Méga Chansons françaises, Volume 2

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Tracklist

1▶CD: Les Éternels
2▼CD: Les Rétros
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1Une jolie fleur
acoustic guitar:
Victor Apicella (on 1954-10-28) and Georges Brassens (on 1954-10-28)
additional acoustic guitar:
Antoine Schessa (guitarist)
double bass:
Pierre Nicolas (on 1954-10-28)
vocals:
Georges Brassens (on 1954-10-28)
recording of:
Une jolie fleur (on 1954-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Georges Brassens
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Georges Brassens52:40
2Mes mains
vocals:
Gilbert Bécaud
orchestra:
François Vermeille et son ensemble
recording of:
Mes mains (on 1953-02-02)
lyricist:
Pierre Delanoë
composer:
Gilbert Bécaud
Gilbert Bécaud2:12
3Le Loup, la Biche et le Chevalier (Une chanson douce)
guitar:
Henri Salvador (from 1950-03 until 1950-04)
vocals:
Henri Salvador (from 1950-03 until 1950-04)
recording of:
Le Loup, la Biche et le Chevalier (Une chanson douce) (from 1950-03 until 1950-04)
lyricist:
Maurice Pon (lyricist)
composer:
Henri Salvador
part of:
Pot‐pourri : Si jolie / Qui sait, qui sait / Ma doudou / Le Loup, la Biche et le Chevalier
Henri Salvador2:25
4Une demoiselle sur une balançoire
vocals:
Yves Montand (in 1953-10)
orchestra:
Bob Castella et ses Rythmes (in 1953-10)
recording of:
Une demoiselle sur une balançoire (in 1953-10)
lyricist:
Jean Nohain
composer:
Mireille (Mireille Hartuch)
Yves Montand3:14
5Moi, mes souliers
recording of:
Moi, mes souliers
lyricist and composer:
Félix Leclerc (in 1948)
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton
version of:
Mijn arme schoenen
Félix Leclerc2:39
6Fleur de papillon
recording of:
Fleur de papillon
lyricist:
Jean Dréjac
composer:
Jean Constantin
Annie Cordy2:53
7Paris canaille
vocals:
Catherine Sauvage (in 1953)
orchestra:
Michel Legrand et son orchestre (in 1953)
cover recording of:
Paris canaille (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Léo Ferré
Catherine Sauvage3:26
8Les Feuilles mortes
vocals:
Juliette Gréco (French singer and actress) (on 1951-05-11)
orchestra:
André Grassi et son orchestre (on 1951-05-11)
conductor:
André Grassi (on 1951-05-11)
recording of:
Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves) (on 1951-05-11)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1946)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1946)
Juliette Gréco2:58
9Le Piano du pauvre
accordion:
Jean Cardon (Musician - Accordion Player) (on 1954-04-07)
vocals:
Léo Ferré (on 1954-04-07)
conductor:
Jean Faustin (on 1954-04-07)
recorded at:
Studio Pathé‐Magellan in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1954-04-07)
recording of:
Le Piano du pauvre (on 1954-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Léo Ferré
publisher:
Éditions Meridian and Mathieu Férré et Cie.
Léo Ferré3:10
10Un jour tu verras
vocals:
Mouloudji
orchestra:
Michel Legrand et son orchestre (in 1955)
performer:
Mouloudji (in 1955)
recording of:
Un jour tu verras (in 1955)
lyricist:
Mouloudji
composer:
Georges van Parys (composer)
Mouloudji3:30
11Ah ! Le Petit Vin blanc
vocals:
Lina Margy (in 1943)
conductor:
Félix Chardon (in 1943)
recording of:
Ah ! Le Petit Vin blanc (in 1943)
composer:
Charles Borel-Clerc (in 1943) and Jean Dréjac (in 1943)
premiered by:
Michèle Dorlan (in 1943-11)
publisher:
Éditions Meridian (in 1943)
Lina Margy3:20
12Le Chien dans la vitrine
recording of:
Le Chien dans la vitrine
lyricist:
Louis Gasté
composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl)
version of:
(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?
Line Renaud2:19
13Un gamin de Paris
vocals:
Mick Micheyl (in 1951)
recording of:
Le Gamin de Paris (in 1951)
lyricist:
Mick Micheyl
composer:
Adrien Mares
Mick Micheyl2:34
14Brave Margot
vocals:
Patachou (in 1953)
conductor:
Léo Clarens (french conductor) (in 1953)
cover recording of:
Brave Margot (in 1953)
lyricist and composer:
Georges Brassens
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Patachou3:15
15C’est magnifique
vocals:
Luis Mariano (Spanish–French operetta tenor)
conductor:
Jacques-Henry Rys
recording of:
C’est magnifique (French lyrics)
lyricist:
François Llenas (lyricist)
composer:
Cole Porter (composer)
translated version of:
C’est magnifique (Can-Can [Pistache, Judge Aristide Forestier])
Luis Mariano2:31
16Le Danseur de charleston
vocals:
Philippe Clay (in 1954)
orchestra:
Jean-Paul Mengeon et son orchestre (in 1954)
conductor:
Jean-Paul Mengeon (in 1954)
recording of:
Le Danseur de charleston (in 1954)
lyricist and composer:
Jean-Pierre Moulin (writer, lyricist, journalist)
Philippe Clay3:30
17Le Marchand de saisons
René-Louis Lafforgue2:54
18Jézébel
vocals:
Charles Aznavour (in 1952)
orchestra:
Franck Pourcel et son orchestre
recording of:
Jézébel (French) (in 1952)
lyricist and composer:
Wayne Shanklin
translator:
Charles Aznavour and Raoul Breton
translated version of:
Jezebel
Charles Aznavour2:53
19Ménilmontant
vocals:
Charles Trenet (on 1939-04-06)
orchestra:
Wal-Berg et son orchestre (on 1939-04-06)
recording of:
Ménilmontant (on 1939-04-06)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Trenet (in 1938)
Charles Trenet3:18
20Hymne à l’amour
choir vocals:
Les Chœurs René Saint-Paul (on 1950-05-02)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1950-05-02)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1950-05-02)
recording of:
Hymne à l’amour (on 1950-05-02)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton
Édith Piaf3:26
3▶CD: Les Essentiels
4▶CD: Les Inoubliables 80’s

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part of:Méga Chansons … (Wagram 4CD compilations) (order: 3)