Echoes (Anggun album)
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English version artwork
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| Studio album by Anggun | ||||
| Released | 20 May 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–2011 | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop rock, dance-pop | |||
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55:38 (English version) 45:29 (French version) |
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| Label | April Earth, Warner, Sony | |||
| Producer | Anggun | |||
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French version artwork
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Echoes (English version) / Échos (French version) is the fifth international studio album by Indonesian recording artist Anggun. The English version was first released by Sony Music in Anggun's native country on 20 May 2011 and the French version was released by Warner Music in Belgium on 4 November 2011. The album was re-packaged in 2012 to promote her participation in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. The album was produced by Anggun—the first time since her international career—under her own record label April Earth. She co-wrote all original materials on Echoes, alongside Gioacchino Maurici, Pierre Jaconelli, Jean-Pierre Pilot and William Rousseau. However, Échos also became her first French album on which she does not have any writing credit.
Upon its release, Echoes topped the Indonesian Albums Chart and was certified platinum in the first week. It eventually received quadruple platinum and became the best-selling pop album of 2011 in Indonesia. Meanwhile, Échos reached number 48 on the French Albums Chart and has sold over 15,000 copies in France.Echoes received Gold Export Award for its sales outside France. Singles released were "Only Love"/"Hanyalah Cinta", "Buy Me Happiness", "Berkilaulah" and "Echo (You and I)" from Echoes, as well as "Je partirai", "Mon meilleur amour", "Echo (You and I)" and "Quelques mots d'amour" from Échos.
The album was made by Anggun in two production teams: Gioacchino Maurici and Pierre Jaconelli on the one hand, and the duo of Jean-Pierre Pilot and William Rousseau on the other. Anggun produced and co-wrote all original material for Echoes. Meanwhile, Échos is Anggun's first album sung entirely in French (as previous albums had songs or interludes in English or Indonesian) as well as her first French album where she does not have any writing credit.
Of their collaboration, Maurici said: "I love [Anggun's] timbre. I'd been wanting to work with her for a while. I found in her the very same depth of personality that I liked about her voice." Jean-Pierre Pilot and William Rousseau were coming off the back of major successes in France when they met Anggun. "What surprised us was the contrast between the simple, fun-loving woman we had in front of us and the image of the superstar diva we know from her videos or live performances. The two personalities coexist inside her in perfect harmony," William Rousseau explains. "As a result, we were keen to explore her more private side without going off into completely pared-down musical style."
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