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Seul au Piano
Studio album by Pierre Lapointe
Released	January 17, 2011 (2011-01-17)
Recorded	November 2010
Genre	Pop rock, world
Length	69:32
Label	Wagram
Pierre Lapointe chronology
Sentiments Humains (2009) Seul au Piano (2011) Punkt (2013)

Seul au Piano, also referred to as Pierre Lapointe Seul au Piano (English: Pierre Lapointe Alone at the Piano), is an album by Canadian Québécois singer Pierre Lapointe, recorded in November 2010 and released in January 2011. The album reached a peak position of number two on Billboard's Top Canadian Albums chart.

Composition

Seul au Piano contains sixteen tracks, all written or co-written by Lapointe. "Reine Émilie" originally appeared on Lapointe's self-titled album (2004). "Le Lion Imberbe", "27-100 Rue des Partances" (as "Au 27-100 Rue de Partances"), "Deux par Deux Rassemblés", "De Glace" and "Tous les Visages" originally appeared on Lapointe's 2006 album La Forêt des Mal-Aimés. "Ces Étranges Lueurs" and "Le Magnétisme des Amants", performed as a single track on Seul au Piano, and "Au Bar Des Suicidés", co-written by Philippe Bergeron, originally appeared on Lapointe's 2009 album Sentiments Humains.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

Adam Greenberg of AllMusic rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Seul au Piano reached a peak position of number two on Billboard's Top Canadian Albums chart.

Track listing

All tracks written by Lapointe, unless noted otherwise.

1. "Le Lion Imberbe" – 3:12
2. "Ces Étranges Lueurs/Le Magnétisme des Amants" – 3:56
3. "Les Vertiges d'en Haut" – 2:52
4. "27-100 Rue des Partances" – 3:12
5. "Moi, Elsie" (Richard Desjardins, Lapointe) – 5:20
6. "Maman" – 3:20
7. "Nous Restions Là" – 4:12
8. "Deux par Deux Rassemblés" – 3:56
9. "De Glace" – 3:36
10. "L' Amour Solaire" – 4:05
11. "Tous les Visages" – 2:38
12. "Les Lignes de la Main" – 2:41
13. "Les Sentiments Humains" – 4:55
14. "Rappel" – 2:54
15. "Reine Émilie" – 3:42
16. "Au Bar des Suicidés" (Philippe Bergeron, Lapointe) – 15:01

Track listing adapted from AllMusic.

Personnel

• Philippe Bergeron – composer
• Richard Desjardins – composer
• Pierre Lapointe – composer, primary artist
• John Londono – photography
• Simon Rivest – design

Credits adapted from AllMusic.

Release history

Release history adapted from AllMusic.

References

1. ^ "Seul au Piano". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
2. "Pierre Lapointe". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
3. "La Forêt des Mal-aimés". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
4. "Sentiments Humains". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
5. "Seul au Piano: Awards". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
6. "Seul au Piano: Credits". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
7. "Seul au Piano: Releases". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation.

• 2011 albums
• 2010s French-language albums
• Pierre Lapointe albums
• World music albums by Canadian artists