-date=9 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820092500/http://www.infodisc.fr/Albums_ChartRun.php |archive-date=20 August 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 29 June 1988, the album was certified Gold by the [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]] for 100,000 copies sold, then Platinum for 300,000 sales, then Double Platinum on 17 February 1989 for 600,000 sales, and eventually Diamond on 14 November 1989 for a minimum of 1,000,000 copies sold.<ref name="frcert"/><ref>{{cite journal|title=Du diamant pour Mylène Farmer |url=http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1989/Var_matin_150389.JPG |journal=Var Matin |date=3 March 1989 |language=fr |access-date=30 March 2008 }}{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The album was also released in Germany, where it reached number 47.<ref name="germany"/> |
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== Track listing == |
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The album was generally well received in media at the time. Indeed, the press said : "Mylène shows an imagination and a new maturity in these charming libertine poems and her synthetic hits containing literary references" (''20 Ans'').<ref>''20 Ans'', June 1988 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/20ANS_0688.jpg Devant-soi.com] (Retrieved [[March 27]], [[2008]])</ref> This "great" (''Gaipied'')<ref>''Gaipied'', December 12, 1988, "Skeuds de Noël" [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/GAIPIED_221288.jpg Devant-soi.com] (Retrieved [[March 27]], [[2008]])</ref> and "successful" (''Dernières Nouvelles d'd'Alsace'')<ref>''Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace'', May 14, 1988 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/Dernieres_nouvelles_d'alsace_140588.jpg Devant-soi.com] (Retrieved [[March 27]], [[2008]])</ref> album has "an intellectual and musical universe always so creative" (''Gaipied'').<ref>''Gaipied'', May 17, 1988, "Ainsi soit-elle" [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/GAIPIED_170588.jpg Devant-soi.com] (Retrieved [[March 27]], [[2008]])</ref> Its songs were described as "powerful, sometimes catchy and often spellbinding compositions" (''Paris Nuit'')<ref>''Paris Nuit'', April 1988 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/PARIS_NUIT_0488.jpg Devant-soi.com] (Retrieved [[March 27]], [[2008]])</ref>, whose texts are "chiseled but perfectly licentious" (''France Soir'')<ref>''France Soir'', November 19, 1988, "Mylène Farmer : "Vivre avec trois amants"", R.G. [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/France_soir_191188.jpg Devant-soi.com] (Retrieved [[March 27]], [[2008]])</ref>. The "poetic quality of the texts" and "the sense of the melody" (''Le Télégramme'')<ref>''Le Télégramme'', April 20, 1988 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/le_telegramme_200488.jpg Devant-soi.com] (Retrieved [[March 27]], [[2008]])</ref> were also mentioned. ''Rock and Folk'' said this Laurent Boutonnat's production is "impeccable", demonstrating his "undoubted talent".<ref>''Rock and Folk'', 1988 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/ROCK_AND_FOLK_88a.jpg Devant-soi.com (1)] [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/ROCK_AND_FOLK_88b.jpg Devant-soi.com (2)] (Retrieved [[March 27]], [[2008]])</ref> According to ''Télé Poche'', "the time of success has come for Mylène Farmer" with this album.<ref>''Télé Poche'', April 30, 1988, "Cherchez 'la' Farmer" [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/tele_poche_300488.jpg Devant-soi.com] (Retrieved [[March 27]], [[2008]])</ref> The journalist Caroline Bee said this album is "an ambiguous, bright, romantic and beautifully produced gem".<ref name="La part d'ombre">''Mylène Farmer, la part d'ombre'', Caroline Bee, Antoine Bioy and Benjamin Thiry, January 2006, Archipel Ed., p. 362</ref> |
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Some criticisms were also made against ''Ainsi soit je...'' For example, according to ''[[L'Humanité]]'', this album uses an "old-fashioned stylistic mannerism to reinvent poetry" (''L'Humanité'').<ref>''L'Humanité'', June 2, 1988 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/L'humanite_020688.jpg Devant-soi.com] (Retrieved [[March 27]], [[2008]])</ref> ''Rock Land'' qualified this album as a "second collection of bad thoughts with a spectacular flippantly", whose "[[B-side]] is flat".<ref>''Rock Land'', May 1988 [http://www.devant-soi.com/Monde-de-Myl%E8ne/presse/articles-presse/1988/rock_land_mai88.jpg Devant-soi.com] (Retrieved [[March 27]], [[2008]])</ref> |
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|"L'Horloge" |
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| style="text-align:center;"|5:03 |
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|[[Charles Baudelaire]] |
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|Laurent Boutonnat |
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|Adaptation of the poem of the same name by [[Charles Baudelaire]], from ''[[Les Fleurs du mal]]''. The music begins and ends with the sound of a clock pendulum, as well as cries of a baby. The words evoke the passage of time which leads to death. A male voice repeatedly says, "Souviens-toi!" (the French for "Remember", itself spoken in the song as well).<ref>[[#Cachin|Cachin, 2006]], p. 120.</ref> |
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Performed during the [[Mylène Farmer en concert|1989]], 2019 tours and never on television. |
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==Chart performances== |
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|"[[Sans contrefaçon]]" |
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| style="text-align:center;"|4:07 |
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|Mylène Farmer |
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|Boutonnat |
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|Performed during the 1989, 1996, [[Mylenium Tour (tour)|1999]], [[Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy (tour)|2006]], [[Mylène Farmer en tournée|2009]], [[Timeless (Mylène Farmer)|2013]], [[Mylène Farmer 2019|2019]] and [[Nevermore 2023|2023]] tours and 16 times on television. |
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|"[[Allan (song)|Allan]]" |
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| style="text-align:center;"|4:46 |
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|Farmer |
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|Boutonnat |
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|Performed during the 1989 tour and one time on television. |
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|4 |
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|"[[Pourvu qu'elles soient douces]]" |
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| style="text-align:center;"|4:52 |
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|Farmer |
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|Boutonnat |
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|Performed during the 1989, 1999, 2009 and 2019 tours and 12 times on television. |
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|5 |
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|"La Ronde triste" |
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| style="text-align:center;"|4:13 |
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|Farmer |
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|Boutonnat |
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|Although the title is in French, the lyrics are in English. The song discusses suicide and death, while a male voice repeatedly says, "Don't cry". |
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It was never performed on stage, but was once on television (''Domicile A2'', 15 December 1987, Antenne 2). It served as the B-side of "Sans contrefaçon".<ref>[[#Cachin|Cachin, 2006]], p. 234.</ref> |
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In [[France]], the album debuted at #8 on April 1988, but it dropped to #26 five months later. However, thanks to the successful single "[[Pourvu qu'elles soient douces]]" (number-one hit on December 1988), the album reached number one for two weeks on January 1987. The album managed to stay for 11 months in the top ten and about one year on the chart. On June 29, 1988, the album was certified [[Music recording sales certification|Gold disc]] by the [[SNEP]] for 100,000 copies sold, then [[Music recording sales certification|Platinum disc]] for 300,000 sales, then [[Music recording sales certification|Double platinum disc]] on February 17, 1989 for 600,000 sales, and eventually [[Music recording sales certification|Diamond disc]] on November 14, 1989 for a minimum of 1 million copies sold.<ref name="http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-850.html">Mylène Farmer certifications [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-850.html Chartsinfrance.net] (Retrieved [[February 8]], [[2008]])</ref> According to the French show ''Les Hits de Diamant'', broadcast on [[Metropole 6|M6]] on October 20, 2007, ''Ainsi soit je...'' is the 46th best-selling album of all time in France.<ref>''Les Hits de Diamant'', M6, October 20, 2007 [http://www.dailymotion.com/relevance/search/farmer%2Bdiamant/video/x39i0g_hitsdediamant201102007mylenefarmerb_music Dailymotion.com] (Retrieved [[March 27]], [[2008]])</ref> |
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|"[[Ainsi soit je... (song)|Ainsi soit je...]]" |
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| style="text-align:center;"|6:18 |
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|Farmer |
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|Boutonnat |
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|Performed during the 1989, 1996, 2009 and 2019 tours and 12 times on television. |
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|"[[Sans logique]]" |
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| style="text-align:center;"|4:30 |
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|Farmer |
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|Boutonnat |
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|Performed during the 1989 and 2019 tours and five times on television. |
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|"Jardin de Vienne" |
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| style="text-align:center;"|5:17 |
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|Farmer |
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|Boutonnat |
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|Opens with a few notes of [[Richard Wagner]]'s opera ''[[Tannhäuser (opera)|Tannhäuser]]''. The lyrics discuss a young boy who hanged himself in a garden in [[Vienna]]. In the refrain, the death is seen as a release.<ref>[[#Cachin|Cachin, 2006]], p. 135.</ref> |
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Performed during the 1989 tour, but never on television. |
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The album was also released in [[Germany]], where it reached #47. |
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|A wordless piece with the cries of various animals, mixed with Farmer's sighs. The title is a play on Farmer's last name and is a humorous reply to journalists who sometimes give her that name in a literal way.<ref>[[#Cachin|Cachin, 2006]], p. 105.</ref> |
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Never performed on stage, nor on television. |
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<sup>1</sup> Contains the CD maxi for "[[Sans contrefaçon]]", the CD single for "[[Ainsi soit je... (song)|Ainsi soit je...]]", the biography of Farmer translated into the language of the country, a documentary on video cassette and a lighter. |
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!scope="row"|European Top 100 Albums (''Music & Media'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title= 1988 Year End Eurocharts – European Top 100 Albums |magazine= [[Music & Media]] |via= World Radio History |volume= 6 |issue= 52/1 |page= 31 |oclc= 29800226 |date= January 1, 1989 |access-date= November 22, 2023 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M%26M-1989-01-01.pdf |id= Page 17 on the PDF archive. |archive-date= April 16, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220416083050/https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1989/M%26M-1989-01-01.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref> |
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==Certifications and sales== |
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==Track listing== |
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# "L'Horloge" |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=album|title=Ainsi soit je...|artist=Mylène Farmer|award=Gold|certyear=1998|relyear=1988|accessdate=16 June 2016}} |
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# "[[Sans contrefaçon]]" |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|type=album|title=Ainsi soit je...|artist=Mylène Farmer|award=Diamond|certyear=1989|relyear=1988|source=infodisc|refname="frcert"|salesamount=1,500,000|salesref=<ref name="sales1">{{cite web|title=Mylène Farmer : quel est son album le mieux vendu ?|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Mylene-Farmer/news-100370.html|publisher=Webedia|language=fr|author=Jonathan Hamard|date=3 January 2016|access-date=16 June 2016}}</ref>|access-date=15 November 2021}} |
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# "[[Allan (song)|Allan]]" |
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# "[[Pourvu qu'elles soient douces]]" |
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# "La Ronde triste" |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|salesamount=1,800,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mylene.net/presse/presse2009/mylene-farmer_presse_le-parisien_11-09-2009_002.jpg|title=Les spectacles: Mylène Farmer, les dessous du mythe|work=[[Le Parisien]]|date=11 September 2009|access-date=5 February 2018|language=fr}}</ref>|nocert=true}} |
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# "[[Sans Logique]]" |
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== Personnel == |
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* Mylène Farmer – lead vocals |
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* Laurent Boutonnat – [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[synthesizer]], [[Record producer|producer]] |
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* Thierry Rogen – sound, [[mixing (process engineering)|mixing]], programming |
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* Slim Pezin – [[guitar]] |
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* Texts : [[Mylène Farmer]] |
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* [[Magma (band)|Bernard Paganotti]] – [[bass guitar|bass]] |
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Except : "L'Horloge" : [[Charles Baudelaire]], "[[Déshabillez-moi]]" : Robert Nyel |
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* Pol Ramirez del Più (a pseudonym for Farmer and Boutonnat) – [[pan flute]], [[shakuhachi]] |
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* Music : [[Laurent Boutonnat]] |
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* Les Moines Fous du Tibet (a pseudonym for Farmer and Boutonnat) – background vocals |
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* Frédéric Rousseau – programming |
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* Sound : Thierry Rogen |
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* Bertrand Le Page / Polygram Music – editions (tracks 1–8, 10), Intersong Paris editions (track 9) |
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* Mixed by Thierry Rogen |
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* André Perriat (Top Master) – [[Audio mastering|mastering]], [[engraving]] |
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* Keyboard and synthesizer : Laurent Boutonnat |
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* Elsa Trillat – photo |
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* Guitar : Slim Pezin |
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* Jean-Paul Théodule – model |
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* Bass : Bernard Paganotti |
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* Benoît Lestang – puppet |
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* Pan flute and shakuhachi : Pol Ramirez del Più |
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* Bertrand Le Page – management |
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* Chorus : Mylène Farmer and les Moines Fous du Tibet |
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* Programmations : Thierry Rogen, Frédéric Rousseau |
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* Editions : Bertrand Le Page / Polygram Music |
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* Mastering and engraving : André Perriat (Top Master) |
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* Photos : Elsa Trillat |
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* Model : Jean-Paul Théodule |
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* Puppet made by Benoît Lestang |
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== Release history == |
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|align="left"|[[SNEP|French Albums Chart]]<ref name="http://www.mylene.net/mylene/d_ainsisoitje.php">''Ainsi soit je...'' [http://www.mylene.net/mylene/d_ainsisoitje.php Mylene.net] (Retrieved [[February 8]], [[2008]])</ref> |
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|align="center"|1 <small>'''(1)'''</small> |
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| rowspan="16" style="text-align:center;"|1988 |
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|align="left"|French Top Mid'Price<ref name="http://www.mylene.net/mylene/d_ainsisoitje.php">''Ainsi soit je...'' [http://www.mylene.net/mylene/d_ainsisoitje.php Mylene.net] (Retrieved [[February 8]], [[2008]])</ref> |
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|align="center"|Diamond<ref name="http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-850.html">Mylène Farmer certifications [http://www.chartsinfrance.net/certifications/artiste-850.html Chartsinfrance.net] (Retrieved [[February 8]], [[2008]])</ref> |
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* 12" – Promo – Canada |
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|align="center"|1,800,000 <ref>"Mylène Farmer : Biographie" [http://www.ramdam.com/art/f/mylenefarmer_bio.htm Ramdam.com] (Retrieved [[March 27]], [[2008]])</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 10:33, 10 March 2024
Ainsi soit je... | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 18 March 1988 | |||
Studio | Studio Mega, Paris (France) | |||
Genre | Synthpop, baroque pop, darkwave | |||
Length | 45:47 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Laurent Boutonnat | |||
Mylène Farmer chronology | ||||
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Singles from Ainsi soit je... | ||||
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Ainsi soit je... (a play on ainsi soit-il, which can mean either "so be it" or "amen") is the second album by Mylène Farmer, released on March 18, 1988.[1][2] It contains the hit singles "Sans contrefaçon", "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" and "Sans logique". Generally well received by critics, it was very successful and remains to date the second best-selling album of the singer.
Background
[edit]After the success of the album Cendres de lune and the hits "Sans contrefaçon" and "Ainsi soit je...", Farmer had no problem releasing a second album that would be well received by the public, enabling her to consolidate her growing popularity, thus preventing her from slipping back into anonymity. The album took from five to six months to be finished.[3] It was recorded at studio Mega, Avenue Maréchal-Maunoury, in Paris (XVIe arrondissement) under the leadership of Thierry Rogen, a renowned sound engineer who had already worked in particular with Michel Sardou.[4]
The cover of the album shows Farmer turned sideways, accompanied by the puppet used in the music video for "Sans contrefaçon". The photographs of the booklet were made by Elsa Trillat.
The album was released in April 1988 and met great success, both critically and commercially.
Lyrics and music
[edit]The texts, which contain many literary references to famous authors (such as Baudelaire, Poe, etc.), were written by Mylène Farmer, except "L'Horloge" (a poem by Charles Baudelaire), "Déshabillez-moi" (originally sung in 1966 by Juliette Gréco) and "The Farmer's Conclusion" (which is an instrumental song). The album has a melancholy and sad tone, and deals with death, suicide, madness with gloomy and desperate texts. Sexual ambiguity, sodomy and provocation are also tackled.[5][6]
Critical reception
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AllMusic | [7] |
The album was generally well received in the media and remains sometimes considered as "one of the most successful",[8] even the singer's "best album".[6] When the album was released, the press said: "Mylène shows an imagination and a new maturity in these charming libertine poems and her synthetic hits containing literary references" (20 Ans).[9] This "great" (Gaipied)[10] and "successful" (Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace)[11] album has "an intellectual and musical universe always so creative" (Gaipied).[12] Its songs were described as "powerful, sometimes catchy and often spellbinding compositions" (Paris Nuit),[13] whose texts are "chiseled but perfectly licentious" (France Soir).[14] The "poetic quality of the texts" and "the sense of the melody" (Le Télégramme)[15] were also mentioned. Rock and Folk said this Laurent Boutonnat's production is "impeccable", demonstrating his "undoubted talent".[16] According to Télé Poche, "the time of success has come for Mylène Farmer" with this album.[17] The journalist Caroline Bee said this album is "an ambiguous, bright, romantic and beautifully produced gem".[8] A review in Pan-European magazine Music & Media praised Ainsi soit je..., ranking it as "Album of the week", and added: "A first-class electro-based pop LP... That sophisticated sensuality! Laurent Boutonnat's production and compositions are flowing with a commerciabdity, comparable to the works of the Pet Shop Boys. Farmer... reveals the full palette of her caressing and dreamy voice."[18]
Some criticisms were also made against Ainsi soit je... For example, according to L'Humanité, this album uses an "old-fashioned stylistic mannerism to reinvent poetry" (L'Humanité).[19] Rock Land qualified this album as a "second collection of bad thoughts with a spectacular flippantly", whose "B-side is flat".[20]
Commercial performance
[edit]In France, the album debuted at number 8 in April 1988, but it dropped to number 26 five months later. However, thanks to the successful single "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" (number-one hit in December 1988), the album reached number one for two weeks in December 1988. The album managed to stay for eleven months in the top ten and about one year on the chart.[21] On 29 June 1988, the album was certified Gold by the SNEP for 100,000 copies sold, then Platinum for 300,000 sales, then Double Platinum on 17 February 1989 for 600,000 sales, and eventually Diamond on 14 November 1989 for a minimum of 1,000,000 copies sold.[22][23] The album was also released in Germany, where it reached number 47.[24]
Track listing
[edit]# | Title | Length | Writer(s) | Composer(s) | Notes |
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1 | "L'Horloge" | 5:03 | Charles Baudelaire | Laurent Boutonnat | Adaptation of the poem of the same name by Charles Baudelaire, from Les Fleurs du mal. The music begins and ends with the sound of a clock pendulum, as well as cries of a baby. The words evoke the passage of time which leads to death. A male voice repeatedly says, "Souviens-toi!" (the French for "Remember", itself spoken in the song as well).[25]
Performed during the 1989, 2019 tours and never on television. |
2 | "Sans contrefaçon" | 4:07 | Mylène Farmer | Boutonnat | Performed during the 1989, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2009, 2013, 2019 and 2023 tours and 16 times on television. |
3 | "Allan" | 4:46 | Farmer | Boutonnat | Performed during the 1989 tour and one time on television. |
4 | "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" | 4:52 | Farmer | Boutonnat | Performed during the 1989, 1999, 2009 and 2019 tours and 12 times on television. |
5 | "La Ronde triste" | 4:13 | Farmer | Boutonnat | Although the title is in French, the lyrics are in English. The song discusses suicide and death, while a male voice repeatedly says, "Don't cry".
It was never performed on stage, but was once on television (Domicile A2, 15 December 1987, Antenne 2). It served as the B-side of "Sans contrefaçon".[26] |
6 | "Ainsi soit je..." | 6:18 | Farmer | Boutonnat | Performed during the 1989, 1996, 2009 and 2019 tours and 12 times on television. |
7 | "Sans logique" | 4:30 | Farmer | Boutonnat | Performed during the 1989 and 2019 tours and five times on television. |
8 | "Jardin de Vienne" | 5:17 | Farmer | Boutonnat | Opens with a few notes of Richard Wagner's opera Tannhäuser. The lyrics discuss a young boy who hanged himself in a garden in Vienna. In the refrain, the death is seen as a release.[27]
Performed during the 1989 tour, but never on television. |
9 | "Déshabillez-moi" | 3:45 | Robert Nyel | Gaby Verlor | Performed during the 1989 and 2006 tours and twice on television. |
10 | "The Farmer's Conclusion" | 2:15 | — | Boutonnat | A wordless piece with the cries of various animals, mixed with Farmer's sighs. The title is a play on Farmer's last name and is a humorous reply to journalists who sometimes give her that name in a literal way.[28]
Never performed on stage, nor on television. |
Charts
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Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications and sales
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA)[34] | Gold | 25,000* |
France (SNEP)[22] | Diamond | 1,500,000[35] |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[36] | Gold | 25,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Worldwide | — | 1,800,000[37] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Personnel
[edit]- Mylène Farmer – lead vocals
- Laurent Boutonnat – keyboards, synthesizer, producer
- Thierry Rogen – sound, mixing, programming
- Slim Pezin – guitar
- Bernard Paganotti – bass
- Pol Ramirez del Più (a pseudonym for Farmer and Boutonnat) – pan flute, shakuhachi
- Les Moines Fous du Tibet (a pseudonym for Farmer and Boutonnat) – background vocals
- Frédéric Rousseau – programming
- Bertrand Le Page / Polygram Music – editions (tracks 1–8, 10), Intersong Paris editions (track 9)
- André Perriat (Top Master) – mastering, engraving
- Elsa Trillat – photo
- Jean-Paul Théodule – model
- Benoît Lestang – puppet
- Bertrand Le Page – management
- Recorded and mixed at Studio Mega
Release history
[edit]Date | Label | Region | Format | Catalog |
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1988 | Polydor | France | CD | 835654-2 |
Picture CD | ||||
12" | 835564-1 | |||
Cassette | 835465-4 | |||
Collector edition | ? | |||
Allemagne | CD | 835564-1 | ||
12" | 835564-2 | |||
Canada | 12" | 835564-1 | ||
Promo 12" | ||||
Cassette | 835564-4 | |||
Italy | Cassette | 835564-4 | ||
Japan | CD | POCP1001 | ||
Promo CD | ||||
Korea | 12" | RG2039 | ||
Netherlands | Cassette | 835564-4 | ||
Spain | 12" | 835564-1 | ||
1994 | Polygram | France | CD | 8355642 |
1998 | Polygram France | 835564 | ||
2005 | Polydor | Digital | — | |
2005 | Universal | CD - Digipack | 9828262 |
Formats
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1 Contains the CD maxi for "Sans contrefaçon", the CD single for "Ainsi soit je...", the biography of Farmer translated into the language of the country, a documentary on video cassette and a lighter. |
References
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* "Ainsi soit je... (1)". Rock and Folk (in French). 1988. Retrieved 27 March 2008.[permanent dead link ]
* "Ainsi soit je... (2)". Rock and Folk (in French). 1988. Retrieved 27 March 2008.[permanent dead link ] - ^ "Cherchez 'la' Farmer". Télé Poche (in French). 30 April 1988. Retrieved 27 March 2008.[permanent dead link ]
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