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Champs Elysées (album)

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Champs Elysées
Studio album by
Released7 October 2000 (2000-10-07)
Recorded1999–2000
GenreHouse
Length53:02
Label
ProducerBob Sinclar
Bob Sinclar chronology
Paradise
(1998)
Champs Elysées
(2000)
III
(2003)

Champs Elysées is the second studio album by French DJ Bob Sinclar, released in October 2000 on Yellow Productions. It reached number 28 in France and number 94 in Switzerland.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME[2]

John Bush of AllMusic wrote that with the album, Sinclar "proved himself a solid producer despite the lack of freshness, adding in plenty of swooping strings, nickel-bag guitars, and soft-toned keyboards", calling "Got to Be Free" and "Darlin'" "disco-mover productions that wouldn't sound out of place on classic American R&B radio", and concluding that Sinclar "has plenty of fun throughout the LP".[1] Piers Martin of NME was considerably more negative, calling most of Champs Elysées "a feeble facsimile" of the "fabled times" of "New York's early-'80s club culture" and the sound of disco. Martin summarised the album as a "predictable whirl of artificial strings, filtered loops and strident glitterball house", judging that "it's clear Sinclar doesn't have an original idea in his impeccably coiffured head".[2]

Track listing

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  1. "Champs Elysées Theme" – 4:26
  2. "I Feel for You" – 5:50
  3. "You Are Beautiful" – 2:06
  4. "Striptease" – 4:29
  5. "Got to Be Free" – 5:43
  6. "Life" – 6:25
  7. "Save Our Soul" – 4:22
  8. "Phasing News" – 4:05
  9. "Ich Rocke" – 4:06
  10. "Freedom" – 6:30
  11. "Something Little Bit Clumsy" – 3:54
  12. "Darlin'" – 5:00

Bonus track on some CD versions

  1. "My Only Love" – 3:33

French CD and digital bonus tracks

  1. "I Feel for You" (Bob's Disco Remix) – 7:14
  2. "Ich Rocke" (Turntablerocker Remix) – 5:11

Charts

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Chart performance for Champs Elysées
Chart (2000) Peak
position
French Albums (SNEP)[3] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 84
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 148

References

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  1. ^ a b Bush, John. "Champs Elysées – Bob Sinclar". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b Martin, Piers (12 September 2005). "Bob Sinclair : Champs Elysées". NME. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Lescharts.com – Bob Sinclar – Champs Elysées". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Bob Sinclar – Champs Elysées". Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Chart Log UK (1994–2010): DJ S – The System Of Life". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 29 November 2020.