Cœur de pirate (album)

Cœur de pirate is the debut album by Canadian singer Cœur de pirate, released September 16, 2008 on Grosse Boîte.

"Ensemble"
The album attracted some media attention in the United States in February 2009 when François Vachon, a photographer from Quebec City, used her song "Ensemble" as the soundtrack to a popular YouTube video depicting his baby son playing with toys, leading to coverage on Good Morning America and a favourable review from blogger Perez Hilton.

Chart performance
As of June 21, 2009, the album had spent 80 weeks on Canada's Nielsen SoundScan charts, and has charted in France, Switzerland and Belgium.

Awards
The album was nominated for Francophone Album of the Year at the 2009 Juno Awards, and was a longlisted nominee for the 2009 Polaris Music Prize.

Quebec / Canada release (2008)

 * 1) "Le long du large" (2:39)
 * 2) "Comme des enfants" (2:51)
 * 3) "Fondu au noir" (2:08)
 * 4) "Corbeau" (2:04)
 * 5) "Berceuse" (1:57)
 * 6) "Intermission" (2:58)
 * 7) "Printemps" (2:25)
 * 8) "Ensemble" (3:07)
 * 9) "La vie est ailleurs" (2:27)
 * 10) "Pour un infidèle" (duet with Jimmy Hunt) (2:31)
 * 11) "Francis" (2:55)
 * 12) "C'était salement romantique" (2:52)

French release (2009)

 * 1) "Le Long du large" (2:39)
 * 2) "Comme des enfants" (2:51)
 * 3) "Berceuse" (1:57)
 * 4) "Printemps" (2:25)
 * 5) "Francis" (2:55)
 * 6) "Intermission" (2:58)
 * 7) "Ensemble" (3:07)
 * 8) "C'était salement romantique" (2:52)
 * 9) "La vie est ailleurs" (2:27)
 * 10) "Pour un infidèle" (with Julien Doré) (2:31)
 * 11) "Corbeau" (2:04)
 * 12) "Fondu au noir" (2:08)

All lyrics and music by Béatrice Martin.

Personnel

 * Musicians:
 * Béatrice Martin - vocals, piano
 * David Brunet - bass, electric and acoustic guitars, banjo, glockenspiel, percussion, synthesizer, accordion, piano
 * Renaud Bastien - bass, acoustic guitar
 * Joseph Perrault - drums
 * Jean-Denis Levasseur - double bass, clarinet
 * Lise Beauchamp - oboe
 * Benoît Paradis - trombone
 * Lysandre Champagne - trumpet
 * Julie Brunet - alto
 * Kristin Molnar - violin
 * Technicians
 * Produced and arranged by David Brunet
 * Executive Producer - Eli Bissonnette
 * Mixing by Robert Langlois.
 * Recorded by Robert Langlois, David Brunet, Marc St-Laurent and Nicolas Ouellette
 * Artwork by Vanda Daftari.
 * Photography by John Londono.