Place 54

{{Infobox album | name = Place 54 | type = studio | artist = Hocus Pocus | cover = Place 54 by Hocus Pocus.jpg | alt = | released = 2007 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Rap | length = 64:08 | label = Motown France | producer = 20Syl | prev_title = 73 Touches | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = 16 Pièces | next_year = 2010 }}

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'''''Place 54''''' (pronunciation: PLAHS cen-KAHNT KAHTR as it is a French-language title) is the third studio album by Nantes-based rap group Hocus Pocus, released in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1425787|title=Place 54|publisher=Discogs|access-date=28 August 2018}}</ref> The album title refers to a seat in a passenger train car.

Some of the tracks feature other artists such as Malik Mezzadri ("Quitte á t'aimer"), Omar ("Smile"), Fred Wesley and Stro the 89th Key ("Recyclé"), T-Love & The Procussions ("Vocab!"), Dalja and C2C ("Move On"), Elodie Rama and Tribeqa ("Touriste"), and Taïriq Keda, who produced "Je la Soul". The track "Quitte á t'aimer" is a re-recording of a song from Cesária Évora, a Cape Verdean artist, from her 1995 album ''Cesária''.

Translations of song titles include "Quitte á t'aimer" (At the risk of loving you), "Recyclé" (recycled), "Tournée" (tour), "Touriste" (tourist), "Histoire d'une VHS" (story of a VHS tape), and "Voyage immobile" (unmoving trip).

==Track listing== {{Track listing |title1 = Place 54 |note1 = |length1 = |title2 = Quitte à t’aimer |note2 = feat. Malik Mezzadri |length2 = |title3 = Smile |note3 = feat. Omar |length3 = |title4 = Recyclé |note4 = feat. Fred Wesley & Stro the 89th Key |length4 = |title5 = Normal |note5 = |length5 = |title6 = Vocab! (prelude) |note6 = |length6 = |title7 = Vocab! |note7 = T-Love & The Procussions |length7 = |title8 = Mr. Tout Le Monde |note8 = |length8 = |title9 = Tournée |note9 = |length9 = |title10 = Move On |note10 = feat. Dajla & C2C |length10 = |title11 = Touriste |note11 = feat. Elodis Rama & Tribeqa |length11 = |title12 = Je la Soul |note12 = feat. Taïriq Keda |length12 = |title13 = Histoire d'une VHS |note13 = |length13 = |title14 = Voyage immobile |note14 = |length14 = |title15 = Smile (acoustic) |note15 = feat. Omar |length=15 }}

==Accolades== The album was nominated under the category Best Urban Music Album at the 2008 Victoires de la Musique.

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==External links== * {{Discogs master|4140|Place 54|type=album}} * {{AllMusic|id=mw0001593504}}

Category:2007 albums