脌 l'Olympia

by Jacques Brel

脌 l'Olympia cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1962
  • Label: Barclay
  • Country: Belgium
  • Length: 45:35
  • Community rating: 4.25/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Recorded at the legendary Parisian venue, this concert definitively established the Belgian singer's reputation as a peerless live performer known for his intense physicality and dramatic delivery. The emotionally devastating renditions of his poetic repertoire cemented his status as a giant of francophone music and influenced countless singer-songwriters globally.

Genres

Descriptors: french, live, theatrical, storytelling, confessional

Tracklist

  1. Les Bourgeois (2:33)
  2. Les Paum茅s Du Petit Matin (3:54)
  3. Les Flamandes (2:36)
  4. La Statue (2:46)
  5. Zangra (3:06)
  6. Marieke (2:50)
  7. Les Biches (3:39)
  8. Madeleine (2:46)
  9. Les Singes (3:02)
  10. L'Ivrogne (4:05)
  11. La Valse 脌 Mille Temps (3:47)
  12. Ne Me Quitte Pas (3:56)
  13. Le Moribond (2:50)
  14. Quand On N'A Que L'Amour (3:45)

Credits

  • Jacques Brel - primary artist, written-by
  • Jean Corti - accordion, written-by
  • Daniel Janin - conductor
  • G茅rard Jouannest - piano, written-by
  • J. Brel - J. Corti - written by
  • J. Brel - F. Rauber - written by
  • Fran莽ois Rauber - written-by
  • J. Brel - G. Jouannest - written by

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