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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]].
'''''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]].

==Background==

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>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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==References==
==References==
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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.

Background

After the success of the album Cendres de Lune and the hits "Sans contrefaçon" and "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.[1] The album necessitated a total of five to six months of work.[2] 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.[3]

Track listing

  1. "L'Horloge"
  2. "Sans contrefaçon"
  3. "Allan"
  4. "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces"
  5. "La Ronde triste"
  6. "Ainsi soit je..."
  7. "Sans Logique"
  8. "Jardin de Vienne"
  9. "Déshabillez-moi"
  10. "The Farmer's Conclusion"

Credits

Words: Mylène Farmer
Music: Laurent Boutonnat

"L'Horloge":
Words: Charles Baudelaire
Music: Laurent Boutonnat
"Deshabillez-Moi":
Words: Robert Nyel
Music: Gaby Verlor

Produced by Laurent Boutonnat.

Keyboard and synthesizer: Laurent Boutonnat
Guitar: Slim Pezin
Bass: Bernard Paganotti
Pan flute and shakuhachi: Pol Ramirez del Più
Chorus: Mylène Farmer and les Moines Fous du Tibet

Chart, certifications, and sales

References

  1. ^ Ainsi soit je... Mylenefarmeriscalled.net (Retrieved March 27, 2008)
  2. ^ Pulsion, May 1988
  3. ^ Mylène Farmer, biographie, Bernard Violet, J'ai lu ed., 2004, p. 93 (ISBN 2-290-34916-X)
  4. ^ a b Ainsi soit je... Mylene.net (Retrieved February 8, 2008)
  5. ^ Mylène Farmer certifications Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved February 8, 2008)
  6. ^ "Mylène Farmer : Biographie" Ramdam.com (Retrieved March 27, 2008)