Caravan Palace (album)
2008 studio album by Caravan Palace
Caravan Palace is the debut studio album by the electro swing group Caravan Palace, released on 20 October 2008. The album performed best in the band's native France where it reached a peak chart position of No. 11 in August 2009, and remained on the French albums chart for 68 consecutive weeks. In 2009. It was awarded a gold certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 100,000 copies in Europe.
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