Chanson: The Essential French Café Selection

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▼CD 1
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1Non, je ne regrette rien
instrumental cover recording of:
Non, je ne regrette rien
lyricist:
Michel Vaucaire
composer:
Charles Dumont
Café Accordien du Paris2:30
2Padam, padam
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1951-10-15)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1951-10-15)
recording of:
Padam… padam (on 1951-10-15)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Norbert Glanzberg
Édith Piaf3:20
3Mon homme
cover recording of:
Mon homme
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
Colette Renard2:51
4Au printemps
vocals:
Jacques Brel (on 1958-04-01)
orchestra:
François Rauber et son orchestre (on 1958-04-01)
conductor:
François Rauber (on 1958-04-01)
recording of:
Au printemps (on 1958-04-01)
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Brel
publisher:
Éditions Pouchenel
Jacques Brel2:43
5Fleur bleue
recording of:
Fleur bleue
lyricist and composer:
Charles Trenet (in 1937)
Charles Trenet2:38
6Cigarettes, whisky et petites pépées
recording of:
Cigarettes, whisky et p’tites pépées
lyricist and composer:
Tim Spencer (Songwriter Vernon Harold Timothy Spencer)
translator:
François Llenas (lyricist) and Jacques Soumet
translated version of:
Cigarettes, Whuskey and Wild, Wild Women
Annie Cordy3:20
7Couchés dans le foin
vocals:
Charles Aznavour
orchestra:
Michel Ramos et rythmes (french pianist, conductor, composer)
cover recording of:
Couchés dans le foin
lyricist:
Jean Nohain
composer:
Mireille (Mireille Hartuch)
Charles Aznavour2:57
8La Vie en rose
piano:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1946-10-09)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1946-10-09)
orchestra:
Guy Luypaert and His Orchestra (on 1946-10-09)
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts (on 1946-10-09)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 71)
recording of:
La Vie en rose (French original) (on 1946-10-09)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (french composer Louis Guglielmi) and Édith Piaf
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège and ピアーミュージック (Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Édith Piaf3:10
9Ah ! Les Femmes
vocals:
Eddie Constantine
recording of:
Ah ! les femmes
lyricist:
Pierre Saka
composer:
Jeffrey Davis (french composer and bandleader)
Eddie Constantine3:10
10C’est si facile de vous aimer
vocals:
Joséphine Baker (from 1937-03-31 until 1937-04-03)
orchestra:
Orchestre Wal-Berg (from 1937-03-31 until 1937-04-03)
recording of:
C'est si facile de vous aimer (from 1937-03-31 until 1937-04-03)
composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
translator:
Louis Hennevé and Louis Palex
translated version of:
Easy to Love
Joséphine Baker3:06
11Place Pigalle
vocals:
Maurice Chevalier
recording of:
Place Pigalle
lyricist:
Maurice Chevalier
composer:
Alex Alstone (a.k.a. Siegfried Stein/Gaston Lecoque)
Maurice Chevalier3:17
12Un homme et une femme
cover recording of:
Un homme et une femme (French lyrics)
lyricist:
Pierre Barouh
composer:
Francis Lai (French composer)
is based on:
Un homme et une femme (sans lyrics)
Guillaume et Nathalie2:48
13Quand on n’a que l’amour
vocals:
Jacques Brel (on 1956-09-18)
conductor:
André Popp (on 1956-09-18)
recording of:
Quand on n’a que l’amour (on 1956-09-18)
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel2:28
14Mon légionnaire
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Orchestre Emile Stern
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth)
recording of:
Mon légionnaire (in 1937)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
Édith Piaf3:55
15Bals de France
recording of:
Bals de France
André Claveau2:44
16Maman me l’a dit
vocals:
Claude Nougaro (in 1958)
orchestra:
Orchestre Jimmy Walter (in 1958)
conductor:
Jimmy Walter (in 1958)
recording of:
Maman m’l’a dit (in 1958)
lyricist:
Claude Nougaro
composer:
Jimmy Walter
Claude Nougaro2:33
17Chanson pour l’Auvergnat
vocals:
Juliette Gréco (French singer and actress) (in 1954)
orchestra:
Michel Legrand et son orchestre (in 1954)
cover recording of:
Chanson pour l’Auvergnat (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Georges Brassens
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Juliette Gréco3:26
18Boum
cover recording of:
Boum !
lyricist and composer:
Charles Trenet (in 1938)
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton
Guillaume LeLoup2:37
19Écris-moi
Tino Rossi3:08
20Quand on se promène au bord de l’eau
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-09-15)
accordion:
Adolphe Deprince (Belgo-French accordeonnist) (on 1936-09-15)
vocals:
Jean Gabin (French 1930-70s actor & singer) (on 1936-09-15)
orchestra:
Orchestre Musette Pierrot (on 1936-09-15)
recording of:
Quand on s’promène au bord de l’eau (du film "La Belle Équipe") (on 1936-09-15)
lyricist:
Julien Duvivier and Louis Poterat
composer:
Jean Sautreuil and Maurice Yvain
Jean Gabin3:17
▼CD 2
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1Correqu’ et reguyer
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Orchestre Wal-Berg
recording of:
Corrèqu’ et réguyer (in 1937)
lyricist:
Marc Hély
composer:
Paul Maye
Édith Piaf3:18
2La Biaiseuse
recording of:
La Biaiseuse
lyricist:
Léo Lelièvre (père) (in 1912)
composer:
Paul Marinier (in 1912)
Annie Cordy3:50
3Il y a
recorded in:
Brussels, Belgium (on 1953-02-17)
accordion:
Lou Logist (Belgian accordion player & band leader) (on 1953-02-17)
double bass:
Julien Maclot (on 1953-02-17)
guitar:
Marcel Mortier (Belgian guitarist, songwriter & painter) (on 1953-02-17)
vocals:
Jacques Brel (on 1953-02-17)
orchestra:
orchestre musette (on 1953-02-17)
arranger:
Glen Powell (Belgian arranger, conductor & composer Félix Faecq)
recording of:
Il y a (on 1953-02-17)
lyricist:
Jacques Brel
composer:
Jacques Brel and Lou Logist (Belgian accordion player & band leader)
Jacques Brel2:23
4Viens
recording of:
Viens
lyricist:
Charles Aznavour
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
Charles Aznavour3:03
5Pigalle
instrumental cover recording of:
Pigalle
lyricist:
Géo Koger and Georges Ulmer
composer:
Georges Ulmer
Café Accordien du Paris3:20
6Retour à Paris
vocals:
Charles Trenet (on 1947-01-07)
conductor:
Albert Lasry (on 1947-01-07)
recording of:
Revoir Paris (Retour à Paris) (on 1947-01-07)
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1947)
composer:
Roland Dyens, Albert Lasry (in 1947) and Charles Trenet (in 1947)
Charles Trenet3:01
7Bal dans ma rue
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
recording of:
Bal dans ma rue (on 1949-03-01)
lyricist and composer:
Michel Emer
Édith Piaf3:01
8Pour toi
recording of:
Pour toi
lyricist:
Marie-Hélène Bourquin and Albert Simonin
composer:
Louis Gasté
Dario Moreno2:41
9La Fille des bois
vocals:
Eddie Constantine
recording of:
La Fille des bois
lyricist:
Neal Stuart
composer:
Terry Gilkyson
translator:
Eddy Marnay
Eddie Constantine3:02
10Irma la douce
vocals:
Colette Renard
recording of:
Irma, la douce (de la comédie musicale « Irma, la douce ») (in 1956)
lyricist:
Alexandre Breffort
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
part of:
Irma, la douce (Operetta)
Colette Renard2:56
11La Foire
vocals:
Jacques Brel (in 1953)
arranger:
Glen Powell (Belgian arranger, conductor & composer Félix Faecq)
recording of:
La Foire (in 1953)
lyricist:
Jacques Brel
composer:
Jacques Brel and Lou Logist (Belgian accordion player & band leader)
Jacques Brel3:25
12Gigi
recording of:
Gigi
lyricist:
Rachel Thoreau
composer:
Florence Véran
André Claveau2:46
13Marguerite
vocals:
Claude Nougaro (in 1958)
orchestra:
Orchestre Jimmy Walter (in 1958)
conductor:
Jimmy Walter (in 1958)
recording of:
Marguerite (Claude Nougaro song) (in 1958)
lyricist:
Claude Nougaro
composer:
Jimmy Walter
Claude Nougaro2:31
14Le Chacal
vocals:
Édith Piaf
recording of:
Le Chacal (in 1937)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
writer:
Robert Juel (french 1930s songwriter) and Charles Seider
Édith Piaf3:08
15La Choupetta
vocals:
Maurice Chevalier (in 1941)
recording of:
La Choupetta (Jararaca) (in 1941)
lyricist:
Jacques Battaille-Henri (french lyricist) and Jararaca
composer:
Vicente Paiva (Vicente Paiva Ribeiro) (in 1937)
publisher:
Mangione Filhos & Cia Ltda. (in 1937)
Maurice Chevalier2:56
16Paris, voici Paris
Tino Rossi3:02
17Vous qui passez sans me voir
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-06-19)
recording engineer:
Georges Cailly
piano:
Alec Siniavine (on 1936-06-19)
vocals:
Jean Sablon (French actor, songwriter, jazz singer) (on 1936-06-19)
conductor:
Wal-Berg (on 1936-06-19)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-06-19)
recording of:
Vous qui passez sans me voir (on 1936-06-19)
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1936)
composer:
Paul Misraki and Johnny Hess (in 1936)
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton
Jean Sablon3:07
18Sous le ciel de Paris
vocals:
Juliette Gréco (French singer and actress) (on 1951-04-04)
orchestra:
André Grassi et son orchestre (on 1951-04-04)
conductor:
André Grassi (on 1951-04-04)
recording of:
Sous le ciel de Paris (original French version) (on 1951-04-04)
lyricist:
Jean Dréjac
composer:
Hubert Giraud
music quoted on:
Live Circus
Juliette Gréco3:21
19Chanson des mariniers
accordion:
Émile Carrara (in 1932-11)
vocals:
Jean Gabin (French 1930-70s actor & singer) (in 1932-11)
conductor:
Georges Aubanel (composer & conductor) (in 1932-11)
recording of:
Chanson des mariniers (du film "La Belle Marinière") (in 1932-11)
lyricist:
Marcel Achard
composer:
Maurice Yvain
Jean Gabin2:37
20Je t’aime (moi non plus)
cover recording of:
Je t’aime… Moi non plus
lyricist and composer:
Serge Gainsbourg
publisher:
Heath Levy Music Co. Ltd. and Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd.
Guillaume Et Nathalie5:03
▼CD 3
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1Avec les anges
vocals:
Colette Renard
recording of:
Avec les anges (de la comédie musicale « Irma, la douce ») (in 1956)
lyricist:
Alexandre Breffort
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
part of:
Irma, la douce (Operetta)
Colette Renard3:30
2La Valse à mille temps
vocals:
Jacques Brel (on 1959-09-14)
conductor:
François Rauber (on 1959-09-14)
recording of:
La Valse à mille temps (on 1959-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel43:52
3Si j’avais un piano
recording of:
Si j’avais un piano
lyricist:
Charles Aznavour
composer:
Gaby Wagenheim
Charles Aznavour1:59
4Le Contrebandier
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Orchestre Emile Stern
conductor:
Emil Stern
recording of:
Le Contrebandier (on 1937-01-28)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles)
Édith Piaf2:52
5Domino
vocals:
André Claveau (in 1950)
orchestra:
Jo Boyer et son orchestre (in 1950)
recording of:
Domino (André Claveau song) (in 1950)
lyricist:
Jacques Plante
composer:
Louis Ferrari
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
André Claveau3:22
6Mes jeunes années
vocals:
Charles Trenet (in 1950)
conductor:
Albert Lasry (in 1950)
recording of:
Mes jeunes années (in 1950)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Trenet (in 1949)
Charles Trenet3:17
7Vachement décontracté
vocals:
Claude Nougaro (in 1958)
orchestra:
Orchestre Jimmy Walter (in 1958)
conductor:
Jimmy Walter (in 1958)
recording of:
Vachement décontracté (in 1958)
lyricist:
Claude Nougaro
composer:
Michel Legrand
Claude Nougaro3:01
8Viens
recording of:
Viens (Dario Moreno)
lyricist:
Guy Bertret (lyricist) (in 1959) and André Salvet (in 1959)
publisher:
Éditions Semi (SEMI Société) (in 1959)
is based on:
When
Dario Moreno3:11
9Moi j’aime les hommes
recording of:
Moi, j’aime les hommes (de l’opérette « La Route fleurie ») (in 1953)
lyricist:
Raymond Vincy
composer:
Francis Lopez (French composer)
part of:
La Route fleurie (Operetta)
Annie Cordy2:43
10Les Flamandes
vocals:
Jacques Brel (on 1959-09-14)
conductor:
François Rauber (on 1959-09-14)
recording of:
Les Flamandes (on 1959-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel2:38
11Le Vagabond
recording of:
Le Vagabond (Édith Piaf song)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (french composer Louis Guglielmi)
Édith Piaf3:26
12La Mer
cover recording of:
La Mer
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1945)
composer:
Albert Lasry (in 1945) and Charles Trenet (in 1945)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Guillaume LeLoup3:31
13L’Homme et l’Enfant
vocals:
Eddie Constantine and Tania Constantine
orchestra:
Wal-Berg et son orchestre
recording of:
L’Homme et l’enfant (in 1955)
lyricist:
René Rouzaud
composer:
Wayne Shanklin
translated version of:
The Old Man And The Little Boy
Eddie Constantine & Tania Constantine3:21
14Milord
instrumental cover recording of:
Milord
lyricist:
Georges Moustaki
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
cover recording of:
Milord
lyricist:
Georges Moustaki
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
Café Accordien du Paris4:20
15Tchi tchi !
vocals:
Tino Rossi
recording of:
Tchi-Tchi (O Catarinetta Bella)
lyricist:
Émile Audiffred (French singer, librettist, lyricist), Géo Koger and Amédée Pujol (Lyricist)
composer:
Vincent Scotto
Tino Rossi2:47
16Les Amants de Paris
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
recording of:
Les Amants de Paris (on 1948-06-11)
lyricist:
Léo Ferré
composer:
Léo Ferré and Eddy Marnay
Édith Piaf3:14
17Avec ma petite gueule
vocals:
Jean Gabin (French 1930-70s actor & singer) (on 1934-11-29)
orchestra:
Orchestre Musette Carrara (on 1934-11-29)
recording of:
Avec ma p’tite gueule (on 1934-11-29)
lyricist:
Maurice Gleize
composer:
Georges van Parys
Jean Gabin3:14
18Les Mots d’amour
vocals:
Joséphine Baker (on 1933-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Joséphine Baker (on 1933-04-04)
recording of:
Les Mots d’amour (in 1932-11)
lyricist:
Pierre-Paul Fournier and Henri Varna (French lyricist)
composer:
Virgilio Ranzato
recording of:
Les Mots d’amour (on 1933-04-04)
lyricist:
Pierre-Paul Fournier and Henri Varna (French lyricist)
composer:
Virgilio Ranzato
Joséphine Baker2:53
19Sur le pont d’Avignon
recording of:
Sur le pont d’Avignon (French children's song)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
CYP Music Limited (Children’s Audio Publisher)
Jean Sablon2:35
20Chanson d’amour
Paris Express2:48