3
Studio album by
Calogero
Released21 March 2004
RecordedFrance
GenrePop, R&B
Length48:14
LabelUniversal Records
Mercury
Calogero chronology
Calogero
(2002) 		3
(2004) 		Live 1.0
(2005)
Singles from 3
  1. "Yalla"
    Released: January 2004
  2. "Face à la mer"
    Released: June 2004
  3. "Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer"
    Released: November 2004

3 is the third studio album recorded by the French singer and songwriter Calogero. It was released in 2004 and achieved smash success, becoming the second best-selling album of the year in France.

Album information

The album, for which all the music was composed by Calogero, was written by several artists, such as Lionel Florence (who had already worked with Pascal Obispo, Patricia Kaas and Nolwenn Leroy), Zazie, Raphael and Calogero's brother, Gioacchino. The R&B duet with Passi on "Face à la mer", was the most successful single from this album.[citation needed] The single "Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer" is dedicated to Calogero's father,[citation needed] and the last track, "La Bienvenue", is a tribute his daughter who was born shortly before.[citation needed]

The album was charted for two years in France and Belgium (Wallonia), topping their chart, and achieved success in Switzerland, and hitting Platinum certifications in these countries.

3 was released as a CD, but there was also a collector edition composing of a CD and a DVD on which there is an interview of Calogero. There were three singles from this album, but "Yalla" was just a promotional single, while the two others were top ten hits in France and Belgium (Wallonia).

The album was also simultaneously released on hybrid stereo/multichannel Super Audio CD.[1] In 2013 the high resolution stereo version was repurposed as a 24/96 download for Qobuz and other providers,[2] and both the stereo and surround programmes were used to make a High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-ray disc.[3]

Track listing

CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Yalla"L.Florence / Calogero4:48
2."Il bat"Zazie / Calogero – Gioacchino4:20
3."Face à la mer" (Duet with Passi)Passi – Alana Filippi / Calogero – Gioacchino3:43
4."Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer"M.Jourdan – J.D'Aimé / Calogero – Gioacchino3:20
5."Qui parlait"L.Florence / Calogero – M.Aymé3:50
6."Fais comme tu veux"P.Guirao / Gioacchino3:19
7."Je n'ai que nous à vivre"P.Guirao / Calogero – Gioacchino4:47
8."Un Jour parfait"Raphaël / Calogero – Gioacchino4:41
9."Les Hommes endormis"Zazie – P.Guirao / Calogero – Gioacchino3:54
10."Safe Sex"L.Florence / Calogero – Gioacchino3:42
11."Rare"A.Filippi / Calogero – Gioacchino5:18
12."La Bienvenue"P.Grillet / Calogero2:55
DVD

Making of

Credits

Except "Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer" : mixed by Pete Schwier ; "Je n'ai que nous à vivre" : mixed by Pete Schwier and Erwin Autrique

Charts and sales

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales
Belgium (Wallonia)[11] Platinum February 26, 2005 50,000
France[12] Diamond March 2, 2005 1,000,000 1,230,000[13]
Switzerland[14] Platinum 2005 40,000

References

  1. ^ "Calogero : nouvel album Calog3ro en SACD multicanal". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  2. ^ "Album Calog3Ro de Calogero | Qobuz : Téléchargez et streamez en haute qualité". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  3. ^ "Calogero - 3 Blu-ray (Blu-ray Audio) (France)". Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2015-12-07.
  4. ^ a b 3, Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be Archived 2022-01-26 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 4 June 2008)
  5. ^ 3, French Albums Chart Lescharts.com Archived 2008-12-05 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 4 June 2008)
  6. ^ 3, Swiss Albums Chart Hitparade.ch Archived 2004-11-06 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 4 June 2008)
  7. ^ 2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart Ultratop.be Archived 2016-03-01 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 4 June 2008)
  8. ^ 2004 French Albums Chart Ifop.com Archived 2008-11-14 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 4 June 2008)
  9. ^ 2004 Swiss Chart Hitparade.ch Archived 2008-05-22 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 4 June 2008)
  10. ^ 2005 French Albums Chart Ifop.com Archived 2008-12-07 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 4 June 2008)
  11. ^ 2004 certifications in Belgium (Wallonia) Ultratop.be Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 4 June 2008)
  12. ^ 2005 certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net Archived 2005-10-26 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 4 June 2008)
  13. ^ Sales and chart trajectories of various albums in France Fanofmusic.fr Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 4 June 2008)
  14. ^ 2005 certification in Switzerland Swisscharts.com Archived 2016-03-11 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved 4 June 2008)
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