Paradisiaque
| Paradisiaque | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 17, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996-1997 | |||
| Genre | Rap | |||
| Length | 59:53 | |||
| Label | Polydor[1] | |||
| Producer | Boom Bass Philippe Zdar DJ Mehdi | |||
| MC Solaar chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Robert Christgau |  [3] |
| Daily Mirror | 8/10[4] |
Paradisiaque is the third album by the French musician MC Solaar, released in 1997.[5][6]
Critical reception[edit]
The Guardian called the album an "erudite but musically uneven variation on le rap francais."[7] The Daily Mirror deemed it "one of the funkiest albums you'll ever hear."[4] Skiing concluded that "Solaar mounts a ferocious lyrical attack, arguably stringing together more rhyming syllables than any other MC at work today."[8]
AllMusic wrote that Solaar's "good sense of melody turns the best moments of the album into fine pop-rap that is entertaining even if you don't understand French."[2]
Track listing[edit]
- Intro - :32
- Paradisiaque - 3:12
- Gangster Moderne - 4:05
- Tournicoti - 3:49
- Zoom - 3:53
- Le Sens De La Vie - 4:05
- Dakota - 3:58
- Illico Presto - 4:23
- Les Temps Changent - 3:18
- Daydreamin' - 4:51
- Les Boys Bandent - 3:18
- Les Pensées Sont Des Flowers - 4:02
- Wonderbra (featuring Bambi Cruz) - 4:02
- Le 11 Choc - 3:33
- Protège-Tibia - 4:12
- Quand Le Soleil Devient Froid - 3:51
- Outro - :34
Certifications[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium (BEA)[9] | Gold | 25,000* |
| France (SNEP)[10] | Platinum | 300,000* |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[11] | Gold | 25,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ Bouton, Remi (Jan 24, 1998). "French language 'hinders int'l sales'". Billboard. 110 (4): 71, 73.
- ^ a b "Paradisiaque - MC Solaar | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: MC Solaar". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ a b Hyland, Ian (6 July 1997). "MC SOLAAR: Paradisiaque". Daily Mirror. Features. p. 33.
- ^ "MC Solaar Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ Cepeda, Raquel (September 29, 2004). "And It Don't Stop: The Best American Hip-Hop Journalism of the Last 25 Years". Macmillan – via Google Books.
- ^ Glaister, Dan (11 July 1997). "MC Solaar Paradisiaque". The Guardian. p. T16.
- ^ Glass, Charles (Mar 1998). "Show tunes". Skiing. 50 (7): 47.
- ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 1998". Ultratop. Hung Medien.
- ^ "French album certifications – MC Solaar – Paradisiaque" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Paradisiaque')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
