Revoir un printemps

Revoir un Printemps is a studio album by French hip hop group IAM. It was released on 15 September 2003 through Hostile Records with distribution via EMI. Recording sessions took place at Studios Zgen in Avignon, at Studio La Cosca in Marseille, at Sony Music Studios and at Electric Lady Studios in New York, at Bulgarian National Radio Studio 1, and at Studio Claudia Sound in Aubervilliers. Production was handled by Akhenaton, Al-Khemya, Shurik'n, Imhotep, DJ Khéops and Bruno Coulais. It features guest appearances from Beyoncé, Kayna Samet, Method Man & Redman, Syleena Johnson and Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra.

Revoir un Printemps
Studio album by IAM
Released	September 15, 2003 (2003-09-15)
Studio	Studios Zgen (Avignon, France) Studio La Cosca (Marseille, France) Sony Music Studios (New York, U.S.) Electric Lady Studios (New York, U.S.) Студио 1 на Българско национално радио Studio Claudia Sound (Aubervilliers, France)
Genre	French hip hop
Length	1:19:50
Label	Delabel Hostile Records EMI
Producer	Akhenaton Al-Khemya Shurik'n Imhotep DJ Khéops Bruno Coulais
IAM chronology
L'École du micro d'argent (1997) Revoir un Printemps (2003) Saison 5 (2007)
Singles from Revoir un printemps
"Noble Art" Released: 25 November 2003 "Revoir un printemps" Released: 2004 "Nous" Released: 2004 "Stratégie d'un pion" Released: 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
laut.de	[1]
Voir	[2]

The album peaked atop of French and Wallionian charts and also peaked at number 2 in Swiss Hitparade. It spawned four charted singles: "Noble Art", "Revoir un printemps", "Nous" and "Stratégie d'un pion". The album was certified Gold by both International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Switzerland and Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stratégie d'un pion"	Philippe Fragione Geoffroy Mussard Abdel Malek Brahimi	Akhenaton Al-Khemya	4:35
2.	"Nous" (featuring Kayna Samet)	Fragione Mussard Kayna Samet	Shurik'n	4:37
3.	"Quand ils rentraient chez eux"	Fragione Mussard Brahimi	Akhenaton Al-Khemya	4:17
4.	"Noble Art" (featuring Method Man & Redman)	Fragione Mussard Brahimi Clifford Smith Reggie Noble	Akhenaton Al-Khemya	4:56
5.	"Lâches"	Fragione Mussard Brahimi	Shurik'n	4:38
6.	"Mental de Viêt-Cong"	Fragione Mussard	Akhenaton Shurik'n	4:23
7.	"Revoir un printemps"	Fragione Mussard Brahimi	Akhenaton Al-Khemya	3:53
8.	"Armes de Distraction Massive"	Fragione Mussard Brahimi	Shurik'n	4:14
9.	"Second Souffle"	Fragione Mussard Brahimi	DJ Khéops	5:01
10.	"Visages Dans la Foule"	Fragione Mussard Brahimi	Shurik'n	3:57
11.	"Ici Ou Ailleurs" (featuring Syleena Johnson)	Fragione Mussard Brahimi Syleena Johnson	Akhenaton Al-Khemya	4:33
12.	"Tiens"	Fragione Mussard Brahimi	Imhotep	4:18
13.	"Bienvenue" (featuring Beyoncé)	Fragione Mussard Deni Hines	Akhenaton Al-Khemya	4:05
14.	"Pause"	Fragione Mussard Brahimi	Imhotep	4:20
15.	"Fruits de la Rage"	Fragione Mussard	Akhenaton Al-Khemya	4:01
16.	"Murs"	Fragione Mussard Brahimi	Akhenaton Al-Khemya	4:49
17.	"21/04"	Fragione Mussard Brahimi	Akhenaton Al-Khemya	4:50
18.	"Aussi Loin Que l'Horizon"	Fragione Mussard Brahimi	Akhenaton Al-Khemya	4:23
19.	"Live de la Base"	Fragione Mussard Brahimi	Akhenaton Al-Khemya
Total length:				1:19:50

Personnel

• Philippe "Akhenaton" Fragione – main artist, composer & producer (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 11, 13, 15-19), arranger (track 9)
• Geoffroy "Shurik'n" Mussard – main artist, composer & producer (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 10)
• Éric "Khéops" Mazel – main artist, scratches, composer & producer (track 9), arranger (tracks: 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16-19)
• Malek "Freeman" Brahimi – main artist
• Pascal "Imhotep" Perez – main artist, composer & producer (tracks: 12, 14), arranger (track 8)
• Kayna Samet – featured artist (track 2)
• Clifford "Method Man" Smith – featured artist (track 4)
• Reginald "Redman" Noble – featured artist (track 4)
• Syleena Johnson – featured artist (track 11)
• Beyoncé Knowles – featured artist (track 13)
• Michael Robinson – vocals (track 15)
• André Charles "Slim" Pezin – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, steel guitar, dobro, bass
• Raoul Duflot-Verez – piano
• Michel Peyratout – bass
• Patrick Bourgoin – alto saxophone, flute
• Mostafa Benhmad – pipe, violin
• Bernard Camoin – trombone
• Eric Giausserand – trumpet
• Marc Chantereau – percussion
• Bulgarian Symphony Orchestra – orchestra
• Deyan Pavlov – conductor
• Bruno Coulais – orchestrations producer, arranger (tracks: 2, 6, 7, 10-13, 16, 18)
• Philippe Amir – recording, assistant engineering
• Eric Chevet – recording, mixing
• Nabil Ghrib – recording
• Michael Tocci – recording (tracks: 4, 11)
• Maxime Lefèvre – recording
• Didier Lizé – recording
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Steef Van De Gevel – assistant engineering
• Haythem "H.Boogie" Bouchuiguir – recording coordinator (track 4)
• Kankre Attak – design, photography
• Tous Des K – design, photography

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Revoir un printemps Chart (2003) Peak position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[3] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[4] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 2

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for Revoir un printemps Chart (2003) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] 18 French Albums (SNEP)[7] 46 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 51

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[9]	Gold	100,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[10]	Gold	20,000^
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.