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^[2] and acid jazz,^[3] what AllMusic described as "a synthesis of electronics with jazz soloing".^[2]

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
From Detroit to St Germain (1999) Tourist (2000) St Germain (2015)

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 & John Lee Hooker, excerpts from "Harry's Philosophy" from The Hot Spot Soundtrack album.

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

Tourist track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Rose Rouge"	Navarre Marlena Shaw Dave Brubeck	7:02
2.	"Montego Bay Spleen"	Navarre Hopeton Overton Brown	5:44
3.	"So Flute"	Navarre Roland Kirk	8:31
4.	"Land Of..."		7:52
5.	"Latin Note"		5:59
6.	"Sure Thing"	Navarre Miles Davis John Lee Hooker 100% Pure Poison	6:22
7.	"Pont des Arts"		7:27
8.	"La Goutte d'Or"		6:18
9.	"What You Think About..."		4:47
Total length:			59:52

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

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 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[31] 146 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[32] 39 French Albums (SNEP)[33] 28 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[34] 20 Chart (2001) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[35] 68 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[36] 15 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[37] 35 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[38] 98 Canadian Jazz Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[39] 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[40] 13 French Albums (SNEP)[41] 28 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[42] 11 Chart (2002) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[43] 41 Canadian Jazz Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[44] 6 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[45] 63 French Albums (SNEP)[46] 63 Chart (2003) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[47] 56

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[48]	Platinum	70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[49]	2× Platinum	100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[50]	Platinum	100,000^
France (SNEP)[51]	3× Platinum	600,000*
Ireland (IRMA)[52]	Gold	7,500^
Italy (FIMI)[52]	Gold	50,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[53]	Platinum	80,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[54]	3× Platinum	45,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[55]	Gold	50,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[56]	Gold	25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[57]	Gold	100,000^
United States	—	300,000[58]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[59]	Platinum	1,000,000*
Worldwide	—	4,000,000[9]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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