The No. 1 French Classic Songs Collection

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1La Vie en rose
recording of:
La vie en rose (Italiano)
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi) and Édith Piaf
translated version of:
La Vie en rose (French original)
Édith Piaf3:06
2Minor swing
recording of:
Minor Swing
composer:
Stéphane Grappelli (jazz violinist) and Django Reinhardt (French jazz guitarist and composer)
publisher:
Publications Francis Day
Django Reinhardt3:13
3La Mer
Charles Trenet3:18
4C’est si bon
vocals:
Yves Montand (in 1948)
orchestra:
Bob Castella et ses rythmes
recording of:
C’est si bon (original French version) (in 1948)
lyricist:
André Hornez (in 1947)
composer:
Henri Betti (songwriter and pianist) (in 1947)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
Yves Montand2:33
5Douce France
Charles Trenet3:07
6Non, je ne regrette rien
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1960-11-10)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1960-11-10)
recording of:
Non, je ne regrette rien (on 1960-11-10)
lyricist:
Michel Vaucaire
composer:
Charles Dumont (French singer and composer)
publisher:
Éditions Semi (SEMI Société)
Édith Piaf52:21
7À tout jamais
recording of:
À tout jamais
lyricist and composer:
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour2:23
8Boum
vocals:
Charles Trenet (on 1938-09-30)
orchestra:
Wal-Berg et son orchestre (on 1938-09-30)
conductor:
Wal-Berg (on 1938-09-30)
recording of:
Boum ! (on 1938-09-30)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Trenet (in 1938)
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton
Charles Trenet32:32
9À Paris
Francis Lemarque2:56
10À bicyclette
vocals:
Bourvil (French actor, humorist & singer) (on 1947-05-22)
conductor:
Marius Coste (on 1947-05-22)
recording of:
À bicyclette (Bourvil song) (on 1947-05-22)
lyricist:
René Laquier
composer:
Étienne Lorin (French musician)
André Bourvil3:15
11La Foire
recorded in:
Brussels (Brussels-Capital Region), Belgium (on 1953-02-17)
accordion:
Lou Logist (Belgian accordion player & band leader) (on 1953-02-17)
double bass:
Julien Maclot (on 1953-02-17)
guitar:
Marcel Mortier (Belgian guitarist, songwriter & painter) (on 1953-02-17)
vocals:
Jacques Brel (on 1953-02-17)
orchestra:
orchestre musette (on 1953-02-17)
arranger:
Glen Powell (Belgian arranger, conductor & composer Félix Faecq)
recording of:
La Foire (on 1953-02-17)
lyricist:
Jacques Brel
composer:
Jacques Brel and Lou Logist (Belgian accordion player & band leader)
Jacques Brel3:20
12Padam
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1951-10-15)
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor) (on 1951-10-15)
recording of:
Padam… padam (on 1951-10-15)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Norbert Glanzberg
publisher:
Éditions Salabert
Édith Piaf3:17
13All I Want Is Just One Girl
Maurice Chevalier, Leonard Joy Orchestra2:47
14Chanson pour l’Auvergnat
acoustic guitar:
Georges Brassens (on 1954-10-28)
additional acoustic guitar:
Antoine Schessa (guitarist) (on 1954-10-28)
double bass:
Pierre Nicolas (on 1954-10-28)
vocals:
Georges Brassens (on 1954-10-28)
recording of:
Chanson pour l’Auvergnat (on 1954-10-28)
lyricist and composer:
Georges Brassens
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Georges Brassens43:03
15L’Accordéoniste
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France (on 1940-05-27)
accordion:
Gus Viseur (Belgian/French 1930s-70s accordionist) (on 1940-05-27)
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1940-05-27)
orchestra:
Guy Luypaert and His Orchestra and Orchestre Wal-Berg (on 1940-05-27)
conductor:
Guy Luypaerts
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) (in 1941)
recording of:
L’Accordéoniste (on 1940-05-27)
lyricist and composer:
Michel Emer
Édith Piaf, Wal-Berg's Orchestra43:14
16Verlaine
alto saxophone:
Max Blanc (French 1930-50s jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-01-31) and Charles Lisée (saxophonist / clarinetist) (on 1941-01-31)
bass:
Antonio “Tony” Rovira (double bassist) (on 1941-01-31)
clarinet:
Max Blanc (French 1930-50s jazz saxophonist) (on 1941-01-31), Alix Combelle (on 1941-01-31) and Charles Lisée (saxophonist / clarinetist) (on 1941-01-31)
drums (drum set):
Pierre Fouad (on 1941-01-31)
guitar:
Joseph Reinhardt (on 1941-01-31)
piano:
Paul Colliot (on 1941-01-31)
solo trumpet:
Aimé Barelli (on 1941-01-31)
tenor saxophone:
Alix Combelle (on 1941-01-31), Jean Luino (on 1941-01-31) and Hubert Rostaing (on 1941-01-31)
trombone:
Maurice Gladieu (on 1941-01-31)
trumpet:
Christian Bellest (on 1941-01-31) and P. S. Luino (on 1941-01-31)
vocals:
Charles Trenet (on 1941-01-31)
orchestra:
Le Jazz de Paris (1940s, Alix Combelle) (on 1941-01-31)
conductor:
Alix Combelle (on 1941-01-31)
arranger:
Hubert Rostaing
recording of:
Verlaine (Chanson d’automne) (on 1941-01-31)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Séverin Luino (in 1941) and Charles Trenet (in 1941)
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton (in 1941)
Charles Trenet53:25
17Les Feuilles mortes
vocals:
Yves Montand (in 1949)
conductor:
Bob Castella (French pianist, bandleader and composer) (in 1949)
orchestrator:
Hubert Rostaing
recording of:
Les Feuilles mortes (Autumn Leaves) (in 1949)
lyricist:
Jacques Prévert (in 1946)
composer:
Joseph Kosma (composer) (in 1946)
Yves Montand3:17
18Vous qui passez sans me voir
Jean Sablon, Wal-Berg's Orchestra3:05
19Que reste‐t‐il de nos amours ?
Charles Trenet3:11
20J’attendrai
recording of:
J’attendrai (J’attendrai le jour et la nuit…) (in 1938)
lyricist:
Nino Rastelli (in 1936)
composer:
Dino Olivieri (Italian musician, conductor and composer) (in 1936)
translator:
Louis Poterat
publisher:
Edizioni Leonardi S.R.L. and Publications Francis Day
translated version of:
Tornerai
Tino Rossi2:53
21Retour à Paris
vocals:
Charles Trenet (in 1947)
recording of:
Revoir Paris (Retour à Paris) (in 1947)
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1947)
composer:
Roland Dyens, Albert Lasry (French pianist, orchestra leader and composer) (in 1947) and Charles Trenet (in 1947)
Charles Trenet2:57
22Hymne à l’amour
recording of:
Hymne à l’amour
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton
Édith Piaf3:23
23De temps en temps
vocals:
Joséphine Baker (in 1939-01, on 1939-03-08)
orchestra:
Orchestre Wal-Berg (in 1939-01) and Wal-Berg et son orchestre (on 1939-03-08)
recording of:
De temps en temps (in 1939-01)
lyricist:
André Hornez
composer:
Paul Misraki
recording of:
De temps en temps (on 1939-03-08)
lyricist:
André Hornez
composer:
Paul Misraki
Joséphine Baker, Wal-Berg's Orchestra3:20
24Ne me quitte pas
ondes Martenot:
Sylvette Allart (French ondist (official ondist for Jacques Brel)) (on 1959-09-11)
piano:
Gérard Jouannest (French musician & songwriter) (on 1959-09-11)
vocals:
Jacques Brel (on 1959-09-11)
orchestra:
François Rauber and his orchestra (on 1959-09-11)
conductor:
François Rauber (on 1959-09-11)
recording of:
Ne me quitte pas (original French version) (on 1959-09-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Brel
publisher:
Éditions Jacques Brel, Pouchenel Éditions Musicales and Warner Chappell Music France
Jacques Brel53:50
25Le Retour des saisons
Charles Trenet3:11
26À Saint‐Germain‐des‐Prés
recorded in:
Paris, Île-de-France, France
piano:
Léo Ferré
vocals:
Léo Ferré
recording of:
À Saint-Germain-des-Prés (from 1953-10-27 until 1953-11-17)
lyricist and composer:
Léo Ferré
Léo Ferré53:12
27Le Grand Café
Charles Trenet2:11
28Les Amoureux des bancs publics
producer:
Jacques Canetti and André Tavernier (producer)
acoustic guitar:
Georges Brassens (on 1953-10-01)
additional acoustic guitar:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.)
double bass:
Pierre Nicolas (on 1953-10-01)
vocals:
Georges Brassens (on 1953-10-01)
recording of:
Les Amoureux des bancs publics (on 1953-10-01)
lyricist and composer:
Georges Brassens
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Georges Brassens53:01
29J’suis snob
Boris Vian2:47
30The Continental
recording of:
The Continental (from the 1934 film "The Gay Divorcee")
lyricist:
Herb Magidson (in 1934)
composer:
Con Conrad (songwriter and producer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Harms, Inc., Magidson Music, Inc., The Songwriters Guild and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
part of:
Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1934 winner)
Jean Sablon, Django Reinhardt3:05
31Ma pomme
Maurice Chevalier, Roger Désormières Orchestra3:03
32Regarde‐moi toujours comme ça
vocals:
Édith Piaf
orchestra:
Orchestre Guy Luypaerts
recording of:
Regarde-moi toujours comme ça (in 1945)
lyricist:
Henri Contet
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
Édith Piaf3:44
33Mes jeunes années
background vocals:
Les Chœurs René Saint-Paul
vocals:
Charles Trenet (in 1950)
conductor:
Albert Lasry (French pianist, orchestra leader and composer) (in 1950)
recording of:
Mes jeunes années (in 1950)
lyricist and composer:
Charles Trenet (in 1949)
Charles Trenet, René Saint-Paul Choir3:14
34Mon cœur est un oiseau des îles
vocals:
Joséphine Baker (on 1940-01-03)
orchestra:
Wal-Berg et son orchestre (on 1940-01-03)
recording of:
Mon cœur est un oiseau des îles (on 1940-01-03)
lyricist:
Marc Cab (French writer and lyricist), Géo Koger (composer, author) and Henri Varna (French lyricist)
composer:
Vincent Scotto
Joséphine Baker, Wal-Berg's Orchestra3:10
35Je m’voyais déjà
recording of:
Je m’voyais déjà
lyricist and composer:
Charles Aznavour
Charles Aznavour3:21
36C’est lui
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
37La Mauvaise Réputation
assistant sound engineer:
Pierre Fatosme (sound engineer)
sound engineer:
Georges Cailly
acoustic guitar [guitare]:
Georges Brassens (on 1952-03-19)
double bass [contrebasse]:
Pierre Nicolas
guitar:
Victor Apicella and Georges Brassens
vocals:
Georges Brassens (on 1952-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Records (record company, please see the “A (x) release” / “A (x) recording” for the release label) and Mercury France (“un label PolyGram” ; “un label Universal Music”) (in 1952)
recorded at:
Studio Chopin-Pleyel in Paris, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
La Mauvaise Réputation (on 1952-03-19)
lyricist and composer:
Georges Brassens
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Georges Brassens42:10
38Louise
Maurice Chevalier, Leonard Joy Orchestra3:20
39Tristesse
vocals:
Tino Rossi
recording of:
Tristesse (L’ombre s’enfuit) (in 1939)
lyricist:
Jean Loysel (Auguste Schmutz)
composer:
Fryderyk Chopin (Frédéric Chopin, composer)
arranger:
Rolf Marbot (composer, lyricist & pianist)
is based on:
Étude in E major, op. 10 no. 3: Lento ma non troppo
recording of:
Tristesse (in 1939)
lyricist:
Jean Loysel (Auguste Schmutz) (in 1939)
composer:
Boris Saarbecoff (in 1939) and Yvonne Thomson (aka "Claude Eclair") (in 1939)
is based on:
Triste (“Tristesse”)
Tino Rossi3:07
40Un amour comme le notre
Jean Sablon, Django Reinhardt3:05
41C’est à Capri
vocals:
Tino Rossi (in 1934)
recording of:
C’est à Capri (in 1934)
lyricist:
René Nazelles
composer:
Will Grosz (aka Hugh Williams)
version of:
Isle of Capri
Tino Rossi3:02
42Bambino
Dalida3:32
43J’ai dansé avec l’amour
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1941-05-27)
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1941-05-27)
recording of:
J’ai dansé avec l’amour (on 1941-05-27)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
Édith Piaf3:17
44Les Feuilles mortes
Juliette Gréco2:54
45Le Gorille
assistant sound engineer:
Pierre Fatosme (sound engineer)
sound engineer:
Georges Cailly
acoustic guitar [guitare]:
Georges Brassens (on 1952-03-19)
double bass [contrebasse]:
Pierre Nicolas
vocals:
Georges Brassens (on 1952-03-19)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Mercury France (“un label PolyGram” ; “un label Universal Music”) (in 1952)
recorded at:
Studio Chopin-Pleyel in Paris, Île-de-France, France
recording of:
Le Gorille (on 1952-03-19)
lyricist and composer:
Georges Brassens
previously attributed to:
Eugène Météhen
publisher:
Warner Chappell Music France
Georges Brassens53:15
46Le Déserteur
vocals:
Boris Vian (on 1955-04-27)
conductor:
Jimmy Walter (on 1955-04-27)
recording of:
Le Déserteur (on 1955-04-27)
lyricist:
Boris Vian (from 1954-01 until 1954-02-14)
composer:
Harold Berg (from 1954-01 until 1954-02-14) and Boris Vian (from 1954-01 until 1954-02-14)
publisher:
Connelly Musikverlag, Leeds Music and Montana (German publisher/label)
Boris Vian3:26
47Sur le pont d’Avignon
Jean Sablon, Wal-Berg's Orchestra2:30
48Oui je suis de Paris
Mistinguett2:19
49Le 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
50Sous le ciel de Paris
recording of:
Sous le ciel de Paris (Under Paris Skies, original French version)
lyricist:
Jean Dréjac and Hubert Giraud
composer:
Hubert Giraud
publisher:
Éditions Choudens and Première Music Group
Édith Piaf3:18
51Oui, papa! (Everybody Loves My Girl)
Maurice Chevalier, Pierre Chagnon Ocrhestra2:08
52Le Soleil et la Lune
Charles Trenet2:22
53La Chanson du maçon
Maurice Chevalier3:10
54Oh mon papa
vocals:
Tino Rossi
recording of:
Oh ! Mon papa
lyricist:
Jean Boyer (film director and songwriter)
composer:
Paul Burkhard (Swiss composer)
translated version of:
O mein Papa (… war eine wunderbare Clown)
part of:
Feu d’artifice
Tino Rossi2:54
55Place Pigalle
Maurice Chevalier, Jacques Hellan Orchestra3:14
56La Petite Tonkinoise
vocals:
Joséphine Baker (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
orchestra:
Orchestre Mélodic Jazz du Casino de Paris (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
conductor:
Edmond Mahieux (french conductor and composer) (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
recording of:
La Petite Tonkinoise (from 1930-10-22 until 1930-10-23)
lyricist:
Henri Christiné
composer:
Vincent Scotto
Joséphine Baker2:39
57Milord
recording of:
Milord
lyricist:
Georges Moustaki
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
publisher:
Éditions Salabert
Édith Piaf4:32
58Terre !
recording of:
Terre !
lyricist and composer:
Charles Trenet (in 1941)
publisher:
Éditions Raoul Breton
Charles Trenet2:39
59Mon légionnaire
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1937-11-12)
orchestra:
Orchestre Jacques Météhen
conductor:
Jacques Météhen (a.k.a. "Jack" Metehen, John Ellsworth) (on 1937-11-12)
recording of:
Mon légionnaire (on 1937-11-12)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
Édith Piaf43:35
60Ça sent si bon la France
Maurice Chevalier2:55