Sans Fusils, Ni Souliers, à Paris: Martha Wainwright's Piaf Record is a live album

Live album

A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...

 by Canadian-American

Canadian-American

A Canadian American is someone who was born or someone who grew up in Canada then moved to the United States. The term is particularly apt when applied or self-applied to people with strong ties to Canada, such as those who have lived a significant portion of their lives in, or were educated in,...

 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 Martha Wainwright

Martha Wainwright

Martha Wainwright is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle...

 and is a tribute to legendary French singer Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf , born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads...

. The album was recorded during three performances in New York's Dixon Place

Dixon Place

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 Theatre in June 2009. The accompanying DVD was filmed by Jamie Catto

Jamie Catto

Jamie Catto is a former and founding member of Faithless. He was the ballad singer/songwriter, and became Art Director and Video Director of the band before leaving in 1999 to form the double-Grammy nominated, global music and film project 1 Giant Leap. His last album with Faithless was Sunday 8PM...

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The album was released (number MRCD6523) in Canada on MapleMusic Recordings

MapleMusic Recordings

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On November 11, 2009, Wainwright recreated her New York performances at London's Barbican Centre

Barbican Centre

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Track listing

1. "La Foule
   La Foule
   La Foule is a song sung by famed French singer Edith Piaf, released in 1957. The song was composed by Angel Cabral with lyrics written by Michel Rivgauche.-Origin:...
   
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2. "Adieu Mon Cœur"
3. "Une Enfant"
4. "L'Accordéoniste"
5. "Le Brun et le Blond"
6. "Les Grognards"
7. "C'est Toujours la Même Histoire"
8. "Hudsonia"
9. "C'est à Hambourg"
10. "Non, La Vie n'est pas Triste"
11. "Soudain une Vallée"
12. "Marie Trottoir"
13. "Le Métro de Paris"
14. "Le Chant d'Amour"
15. "Les Blouses Blanches"

DVD

1. "Le Chant d'Amour" [live]
2. "La Foule" [live]
3. "Non, La Vie n'est pas Triste" [live]
4. "Adieu Mon Cœur" [live]