Tourist (St Germain album)
2000 studio album by St Germain
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Tourist is the third studio album by French producer Ludovic Navarre, released under his stage name St Germain. The album's musical style features a combination of nu jazz[2] and acid jazz,[3] what AllMusic described as "a synthesis of electronics with jazz soloing".[2]
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| Released | 30 May 2000 | |||
| Studio | The Magic House Studio | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 59:52 | |||
| Label | Blue Note | |||
| Producer | Ludovic Navarre | |||
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Tourist formed the soundtrack of the 2001 French film Chaos.
Samples
- "Rose Rouge"
- Marlena Shaw, excerpts from "Woman of the Ghetto" from Live at Montreux[4]
- Dave Brubeck, excerpts from "Take Five" as the drum and bass loop[5]
- "Sure Thing"
- Miles Davis & John Lee Hooker, excerpts from "Harry's Philosophy" from The Hot Spot Soundtrack album.
Legacy
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Austin Chronicle |  [3] |
| Muzik | [6] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[7] |
| Rolling Stone | [8] |
As of 2018, Tourist has sold over four million copies worldwide.[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ludovic Navarre except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rose Rouge" |
| 7:02 |
| 2. | "Montego Bay Spleen" |
| 5:44 |
| 3. | "So Flute" |
| 8:31 |
| 4. | "Land Of..." | 7:52 | |
| 5. | "Latin Note" | 5:59 | |
| 6. | "Sure Thing" |
| 6:22 |
| 7. | "Pont des Arts" | 7:27 | |
| 8. | "La Goutte d'Or" | 6:18 | |
| 9. | "What You Think About..." | 4:47 | |
| Total length: | 59:52 | ||
Personnel
- Ludovic Navarre – producer
- Pascal Ohsé – trumpet
- Claudio de Queiroz – baritone saxophone
- Edouard Labor – saxophones, flute
- Alexandre Destrez – keyboards
- Ernest Ranglin – guitar (on "Montego Bay Spleen")
- Idrissa Diop – talking drum
- Edmundo Carneiro – percussion
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[48] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
| Belgium (BRMA)[49] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
| Canada (Music Canada)[50] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| France (SNEP)[51] | 3× Platinum | 600,000* |
| Ireland (IRMA)[52] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| Italy (FIMI)[52] | Gold | 50,000* |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[53] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[54] | 3× Platinum | 45,000^ |
| Spain (Promusicae)[55] | Gold | 50,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[56] | Gold | 25,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[57] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States | — | 300,000[58] |
| Summaries | ||
| Europe (IFPI)[59] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
| Worldwide | — | 4,000,000[9] |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||