Ella, elle l'a

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“Ella, elle l'a”
“Ella, elle l'a” cover
Single by France Gall
from the album Babacar
B-side "Dancing Brave"
Released August 24, 1987
Format 7" single
12" maxi
Recorded 1987, France
Genre Pop
Length 4:51
Label WEA
Writer(s) Michel Berger
Certification Silver France, 1987
France Gall singles chronology
"Babacar"
(1987)		 "Ella, elle l'a"
(1987)		 "Évidemment"
(1988)
Audio sample
Info "France Gall - Ella, Elle L'a" (help·info)

"Ella, elle l'a" (English: "Ella's Got It") is a single released by France Gall. It was released as a single from the album Babacar, on August 24, 1987.

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[edit] France Gall version

Written by Michel Berger, this song is a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. The song "swings between sheared rhythms of the bass and flashed brass".[1]

The song achieved a great success in many European countries in 1987 and 1988, reaching number one in Austria and Germany in the latter year. In France, the single was certified Silver disc by the SNEP, peaking at #2. It remained on the chart (Top 50) for 19 weeks, from October 24, 1987, and nine weeks in the top ten.[2].

[edit] Track listings

7" single
  1. "Ella elle l'a" (4:49)
  2. "Dancing Brave" (3:06)
12" maxi
  1. "Ella, elle l'a"
  2. "Papillon de nuit"
  3. "Dancing Brave"

[edit] Charts

Chart (1987-1988)[3] [4] Peak
position
Austrian Singles Chart 1
French Singles Chart 2
German Singles Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart 4
Swiss Singles Chart 5

[edit] Kate Ryan version

Kate Ryan's version of "Ella, elle l'a" is the third single of her new album Free. It was released on May 6 in Belgium and on May 9 in the rest of Europe. It had already topped number #1 on the Swedish Itunes Chart and #9 on the Belgian Singles Chart. It also reached the top ten in Germany. It had entered the Swedish single chart at #12, peaking at #2 until nowand peaking at #30 in Los 40 of Spain.

This song was chosen to present the album, as the second single from the album, "L.I.L.Y", was only released and charted in a few countries.

[edit] Other cover versions

In 2002, the song was covered by Emma Daumas, Eva, Aurélie Konaté, Nolwenn Leroy and Anne-Laure Sibon, four contestants of the French Star Academy 2. Their version features on the album Star Academy chante Michel Berger.[5]

Preceded by
"Heart" by Pet Shop Boys		 German number-one single
May 20, 1988 - June 10, 1988		 Succeeded by
"Im Nin'Alu" by Ofra Haza
Preceded by
"Okay!" by O.K.		 Austrian number-one single
June 15, 1988		 Succeeded by
"Don't Say No" by Dew Mitch

[edit] References

  1. ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, p. 117 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  2. ^ France Gall's certifications in France Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved March 11, 2008)
  3. ^ "Ella, elle l'a", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved March 11, 2008)
  4. ^ German Singles chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved March 11, 2008)
  5. ^ Star Academy chante Michel Berger, track listing Lescharts.com (Retrieved May 7, 2008)
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