Récital 1962

Récital 1962
Live album by
Édith Piaf
Released1962
GenreChanson
Length42:20
LabelColumbia

Récital 1962, also known as Olympia 1962 and A l'Olympia 1962, is an album from Édith Piaf recorded live on September 27, 1962, at L'Olympia in Paris. It was released on the Columbia label (FSX 143).[1][2] Jean Leccia conducted the orchestra.

Piaf was in a weakened physical state at the time of the performance, and a doctor watched from the wings.[3] She died the following year at age 47.

The album includes a duet on "A Quoi Ca Sert L'Amour" ("What Good Is Love?") with Théo Sarapo, a 26-year-old singer who she married two weeks later.[4]

Track listing

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Roulez Tambours"Édith Piaf, Francis Lai6:09
2."Le Diable De La Bastille"Charles Dumont, Pierre Delanoë2:56
3."Musique à Tout Va"Francis Lai, René Rouzaud4:06
4."Le Petit Brouillard"Francis Lai, Jacques Plante3:20
5."Le Droit D'Aimer"Francis Lai, Robert Nyel4:10
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Le Billard Electrique"Charles Dumont, Louis Poterat3:40
2."Toi Tu L'Entends Pas"Charles Dumont, Pierre Delanoë3:07
3."A Quoi Ca Sert L'Amour [duet with Theo Sarapo]"Michel Emer3:23
4."Non, je ne regrette rien"Charles Dumont, Michel Vaucaire3:01
5."La Foule"Michel Rivgauche, Angel Cabral3:19
6."Milord"Georges Moustaki, Marguerite Monnot5:31

References

  1. ^ "Récital 1962". Encycopedisque. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Édith Piaf, A l'Olympia 1962". Allmusic.com. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Gene Lees (1987). Singers and the Song. Oxford University Press. p. 40. ISBN 9780195060874.
  4. ^ David Loosely (2015). Edith Piaf: A Cultural History. Liverpool University Press. p. 139. ISBN 9781781382578.