''Modjo'' is the only studio album by

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duo

Modjo Modjo were a French house musical duo formed in Paris in 1999. The duo was made up of producer Romain Tranchart (born 9 June 1976) and vocalist Yann Destagnol (Yann Destal; born 14 July 1978). They had major success in 2000 with their hit single ...

. It was released on 18 September 2001 by

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Track listing

Samples used

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Chillin' Chillin' may refer to: * "Chillin" (Wale song), a 2009 song by rapper Wale featuring singer Lady Gaga * "Chillin'" (Tego Calderón song), a 2006 song by Tego Calderon featuring Don Omar * "Chillin'" (Modjo song), a 2000 song by Modjo *"Chillin'", ...

" contains several samples from "

Le Freak "Le Freak" is a 1978 funk / disco song by American R&B band Chic. It was the band's third single and first ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and R&B number-one hit song. Along with the tracks " I Want Your Love" and "Chic Cheer", "Le Freak" scored numbe ...

" by

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.''Modjo'' (

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. 2001. * "

Lady (Hear Me Tonight) "Lady (Hear Me Tonight)" is a song by French house duo Modjo, written and performed by vocalist Yann Destagnol and producer Romain Tranchart. It was released on 19 June 2000 as the lead single from the duo's self-titled debut studio album (2001 ...

" contains several samples from " Soup for One" by Chic. * "Music Takes You Back" contains several samples from "

Have You Ever Seen the Rain? "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" is a song written by John Fogerty and released as a single in 1971 from the album ''Pendulum'' (1970) by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song charted highest in Canada, reaching number 1 on the ...

" by

Boney M. Boney M. was a German-Caribbean vocal group that specialized in disco and funk created by German record producer Frank Farian, who was the group's primary songwriter. Originally based in West Germany, the four original members of the group's o ...

(uncredited). * "Rollercoaster" contains samples from "Give Me Love" by

Cerrone Marc Cerrone Daryl Easlea, "Supernature Boy", ''Record Collector'', #502, February 2020, pp.60-63 (, ; born 24 May 1952) is a French disco drummer, composer, record producer and creator of concert shows. Cerrone is a producer of 1970s and 198 ...

. * "On Fire" contains samples from "Rocket in the Pocket" by Cerrone.

Personnel

Adopted from ''Modjo'' liner notes: * Modjo – writers, production, performers, mastering * Hervé Bordes – engineer, mixing * Matthias Leullier – management * Mandy Parnell – mastering * Fabrice Destagnol – album cover painting, illustration, photography

Charts

Remix album

In 2013, the album was remastered and released on streaming services, alongside a digital

remix album A remix album is an album consisting of remixes or rerecorded versions of an artist's earlier released material. The first act who employed the format was American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson (''Aerial Pandemonium Ballet'', 1971). As of 20 ...

titled ''Modjo (Remixes)''. This album contains remixes of Modjo tracks from

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(track 5, 6),

Roy Davis Jr. Roy Davis Jr. is an American electronic musician from Chicago, Illinois, specialising in house music. Biography Davis was born in California and grew up in Chicago, Illinois, United States, and became interested in house music at an early age by ...

(track 7, 8), Armand van Helden (track 25, 26), and others.

References

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