St Germain (album)
Appearance
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Released | 9 October 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2015 | |||
Genre | Nu jazz, Afro house | |||
Length | 50:58 | |||
Label | Warner Music, Parlophone, Nonesuch Records | |||
Producer | St Germain | |||
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St Germain is the fourth studio album by French house producer Ludovic Navarre, under his main pseudonym St Germain. It was released on 9 October 2015 via Primary Society.[1][2] Two official singles had been released from the album: "Real Blues" which features the vocals of Lightnin' Hopkins and "Sittin' Here" (vocals in Bambara language by Malian singer Nahawa Doumbia stem from her song Koro Dia).
Reception
[edit]Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 73/100[3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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Clash | 8/10[5] |
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Pitchfork Media | 6/10[7] |
St Germain received positive reviews from critics upon release. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 73/100 based on 8 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews.[3]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Real Blues" | 5:16 |
2. | "Sittin' Here" | 6:23 |
3. | "Hanky-Panky" | 7:06 |
4. | "Voilà" | 6:30 |
5. | "Family Tree" | 7:54 |
6. | "How Dare You" | 6:43 |
7. | "Mary L." | 5:23 |
8. | "Forget Me Not" | 5:44 |
Total length: | 50:58 |
Charts
[edit]Weekly charts
[edit]Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] | 67 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] | 43 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] | 2 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] | 6 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 11 |
French Albums (SNEP)[13] | 15 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[14] | 59 |
Italian Albums (FIMI)[15] | 29 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] | 19 |
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[17] | 17 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] | 22 |
UK Albums (OCC)[19] | 76 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[20] | 6 |
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[21] | 5 |
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[22] | 2 |
Year-end charts
[edit]Chart (2015) | Position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] | 95 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] | 195 |
References
[edit]- ^ "St Germain – St Germain". Discogs. discogs.com. 9 October 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "ST GERMAIN ANNOUNCES RETURN WITH THIRD STUDIO ALBUM". Mixmag. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ a b "St. Germain by St. Germain Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jeffries, David. Review of St. Germain at AllMusic. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Oliver, Matt (8 October 2015). "St. Germain - St. Germain". Clash. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ MacInnes, Paul (8 October 2015). "St Germain: St Germain review – smooth jazz-house hitmaker returns". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Beta, Andy (14 October 2015). "St Germain: St Germain Album Review". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (17 October 2015). "ARIA Albums: Boy & Bear 'Limit of Love' Debuts at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ "Ö3 Austria Top40: Longplay-Charts - Ö3 Charts". Oe3.orf.at. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – St Germain – St Germain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – St Germain – St Germain" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – St Germain – St Germain" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – St Germain – St Germain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 42, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – St Germain – St Germain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – St Germain – St Germain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – St Germain – St Germain". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ^ "St. Germain Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "St. Germain - Chart history (Heatseekers Albums) | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
- ^ "St. Germain Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2015". Ultratop. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- ^ "Rapports Annuels 2015". Ultratop. Retrieved 27 July 2020.