Où s'en vont les avions ?

Où s'en vont les avions ? is a studio album recorded by French singer Julien Clerc. It was released on 12 September 2008.

Où s'en vont les avions ?
Studio album by Julien Clerc
Released	12 September 2008
Recorded	Italy
Genre	Pop
Label	Virgin Music
Julien Clerc chronology
100 chansons (2006) Où s'en vont les avions ? (2008) Fou, Peut-être (2011)
Singles from Où s'en vont les avions ?
"La Jupe en laine" Released: 2008

A pop record, it went straight to number-one in France and Belgium (Wallonia). Maxime Le Forestier, Benjamin Biolay, Carla Bruni are among the artists who wrote some tracks for this album. The first single, "La Jupe en laine", was only available digitally.

Track listing

CD^[1]

1. "La Jupe en laine" (Clerc, Duguet-Grasser) – 3:28
2. "Restons amants" (Clerc, Maxime Le Forestier) – 3:33
3. "Où s'en vont les avions ?" (Clerc, Duguet-Grasser) – 3:07
4. "Sous sa grande ombrelle" (Benjamin Biolay, Clerc)– 2:37
5. "Apprendre à lire" (Clerc, Dabadie) – 3:04
6. "Une petite fée" (Clerc, Manset) – 2:00
7. "Frère, elle n'en avait pas" (Clerc, Manset) – 2:47
8. "Souvenez-vous" (Clerc, McNeil) – 3:02
9. "Forcément" (Clerc, Duguet-Grasser) – 3:19
10. "La Rue Blanche, le Petit Matin bleu" (Biolay, Clerc) – 3:20
11. "Déranger les pierres" (Carla Bruni, Clerc) – 3:22
12. "Dormez" (Clerc, Le Forestier) – 3:23
13. "Toboggan" (Clerc, McNeil) – 3:20
14. "Le Juge et la Blonde" (Clerc, Le Forestier) – 5:18

DVD - Collector edition

1. "Making of de l'album" : "Où s'en vont les avions ?"

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.^[2]

• Michel Amsellem – piano
• Elsa Benabdallah – violone
• Denis Benarrosch – drums, percussion, programming
• Benjamin Biolay – alto, arranger, basse, celeste, clavier, composer, fender rhodes, guitar, harmonium, melodica, piano, programming, realization, string arrangements, trombone, trumpet, ukulele, violin, wurlitzer
• Dominique Blanc-francard – Basse, Mastering
• Florent Bremond – alto
• Bertrand Cervera – violone
• Julien Clerc – choeurs, clavier, piano, primary artist
• Jérôme Colliard – design
• Christophe Morin – cello
• Eric Sauviat – guitar
• Bénédicte Schmitt – engineer, mixing, programming, realization
• Laurent Vernerey – basse, contrabass

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2008) Peak position Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart[3] 55 Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[4] 1 French Albums Chart[5] 1 Swiss Albums Chart[6] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2008) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[7] 31 French Albums Chart[8] 21 Chart (2009) Position Belgian (Wallonia) Albums Chart[9] 58

Certifications

Certifications for Où s'en vont les avions ?

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Belgium (BRMA)[10]	Gold	15,000*
France (SNEP)[11]	3× Platinum	300,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Date	Label	Country	Format	Catalog
September 12, 2008	Virgin	Belgium, France, Switzerland	CD	5099923593121
			CD + DVD	5099923635029