French Café Classics

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Annotation

Double Disk collection, sold together as two jewel cases inside cardboard sleeve. Labeled as CD1&CD2. Individual cat#s: GRFL031/1, GRFL031/2

Annotation last modified on 2025-08-21 01:54 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Cerisier rose et pommier blanc
recording of:
Cerisier rose et pommier blanc (1950 song)
lyricist:
Jacques Larue (French lyricist)
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi)
publisher:
Sidomusic B. Liechti et cie
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック (Fujipacific Music, Inc.)
Tino Rossi3:21
2Ainsi va la vie
vocals:
Yves Montand (in 1946)
orchestra:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (in 1946)
conductor:
Jean Marion (composer) (in 1946)
recording of:
Ainsi va la vie (in 1946)
lyricist and composer:
Michel Emer
Yves Montand3:09
3Les Trois Cloches
vocals:
Édith Piaf (, on 1946-06-25) and Les Compagnons de la Chanson (on 1946-06-25)
conductor:
Claude Normand
arranger:
Marc Herrand
recording of:
Les Trois Cloches (on 1946-06-25)
lyricist and composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles) (in 1939)
publisher:
Marbot and Southern Music Publishing Company
Édith Piaf4:10
4Si tu m’aimes
recording of:
Si tu m’aimes
lyricist:
Jean Boyer (film director and songwriter)
composer:
Raoul Moretti (French composer, musician and lyricist)
part of:
Un soir de réveillon
Jean Sablon3:17
5La Romance de Paris
recording engineer:
Eugène Ravenet (engineer)
vocals:
Charles Trenet (on 1941-07-16)
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1941-07-16)
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1941-07-16)
recording of:
La Romance de Paris (on 1941-07-16)
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1941)
composer:
Léo Chauliac (in 1941) and Charles Trenet (in 1941)
Charles Trenet2:51
6Quand on se promène
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1936-09-15)
accordion:
Adolphe Deprince (Belgo-French accordeonnist) (on 1936-09-15)
vocals:
Jean Gabin (French 1930-70s actor & singer) (on 1936-09-15)
orchestra:
Orchestre Musette Pierrot (on 1936-09-15)
recording of:
Quand on s’promène au bord de l’eau (du film "La Belle Équipe") (on 1936-09-15)
lyricist:
Julien Duvivier and Louis Poterat
composer:
Jean Sautreuil and Maurice Yvain
Jean Gabin3:17
7Mon homme
recording of:
Mon homme
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
Mistinguett3:07
8La Chapelle au clair de lune
vocals:
Léo Marjane (on 1937-07-12)
orchestra:
Wal-Berg et son orchstre (on 1937-07-12)
recording of:
La Chapelle au clair de lune (de la revue du Casino de Paris "Paris en joie") (on 1937-07-12)
writer:
Léo Lelièvre (père), Marcel Cabridens (French writer and lyricist) and Henri Varna (French lyricist)
composer:
Billy Hill (US songwriter)
Léo Marjane3:12
9Ignace
vocals:
Fernandel (French actor and singer) (on 1936-03-31)
conductor:
Pierre Chagnon (composer, pianist and conductor) (on 1936-03-31)
recording of:
Ignace (opérette et film “Ignace”) (on 1936-03-31)
lyricist:
Jean Manse
composer:
Roger Dumas (French actor and lyricist)
Fernandel2:04
10Où sont mes amants ?
vocals:
Fréhel (on 1935-12-05)
orchestra:
Orchestre Pierre Chagnon (on 1935-12-05)
recording of:
Où sont tous mes amants ? (on 1935-12-05)
lyricist:
Maurice Vandair (French lyricist, not the jazz musician)
composer:
Charlys (French songwriter) and Maurice Vandair (French lyricist, not the jazz musician)
Fréhel3:18
11Un amour comme le notre
recording of:
Un amour comme le nôtre
lyricist:
Alex Farel
composer:
Charles Borel-Clerc
Jean Sablon2:59
12Y’a d’la joie
recording engineer:
Georges Cailly
double bass:
Louis Vola (on 1938-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Maurice Chaillou (drummer) (on 1938-01-18)
guitar:
Roger Chaput (guitarist) (on 1938-01-18)
piano:
Michel Emer (on 1938-01-18)
vocals:
Charles Trenet (on 1938-01-18)
arranger:
Michel Emer
recorded at:
Studio Albert in Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1938-01-18)
recording of:
Y’a d’la joie (on 1938-01-18)
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1937)
composer:
Michel Emer (in 1937) and Charles Trenet (in 1937)
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton (in 1937)
Charles Trenet2:33
13Le Chant du gardian
vocals:
Tino Rossi
recording of:
Le Chant du gardian
orchestrator:
Paul Bonneau
writer:
Jean Féline
composer:
Louis Gasté
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (see annotation)
Tino Rossi3:19
14Mon amour
Maurice Chevalier3:11
15C’était une histoire d’amour
additional vocals:
Yvon Jeanclaude (on 1942-12-15)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1942-12-15)
conductor:
Claude Normand (on 1942-12-15)
recording of:
C’était une histoire d’amour (on 1942-12-15)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Jean Jal (Belgian/French songwriter)
Édith Piaf4:23
16À Paris dans chaque faubourg
vocals:
Lys Gauty (on 1933-02-08)
conductor:
Pierre Chagnon (composer, pianist and conductor) (on 1933-02-08)
recording of:
À Paris, dans chaque faubourg (du film « 14 juillet ») (on 1933-02-08)
lyricist:
René Clair
composer:
Maurice Jaubert (composer)
part of:
Quatorze Juillet
Lys Gauty3:20
17Si tu reviens
vocals:
Réda Caire (in 1936)
orchestra:
A.J. Pesenti & et son orchestre du bal du Moulin Rouge (Argentine Tango orchestra active in France) (in 1936)
recording of:
Si tu reviens (tango) (in 1936)
lyricist:
Juliette Clinchard (aka Saint-Giniez) (in 1936)
composer:
Tiarko Richepin (in 1936)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège (in 1936)
Réda Caire2:46
18C’est lui (Pour moi il y a un homme dans Paris)
vocals:
Joséphine Baker (on 1934-11-16)
orchestra:
Jazz du Poste Parisien (on 1934-11-16)
conductor:
Alain Romans (on 1934-11-16)
recording of:
C'est lui (du film "Zouzou") (on 1934-11-16)
lyricist:
Roger Bernstein
composer:
Georges van Parys (composer)
Joséphine Baker3:00
19Retour des saisons
vocals:
Charles Trenet (on 1947-01-07)
conductor:
Albert Lasry (French pianist, orchestra leader and composer) (on 1947-01-07)
recording of:
Le Retour des saisons (on 1947-01-07)
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1947)
composer:
Albert Lasry (French pianist, orchestra leader and composer) (in 1947) and Charles Trenet (in 1947)
Charles Trenet3:12
20La Vie en rose
piano:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1946-10-09)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1946-10-09)
orchestra:
Guy Luypaert and His Orchestra (on 1946-10-09)
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts (on 1946-10-09)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 71)
recording of:
La Vie en rose (French original) (on 1946-10-09)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi) and Édith Piaf
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège and ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
Édith Piaf53:09

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