Chansons ou versions inédites de jeunesse

Chansons ou versions inédites de jeunesse
Studio album by
Jacques Brel
Released23 September 2003
Recorded14 August 1953,
21 August 1953,
1962
GenreChanson
Length65:20
LabelBarclay

Chansons ou versions inédites de jeunesse (Early Unreleased Songs or Versions) is an album of Jacques Brel rare early recordings first issued as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à bonbons on 23 September 2003. This CD contains 28 titles: 26 songs from Radio Hasselt recorded 14 August 1953 and 21 August 1953, a recording from the Brel family's private collection, and a 1962 recording from Dutch television AVRO.[1]

Track listing

Track Title Possible translation Composer Recorded
1 "À deux" In Two Jacques Brel 1953-08
2 "Dites, si c'était vrai (poème)" Say, If That Were True (Poem) Jacques Brel 1953-08
3 "Les Gens" The People Jacques Brel 1953-08
4 "La Haine" The Hatred Jacques Brel 1953-08
5 "Départs" Departures Jacques Brel 1953-08
6 "Le Diable (Ça Va)" The Devil (It's Fine) Jacques Brel 1953-08
7 "Qu'Avons-nous fait, bonnes gens ?" What Have We Done, Good People? Jacques Brel 1953-08
8 "L'Ange déchu" The Fallen Angel Jacques Brel 1953-08
9 "Les pieds dans le ruisseau" Trailing my Feet in the Stream Jacques Brel 1953-08
10 "La Bastille" The Bastille Jacques Brel 1953-08
11 "Ce qu'il nous faut" What We Need Jacques Brel 1953-08
12 "L'Accordéon de la vie" The Accordion of Life Jacques Brel 1953-08
13 "Je suis l'ombre des chansons" I Am the Shadow of Songs Jacques Brel 1953-08
14 "S'il te faut" If You Need Jacques Brel 1953-08
15 "Ballade" Ballad Jacques Brel 1953-08
16 "L'Orage" The Storm Jacques Brel 1953-08
17 "Les Pavés" Paving Stones Jacques Brel 1953-08
18 "Le Fou du roi" The Jester Jacques Brel 1953-08
19 "La Foire" The Fair Jacques Brel 1953-08
20 "Sur la place" On the Square Jacques Brel 1953-08
21 "Il peut pleuvoir" It May Rain Jacques Brel 1953-08
22 "Les deux fauteuils" The Two Chairs Jacques Brel 1953-08
23 "Les Enfants du roi" Children of the King Jacques Brel 1953-08
24 "Le Troubadour" The Troubadour Jacques Brel 1953-08
25 "Il nous faut regarder" We Need to Look Jacques Brel 1953-08
26 "C'est comme ça" That's How It Is Jacques Brel 1953-08
27 "Si tu revenais" If You'd Return Jacques Brel likely 1953
28 "Le Pendu" The Hanged Man Jacques Brel 1963
  • Tracks 1–26 recorded on 14 August and 21 August 1953 at Radio Hasselt
  • Track 27 recorded in 1953, for Swiss radio Radio Suisse Romande <ref>2
  • Track 28 recorded 20 February 1963 at Hilversum, Netherlands, for TV show 'Club Domino'. Broadcast 20 April 1963<ref>2.
  • Tracks 4, 6, 10, 14, 18, 20, 21, 25, and 26 were re-recorded and released on Jacques Brel et ses chansons in 1954.
  • Tracks 7 and 9 were re-recorded and released on Quand on n'a que l'amour in 1957.
  • Track 2 was re-recorded and released on Au printemps in 1958.

References

  1. ^ "Discography". Editions Jacques Brel. Archived from the original on 31 March 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2011.

2. research in book 'Jacques Brel, Leven en Liefde 1929-1978' by René Seghers, Baarn :TIRION/Lannoo, 2003