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''Avant que l'ombre...'' is the sixth studio album by Mylène Farmer, released on April 4, 2005.〔"L'entreprise Farmer", JM-A, April 2005 (Mfarmer.org ) (Retrieved February 1, 2008)〕 Mainly composed of acoustic ballads, this album produced five singles which were all top ten hits in France, including "Fuck Them All" and "L'amour n'est rien..." == Background and release == "Avant que l'ombre" marked Farmer's longest break between studio albums, following "Innamoramento" by exactly six years. As such, the album was, perhaps, the most anticipated of her career. Rumours of the disc began circulating in 2003 when it was revealed that Universal was planning a new release of Farmer for the fourth quarter; however the project turned out to be Farmer's second remix album. By the end of 2004, Universal's President Pascal Nègre confirmed that Farmer would release an album in the following months, stating then that it would be a double album. Persistent rumours continued to circulate including the possibility of duets with artists such as Benjamin Biolay, Diam's and Lara Fabian.〔''Avant que l'ombre...'' (Mylenefarmeriscalled.net ) (Retrieved February 21, 2008)〕〔''Star Academy'', May 2002, "Quand Fabian rencontre Farmer..." (Devant-soi.com ) (Retrieved March 22, 2008)〕 In December 2004,〔"Platine", 2005, "Mylène Farmer — L'intimité dans l'immensité" (Devant-soi.com ) (Retrieved March 20, 2008)〕 Farmer held a major press conference with longtime collaborator Laurent Boutonnat in which she confirmed the upcoming release of the album, including the title, and announced a series of concerts to coincide at Paris Bercy. After several postponements, the album's release was pinned for 4 April 2005. Contrary to Nègre's previous comments, the album was a single disc with 14 titles, which remains the largest number of songs on a Farmer album, and an additional hidden track entitled "Nobody Knows". On this album, Farmer abandoned the American musicians who had previously worked with her since ''Anamorphosée'', and reunited with several musicians with whom she had worked in her early career.〔''L'Intégrale Mylene Farmer'', Erwan Chuberre, 2007, City Ed., p. 47-49 (ISBN 978-2-35288-108-7)〕 The digipack version, first limited to 2,000 units, is composed of the CD and a DVD containing the making-of of the music video for "Fuck Them All" with commentaries by director Augustin Villaronga.〔''Télékila'', "L'entreprise Farmer", J.-M. A., April 2, 2005 (Mylenorama.com ) (Retrieved September 2, 2008)〕 The album was produced in a triptych version, with a central section that unfolds itself in the shape of a cross to discover the booklet in which the order of the lyrics is not the same as that of the songs. The refrain's lyrics of the eponymous song is put forward within the digipack. The various photographs of the booklet were directed by Dominique Isserman,〔"Platine", No. 121 (Devant-soi.com ) (Retrieved March 20, 2008)〕 and cost about 85,000 euros.〔''Mylène Farmer, le culte — L'envers du décor'', Sophie Khairallah, 2007, Why Not Ed., p. 58〕 Isserman also made the cover's photo, on which Farmer appears lengthened, "asleep as Sleeping Beauty on an ochre and shades of red background". Around the neck, she is wearing a cross made with two matches.〔''Le Dictionnaire des Chansons de Mylène Farmer'', Benoît Cachin, 2006, Tournon Ed., p. 48〕 On 28 March, a competition organized by the NRJ radio allowed the winners to listen to the album in its entirety alongside Pascal Nègre and Mylène Farmer.〔''Mylène Farmer, le culte — L'envers du décor'', Sophie Khairallah, 2007, Why Not Ed., p. 99〕 The Virgin megastore and the Fnac ot the Champs Elysées〔''L'Humanité'', April 4, 2005, "La femme du jour: Mylène Farmer", Anne-Sophie Stamane (Devant-soi.com ) (Retrieved March 20, 2008)〕 also organized a special deal with album's sales after midnight.〔''Avant que l'ombre...'' (Mylene.net ) (Retrieved February 21, 2008)〕 The album was released twice: first on 4 April in the collector version, and then on 18 April in the traditional version for the general public.〔"Avant que l'ombre... Nouvelle énigme Farmer" (Devant-soi.com ) (Retrieved March 20, 2008)〕 The album was supported by a series of 13 concerts at Paris-Bercy in January 2006. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Avant que l'ombre...」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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