Essence ordinaire

Essence ordinaire
Studio album by Zebda
Released	1998
Recorded	1998
Genre	Rock
Length	57:04
Label	Barclay
Producer	Zebda/Nicholas Sansano
Zebda chronology
Le bruit et l'odeur (1995) Essence ordinaire (1998) Utopie d'Occase (2002)

Essence ordinaire is a studio album from French rock group Zebda, released in 1998.

It was their landmark album, containing some of their most popular songs, in particular "Tomber la chemise", which catapulted them to fame and earned them a Victoire de la musique award.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Y'a pas d'arrangement"
2. "Tomber la chemise"
3. "Double peine"
4. "Tombés des nues"
5. "Quinze ans"
6. "Je crois que ça va pas être possible"
7. "Je suis"
8. "Tout semble si..."
9. "On est chez nous"
10. "Oualalaradime"
11. "Le manouche"
12. "Né dans la rue"
13. "Le Petit Robert"

References

1. Past Forward: French Cinema and the Post-Colonial Heritage 0809385880 Dayna Oscherwitz - 2010 - "Zebda was one of the most popular rock groups of the late 1990s and early 2000s, and they were honored with numerous awards at France's Victoires de la musique, most notably for their 1998 album Essence ordinaire."

External links

• Album review by Don Snow of Allmusic