''Chauffé à bloc'' is an EP by

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, released on July 27, 1999. The title translates literally to "Block Heating" in English and is similar to the expression "All Heated Up." In 1996, Big Sugar decided to record a

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version of the single "Open Up Baby", from the album ''

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'', for radio airplay in

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. The experiment was successful, and following the released of 1998's '' Heated'', the band recorded a French rendition of each single released from that album, as well as a French-only cover of Gilles Valiquette's 1973 hit "Je suis cool". ''Chauffé à bloc'' collects all five of the French songs. For their next album, 2001's '' Brothers and Sisters, Are You Ready?'', the band recorded the entire album in both English and French, and simultaneously released both versions as separate albums. The French recording was titled '' Brothers and Sisters, Êtes Vous Ready?''.

Track listing

# "(Pas) Envie d'allumer" # "Je suis cool" # "C'est moi qui règne" # "Better Get Used to it (Version Française)" # "Ouvres-toi bébé" Big Sugar (band) albums French-language albums 1999 EPs {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub