Je dis aime


Je dis aime is the second studio album by French singer-songwriter Matthieu Chedid, in his persona as M, described by reviewers as a "conceptual icon to rival Bowie's The [Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars|Ziggy Stardust] and Aladdin Sane".

Critical reception

The album was described as managing to take a remarkable variety of musical directions and pull them together into a consistent whole. Another reviewer described the album as sounding like a "French Lenny Kravitz" and noted the "vintage 70s sound and textures".

Wordplay

Je dis aime is a play on words in French as "aime" is pronounced exactly the same as "M". Many of the tracks use similar wordplay as is common in French songs but particularly rich in M's work.

Track listing

  1. "Monde virtuel"
  2. "Je dis aime"
  3. "Onde sensuelle"
  4. "À celle qui dure"
  5. "Faut oublier"
  6. "Le Festival de connes"
  7. "Le Mec hamac"
  8. "Close to Me"
  9. "Émilie 1000 Volts"
  10. "Qui est le plus fragile"
  11. "Le Complexe du corn flakes"
  12. "Au lieu du crime"
  13. "Bonoboo"
  14. "Le Commun des motels"
  15. "Mama Sam"