N掳 5

by Jacques Brel

N掳 5 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: April 1961
  • Label: Barclay
  • Country: Belgium
  • Length: 28:55
  • Community rating: 3.88/5 from 5 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Issued by Barclay Records, 'N掳 5' (also widely known as 'Marieke') features orchestrations by Fran莽ois Rauber. The album solidifies Brel's integration of cabaret theatricality with traditional chanson, presenting detailed narrative character studies that established him as a premier figure in European popular music.

Genres

Descriptors: French language, theatrical, orchestral, literary, belting, male-vocals, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Marieke (2:40)
  2. Le Moribond (3:07)
  3. Vivre Debout (2:58)
  4. On N'oublie Rien (3:05)
  5. Clara (3:00)
  6. Le Prochain Amour (4:22)
  7. L'ivrogne (4:02)
  8. Les Pr茅noms De Paris (2:38)
  9. Les Singes (3:03)

Credits

  • Jacques Brel - primary artist, written-by
  • Fran莽ois Rauber Et Son Orchestre - featuring
  • Jean-Pierre Leloir - photography by [recto]
  • Henri Elwing - photography by [verso, elle]
  • Jacques Aubert - photography by [verso]
  • G. Jouannest - J. Brel - written by
  • G茅rard Jouannest - written-by
  • Barth茅l茅my Rosso - guitar
  • F. Rauber - J. Brel - written by
  • Fran莽ois Rauber - written-by
  • F. Rauber - G. Jouannest - J. Brel - written by

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