Marcher dans le sable
Introduction '''''Marcher dans le sable''''' is a 2000 album recorded by French singer Gérald De Palmas. It was his third studio album, and his most successful in terms of sales. It reached number two in France and in Belgium (Wallonia) and remained for almost two years on the chart. The album was awarded 'French album of the year' at the 2002 NRJ Music Awards and allowed De Palmas to win a Victoire de la Musique, the same year, in the category 'Male group or artist of the year'. It provided three singles : "J'en rêve encore" was the most successful (#7 in France, No. 4 in Belgium Wallonia), followed by the two moderate hits "Une seule vie (marcher dans le sable)" and "Tomber" (respectively No. 30 and No. 35 in France).
Track listing # "Une seule vie (marcher dans le sable)" De Palmas – 3:07# "J'en rêve encore" De Palmas / Jean-Jacques Goldman – 4:01# "Tomber" De Palmas / Maxime Le Forestier – 3:22# "Regarde-moi bien en face" De Palmas – 3:21# "Tellement" De Palmas – 3:49# "Tu finiras toute seule" De Palmas – 3:35# "Rien à faire ensemble" De Palmas – 3:36# "Déjà" De Palmas – 3:21# "Je te pardonne" De Palmas – 3:05# "Le gouffre" De Palmas / Nativel – 2:38# "Trop tard" De Palmas – 3:35# "Si tu veux" De Palmas – 4:48# "Déjà" (acoustic) De Palmas – 6:19+ Bonus ; DVD# "J'en rêve encore"# "Une seule vie (marcher dans le sable)"# "Tomber"Source : ''Allmusic''.
Credits and personnel * Acoustic guitar, dobro, arranger, programming, vocals : Gerald De Palmas* Bass : Bernard Viguie and Gerald De Palmas* Keyboards : David Berland, Gérald de Palmas and Pete Gordeno* Drums : Amaury Blanchard* Electric guitar : Pascal B. Carmen and Sébastien Chouard* Musical direction : Chiquito* Photography : Bernard Benant
Release history  Date  Label  Region  Format  Catalog2001PolydorBelgium, France, SwitzerlandCD5439732004Polygram International2006Universal98412832008Polydor9819260
Certifications and sales  Country Certification Date Sales certified Physical sales BelgiumPlatinum11 March 200250,000 FranceDiamond20021,000,0001,309,500
Charts ===Weekly charts=== Chart (2000–02) Peakposition===Year-end charts=== Chart (2001) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 5 French Albums (SNEP) 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 82 Chart (2002) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 27 French Albums (SNEP) 19
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