Tourist (St Germain album)

Tourist
Tourist
Studio album by St Germain
Released	30 May 2000
Studio	The Magic House Studio
Genre	Nu jazz[1][2]; acid jazz[3];
Length	59:52
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Ludovic Navarre
St Germain chronology

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"
- Marlena Shaw, excerpts from "Woman of the Ghetto" from Live at Montreux[4]
- Dave Brubeck, excerpts from "Take Five" as the drum and bass loop[5]
"Sure Thing"
- Miles Davis and John Lee Hooker, excerpts from "Harry's Philosophy", from The Hot Spot soundtrack
- 100% Pure Poison, from the album "Coming Right At You" (1974).
"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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Austin Chronicle	[3]
Muzik	[6]
PopMatters	8/10[7]
Rolling Stone	[8]

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

Track listing

"Rose Rouge" – 7:02
"Montego Bay Spleen" – 5:44
"So Flute" – 8:31
"Land Of..." – 7:52
"Latin Note" – 5:59
"Sure Thing" – 6:22
"Pont des Arts" – 7:27
"La Goutte d'Or" – 6:18
"What You Think About..." – 4:47

Personnel

Ludovic Navarre – producer
Pascal Ohsé – trumpet
Claudio De Queiroz – baritone saxophone
Edouard Labor – saxophones, flute
Alexandre Destrez – keyboards
Ernest Ranglin – guitar (on "Montego Bay Spleen")
Idrissa Diop – talking drum
Edmundo Carneiro – percussion

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	23
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[11]	23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[12]	3
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13]	6
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[14]	3
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[15]	27
French Albums (SNEP)[16]	5
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17]	76
Irish Albums (IRMA)[18]	29
Italian Albums (FIMI)[19]	8
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[20]	8
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[21]	9
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[22]	48
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23]	73
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24]	59
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25]	37
UK Albums (OCC)[26]	73
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[27]	27
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[28]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[29]	15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[30]	27
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[31]	39
French Albums (SNEP)[32]	28

Chart (2001)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[33]	68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[34]	15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[35]	35
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[36]	13
French Albums (SNEP)[37]	28

Chart (2002)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[38]	41
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[39]	63
French Albums (SNEP)[40]	63

Chart (2003)	Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[41]	56

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	—	300,000[52]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[53]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
Worldwide	—	4,000,000[9]
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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Bush, John. "Tourist – St. Germain". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
Trachtenberg, Jay (10 November 2010). "St. Germain: Tourist (Blue Note) / Erik Trufazz: The Mask (Blue Note)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
John, Waters. "Marlena Shaw, Jazz review". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
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"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
"St Germain Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
"St Germain Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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"Top de l'année Top Albums 2001" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
"Jaaroverzichten 2002". Ultratop. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
"Jaaroverzichten – Album 2002". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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"Jaaroverzichten 2003". Ultratop. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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"Ultratop − Goud en Platina – albums 2000". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
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"French album certifications – Saint Germain – Tourist" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
"St Germain - Tourist" (PDF). Music & Media. 17 (48): 11. November 25, 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
"Dutch album certifications – St Germain – Tourist" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 9 August 2018. Enter Tourist in the "Artiest of titel" box.
"Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.
Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 959. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
"The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (St Germain; 'Tourist')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
"British album certifications – St. Germain – Tourist". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Tourist in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
"St Germain". 20 October 2012.
"IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2001". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 July 2019.

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[Allmusic-2] Bush, John. "Tourist – St. Germain". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

[austinchronicle-3] Trachtenberg, Jay (10 November 2010). "St. Germain: Tourist (Blue Note) / Erik Trufazz: The Mask (Blue Note)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 5 March 2017.

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[ac_Netherlands_St_Germain-14] "Dutchcharts.nl – St Germain – Tourist" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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[americanradiohistory.com-46] "St Germain - Tourist" (PDF). Music & Media. 17 (48): 11. November 25, 2000. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

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[New_ZealandSt_GermainTouristalbumCertRef-48] "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24.

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[SwitzerlandSt_GermainTouristalbumCertRef-50] "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (St Germain; 'Tourist')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

[United_KingdomSt._GermainTouristalbumCertRef-51] "British album certifications – St. Germain – Tourist". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Tourist in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

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