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La Ballade des gens heureux

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"La Ballade des gens heureux"
Single by Gérard Lenorman
from the album Olympia 75
A-side"La Ballade des gens heureux"
B-side"Le Funambule"
Released1975 (1975)
GenreChanson, pop
Length3:16
LabelCBS Disques
Composer(s)Gérard Lenorman
Lyricist(s)Pierre Delanoë
Producer(s)Jean-Jacques Souplet
Gérard Lenorman singles chronology
"Sur le chemin de la vie"
(1974)
"La Ballade des gens heureux"
(1975)
"Et moi je chante"
(1975)
Music video
"La ballade des gens heureux" (French TV, 1975) on YouTube

"La Ballade des gens heureux" (translation: The Ballad of the Happy People) is a song by Gérard Lenorman, released in 1975. English singer and songwriter Jonathan King wrote the British lyrics and had a hit with it as The Happy People Song.

Charts

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Chart (1976) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[1] 6
France (IFOP)[2] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[3] 2
West Germany (GfK)[4] 42

References

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  1. ^ "Gérard Lenorman – La Ballade des gens heureux" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  2. ^ "Hit-parade Europe №1". Chartsinfrance.net. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  3. ^ "Gérard Lenorman – La Ballade des gens heureux" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2017-12-09.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gérard Lenorman – La Ballade des gens heureux" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 2019-05-21. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON Gérard Lenorman"