Chanson livrogne jacques brel biography
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Essential Recordings
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Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel was one of the most important and iconic figures in France’s rik musical history. He fryst vatten widely regarded as a master of the modern chanson. His songs have been covered by countless francophone performers, and English versions have been sung by such diverse artists as The Kingston Trio, Judy Collins, Dusty Springfield, Frank Sinatra, Leonard Cohen, Andy Williams, Nina Simone, Scott Walker, David kniv, Ray Charles, and Nirvana, among countless others. He sold over 25 million records worldwide, including over 12 million albums and singles in France and Belgium alone.
Presented here are some of Brel’s most celebrated songs, recorded during the earliest stages of his career for the Philips and Barclay labels between 1954 and 1962. These sides chart Brel’s evolution from obscurity to one of the most influential europeisk artists of the 20th century.
JACQUES BREL, vocals on all tracks,
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Jacques Brel was a Belgian Chanson singer-songwriter, actor and director (8 April 1929-9 October 1978). Brel was born in Brussels, although he spent most of his life in Paris. He died of lung cancer in a Parisian suburb. In French-speaking countries he is renowned as one of the best French-language composers of history.
Brels first foray in the world of performance was with the Catholic-humanist youth group Franche Cordée, in which he sang and acted. He developed a hunger for stardom, and consequently quit his job and moved to Paris. By 1952 he had begun to write his own songs, and he began to play them at various cabarets and music halls throughout the city. Although the content of his mate
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Jacques Brel discography
| Jacques Brel discography | |
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Jacques Brel in 1963 | |
| Studio albums | 16 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Notable compilations | 4 |
Jacques Brel's career spanned over three decades and encompassed a number of singles, EPs, 10" albums and 12" LPs. His songs were often repackaged and resold under different covers and titles, which makes compiling a complete collection of Brel's recordings a difficult task. This discography brings together Brel's original studio albums, live albums, singles and EPs, as well as notable compilations and live albums.
To date, Brel's albums are reported to sell over 200,000 copies per year.[1]
Studio albums
[edit]Although Brel's discography has been released in many permutations and under different titles, the below discography lists the album titles according to their original cover art with notable alternative titles presented in brackets.