Mélodie d'amour (Kaoma song)

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"Mélodie d'amour"
Single by Kaoma
from the album Worldbeat
B-side"Lambamor"
ReleasedMarch 1990
Recorded1989
GenreLatin
Length4:11
LabelCBS, Epic
Songwriter(s)Loalwa Braz,
Jean-Claude Bonaventure
Producer(s)Jean-Claude Bonaventure
Kaoma singles chronology
"Dançando Lambada"
(1989)
"Mélodie d'amour"
(1990)
"Danca tago-mago"
(1991)

"Mélodie d'amour" is a 1989 song recorded by French-Brazilian band Kaoma. Written by Loalwa Braz and Jean-Claude Bonaventure, it was released in March 1990 as the third single from their 1989 album Worldbeat, on which it appears as the sixth track. It was a hit in France, earning a Silver disc.

Charts performance[edit]

In France, "Mélodie d'amour" debuted at number 47 on the chart edition of 24 March 1990 and remained for two months in the lower quarter of the top 50 chart. It entered the top twenty in its eleventh week, in which it remained for nine weeks, with a peak at number 11 in its 15th week. It eventually had a 25-week chart run,[1] which was long enough to obtain a Silver disc, awarded by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.[2] "Mélodie d'amour" also charted for 14 weeks on the Dutch Single Top 100, starting at number 99 on 17 March 1990 with two weeks at number 15, its highest position, then dropped quickly.[3]

On the Eurochart Hot 100, it debuted at number 99 on 28 April 1990, then fell off the chart the next week, then re-entered at number 85. It peaked at number 43 in its 11th week and remained on the chart for a total of 18 weeks.[4]

Track listings[edit]

Personnel[edit]

  • Artwork – The Artifex Studio, Patrice Roger
  • Design – Paul Ritter
  • Photography – Andre Rau

Charts and sales[edit]

Release history[edit]

Country Date Format Label
France 1990 CD single[11] CBS
7" single[5]
12" maxi[9]
Netherlands 7" single[6]
UK 7" single[8]
12" maxi[10]
Spain Promo 7" single[13] Epic
7" single[7]
Japan Promo CD single[12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Kaoma – Mélodie d'amour" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "French single certifications – Kaoma – Mélodie d'amour" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved November 24, 2021. Select KAOMA and click OK. 
  3. ^ a b "Kaoma – Mélodie d'amour" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 5. 14 July 1990. p. 23. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 5 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
  5. ^ a b "Mélodie d'amour (Kaoma song)" at Discogs, 7" single France (Kaoma – "Mélodie d'amour") (accessdate: 5 September 2021).
  6. ^ a b "Mélodie d'amour (Kaoma song)" at Discogs, 7" single Netherlands (Kaoma – "Mélodie d'amour") (accessdate: 5 September 2021).
  7. ^ a b "Mélodie d'amour (Kaoma song)" at Discogs, 7" single Spain (Kaoma – "Mélodie d'amour") (accessdate: 5 September 2021).
  8. ^ a b "Mélodie d'amour (Kaoma song)" at Discogs, 7" single UK (Kaoma – "Mélodie d'amour") (accessdate: 5 September 2021).
  9. ^ a b "Mélodie d'amour (Kaoma song)" at Discogs, 12" maxi France (Kaoma – "Mélodie d'amour") (accessdate: 5 September 2021).
  10. ^ a b "Mélodie d'amour (Kaoma song)" at Discogs, 12" maxi UK (Kaoma – "Mélodie d'amour") (accessdate: 5 September 2021).
  11. ^ a b "Mélodie d'amour (Kaoma song)" at Discogs, CD single France (Kaoma – "Mélodie d'amour") (accessdate: 5 September 2021).
  12. ^ a b "Mélodie d'amour (Kaoma song)" at Discogs, CD single Japan (Kaoma – "Mélodie d'amour") (accessdate: 5 September 2021).
  13. ^ a b "Mélodie d'amour (Kaoma song)" at Discogs, 7" single promo Spain (Kaoma – "Mélodie d'amour") (accessdate: 5 September 2021).
  14. ^ "Kaoma – Mélodie d'amour" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 5 September 2021.