N潞4

by Jacques Brel

N潞4 cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1960
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: Belgium
  • Length: 30:13
  • Community rating: 4.71/5 from 7 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Marking a pivotal moment in Jacques Brel's career, 'N潞 4' showcases his full maturation as a masterful songwriter and performer, leaving behind simpler arrangements for the complex, dramatic orchestrations of Fran莽ois Rauber. The album solidifies his legacy with some of his most iconic songs, including the desperate, pleading ballad 'Ne me quitte pas' and the accelerating whirlwind of 'La valse 脿 mille temps'. Through his intensely theatrical delivery, Brel explores profound themes of love, death, and social observation, cementing the album as a definitive work of the chanson genre.

Genres

Descriptors: french, theatrical, confessional, literary, storytelling, folk, orchestral, melodic

Tracklist

  1. La valse 脿 mille temps (3:49)
  2. Seul (3:28)
  3. La dame patronnesse (2:36)
  4. Je t'aime (2:19)
  5. Ne me quitte pas (3:49)
  6. Les Flamandes (2:35)
  7. Isabelle (3:11)
  8. La mort (2:50)
  9. La tendresse (2:36)
  10. La colombe (3:00)

Credits

  • Jacques Brel - vocals
  • Fran莽ois Rauber Et Son Orchestre - orchestra
  • Aubert - photography
  • Maurice Apelbaum - photography

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