Grand Jacques
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Grand Jacques is Jacques Brel
's debut album. The original album, titled Jacques Brel et ses Chansons, was released in March 1954 as a nine-song 10-inch LP by Philips Records
(N 76.027 R). The original nine tracks were recorded on 15 February 1954 at Théâtre de l'Apollo in Paris
. A later reissue of the album under the title Jacques Brel 1 was released by Barclay
and included additional tracks from 1953, 1955, 1956, and 1961. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title Grand Jacques as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons
by Barclay
(980 816-3).
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...
's debut album. The original album, titled Jacques Brel et ses Chansons, was released in March 1954 as a nine-song 10-inch LP by Philips Records
Philips Records
Philips Records is a record label that was founded by Dutch electronics company Philips. It was started by "Philips Phonographische Industrie" in 1950. Recordings were made with popular artists of various nationalities and also with classical artists from Germany, France and Holland. Philips also...
(N 76.027 R). The original nine tracks were recorded on 15 February 1954 at Théâtre de l'Apollo in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. A later reissue of the album under the title Jacques Brel 1 was released by Barclay
Barclay
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and included additional tracks from 1953, 1955, 1956, and 1961. The album was reissued on 23 September 2003 under the title Grand Jacques as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à Bonbons
Boîte à Bonbons
Boîte à Bonbons is a 16-CD box set compilation of the recorded songs of Jacques Brel. Also known as Coffret intégral 2003 "Boîte à bonbons", this limited edition box set was released to mark the 25th anniversary of Jacques Brel's death. The box set includes 15 albums remastered from the original...
by Barclay
Barclay Records
Barclay Records is a French record label founded in the mid-1950s by Eddie Barclay under the alias, Edouard Ruault. Eddie Barclay also founded the Riviera label in the early-1950s....
(980 816-3).
Track listing
| Track | Title | Translation | Composer | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "La haine" | Hate | Jacques Brel | 1954-02-15 |
| 2 | "Grand Jacques (C'est trop facile)" | Big Jacques (This is too easy) | Jacques Brel | 1954-02-15 |
| 3 | "Il pleut 'Les carreaux'" | It's raining 'tiles' | Jacques Brel | 1954-02-15 |
| 4 | "Le diable 'Ca va'" | The devil 'It goes' | Jacques Brel | 1954-02-15 |
| 5 | "Il peut pleuvoir" | It can rain | Jacques Brel, Glen Powell | 1954-02-15 |
| 6 | "Il nous faut regarder" | We need to look | Jacques Brel | 1954-02-15 |
| 7 | "Le fou du roi" | The jester | Jacques Brel | 1954-02-15 |
| 8 | "C'est comme ça" | That's how | Jacques Brel | 1954-02-15 |
| 9 | "Sur la place" | On the square | Jacques Brel | 1954-02-15 |
| 10 | "S'il te faut" | If necessary | Jacques Brel | 1955-03-11 |
| 11 | "La Bastille" | The Bastille | Jacques Brel | 1955-10-25 |
| 12 | "Prière païenne" | Pagan prayer | Jacques Brel | 1956-09-18 |
| 13 | "Il y a" | There is | Jacques Brel | 1953-02-17 |
| 14 | "La foire" | The fair | Jacques Brel | 1953-02-17 |
| 15 | "Sur la place" | On the square | Jacques Brel | 1961-11-10 |
- Tracks 1–9 constituted the original 1954 album.
- Tracks 10–15 were added to the album when it was reissued as part of the 16-CD box set Boîte à BonbonsBoîte à BonbonsBoîte à Bonbons is a 16-CD box set compilation of the recorded songs of Jacques Brel. Also known as Coffret intégral 2003 "Boîte à bonbons", this limited edition box set was released to mark the 25th anniversary of Jacques Brel's death. The box set includes 15 albums remastered from the original...
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Credits
- Jacques BrelJacques BrelJacques Brel was a Belgian singer-songwriter who composed and performed literate, thoughtful, and theatrical songs that generated a large, devoted following in France initially, and later throughout the world. He was widely considered a master of the modern chanson...
– composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, vocals - André Grassi – arrangements (tracks 1–9)
- Glen Powell – arrangements (tracks 13–14)
- Michel LegrandMichel LegrandMichel Jean Legrand is a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and pianist...
– orchestra conductorConductingConducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
(track 10) - André PoppAndré PoppAndré Charles Jean Popp is a French composer, arranger and screenwriter.Born in Fontenay-le-Comte, Vendée, he started his career as a church organist, filling the place of his father who had been called up to serve in World War II in 1939. Popp studied music at the Saint Joseph Institute...
– orchestra conductor (tracks 11–12) - François RauberFrançois RauberFrançois Rauber was a French pianist, composer, arranger and conductor known for his works with chansonnier Jacques Brel...
– orchestra conductor (track 15) - Jean-Marie Guérin – masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
- Henri Guilbaud – photography