Spiritus Dei


Spiritus Dei is the debut album of French trio Les Prêtres released in 29 March 2010 and achieved success in France.

Background

At the initiative of Mgr Jean-Michel di Falco, Bishop of Gap and Embrun, two priests and one seminarian in the diocese of Gap recorded an album under the label of TF1 Musique for the benefit of two projects, the first one is for a pastoral purpose and another is for a charity goal. The three singers are Jean-Michel Bardet, pastor of the Cathedral of Gap, Charles Troesch, chaplain of the Basilica of Our Lady of Laus, and Nguyen Dinh Nguyen, seminarian in the diocese. This project was inspired by the Irish group The Priests.
The album contains a cover version of Daniel Lévi's song, "L'Envie d'aimer" and another one of Francis Cabrel's 1987 hit "Il faudra leur dire".

Chart performance

The album entered the French Albums Chart at number five on 3 April and reached number one two weeks later, and remained atop for nine consecutive weeks. Its highest weekly sales are over 27,300 units on the chart edition of 30 May 2010. The album reached platinum status after a few weeks and became Diamond after eight months. It reached number-one again nine months after its release, on 1 January 2011.
The albums reached number five for three weeks on the Belgian Albums Chart.

Track listing

  1. "Spiritus Dei " — 4:13
  2. "I Believe" — 4:12
  3. "Quand on n'a que l'amour" — 3:30
  4. "Il est né le divin enfant" — 2:59
  5. "Ave Maria" — 4:14
  6. "Amazing Grace" — 4:45
  7. "L'Envie d'aimer" — 4:38
  8. "Ave Verum Corpus" — 3:00
  9. "Je crois en toi" — 3:24
  10. "Conversation avec Dieu" — 4:19
  11. "Alléluia " — 4:45
  12. "Il faudra leur dire" — 3:42
  13. "Minuit Chrétien" — 4:03
  14. "L'histoire de Spiritus Dei" — 2:44

Charts and sales

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Belgian Albums 40
French Albums 19

Sales and certifications

RegionCertificationSales/shipments
France Double Diamond1,200,000