Isa (Zaz album)
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| Released | 22 October 2021 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 47:53 | |||
| Language | French | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Producer | Reyn (Ellen ten Damme, Opgezwolle, Wende) | |||
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Isa is the fifth studio album of the French jazz/pop singer Zaz. The album takes its title from the artist’s real name, Isabelle Geffroy, since its contents were more personal than her previous albums. It reached the top 10 of the album charts in 5 European countries.
Background and origins
After 9 years of intense work following her commercial breakthrough in 2010, Zaz decided in 2019 to take a break in order to “take care of myself…I’m trying to say to myself if I want to help the world, I’ve got to be well.”[1] [2]During her hiatus she became a vegetarian and got married.[3] Although Zaz described the contents of Isa as more “personal” than her previous albums, she wrote none of the tracks herself. Instead she communicated her feelings to a team of writers who tried to best capture them in words and music.[4]
Reception
Isa received a mixed reception.
Although Laut.de praised the duet with Rammstein's Till Lindemann “le jardin des larmes” as being “somehow reminiscent of a classic art song” and credits Tout là-haut for “letting Zaz’s voice speak for itself”, the overall conclusion is that a, “monotony of beautiful instrumentals, beautiful voice and beautiful words prevails overall. It's all nice, but also pretty boring."[5]
Belgium's Radio 1 made Isa its album of the week on release, referring to the album's themes of "simplicity, openness and diversity" showcased by "that voice, that presence."[6]
A positive review appeared in Le Devoir which concluded that by being both herself and her enhanced creation "Zaz chez Isa" were finally reunited and complete.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Les jours heureux" (Happy days) | Barcella | 4:07 |
| 2. | "Imagine" (Imagine) | Barcella, Laurent Lamarca | 2:51 |
| 3. | "De couleurs vives" (Bright colours) | Jules, Julie Prouha, Sylvain Duthu | 3:28 |
| 4. | "Ce que tu es dans ma vie" (What you are in my life) | Antoine Graugnard, Ben Mazué, Davide Esposito, Jean-Etienne Maillard, Renaud Rebillaud | 3:04 |
| 5. | "Tout là-haut" (All the way up there) | Barcella | 4:53 |
| 6. | "Il faut qu'on se donne" (You have to give something to yourself) | Frederic and Olivier Volovitch | 2:34 |
| 7. | "Exister" (Existing) | AuDen, Vincha | 3:42 |
| 8. | "A perte de rue" (To the end of the road) | Graugnard, Esposito and Rebillaud | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Comme tu voudras" (As you'll wish) | Frederic and Olivier Volovitch | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Avec son frère" (With his brother) | Frederic and Olivier Volovitch | 3:11 |
| 11. | "Le jardin des larmes" (feat. Till Lindemann - The garden of tears) | Lindemann, Myriam Perez, Thierry Faure | 4:03 |
| 12. | "Le chant des grives" (The song of the thrushes) | Noé Preszow | 5:03 |
| 13. | "Et le reste" (And the rest) | Barcella | 3:06 |
Chart performance
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| French Albums (SNEP)[9] | 2 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 10 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 15 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 4 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 10 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[14] | 24 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[15] | 48 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] | 5 |
References
- ^ "Zaz sort un nouvel album : "Je suis beaucoup plus apaisée"". Europe1.fr. Europe 1 Digital. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ Sourd, Mathilde. "Zaz, amoureuse et belle-maman : cette petite fille qui bouleverse son quotidien". Voici. Prisma Media. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Zaz: fini de boire, fumer… et manger des animaux, la chanteuse nous explique sa nouvelle vie plus saine". Sud info. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Zaz est de retour en « Isa », après trois ans d'absence pour se retrouver". La voix du nord. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ Aumann, Michell-Marie. "Wenn der #throwback-Moment das Beste am neuen Album ist". Laut.de. Laut AG. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- ^ "Zaz - Isa". Radio1.be. VRT. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ Cormier, Sylvain. "Isa, Zaz". Le Devoir. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Zaz - Isa". Discogs. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Zaz – Isa". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Zaz – Isa" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Zaz – Isa" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Zaz – Isa" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Officialcharts.de – Zaz – Isa". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
- ^ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Zaz – Isa". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Zaz – Isa". Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2022.