''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.

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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

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on "Face à la mer", was the most successful single from this album. The single "Si seulement je pouvais lui manquer" is dedicated to Calogero's father, and the last track, "La Bienvenue", is a tribute his daughter who was born shortly before. The album was charted for two years in

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(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

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Track listing

; CD ; DVD Making of

Credits

* Tracks 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12 : ** Produced by Philippe Uminski and Calogero ** Recorded and mixed by Erwin Autrique at studios ICP * Tracks 1, 4, 7, 10 : ** Produced by Pierre Jaconelli and Calogero ** Recorded by Pete Schwier at studio Gang ** Assistant : Florian Lagatta * Mixed by Erwin Autrique at studios ICP TBC 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 * Passi's voice on "Face à la mer" recorded by Philippe Balzé, Vincent Creusot, at studio plus XXX * Strings recorded at studios Ferber by René Ameline, assisted by Laurent Binder, and at studios Méga by Patrice Kung, assisted by Dimitri Kurts, with Les Archers de Paris and L'Orchestre de Massy * Additional recordings : Michel Dierickx, Phil Delire at studio ICP * Mastering George Marino at Sterling Sound * Artistic direction : Caroline Molko * Executive production : Sandrine Lebars * Photos : Kate Barry * Photos patchwork : André D. * Artwork : Autrement Le Design'

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