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Les Valses de Vienne
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Wikipedia article
"'Les Valses de Vienne'" is a 1989 song originally recorded by the French artist Franois Feldman for his 1989 album, 'Une Prsence' and was the second singles release from that album in November of the same year. It achieved great success in France, topping the chart for six nonconsecutive weeks, and remains Feldman's signature song and a classic of 1980s French music.
Song information
The lyrics were written and the music composed by Feldman himself and the songwriter Jean-Marie Moreau. According to the expert of French chart Elia Habib, the song is a "romantic ballad, whose identity remains a salve savour in the subject as well as in the musical coloration". The song is based on a pun and all the text is declined as well, juggling with the likeness and the consonance of terms between them (e.g. "dans la Rome antique, errent les romantiques"). The part played by the violins was written by Thierry Durbet.Franois Feldman's biography, 'Franois Feldman' [http://www.feldmanfrancois.com/biographie.php Feldmanfrancois.com] (Retrieved 10 December 2008)
The song was also included on the singer's three best of compilations: 'Two Feldman' (1996), 'Best Feldman' (1998) and 'Gold' (2008); it was also performed during Feldman's 1991 tour and was thus included on the live album 'Feldman Bercy' (1992).
The music video features Feldman with a young girl who portrayed his daughter and who tries to comfort her father because he is separated from her mother. The cover on the CD maxi and vinyls is a screenshot from the video.
Chart performances
In France, the single started at number 38 on the chart edition of 23 November 1989, then climbed quickly and entered the top ten three weeks later. It was blocked for four weeks at number two by Roch Voisine's huge hit "Hlne", then reached number one for four weeks, then was dislodged by "Hlne" for two weeks, and eventually returned at the top for additional two weeks. Then it almost did not stop to drop rather quickly and fell off the top 50 after 23 weeks of presence."Les Valses de Vienne", French Singles Chart [http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?key=132610&cat=s Lescharts.com] (Retrieved 6 July 2008) It achieved Gold status awarded by the Syndicat National de l'dition Phonographique.. 'Select "Franois Feldman" from the drop-down menu and click "OK"'.
In 2003, the French program 'Top 50: 50 numros 1 de lgende' revealed that the song was the 26th best received number-one hit of the Top 50 (SNEP Singles Chart) thanks to the votings of the TV viewers.
Track listings
* '7" single'
# "Les Valses de Vienne" 3:56
# "Les Valses de Vienne" (instrumental) 4:02
* '7" maxi'
# "Les Valses de Vienne" (extended version) 5:08
# "Les Valses de Vienne" 4:02
* 'CD maxi'
# "Les Valses de Vienne" (single version) 3:56
# "Longue nuit" 4:39
# "Pour faire tourner le monde" 3:50
# "Les Valses de Vienne" (instrumental) 4:02
Credits
* Produced by Jean Fredenucci for Big Bang
* Mixed by Dominique Blanc-Francard
* Editions: Marilu Music / Carole Line, 1989 Phonogram
* Photos: Claude Gassian / Thierry Bout
* Design: Antonietti / Pascault & Ass.
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
See also
* List of number-one singles of 1990 (France)
References
Category:1989 singles
Category:Franois Feldman songs
Category:SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Pop ballads
Category:1989 songs
Category:Phonogram Records singles
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