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5:55

FieldValue
name5:55
typestudio
artistCharlotte Gainsbourg
coverCharlotte555.jpg
released
genreIndie pop, dream pop
length42:37
languageEnglish, French
labelBecause Music, Atlantic, Vice
producerNigel Godrich
prev_titleCharlotte for Ever
prev_year1986
next_titleIRM
next_year2009
misc{{Singles
name5:55
typestudio
single1The Songs That We Sing
single1date2006
single25:55
single2date2007
single3The Operation
single3date2007
single4Beauty Mark
single4date2007

5:55 is the second studio album by French and British musician and actress Charlotte Gainsbourg. It was also her first album in twenty years. Charlotte collaborated on the album with French duo Air, English musician Jarvis Cocker, Irish singer-songwriter Neil Hannon, and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich. "The Songs That We Sing" and "5:55" were released as singles. The album went platinum in France, selling over 500,000 copies. In the United States, the album sold 22,000 copies. "The Songs That We Sing" was No. 78 on Rolling Stones list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.

Charlotte sang most of the album in English. In France, the album received critical acclaim. Pitchfork described its erotic lyrical content as reminiscent of Serge Gainsbourg's, and Charlotte's vocal approach as similar to that of Jane Birkin. Overall, the album received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregator website Metacritic.

The first single, "The Songs That We Sing" was also included in the soundtrack to the 2009 film The Uninvited.

In 2012 it was awarded a platinum certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 400,000 copies throughout Europe.

Track listing

Bonus tracks

On some releases one or two bonus tracks were added.

Personnel

  • Charlotte Gainsbourg – vocals
  • Jean-Benoît Dunckel – piano, organ, synthesizer, glockenspiel, vibraphone, backing vocals, synth drums
  • Nicolas Godin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, bass, glockenspiel, synth drums, synthesizer, tambourine, melodica, percussion
  • Jarvis Cocker – lyricist
  • Neil Hannon – acoustic guitar
  • Jeremy Stacey – drums
  • Tony Allen – drums
  • The Millennia Ensemble – strings
  • David Richard Campbell – string arrangements, conductor
  • Joby Talbot – string arrangements ;Technical
  • Nigel Godrich – production, mixing
  • Bob Ludwig – mastering
  • Dan Grech-Marguerat – engineering
  • Darrell Thorp – engineering
  • Florian Lagatta – engineering

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2006/2007)Peak
position
French Albums Chart1
Austrian Albums Chart41
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)15
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)2
Dutch Albums Chart99
European Billboard Top 100 Albums14
German Albums Chart38
Swedish Albums Chart57
Swiss Albums Chart12
UK Albums Chart78
US Billboard 200196
US Billboard Top Heatseekers9
US Billboard Top Independent Albums24

Singles

;"The Songs That We Sing"

Chart (2006/2007)Peak
position
French SNEP Singles Chart30
Belgian Ultratip Chart (Flanders)10
Belgian Ultratip Chart (Wallonia)4
UK Singles Chart129
Billboard European Hot 100 Singles87

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalogNotes
FranceBecause MusicCD3116662
Enhanced CD3116672Limited edition, with bonus track "Set Yourself on Fire". Enhanced section includes a Flash version of the booklet including lyrics, pictures and credits.
LP albumBEC5772052Double album.
UKBecause Music, Atlantic Records5051011-5911-2-9
EuropeBecause Music, Warner Music2564-63652-2
JapanWarner MusicCDWPCR-12431With bonus tracks "Set Yourself on Fire" and "Somewhere Between Waking and Sleeping"
USVice RecordsEnhanced CD94703-2With bonus tracks "Set Yourself on Fire" and "Somewhere Between Waking and Sleeping". Enhanced section includes the promotional videos of "The Songs That We Sing" and "5:55" and an interview with Gainsbourg.

References

References

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  9. (27 December 2007). "The 100 Best Songs of 2007 : Rolling Stone".
  10. "The Uninvited (2009/I) – Soundtracks".
  11. "The Uninvited (2009) – Cast and Credits". [[Yahoo! Movies]].
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