Chanson: The Essential French Café Selection

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1Avec les anges
vocals:
Colette Renard
recording of:
Avec les anges (de la comédie musicale « Irma, la douce ») (in 1956)
lyricist:
Alexandre Breffort
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
part of:
Irma, la douce (Operetta)
Colette Renard3:30
2La Valse à mille temps
vocals:
Jacques Brel (on 1959-09-14)
conductor:
François Rauber (on 1959-09-14)
recording of:
La Valse à mille temps (on 1959-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel43:52
3Si j’avais un piano
vocals:
Charles Aznavour
orchestra:
Robert Valentino et rythmes (french mid-20th century conductor and pianist)
recording of:
Si j’avais un piano
lyricist:
Charles Aznavour
composer:
Gaby Wagenheim
Charles Aznavour1:59
4Le Contrebandier
vocals:
Édith Piaf (on 1937-01-28)
orchestra:
Orchestre Emile Stern (on 1937-01-28)
conductor:
Emil Stern (jazz pianist, composer and bandleader) (on 1937-01-28)
recording of:
Le Contrebandier (on 1937-01-28)
lyricist:
Raymond Asso
composer:
Gilles (Swiss composer/vocalist/actor Jean Villard Gilles)
Édith Piaf2:52
5Domino
vocals:
André Claveau (in 1950)
orchestra:
Jo Boyer et son orchestre (in 1950)
recording of:
Domino (André Claveau song) (in 1950)
lyricist:
Jacques Plante
composer:
Louis Ferrari (musette accordionist and composer)
publisher:
Éditions Beuscher Arpège
sub-publisher:
ピアーミュージック (Peer Music Japan, Japan, subsidiary of Nichion)
André Claveau3:22
6Mes 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 Trenet3:17
7Vachement décontracté
vocals:
Claude Nougaro (in 1958)
orchestra:
Orchestre Jimmy Walter (in 1958)
conductor:
Jimmy Walter (in 1958)
recording of:
Vachement décontracté (in 1958)
lyricist:
Claude Nougaro
composer:
Michel Legrand
Claude Nougaro3:01
8Viens
recording of:
Viens (Dario Moreno)
lyricist:
Guy Bertret (lyricist) (in 1959) and André Salvet (in 1959)
publisher:
Éditions Semi (SEMI Société) (in 1959)
is based on:
When
Dario Moreno3:11
9Moi j’aime les hommes
recording of:
Moi, j’aime les hommes (de l’opérette « La Route fleurie ») (in 1953)
lyricist:
Raymond Vincy
composer:
Francis Lopez (French composer)
part of:
La Route fleurie (Operetta)
Annie Cordy2:43
10Les Flamandes
vocals:
Jacques Brel (on 1959-09-14)
conductor:
François Rauber (on 1959-09-14)
recording of:
Les Flamandes (on 1959-09-14)
lyricist and composer:
Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel42:38
11Le Vagabond
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Claude Normand
recording of:
Le Vagabond (Édith Piaf song) (in 1942)
lyricist:
Édith Piaf
composer:
Louiguy (French composer Louis Guglielmi)
Édith Piaf3:26
12La Mer
cover recording of:
La Mer
lyricist:
Charles Trenet (in 1945)
composer:
Albert Lasry (French pianist, orchestra leader and composer) (in 1945) and Charles Trenet (in 1945)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships)
Guillaume LeLoup3:31
13L’Homme et l’Enfant
vocals:
Eddie Constantine and Tania Constantine
orchestra:
Wal-Berg et son orchestre
recording of:
L’Homme et l’enfant (in 1955)
lyricist:
René Rouzaud (lyricist)
composer:
Wayne Shanklin
translated version of:
The Old Man and the Little Boy
Eddie Constantine & Tania Constantine3:21
14Milord
instrumental cover recording of:
Milord
lyricist:
Georges Moustaki
composer:
Marguerite Monnot
publisher:
Éditions Salabert
Café Accordien du Paris4:20
15Tchi tchi !
vocals:
Tino Rossi (in 1936)
recording of:
Tchi-Tchi (O Catarinetta Bella)
lyricist:
Émile Audiffred (French singer, librettist, lyricist), Géo Koger (composer, author) and Amédée Pujol (Lyricist)
composer:
Vincent Scotto
Tino Rossi2:47
16Les Amants de Paris
vocals:
Édith Piaf
conductor:
Robert Chauvigny (French composer, orchestra leader and conductor)
recording of:
Les Amants de Paris (on 1948-06-11)
lyricist:
Léo Ferré and Eddy Marnay (French lyricist)
composer:
Léo Ferré
Édith Piaf3:14
17Avec ma petite gueule
vocals:
Jean Gabin (French 1930-70s actor & singer) (on 1934-11-29)
orchestra:
Orchestre Musette Carrara (on 1934-11-29)
recording of:
Avec ma p’tite gueule (on 1934-11-29)
lyricist:
Maurice Gleize
composer:
Georges van Parys (composer)
Jean Gabin3:14
18Les Mots d’amour
vocals:
Joséphine Baker (on 1933-04-04)
orchestra:
Orchestre de Joséphine Baker (on 1933-04-04)
recording of:
Les Mots d’amour (on 1933-04-04)
lyricist:
Pierre-Paul Fournier and Henri Varna (French lyricist)
composer:
Virgilio Ranzato
Joséphine Baker2:53
19Sur le pont d’Avignon
recording of:
Sur le pont d’Avignon (French children's song)
writer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
publisher:
CYP Music Limited (NOT a release label, for holding/copyright information)
Jean Sablon2:35
20Chanson d’amour
Paris Express2:48