Tourist (St Germain album)

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Tourist
St Germain - Tourist.jpg
Studio album by
St Germain
Released30 May 2000
StudioThe Magic House Studio
Genre
Length59:52
LabelBlue Note
ProducerLudovic Navarre
St Germain chronology
From Detroit to St Germain
(1999) 		Tourist
(2000) 		St Germain
(2015)

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]

Tourist formed the soundtrack of the 2001 French film Chaos.

Samples[]

  • "Rose Rouge"
  • "Sure Thing"
  • "Montego Bay Spleen"
    • Scientist, excerpts from "First Dangerous Match", from Scientist Wins the World Cup and from "Laser Attack", from Scientist Meets the Space Invaders
  • "So Flute"
    • Roland Kirk, excerpts from the beginning of the bridge of Roland Kirk's version of "Ain't No Sunshine"

Legacy[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4.5/5 stars[2]
The Austin Chronicle4/5 stars[3]
Muzik5/5 stars[6]
PopMatters8/10[7]
Rolling Stone4/5 stars[8]

As of 2018, Tourist has sold over four million copies worldwide.[9]

Track listing[]

  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

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Certifications and sales[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[42] Gold 35,000^
Belgium (BEA)[43] 2× Platinum 100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[44] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[45] 3× Platinum 600,000*
Ireland (IRMA)[46] Gold 7,500^
Italy (FIMI)[46] Gold 50,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[47] Platinum 80,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[48] 3× Platinum 45,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[49] Gold 50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[50] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[51] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[53] N/A 300,000[52]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[54] Platinum 1,000,000*
Worldwide N/A 4,000,000[9]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References[]

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