Marcher dans le sable
# Marcher dans le sable

Marcher dans le sable is a 2000 album recorded by French singer Gérald De Palmas. It was his third studio album, and his most successful in terms of sales. It reached number two in France and in Belgium (Wallonia) and remained for almost two years on the chart. The album was awarded 'French album of the year' at the 2002 NRJ Music Awards and allowed De Palmas to win a Victoire de la Musique, the same year, in the category 'Male group or artist of the year'. It provided three singles : "J'en rêve encore" was the most successful (#7 in France, No. 4 in Belgium Wallonia), followed by the two moderate hits "Une seule vie (marcher dans le sable)" and "Tomber" (respectively No. 30 and No. 35 in France).

## Track listing

* "Une seule vie (marcher dans le sable)" De Palmas – 3:07
* "J'en rêve encore" De Palmas / Jean-Jacques Goldman – 4:01
* "Tomber" De Palmas / Maxime Le Forestier – 3:22
* "Regarde-moi bien en face" De Palmas – 3:21
* "Tellement" De Palmas – 3:49
* "Tu finiras toute seule" De Palmas – 3:35
* "Rien à faire ensemble" De Palmas – 3:36
* "Déjà" De Palmas – 3:21
* "Je te pardonne" De Palmas – 3:05
* "Le gouffre" De Palmas / Nativel – 2:38
* "Trop tard" De Palmas – 3:35
* "Si tu veux" De Palmas – 4:48
* "Déjà" (acoustic) De Palmas – 6:19

+ Bonus

### DVD

* "J'en rêve encore"
* "Une seule vie (marcher dans le sable)"
* "Tomber"

Source : Allmusic.

## Credits and personnel

* Acoustic guitar, dobro, arranger, programming, vocals : Gerald De Palmas
* Bass : Bernard Viguie and Gerald De Palmas
* Keyboards : David Berland, Gérald de Palmas and Pete Gordeno
* Drums : Amaury Blanchard
* Electric guitar : Pascal B. Carmen and Sébastien Chouard
* Musical direction : Chiquito
* Photography : Bernard Benant

## Release history

| Date | Label | Region | Format | Catalog |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2001 | Polydor | Belgium, France, Switzerland | CD | 543973 |
| 2004 | Polygram International | Belgium, France, Switzerland | CD | 543973 |
| 2006 | Universal | Belgium, France, Switzerland | CD | 9841283 |
| 2008 | Polydor | Belgium, France, Switzerland | CD | 9819260 |

## Certifications and sales

| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified | Physical sales |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Belgium | Platinum | 11 March 2002 | 50,000 | |
| France | Diamond | 2002 | 1,000,000 | 1,309,500 |
