''Aimer c'est tout donner'' (English translation: "To love is to give everything") is the eleventh studio album recorded by Canadian singer
Natasha St-Pier
Natasha St-Pier (born 10 February 1981) is a Canadian singer, songwriter and television presenter. She is of Acadian heritage, and grew up in the Saint John River (Bay of Fundy), Saint John River valley of New Brunswick, but has spent most of ...
. It was also her second album based on the poetry of
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Anglican, Oriental Orth ...
, after ''
'' (2013). The album was released in 2018 in both Canada and France as a double CD set. In France, the album carried the title ''Thérèse de Lisieux - Aimer C'est Tout Donner.''
The album achieved considerable success, charting in Belgium, France and Switzerland. In France, the album was certified Gold for its sales 2018-2021.
Conception, production and release
Natasha St-Pier released the album 3 August 2018. It was conceived as a follow-up to the 2013 concept album ''
'', in which she had been deeply involved. Both albums were based on the poetry of
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
In Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Anglican, Oriental Orth ...
. The new album featured music and lyrics by Thomas and Benjamin Pouzin of the Catholic music group
Glorious.
Two singles were released from the album, "Aimer c'est tout donner" (To love is to give everything) and "Le cantique des cantiques" (The song of songs). The latter single alludes to the Biblical
Song of Songs
The Song of Songs (), also called the Canticle of Canticles or the Song of Solomon, is a Biblical poetry, biblical poem, one of the five ("scrolls") in the ('writings'), the last section of the Tanakh. Unlike other books in the Hebrew Bible, i ...
, and was recorded with the group Glorious, who also included the track in their 2018 album ''Promesse''. Natasha St-Pier made a tour to promote the album in Catholic churches, commencing 28 September that year.
Chart performance
In France, the album entered the charts 11 August 2018 in position 23 (its highest position), and remained in the charts for a total of 41 weeks, finally exiting them 7 March 2020.
In Belgium, the album entered the charts on the same date in position 55 (its highest position and remained in the charts for 20 weeks.
In Switzerland, the album entered the charts 12 August 2018 and remained in the charts for 3 weeks.
Certifications
Gold certification in France.
Charts
References
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2018 albums
Natasha St-Pier albums