Tourist (St Germain album)
# Tourist (St Germain album)

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 and acid jazz, what AllMusic described as "a synthesis of electronics with jazz soloing".

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
   * Dave Brubeck, excerpts from "Take Five" as the drum and bass loop
* "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 | |
| The Austin Chronicle | |
| Muzik | |
| PopMatters | 8/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |

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

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Ludovic Navarre except where noted.

## 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

## Certifications and sales

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| - | - | - |
| Australia (ARIA) | Platinum | $70,000^^$ |
| Belgium (BEA) | 2× Platinum | $100,000^*$ |
| Canada (Music Canada) | Platinum | $100,000^^$ |
| France (SNEP) | 3× Platinum | $600,000^*$ |
| Ireland (IRMA) | Gold | $7,500^^$ |
| Italy (FIMI) | Gold | $50,000^*$ |
| Netherlands (NVPI) | Platinum | $80,000^^$ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | 3× Platinum | $45,000^^$ |
| Spain (PROMUSICAE) | Gold | $50,000^^$ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | Gold | $25,000^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Gold | $100,000^^$ |
| United States | — | 300,000 |
| Summaries |||
| Europe (IFPI) | Platinum | $1,000,000^*$ |
| Worldwide | — | 4,000,000 |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||
