Panique celtique is the debut album recorded by French hip hop act Manau. It was released in July 1998. It achieved success in France and Belgium (Wallonia) where it hit respectively #1 for several weeks and #2. It provided five singles : the two number-one hits "La Tribu de Dana" and "Mais qui est la belette ?", a top nine hit "Panique celtique", and two top 40 hits "L'avenir est un long passé" and "La Confession".
In 1999, the album gained a Victoire de la Musique in the category 'Rap/groove album of the year'.
Track listing "Intro" (Martial Tricoche / RV Lardic, Cédric Soubiron) – 1:41 "La Tribu de Dana" (Martial Tricoche / RV Lardic, Cédric Soubiron, Alan Stivell) – 4:47 "L'avenir est un long passé" (Martial Tricoche / RV Lardic, Cédric Soubiron) – 4:40 "Panique celtique" (Martial Tricoche / RV Lardic, Cédric Soubiron) – 3:35 "Le chant des druides" (Martial Tricoche / RV Lardic, Cédric Soubiron) – 4:17 "Faut pas tiser en Bretagne" (Martial Tricoche / RV Lardic, Cédric Soubiron) – 3:54 "Le chien du forgeron" (Martial Tricoche / Grégor Gandon) – 4:23 "La Confession" (Martial Tricoche / RV Lardic, Cédric Soubiron) – 4:03 "Un mauvais Dieu" (Martial Tricoche / RV Lardic, Cédric Soubiron) – 4:48 "Mais qui est la belette ?" (Martial Tricoche / RV Lardic, Cédric Soubiron) – 3:58 "Je parle" (Martial Tricoche / RV Lardic, Cédric Soubiron) – 4:42
+ Bonus - 1999 issue "L'avenir est un long passé" (new version) "Mais qui est la belette ?" (remix)
Source : AllmusicPanique celtique, track listing [ Allmusic.com] (Retrieved 10 May 2009)
Personnel and credits
Singers and musicians Narrator : Antoine Duléry Background vocals : Paul Eric Toussaint, Maro Doucouré, Mario Santangeli and Eric Leroy Choir : Elsa Kalfoglou, Pierre Aulas, John Corbett, Iakovos Pappas, Betrand Ricq. Accordion : RV Lardic, Didier Ithusarry Bass : Guy Delacroix, R.V. Lardic and Laurent Vernerey Bombard : Loïc Taillebrest Double bass : Laurent Vernerey Bagpipes : Loïc Taillebrest Guitar : Manu Vergeade and RV Lardic Harp : Anne Mispelter Keyboards : RV Lardic Scratching : Laurent Meliz Sequencing : Cédric Soubiron, Grégor Gandon Violin : Grégor Gandon, Floriane Bonami Alto : Florent Bremont Cello : Anne-Gaelle Bisquay and Isabelle Sajot Trumpet : Eric Mula
Recording Technical assistance : François Déchery Arranged by Manau Programming : Laurent Meliz and Grégor Gandon Recorded and mixed : by Patrice Kung at Studio of La Grande Armée and Studio Plus XXX (tracks 2–5), assistants : Guillaume Mis and Yann Arnaud by Bruno Fourrier at the Studio of La Grande Armée (tracks 1, 6–12), assistants : Jérémy Mathot and Bruno Ehlinger (except track 12) A & R Production executive Varda Kanon, except track 12 : Kika Mastering : Raphaël Jonin-Dyam (tracks 6–11), Mastering Top Master (tracks 2–5), Mastering Translab. Jean-Christophe Beaudon (track 12) Editions : BMG Music Publishing France, except track 2 : BMG Publishing France / Warner Chappell Music France
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (1998–1999) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 8 French Albums (SNEP) 5 Chart (1999) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 6 French Albums (SNEP) 5
Certifications
Release history Date Label Country Format Catalog7 July 1998PolydorBelgium, France, Switzerland, NetherlandsCD5578872000Discovery5862082
References
External links Review on Manauweb.com