Aline (song)

"Aline"
Single by Christophe
Released1965
Recorded1965
GenrePop
Length2:47
LabelDisc'AZ, Motors
Songwriter(s)Christophe
Music video
"Aline" (official live) on YouTube

"Aline" is a single by French singer Christophe. The song became one of the two big hits in France during the summer of 1965 along with "Capri c'est fini" of Hervé Vilard. It sold one million records.[1] The song was produced by the Disc'AZ label.[2] The song is about a man begging his woman to come back and has been described as a "slow, romantic ballad".[2] On 25 September 1965 it reached number one in Belgium's top 10, surpassing "Capri c'est fini" which came in second place,[3] becoming a "substantial hit" in that country according to Billboard magazine.[4] In October 1966 it became the number one hit in Israel.[5] The song was composed by Christophe and arranged by Jacques Dejean.[6] "Aline" was Christophe's favourite song.[7]

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  3. ^ Billboard. 25 September 1965. p. 34. ISSN 0006-2510.
  4. ^ Billboard. 24 November 1979. p. 56. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. ^ Billboard. 1 October 1966. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. ^ "Aline (song story)". zicabloc. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2014-10-16.
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