Gentil dauphin triste
| "Gentil dauphin triste" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Gérard Lenorman | ||||
| from the album Drôles de chansons | ||||
| B-side | "On n'est jamais content" | |||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Genre | Chanson, pop | |||
| Length | 3:45 | |||
| Label | CBS Disques | |||
| Composer | Gérard Lenorman | |||
| Lyricist | Pierre Delanoë | |||
| Producer | Jean-Jacques Souplet | |||
| Gérard Lenorman singles chronology | ||||
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"Gentil dauphin triste" (lit. Sad Kind Dolphin) is a song by French singer-songwriter Gérard Lenorman, composed and performed by him with lyrics by Pierre Delanoë in 1976, taken from the album Drôles de chansons.
Reception
"Gentil dauphin triste" is one of Lenorman's best-known songs.
The song achieved significant success, selling more than 600,000 copies.[1] Lenorman said it is "less well known than La Ballade des gens heureux, but it is my biggest success".[2]
Theme
The song is a reaction to the psychosis triggered by the film Jaws.[3]
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| France (SNEP)[9] | Gold | 1976 | 600 000 |
References
- ^ Ventes de 1976
- ^ Le Parisien (25 June 2009). "« Les Dents de la mer » ont inspiré Gérard Lenorman" (in French). Paris: Le Parisien. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ^ Lecoeuvre, Fabien (2015). "Gentil dauphin triste". In Éditions du Rocher (ed.). Le petit lecoeuvre illustré (in French). Paris-Monaco. ISBN 2-268-08052-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Gérard Lenorman – Gentil dauphin triste" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ "Europarade: 1976-40 - Hitnoteringen". hitnoteringen.nl (in Dutch). 7 October 1976. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ Classements de Gérard Lenorman
- ^ Michel Gignac. Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (ed.). "Compilation des succès par ordre alphabétique d'interprètes" (pdf). banq.qc.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 8 November 2023.
- ^ Fabrice Ferment. 40 ans de Tubes (ed.). "TOP - 1976". top-france.fr. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: editors list (link) - ^ "Les meilleures ventes de chansons "tout temps"". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 11 September 2016.