Franky Knight
2011 studio album by Émilie Simon
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Franky Knight is Émilie Simon's fifth studio album, released in December 2011. Many tracks also serve as the soundtrack for La Délicatesse, a film based on the novel of the same title by David Foenkinos, which he co-directed with his brother Stéphane.
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| Released | December 5, 2011[1] | |||
| Label | Barclay | |||
| Producer | Émilie Simon | |||
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Background
When David Foenkinos asked Émilie to write the soundtrack for La Délicatesse she already had some songs in mind for her next album that were very personal and she felt they were a perfect fit for the story.[3]
Franky Knight makes reference to her fiancé and music partner, François Chevallier, who died of complications with Influenza A (H1N1) while on vacation in Athens, Greece. Chevallier died at 29 years, on September 15, 2009, a week before the release of their previous work together, The Big Machine.[4] He also worked as sound engineer and producer with Coldplay, Arcade Fire and others.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Émilie Simon, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1. | "Mon Chevalier" | 4:44 | |
| 2. | "I Call It Love" | 2:29 | |
| 3. | "Holy Pool of Memories" | Émilie Simon, Graham Joyce | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Something More" | 4:09 | |
| 5. | "Bel Amour" | 2:37 | |
| 6. | "Franky's Princess" | 3:47 | |
| 7. | "Sous les Étoiles" | 3:19 | |
| 8. | "Les Amants du Même Jour" | 1:31 | |
| 9. | "Walking with You" | 3:44 | |
| 10. | "Jetaimejetaimejetaime" | 4:32 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Walking with You" (instrumental) | |
| 12. | "Mon Chevalier" (instrumental) |