''Seul au Piano'', also referred to as ''Pierre Lapointe Seul au Piano'' (), is an album by Canadian Québécois singer

Pierre Lapointe Pierre Lapointe (born 23 May 1981) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His work largely follows the tradition of French chanson, though he is influenced by modern pop music. Defining himself as a "popular singer", he has built an egocentric person ...

, recorded in November 2010 and released in January 2011. The album reached a peak position of number two on ''

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'' Top Canadian Albums chart.

Composition

''Seul au Piano'' contains sixteen tracks, all written or co-written by Lapointe. "Reine Émilie" originally appeared on Lapointe's self-titled album (2004). "Le Lion Imberbe", "27-100 Rue des Partances" (as "Au 27-100 Rue de Partances"), "Deux par Deux Rassemblés", "De Glace" and "Tous les Visages" originally appeared on Lapointe's 2006 album '' La Forêt des Mal-Aimés''. "Ces Étranges Lueurs" and "Le Magnétisme des Amants", performed as a single track on ''Seul au Piano'', and "Au Bar Des Suicidés", co-written by Philippe Bergeron, originally appeared on Lapointe's 2009 album '' Sentiments Humains''.

Reception

Adam Greenberg of

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rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars. ''Seul au Piano'' reached a peak position of number two on ''

'' Top Canadian Albums chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by Lapointe, unless noted otherwise. # "Le Lion Imberbe" – 3:12 # "Ces Étranges Lueurs/Le Magnétisme des Amants" – 3:56 # "Les Vertiges d'en Haut" – 2:52 # "27-100 Rue des Partances" – 3:12 # "Moi, Elsie" (

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, Lapointe) – 5:20 # "Maman" – 3:20 # "Nous Restions Là" – 4:12 # "Deux par Deux Rassemblés" – 3:56 # "De Glace" – 3:36 # "L' Amour Solaire" – 4:05 # "Tous les Visages" – 2:38 # "Les Lignes de la Main" – 2:41 # "Les Sentiments Humains" – 4:55 # "Rappel" – 2:54 # "Reine Émilie" – 3:42 # "Au Bar des Suicidés" (Philippe Bergeron, Lapointe) – 15:01 Track listing adapted from

Personnel

* Philippe Bergeron – composer *

– composer *

– composer, primary artist * John Londono – photography * Simon Rivest – design Credits adapted from AllMusic.

Release history

Release history adapted from AllMusic.

References

{{Authority control 2011 albums 2010s French-language albums Pierre Lapointe albums World music albums by Canadian artists